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Mar 30, 2012 11:11 PM

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Wonder how they're going to make something up with those two new characters with just two episodes left.
Apr 5, 2012 4:04 AM

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I'm basically watching Nisemonogatari for Kanbaru.


Also, is it just me, or did they reference JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with Araragi's weird pose?
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Jun 4, 2012 6:34 PM

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Karen looked better with the ponytail and Tsukihi needs more screen time considering this is her arc. Hachikuji is so cute in this episode.

Lol @ Shinobu tripping up Koyomi and stopping his usual pedo attack.
Jun 26, 2012 9:17 PM

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Loved tha Mayoi part yet again, these parts are so funny.

These 2 new girls are quite interesting, they can see others' abberations. hmm.
Aug 4, 2012 6:19 PM

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Lol she cut her pony tail with her key O_O

Great episode! The new characters are something interesting though and appearing this late in the story this will be rather interesting in the coming next episodes!
Aug 20, 2012 10:03 PM

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Did anyone catch that Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind reference?
Aug 26, 2012 1:18 PM

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Liked this episode, the ride on karen's shoulders was funny, and it introduced two new antagonists it seems.
Also loved the dialogue with Hashikuji.

There was a nice reference to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind's Giant Warriors, when Karen suggested to cut off his crotch :
Spoiler contians the scene in this episode (1280*720) + the comparison shot with the Giant Warriors
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Oct 19, 2012 10:54 AM

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so..
i fkin LOVED bakemonogatari, and i really love nisemonogatari as well, but

this episode..
1) karens hair.. : (

2) i want MORE senjougahara, well.. more senjougahara x araragi

3) we all know he loves senjougahara and senjougahara loves him.. and even tho he wasn't serious when he said he loves hanekawa.. idk, bothers me lol
i dont like hanekawa
i really miss the senjougahara x araragi moments, bakemonogatari was just perfect
Nov 23, 2012 11:02 PM

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stevewiess01 said:

Bonus reference from MMM!

ok look in the blue cubes under O X ^ , third form the left Is kyuubei

Dec 4, 2012 10:45 PM

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Misuryu said:
shanimebib said:
"I am dating Senjougahara and I am in love with Hanekawa. But I plan to marry you."
That kinda bothered me.

No Karen, why did you cut off your ponytail. ;_;


He was obviously joking right there when he was saying that to Mayoi. Why must everyone take everything Koyomi or really ANYONE in this show always at face value? Given the context of the situation with Mayoi he was clearly joking.

Good episode again. I'm starting to dig Karen. Though it honestly kind of annoys me that everyone seems to be cutting their hair. Except for Kanbaru who is going against the grain and apparently growing it out.
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Dec 10, 2012 7:49 AM

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Senjougahara needs to torture him so me more for hanging out with other girls too much!

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Jan 1, 2013 9:40 AM
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nice to see the characters developing


and as an aside, Kanbaru is still the best girl, but I think everyone knew that already and it has, indeed, been established as an objective truth on several occasions. How silly of me, stating the obvious!
Jan 1, 2013 12:59 PM

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law said:
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shanimebib said:
"I am dating Senjougahara and I am in love with Hanekawa. But I plan to marry you."

Ararargi is such a failure! And Dangerous. Well, I really don't need to say what was written all over in the background! :D


Is it just me, or is there a lack of consistency? In the last episode of Bake, he says "I am in love with Senjougahara." It's just weird.


i think he was referring to the harem chain discussion with kanbaru few episodes earlier, i think that was episode 2 or 3. not sure.


Oh, that makes sense. That one sentence has bothered me for hours. Well now I can resume my regularly scheduled life.
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Jan 20, 2013 6:24 AM
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insan3soldiern said:
Misuryu said:
shanimebib said:
"I am dating Senjougahara and I am in love with Hanekawa. But I plan to marry you."
That kinda bothered me.

No Karen, why did you cut off your ponytail. ;_;


He was obviously joking right there when he was saying that to Mayoi. Why must everyone take everything Koyomi or really ANYONE in this show always at face value? Given the context of the situation with Mayoi he was clearly joking.

Good episode again. I'm starting to dig Karen. Though it honestly kind of annoys me that everyone seems to be cutting their hair. Except for Kanbaru who is going against the grain and apparently growing it out.


In Nekomono black, Kiyomi actually fell in love with Tsubasa, he just chose to fall in love with someone else aside from their afterwards due to her horrible experience together.
So we could say that he's actually in terms with his feelings; he's just honest to Mayoi who he relays most of his issues to (something mentioned before, and more developed on later).

With that said, his feelings for Gahara is real, but so is his feelings for Hanekawa. I don't know how the others fits into the equation though.
Mar 25, 2013 4:18 PM

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Why the heck did Karen have to cut her hair? ;_; It's not that bad, but it's pretty far away from her original ponytail in terms of look :/ I hope it somehow magically reappears.

