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Jan 23, 2016 8:32 AM
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Not a big fan of Mayoi but it's nice to see her this episode. I always felt like she has a fun chemistry with Araragi especially from some of the previous series.


The irregularity and word plays were also pretty neat.
Jan 23, 2016 2:51 PM
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Not much to say about Koyomi Sand, except for that it was another (apparent) oddity story that didn't turn out to be one. Well, two things that stood out are the quip between Hachikuji & Araragi and Hanekawa's excellent astute reasoning as if she was present at the site, just hearing from Senjougahara who wasn't even given an accurate description of the case. Not that it's anything extraordinary though. Hanekawa just being Hanekawa. :>

Jan 23, 2016 6:45 PM
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i personally love the encounters an gags with hachikuji and it seems these are just side stories and not going to be a proper acceding story but thats fine too still love it XD
Jan 23, 2016 6:56 PM
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It's so good to see my second favorite loli behind Shinobu, Hachikuji back! Koyomimonogatari feels like a reliving of the Monogatari series!

5/5
Jan 24, 2016 2:37 AM
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So good to see Hachikuji again, but I hate how much they cut from the novel even though they could easily have done a full-length episode for each arc. Seriously, in this episode, chapter 003 was 1 minute and 40 seconds long. Here is the corresponding chapter. :(
Jan 24, 2016 5:58 AM
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aside from op and ed, is it only 20 seconds ? that short ?
Jan 24, 2016 8:38 AM
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Weakest episode yet, but still fairly fun anyway. Seeing Hachikuji again was fun though, especially having just rewatched Onimonogatari the other day.
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Jan 24, 2016 8:51 AM
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So good to see Hachikuji again, but I hate how much they cut from the novel even though they could easily have done a full-length episode for each arc. Seriously, in this episode, chapter 003 was 1 minute and 40 seconds long. Here is the corresponding chapter. :(
thing is the things cut out arent really important

besides this vol was literally write on a whim and each chapter can be read in 5 minutes

its not like they cut something from an important arc
Jan 24, 2016 11:55 AM
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It's not vital but I think it adds to the enjoyment of the story. I really love the style of the novels so it saddens me a bit to see it cut so much in the anime.
Jan 25, 2016 8:56 AM
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thing is the things cut out arent really important


So like 90% of the dialogue in the series is then? :P

The excessive and indulgent dialogue between characters is what makes the series great, and I feel that cutting it all out in favour of a shorter episode - only keeping 'important' bits in - detracts from it and perhaps even misses the point a bit. Nisio Isin's strength is his colourful and lengthy dialogues, after all.

I think that just because it was written on a whim doesn't mean it should be adapted on a whim - with corners and dialogue cut.

I feel like this season would have been better served being a full-episode length TV cour.
Jan 25, 2016 4:08 PM

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Great to see Hachikuji back. Love her :)
Jan 25, 2016 4:56 PM
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YIIIIIS Hachikuji is back for one episode !
Jan 25, 2016 6:25 PM

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One disappointment: Koyomi never got a chance to harass Mayoi like a perv like any other encounters :( Still, nice little side-story.

Jan 25, 2016 6:30 PM
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Ohh, Hachikuji...I fucking miss you and your opening.

Decent episode

Jan 25, 2016 8:15 PM

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What? Where's the sexual harassment? Anyway, ahem, it was a fine episode. Missed seeing Hachikuji and her interactions with Araragi.

Also, saying an opening is gay either means its homo or happy, so using it as a way to express your dislike (*cough*that nintendo user*cough*) makes absolutely no sense.
I need sleep.
Jan 25, 2016 8:46 PM

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Nice to see Hachikuji again
Hi there
Jan 25, 2016 10:13 PM

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Hachikujiiiiiiiiii <3 Fuck I missed her. Great episode, very nostalgic hearing the classic back and forth between Hachikuji and Arararagi.
Jan 26, 2016 1:10 AM

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I really missed Hachikuji, glad to have her back, even if is only for an episode ;_; How good are the bakcs and forth of Arararagi and her, though I missed more Araragi classy loli stuff xD
Jan 26, 2016 5:44 AM

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Akiyaki-san~

Damn i missed this exchange so much...Shame that the episode itself wasnt interesting...
Jan 26, 2016 8:50 AM

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Really cool sensation this ONA series gives off. It's like watching the early episodes of Bakemonogatari.
Jan 26, 2016 8:53 AM

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if anyone has problems with the timeline for these 3 episodes id suggest watching the bakemonogatari recap episode

its worth jogging ur memory if u dont have the time to watch the entire series lol
Jan 26, 2016 11:04 AM

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Hachikuji is back!!!
"Kamimamita *te-hee* :p" XD i really miss her.
Koyomi Sand. it was pretty interesting.
"i don't know everything. i just know what i know"
:D Hanekawa....
looking foward to the next episode.
Jan 26, 2016 7:34 PM

