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Well, I enjoyed this!
Visually very appealing, you kinda get to like all the characters, it is a fun watch if you don't expect much!

Story is mediocre and the world building is a bit confusing at times. (like why is everything pixelated in the first episode? It didn't happen again...so what's the point showing this?)
The characters are likeable, but don't progress really... Ruru-chan, the tiny Djini thinggets some development though.

Art and Sound are pretty good. That's KyoAni for you. What I expected.

The Enjoyment was there! I kinda wanted to know more about the world and wanted the characters to develop....but it didn't happen. MC just explained ... the world a bit with some scientific stuff....seemed interesting at first but there was no point actually.
But the characters are fun to watch anyway. Though, they happen to be a bit lifeless. KyoAni could bring up some good stuff with it though. (with MCs mum for example. There were the standard "childhood in the past" episodes....buuuut, yeah....that's it. They just were there. They should have sold the idea for it to Shaft. Pretty sure they would have made something good with it.


All in all it seemed like the creators had many ideasand wanted to buld in as much as they could. They only had 13 episodes though and missed priorities that way.
That's how it felt for me.
But was fun while it lasted.

p.s.

THERE'S WAIFUS FOR EVERY TASTE!!!
I liked Minase Koite the best <3

In this review I am going to focus on the factor of enjoyment the anime provides to me and how the stylistic devices
support it and besides the little differences to Bakemonogatari. I'm also trying to avoid any spoilers.

Nisemonogatari, the sequel to Bakemonogatari, comes along with the same successive ingredients which made its prequel so entertaining and popular among many animefans.
Araragi Koyomi is still presented as the protagonist, but instead of the main interaction with Senjougahara, she stays a bit more in the background as well as the other characters like Hachikuji, Kanbaru, Nadeko or Tsubasa.
This provides the space to show the relationship between Koyomi ... and his younger sisters Karen and Tsukihi.
The narrator employed in Nisemonogatari is none other than the protagonist Koyomi who is, of course, limited in his knowledge.
We only get to know his thoughts and feelings which are presented in quick, but very interesting interior monologues.
The dialogues between the characters are still THE core of the Anime. You may need subtitles which explain some Japanese
puns etc. to understand particular jokes to get the full enjoyment, though.
Additionally the conversations get well supported by excellent camera adjustments (can you even say that in case of Anime? I do not know at all xD ) like good close ups at tense scenes and superbly choosen camera angles to emphasize the hierarchy of the participants of one of these conversations, for example.
The artstyle doesn't really differ from Bakemonogatari. The characters are well-drawn, as well as the partly minimalistic abstract backgrounds. The backgrounds are a question of taste I think, but I like them a lot.
Furthermore the ecchiness increased a lot compared to Bakemonogatari and contributes to the enjoyment as well, if it does
not bother you too much.
Last but not least I have to mention the philosophical question, or if you want message, in this Anime: Does an original have a greater amount of worth than an undistinguishable clone or fake? (even in the case of a human being)
In the end there are 3 answers given by 3 different characters in the anime which makes one think/consider about what they just said. This was the part I liked the most and is one of the best parts in a frequently released show I watched so far.

Even though it is an entertaining show it's not like that Nisemonogatari is one of the best shows I've ever seen or anything.
It is fun to watch and it has its good moments, but sometimes it is weaker than the prequel and just above average.
But you will have your fun while watching if you like this kind of anime.

I hope you liked my review (it's my first one though^^") and I could make you watch this anime.
Thanks for reading.
Sincerly, Akira.