First half was great, second half was okay. I like how it's supposed to be Tsukihi's arc and she is pretty much nowhere to be found.
I wonder who the two new characters are, though I can gues that they are something like Oshino. I wonder if they will have enough time left for both Tsukihi and the two new characters with only two episodes left. I would have liked if they moved the plot further (well, more like start the plot) in these first two episodes of "her arc".

Btw, I forgot to mention the new OP in the previous episode. It's great, almost as good as Karen's. It's so catchy :)
Mar 30, 2013 8:28 PM
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Karen is now officially my favorite "Monogatari" person, she is so funny, beautiful and I like her clothes. I also agree about the hair thing, long hair is usually beautiful, but a huge pain in the butt to wash and take care, short is way better.

Yotsugi and Kagenui are ugly ._.

And where is Tsukihi, by the way? Isn't this supposed to be her story arc? Also, no Senjougahara in this episode. YAY!
Apr 23, 2013 12:56 AM

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Karen cut her ponytail......... ;_;
Apr 23, 2013 8:45 PM
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''she's a pervert, so be careful."
"she's an idiot, so be careful"
lol
May 19, 2013 11:12 AM

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"I am dating Senjougahara and I am in love with Hanekawa. But I plan to marry you."
WHERE DOES MY KAREN FIT INTO THIS YOU FUCK
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Jun 7, 2013 12:14 AM

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why karen?? why you cut your hair? T,T short hair is new trend in this anime? lol XD


btw the new conversation of koyomi and hachikuji is really funny I love it! :D
Jun 11, 2013 8:51 AM

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"I am dating Senjougahara and I am in love with Hanekawa. But I plan to marry you."
WHERE DOES MY KAREN FIT INTO THIS YOU FUCK

LOL dont make me laugh too much bro ^o^ XD
Jun 28, 2013 4:04 AM

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Karen cutting her hair non-chalantly was as shocking as some death scenes for me. I wouldn't be surprised if Nisio one day had an "accident" that involved a scissor. Nice one Shinobu, tripping Araragi before he could assault Hachikuji-chan. 4/5.
Jul 17, 2013 8:30 PM

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Enjoyable as always.
Jul 18, 2013 5:23 AM

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Araragi fail ambush. And it looks like two new characters have appeared.
Jul 29, 2013 11:07 PM

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I almost had a heart attack when Karen cut off her ponytail. I think I'll cry if Senjogahara cuts her hair too. I prefer long hair over short any day.
Sep 5, 2013 5:32 PM

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What's the deal here? Is Araragi in love with Senjougahara or Hanekawa? He goes stupid for Hanekawa more than he does for Senjougahara.
Sep 6, 2013 5:38 PM

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Villetta_Nu said:
What's the deal here? Is Araragi in love with Senjougahara or Hanekawa? He goes stupid for Hanekawa more than he does for Senjougahara.


He already nailed Senjougahara. He's moving on.

Unfortunately. At least, that's what it looks like to me.

Vengeance of everyone's grudge.

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Sep 26, 2013 9:42 AM

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''she's a pervert, so be careful."
"she's an idiot, so be careful"
lol


Best two lines in the show! ^_^
Sep 30, 2013 12:36 AM

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dat. Karen. ass.

Koyomi deliberating over whether or not to grope Hachikuji was hilarious as always. Particularly his face of genuine discovery when he realizes that if he doesn't care about her, he shouldn't avoid her + 3 Araragi shadows consulting each other.
Dec 22, 2013 3:49 PM
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"Which one of us is weirder, the one atop the mailbox, or the one atop his little sister? I think she has the upper hand"

Pretty good episode, but the arc is now half over and yet, the plot hasn't started, and Tsuhiki still has pretty much no screen time. Less Kanbaru than i was expecting, but oh well.

i like Karen's new hair, and Yozaru's design is interesting. Not a fan of Yotsuki's, though.

Shinobu tripping Araragi was great.
Dec 30, 2013 7:11 AM

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Very good episode, Araragi riding on Karen's shoulders was... just... mean.
Dec 30, 2013 8:00 AM

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Mayoi and Koyomi's moments are always funny. And argh Mayoi was extra cute this episode.

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Jan 9, 2014 12:31 AM

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I really don't understand this series at all. Bakemonogatari was brilliant and this is just, I don't know what to say about it. I guess I will just watch the last 2 episodes to see how it ends i guess...
Jan 28, 2014 4:24 PM

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Wahhhhhhh!!! WHY KAREN!!! xD
Awwwn, I liked her so much :(

That piggy ride was so awkward. Also what those two new characters said kinda raised my interrest. How did they know their ''demon'' and also why did she called Karen ''bee''? Is she still possessed after all?

Mayoi and Araragi relationship <3
He's such a perverted lolicon xD
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Jan 31, 2014 3:39 AM

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I'm.... confused.. Araragi already have Senjougahara and I thought he loves her... so what's the deal with him and Hanekawa??

