Namtab posted:

After chatting to the mod to clarify our positions - there will be no point where we simulwatch nisemonogatari - either as part of a joint thread or an individual thread. At the relevant time I will write a full summary of both arcs.

Nisemonogatari is the worst of monogatari and contains a creep factor exceeding any other part of monogatari even when you exclude the bathtub and toothbrush.

Bad Seafood posted:

No, because that's not how this is supposed to work anyway.

Namtab and Droyer approached me with the idea of doing a joint-simulwatch, but the full length of the proposed shows would run for quite some time. I convinced them to hold a smaller simulwatch first, covering merely the first season of Bakemonogatari and the OVA and film continuity of Patlabor. Whether we decide to continue from there or not, this thread will be a stand alone enterprise. Should we continue, a new thread will be cooked up and posted.

And yes, should we move forward, we will be skipping Nisemonogatari - for which I must apologize for the confusion since we sorta forgot to discuss it specifically. A future thread would start off with a brief synopsis covering only the important bits from that season, as much of the rest is deservedly infamous and occasionally reprehensible.

Condiv posted:

Command Ant posted:

I've been meaning to watch Bakemonogatari for a long time now, and this is as good an excuse as any. The way that some people* make it sound like a series we should be talking through our lawyers about is making me look forward to it.

I've already seen Patlabor, a long time ago, but sure I'll watch it again.

_{*: Not naming names}

Namtab posted:

Btw this first bit is all kizumonogatari

Jostiband posted:

So hey, it turns out Bakemonogatari is a lot easier to follow when you aren't really tired and also trying and failing to pay attention to a fast moving thread!
It's still really goddamn pretty and captivating though. A+ would rewatch again.

Kylra posted:

I said she knows what she wants.

It was refreshing even if the dialogue is still intentionally odd.

Kylra posted:

It might sound extra odd to me because there's no way I'd talk to even the nicest seeming guy like that, alone, face to face in real life, and without probing a bunch of other things first to make sure he wouldn't do things I don't want.

The way they interact just makes me a little uncomfortable because it's a bit of a danger situation for me in real life. Nothing I can't get past, but it lingers in the back of my thoughts the whole time, and I'm not gonna pretend that doesn't exist.

It's not being played for laughs or even for the undoubtedly sexy, so I don't really have a major artistic issue with it though. Their whole body language for those moments is kind of unnerving and unnatural, which helps play up the seriousness.

Yeah. I like that too, and am enjoying that quite a bit so far.

Knorth posted:

https://a.pomf.cat/zzukad.webm

dogsicle posted:

i mean idg how you'd somehow make it through two hours of the show and a) not see what it has going for it (nisio's witty dialogue, otherwordly and varied visual style, shinbo directing, great OST) and b) be completely turned off by a single tasteless line

Namtab posted:

Girlfriends araragi has: 1
Girlfriends the typical goon has, has had, will have: 0

Darox posted:

It also lacked Senjougahara, who has been pretty tied into the previous three arcs. It makes Nadeko Snake feel more like filler.