It’s been almost five months since I last watched an episode of Bakemonogatari, so I figured I’d rectify this situation on this lovely Sunday afternoon.
Sunday 21st March 2010
Thursday 15th October 2009
News stories are spreading like some sort of fire (a wild one I presume) that initial sales of the Bakemonogatari DVDs and BluRay discs have not only outsold the disastrous and missed opportunity that was the second season of Haruhi, but even K-On! In real terms outselling Haruhi didn’t surprise me, but beating the K-On with its huge impact on popular culture (sales of musical instruments, shimapan bowls and whatnot) was quite an achievement.
Saturday 10th October 2009
If I could come up with a witty opening line to discuss an episode of Bakemonogatari where something advertised didn’t happen and instead we were treated to a cute date episode, I’d probably put it here. In lieu of this, the above sentence will have to suffice. Forgive me for sounding distracted, I’m wearing a jumper and it’s actually quite warm out today.
Wednesday 30th September 2009
Despite the internet only being down at our home for a relatively short period of time, it managed to get me completely out of sync with Bakemonogatari Ghost Storyness. Episode 12 is already out, and I only just finished with episode 11!
Saturday 19th September 2009
Because another episode of Bakemonogatari is out, it means a new vector desktop background of Her Senjougharaness! Here’s hoping her lack of appearances in episode 09 and episode 10 are rectified next week!
Honestly, she is one of the most compelling characters I’ve ever seen in an anime series and one of the first truly weird and unconventional people since Haruhi before her disastrous second season. Maybe it’s because I love office supply shops ^_^. I see your stapler Hitagi, and I counter with… my stack of multicoloured post it notes! Haiya!
I’d also say that I like her character because she has purple hair and purple is my favourite colour, but that might give people the wrong idea at a time when I’m mistaken for someone I’m not far too often enough as it is. My sister clearly doesn’t have that problem! Ruben-ko? Wait, Suruga would be interested in me then not Hitagi, whoops!
I had a point somewhere in this post, but I forgot what it was. Oh yeah, new desktop background. As Marvin Martian would say, Earth shattering kaboom stuff!
Wednesday 16th September 2009
Bakemonogatari continues to be a series that defies all accepted conventions and refuses to be pigeon holed. I don’t know how you would literally pigeon hole a series, I assume you’d simply slip the optical disk into a letterbox and be done with it without much trouble at all, in which case the analogy in this example is flawed. I talk myself into corners without anyone else assisting.
Monday 07th September 2009
You all remember that computer game Lemmings? I’m talking about the original one that was released for the Amiga and DOS. We had the original version and I remember this one level that had dark green trees and spooky music, both of which weren’t featured on any other level. In a spooky way (well, it is a Ghost Story!) this episode of Bakemonogatari kept reminding me of it.
Tuesday 01st September 2009
Currently I’m watching both K-On and Bakemonogatari at the same time. Both and at the same time, you’d better believe it! If I needed further contrast between the two, Bakemonogatari delivered it yesterday with the closing episode of the Suruga Monkey story arc. This episode was intense!
Wednesday 26th August 2009
It’s been a week or so since I last watched an episode of Bakemonogatari, and after what’s gone on this week I really feel like I deserved another!
Friday 21st August 2009
After the relatively slow pace and harmlessness of the Mayoi Snail story arc of Bakemonogatari, this first episode of the Suruga Monkey arc seemed to return to the more surreal, darker theme of the earlier episodes that I’d expected the entire series to be. Perhaps it’s an alternating thing; heck as long as they don’t pull an Endless Eight I’ll be happy.