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Bakemonogatari feeling : )

Hachikuji YAY
Jan 26, 2016 11:42 PM

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Even more nostalgia with that OP.
Hanekawa being Hanekawa.
Nice to see Hachikuji again.
Don't forget.
Always, somewhere,
someone is fighting for you.
As long as you remember her,
you are not alone.
Jan 27, 2016 12:25 AM

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I find it creepy how Senjougahara always has some vague idea about Araragi's current situation which is the sand box. No oddity but still fun to watch.
All credit goes to Sacred.
Jan 27, 2016 5:42 AM

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It was nice to see Hachikuji again. I sure do miss her.
Jan 27, 2016 1:59 PM

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it's nice to see Hachikuji again
Mar 13, 2016 7:10 PM

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Good idea Rararagi (my fingers stumbled), just shovel all of the sand out of the sandbox...
Sandboxes have bottoms? Mine growing up didn't. Dig deep enough and I hit dirt.
Mar 20, 2016 3:11 AM

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Still haven't watched the show but that Kaiji reference made me chuckle xD.

Not really a big fan of Hachikuji either (she's probably my least favorite girl, sorry) but out of all the girls, her banter/chemistry with Araragi is definitely the best in the series.
Apr 6, 2016 8:17 PM

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Natural phenomena, thats something new
Jun 13, 2016 12:35 PM
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Koyomi Sand. Hachikuji and Araragi and a story on the sand of a park. Will it be attractive history?




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Koyomi Sand. Hachikuji y Araragi y una historia sobre la arena de un parque. ¿Será atractiva la historia?
Jul 27, 2016 12:06 PM
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Weakest episode so far.
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May 1, 2017 4:30 PM

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Mayoi <3 Just loved to see her OP again! Really lovely episode in general, let's see what's next.
Sep 21, 2017 10:42 AM

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I agree on weakest episode so far, the story felt a bit underwhelming.
Oct 14, 2017 12:18 PM

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Ummmm, on to the next one.

3/5
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Sep 28, 2018 2:33 AM

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Not so boring, but still so...

4/5
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Apr 6, 2019 10:08 AM

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The opening was great!
Not much they can do in the span of 10 minutes but stll good.
May 2, 2019 2:05 PM
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Oh hell, what a sandbox...could've turned uglier though.
May 27, 2019 3:00 AM

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All the stories so far turned out to be not an Oddity.
He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.
Jul 23, 2019 12:45 AM
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Nice to see Hachikuji again
Aug 9, 2020 11:13 PM

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It’s so nice to finally see the stuttering loli once again
Sep 23, 2020 12:23 AM

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guess people aren’t liking this season but i’m enjoying it since I don’t mind the chill conversations about mundane things between araragi and whoever.
Nov 2, 2020 8:35 AM

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SHE'S BACK!!!!

Man I really missed Hachikuji, it's been so long since she left and it makes me really happy to see her again.

Absolutely love the 'flubbed it' gag between her and Koyomi, one of my favorites in the series.
Dec 7, 2020 11:41 AM

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I wonder if we’ll come across an actual oddity in any of these short stories.

I suppose it’s likely to be a harmless one even if we do though. Hmm.
Mar 30, 2021 7:08 AM

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How I've missed Hachikuji, thanks to these short stories we got a little bit of our stuttering loli back. Didn't expect the sandbox to be broken, that's a pretty cool misunderstanding once again.
Mar 26, 2023 6:16 AM
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3:10 Poor Kaiji. He is always best remembered whenever a character is royally screwed from debt. lol
Ghost stories and things like UFOs, etc., can also be explained naturally, which sucks because I really hope the supernatural exists. I want to get in touch with a demon and sell my soul to him ASAP!
Dec 8, 2023 3:56 PM
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What an intro of the episode with Hachikuji. Also, very long "stuttering" of "kamimashita"
May 27, 2024 6:18 PM
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Man, that first Hachikuji OP is another I haven’t seen/heard in such a long time, such a fun and chaotic song with visuals that match, and along with its return was the return of Hachikuji herself, very happy to see her again as well as her dynamic with Araragi. And it was thanks to Hachikuji that we have another potential ghost situation happening, and it had to do with a sandbox having the face of a demon.

And once again, it ended up being nothing, and was explainable by something grounded in reality with the bottom of the sandbox cracking, of course Hanekawa was the one to walk Araragi through it lol, I’m starting to think she really does know everything. Although, that doesn’t mean it ain’t scary looking as Hachikuji got spooked by it once again at the end of the episode lol. Honestly I’m liking these anti-ghost stories so far, let’s see what else can be debunked as not a ghost.
Sep 25, 2024 9:11 PM

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pretty sure there was a roses of versailles reference in this episode thats cool

Feb 27, 1:08 PM

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Seeing Hachikuji again 😭😭
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