"I'm dating Senjougahara, and I love Hanekawa. But the one I plan to marry is you"... since he added that last sentence I can conclude that this is a joke but I can't help but doubt him.
Feb 1, 2014 8:24 PM

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i wish karen stil had long hair
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Feb 17, 2014 1:10 AM

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First off Karen cut her hair so easily....shocking.

Second we got 2 new girls and they can tell what is up with Araragi and can see Hachikuji...which reminds me, DAMN YOU SHINOUBU!!!

Third, a Star Trek, Evangelion, and Kyuubi reference. Awesome.

Fourth...when did Karen get taller than Araragi?
Feb 22, 2014 9:29 PM

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B-B-Bu-But-But why?!?!?!
Nooooo Karen you looked so cute and beautiful with your ponytail!!! T^T
She's still cute but darn that ponytail really suited her.
It's a darn shame....sigh.....

Well I can always rewatch episode 8 when I need to fill my needs of moe Karen! (y)
Feb 27, 2014 8:58 PM

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I don't know why Araragi is going for Hanekawa when he has Senjougahara, I think Senjougahara is awesome :( what's the big idea. Senjougahara deserves some love.
Apr 19, 2014 10:57 AM

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The parts with Koyomi and Karen in this episode were great. "Who would be weirder to a third-party? The person atop a mailbox, or the person atop his sister?...she clearly has the upper hand." XD

Also caught the Kyubey sign and the tombstone piledriver when Karen was telling Koyomi how to be carried. :)
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Jun 1, 2014 11:17 PM

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Here's my true feelings about the OP song... : ITS SO DAMN KAWAII!!!
They cut their hair !? (Honestly I realized it some times ago...)
Didn't thought that KAREN is taller than KOYOMI!! WTF!!
Those suspicious words of koyomi lol!!
She lives on the moon!!
I know man its quite embarrassing... though I can't see people around there lol!! (and its not the deal here.. Just a Punishment game as he said.)
WOAH... SHE JUST CUT HER HAIR LIKE IT WAS NOTHING.
Crotch pressing!! Calves with the breast also lol!!
Hmm.. I was right with that abandoned school being a cram school..(Because i heard it its a cram school somewhere...)
A New character came out of nowhere !!
So she is an another Strong supernatural fighter!? ..
Blushes weirdly..
Mayoi and koyomi funny moments as always!!
Dating Senjougahara , In love with Hanekawa and planning to marry Hachikuji... DAMN hard to choose so... just pick everyone!! (Harem ending!!!)
Another New Character that came out of nowhere!! and they're really a high leveled weirdos..( I mean weird as having a powerful aura or some sort..)
White scene !!? (New in my eyes...)
That Ending!!!
Good Episode!!!
Note : ED was surprising great too!! (together with the current OP !!)
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Jul 27, 2014 8:27 PM

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I realize that it's a little late, but I just love the lyrics of the ending song (Usually I just try to sing along ^.^) but if it's anything like Bake, I feel like the ending foreshadows something I'm not sure I want to see happens. Oh well, 2 more episodes, I'll find out soon enough.

The Hachikuji interaction was always enjoyable as usual, and Shinobu tripping him was hilarious, but I am really curious as to the 2 new characters. I'm sure that they have a connection with Tsuhiki/Phoenix whatever. Also, I don't know what it is, but I really don't like the colorful girl, sort of creeps me out, yes I'm judging a book by it's cover, but I'm sure it can change.

First time I've been a little confused as to what's going on, I think I don't get what's up with him and Hanekawa just as everyone else.
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I really liked Karen with the ponytail (or just long hair in general)
Nov 2, 2014 2:35 PM
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Oh god I swear Shinobu is JEALOUS of Hachikuji xD
Nov 27, 2014 10:50 AM

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Karen! Why would you do that to your hair?! ;_;
So cool. 2 more characters :D

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I heard nishishishi!!!!
That's right. Also Koyomi said "amagami".
Jan 19, 2015 1:37 PM

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Karen getting rid of her pony tail hurt a little.
Yozuru scene was pretty cool. What's up with her way of speaking, anyway? Couldn't figure out if it's a dialect or an old way of speech.
Also, Tsukihi's arc and she's pretty invisible so far, wtf much.
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Jan 19, 2015 2:07 PM

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Another very funny episode. I wonder what's going on with those two girls? Maybe they are similar to Oshino by knowing extensive knowledge about apparitions as we saw with them knowing Araragi was a vampire, Hachikuji a snail, and Karen a hornet.
Feb 21, 2015 1:56 AM

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New characters came out of nowhere.

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Mar 16, 2015 12:09 AM

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Perplexing new and clear enemies. Very interesting. And Hajikuji! HELLO! He said what I expected him to do, said he wasn't going to do it, then proceeded to try and do it. Fantastic.

Man I love this anime.
Jul 21, 2015 2:17 PM

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Good episode
- Karen is tall, disturbingly strong and similar to Kanbaru
- Hachikuji is the same as always
- The 2 new characters seem very interesting
- There was fanservice, but not as much as in previous episodes
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