Anime

In this sub-category, you’ll find TV series that are generally Japanese anime, but also animation from across the world.

Monogatari (Hanamonogatari): Season 1/ Episode 3 "Suruga Devil, Part Three" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Rather than the story shifting to finding Numachi, we instead learn how she came to have 2 devil’s parts. Review (with Spoilers) Well, it seems Kaiki’s purpose has come and gone since Numachi shows up at Suruga’s school. Leading to the idea that whatever is to go down will get dramatically sped up due…

Monogatari (Hanamonogatari): Season 1/ Episode 2 "Suruga Devil, Part Two" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Between Suruga’s arm being free of the monkey paw, Numachi going missing, and Kaiki showing up, a lot goes. Review (with Spoilers) I’m very lost at to how Kaiki is still alive after Hitagi End: Part Six, but somehow he survived nearly bleeding out. Good thing too since, with Numachi disappearing, it seems Suruga…

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HAL (Haru) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A robot assists in the grieving process, helping someone cope with the tragic death of a significant other. Review (with Spoilers) I found out about HAL randomly, watched the first few minutes, saw the cool art style, saw robots, and figured it should be worth reviewing. Now, after watching the OVA, I feel drained…

Monogatari (Hanamonogatari): Season 1/ Episode 1 "Suruga Devil, Part One" [Season Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview As Suruga adjust to life without Araragi, Senjogahara, as well as Hanekawa, a new charm rumor arises which she decides to investigate. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to the first episode things begin on a rather boring note. For while Ougi appears, as a boy, and we meet some of Suruga’s old friends,…

Monogatari (Tsukimonogatari): Season 3/ Episode 4 “Yotsugi Doll, Part Four” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview As the season comes to an anti-climactic end, you wonder why this wasn’t packaged as part of a regular season vs. made a standalone. Topic 1: Tadatsuru’s Motive – Ononoki & Araragi Topic 2: Face to Face – Araragi Topic 3: An Anti-Climatic End – Araragi Review (with Spoilers) – Below