Anime Discussion Thread - Page 5347

enjoying this so far. Atra crushing on Mika is adorable lol and of course, cookie and cracker teasing her ^^ I hope we get to see more battles and more cute moments again XD

This was the first one where the change of perspective is used really really well. If you haven't noticed it: The way the world is drawn and the way the characters are interacting with each other depends on the person we are following at that time.
In Bakemonogatari, Senjougahara is always depicted as being somewhat scary, hard and a little romantic in the end. Watching her from Hanekawa's perspective shows her soft side, Kaiki also sees her immature and insecure sides. It's not because Senjougahara switched characters or has multiple personalities, it's just the way people see her.
It's also great to see the world through Kaiki's eyes for a change, the only adult to show us, how he sees the world; and it is vastly different from how the other characters see it.
Nisemonogatari also did a similar thing when Araragi was fighting his sister and leveled the entire block... of course this is not what happened, but rather how he sees the fight with his sister; something monumental that can destroy his world. The toothbrush scene is similar, by the way.... doesn't make it good, but at least it explains why it's there.
The main theme not just for the Monogatari Series, but also NisiOisin's other work, Katanagatari, is always perspective.
it shows us the world - or in the case of Katanagatari, history - not how it is, but rather how we see it... Because that is all we can do.

The more I see of this season, the more I tend towards my initial thought of Ougi being an apparition of Araragi. With that in mind, I noticed quite a few lines that she said that pointed towards this. Stuff like:
"Oh, you could say that I just came into existence recently"
And how she has a perfect understanding of Araragi despite them knowing each other for only a few days.
Although, if that's the case, then it won't be resolved this season, since Nadeko Medusa is after Owarimonogatari in the timeline iirc.
Oh well, I'm curious how it unfolds either way...

They know that Felia has some strange magic. There are 2 ways about it:
1. You hide the magic, make it clear to her and keep a close watch on her.
2. You help her explore and develop the magic, if only just to get a good idea what she is capable of... you know, in case someone tries to kidnap her (again). *sigh*
They did neither. They felt comfortable showing her around and laughing at her doing magic tricks, yet scold her for using it in private for lifting a hammer. They never ask about it, never try to understand it, nothing. Felia is also very inconsistent in what she is doing or being able to do. She can understand people just fine, but not talk a single word. Then she can talk a little bit, enough to make people understand, while at the same time not understanding everyone properly again. And she switches between those two stages at random - or rather how the plot requires her to do.
She can lift vegetables out of the ground and make them dance, yet she cannot defend herself against evil situations, because reasons. Probably because the people responsible for this mess felt like that a cute kawaii moe moe shit character like her needs to be a damsel in distress... Despite having magic and stuff like that.
Then everyone thinks that it's a great fucking idea to walk all out at the same time and leave her unsupervised, letting her keep watch of the closed tavern (?) on her own. This is even more stupid when you remember that people tried to kidnap her twice before and are seemingly capable of tracking her with cameras everywhere, so leaving her on her own without any outside help is pretty much impossible for any sane character. But then again the plot needed them to leave so that the stupid henchman can grab her (while smashing flower pots, of all things).
And don't forget the convenience cameras... Not only do they manage to get the right camera in the right spot at the right time at the right angle to follow the right pair of persons ON THE FIRST TRY, they also managed to activate a camera in Do Mon's backyard. Why is that camera there and how the hell do they know which one to activate in this gigantic town? Because the plot needs it to.
Not even going to talk about the villains in detail... They went from threatening the weird guy with a knife while leaving him bound on the floor and calling him untrustworthy, to letting him handle all their operating systems within a few minutes while we were watching silliness unfold on the other side of the town. What the hell?

Although I feel like they could have done Sonic better in some areas. Dunno but I think his VA wasn't on point sometimes. His innocent grin was done well though.^^