Nisemonogatari

It looks like the screenwriter had not gotten laid in a while, so he took out his sexual frustration in this show, and we got so much erotica it was annoying. Plus, I believe that certain things should be taboo between siblings, just like between a high school student and a young elementary school girl. I understand that Japanese people see it differently, so it is pointless to get upset. As far as the originality of expression is concerned, a lot has been removed. That wonderful feeling of enjoying every edit in Bakemonogatari and every combination of the different styles and unexpected means of expression… Well, this show is nowhere close to that. Even some of the characters seem to be suddenly different. Araragi was too often just a hormone-ridden goofball instead of a thoughtful and intelligent guy. Shinobu started talking, which is fine because she is interesting. Although the quiet charm and mystery I felt from her in the first series are gone, Araragi's sisters were not so interesting in the end. Hitagi's character was terribly underwhelming, though again, the scenes with her were the most interesting of the entire anime series. Hachikuji was not as amusing, Kanbaru felt like someone completely different, and even Tsubasa was much more charming in the first season. However, the new characters were not all bad, and I found the connection between Oshino, Kaiki, and Yozuru intriguing. I almost think I want to know more about this group and their school days. Well, the biggest problem is the fact that the really good dialogues, the spicy dialogues, in other words, the brilliant exchanges that put a smile on my face, are all over the place. There is a lot of chattering, but the quality of the content has gone down the drain. If I were to compare this to Bakemonogatari alone, I would award it two stars and walk away disappointed. However, when I compare it to all the other anime series (and I have seen a few) and reassess my impression based on my own criteria, emphasizing that it still has a good soundtrack and animation-wise it is still very original compared to the others, I am going to award this show a weak three stars and hope that this was the weakest installment of the Monogatari franchise. 4.5/10. (23.07.2017)