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Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

November 21 2019 00:20 GMT

#128121

Hey, what's the point of a forum if we don't argue passionately about random subjects till everyone is bored to death? I mean, how long have the Monogatari conversation been going on for? Which by the way, is the most onanistic show ever.

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

November 21 2019 03:27 GMT

#128122

I mean Toad just told you he jumped in literally halfway through the story and had no problems but *shrug*

You can claim things didn't happen (like them mentioning Solomon which they did in the 1st 5 min of episode 1) or you have the attention span of a pillock and can't absorb information properly and assumes everything you don't know from outset is some vital information from a previous point in the story.

Spazer

Canada8036 Posts

November 21 2019 06:46 GMT

#128123

Babylon > Babylonia anyways~

On an unrelated note
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Sentenal

United States12398 Posts

November 21 2019 14:06 GMT

#128124

On November 21 2019 15:46 Spazer wrote:
Babylon > Babylonia anyways~

On an unrelated note
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCmTJVew_tY

Man, I should rewatch SRW OGIN, or replay OG1 and 2 at some point....

Numy

South Africa35471 Posts

November 21 2019 18:22 GMT

#128125

I know this isn't anime but I started watching She-Ra on netflix. Seems decent. They didn't have 3rd season of volleyball boys so got a bit bummed.

Speaking of Monogatari, I'm real behind. I think I lost some of my passion for it as Hitagi got less and less screen time.

SK.Testie

Canada11084 Posts

November 21 2019 20:16 GMT

#128126

All the girls are good. There are no dull moments with the exception of one or two arcs and even then, it's still decently comfy viewing. Have you not seen Owarimonogatari S2? If not... you are missing out.

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

November 21 2019 20:33 GMT

#128127

Yea some of the later seasons are really just enjoyable outside of waifu bait.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

November 21 2019 22:50 GMT

#128128

This argument is worse than zoo polls

Toadesstern

Germany16350 Posts

November 21 2019 23:23 GMT

#128129

i really liked the ending of owari monogatari. Had a lot of impact seeing it visually and all and I'm a big fan of how Ougi's VA does her so that was super great for me

SK.Testie

Canada11084 Posts

November 22 2019 00:04 GMT

#128130

I've watched the ending of it like 20 times now. =/

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

November 22 2019 00:41 GMT

#128131

On November 20 2019 13:53 Sentenal wrote:
lol I had completely forgotten that was a thing. You can just leave Bake where it is, though. The Toad route isn't very rewarding

I dunno. If I end up giving Bake an honest watch and like it, then there's a lot more monogatari that I can watch and I'm a bigfan of second, third etc... seasons. Also, it's recommended by Toad. I don't think he's ever steered me wrong since I started posting here!

On November 21 2019 15:46 Spazer wrote:
On an unrelated note
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This was such a great episode! If anyone wants an isekai done right, ascendance of a bookworm fits that bill imo.

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

November 22 2019 01:33 GMT

#128132

If you make it through Bake then Nise is prob the worst season imo.

Emnjay808

United States10665 Posts

November 23 2019 08:15 GMT

#128133

Dropped Dr. Stone. Ive had enough of that.

Caught up on Chihayafuru, rookie mistake.. Now im jonesing for it weekly.

Saving up Nanatsu to binge at a later time, possibly for a flight.

Food Wars still okayish. I just want it to be over this season already.

Toadesstern

Germany16350 Posts

November 23 2019 10:25 GMT

#128134

Nise gets way too much shit just because they amped up the fetishes and sexualization, which makes it harder for those people who claim that they watch it because of the dialogue while in reality only being in it for waifu.
In reality Nise was, at the very least visually speaking and especially animation-wise an insane upgrade to Bakemonogatari. The tension from dialogue is still there it's just in different nature and there's nothing wrong with having that for one vol of the series.
I'd take Nisemonogatari over Nekomonogatari any day.

Now 2nd season is obviously another big upgrade since you really dive into the stories so much more compared to anything first-season, or at least it felt that way for me, because there's no need to introduce the main cast characters anymore and stuff is just normal at that point.

3rd season was somewhat hit or miss for me at times.

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

November 23 2019 20:12 GMT

#128135

Sweet sweet glorious action in this weeks Babylonia.

ZerOCoolSC2

9062 Posts

November 23 2019 21:35 GMT

#128136

I had to drop Babylonia. Wasn't my cup of tea. Looked good at the start, the fan service was appreciated, but the MC is just useless. It's all Mash. Night and UBW had better protags/MCs

Sentenal

United States12398 Posts

November 23 2019 22:07 GMT

#128137

Its definitely an odd choice for the producers to let the MC only have Mash as his servant, instead of being able to summon a number of different servants to his side to fight like in the game.

ZerOCoolSC2

9062 Posts

November 23 2019 22:46 GMT

#128138

It's not even just having one summon. You take her away and the MC can't do anything. I don't understand what he's there for besides being the summoner. And it's not like he's even needed for that since Mash had the servant inside of her already.

I guess I just expected more from the MC after watching the prequel

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

November 23 2019 23:16 GMT

#128139

His power is really mostly just having the abnormal ability to contract with many servants at once. Outside of that he is pretty much just a normal guy who isn't propped up by plot like Shirou for example or being a fully combat trained merc like Kiri. He is kinda like Waver in Zero but without the formal mage training.

He is basically the last choice Chaldea would want in his position, they just don't have a choice cause he is the only one left.

Kinda the weakness of a gacha game MC where the focus is more on the servants. The anime is using more of the better dialogue choices you can have for them but yea in combat the master is purely support who gives out orders.