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Brilliant! Probably the most interesting Monogatari season to date! They made many references and built upon subtle clues from the original seasons that just fascinated me. There was a ton of dialogue as well as character development that made me question who was the real protagonist of the story. The ending was a masterpiece and completely unexpected. This season was long 26 episodes, but made me crave more nonetheless. I cannot wait for more Monogatari content to be released~

STORY: 10/10
Was intricate and the episodes were intentionally not in the correct order in terms of plot progression time-wise. The entirety of S2 references the previous seasons ... heavily so you must have watched those beforehand. There are a lot of small details that end up playing huge roles throughout the story and the unpredictability of how things will turn out. While a lot of loose ends are tied from the previous seasons, even more questions are left open for the future seasons. This is intentional. This season also takes a bit more of a tragic/dark turn compared to the previous seasons as we witness death/equivalent occur to some characters. The story was engrossing and had me hooked like a crack addict every week waiting to get my ~26minute fix every week. Like previous seasons most of the episodes consist of the characters mainly talking around backgrounds or just with seizure inducing screen flashes of narrator thought processes. The story definitely gets a perfect from me.

ART: 9/10
Typical Shaft artwork for the monogatari series thusfar. They had some creative OP and ED animations but nothing too surprising overall given their past seasons. A few of the episodes (especially the last one) had some sloppy and somewhat uninteresting artwork and backgrounds. The artwork wasn't as crisp as Nisemonogatari but it was still much more interesting than most other anime released. I suppose I am being stingy, but I am comparing Shaft to its previous work and being stingy :p

SOUND: 9/10
The OPs and EDs were all mostly spectacular and I enjoyed listening to them. I even downloaded Happy Bite, Kogarashi Sentiment and Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari to my phone to listen to on my daily commute. However the osts and various background sounds from the anime were nothing too special. They were mainly the same from previous seasons or slightly remixed. They still fit most situations brilliantly but they aren't anything too spectacular, perhaps because I have grown used to hearing them? Overall the sound was well done and I really shouldn't complain about it too much.

CHARACTER: 10/10
Character development is HUGE in this season. We learn more about all of the characters and the narrators are all different people throughout the season. If you watched the season you know what I am talking about when I say one narrator completely wins the "most interesting character" award for the entire series really in just around 6 episodes. All the characters show a lot of their backstories and problems in ways not portrayed to us (in previous seasons). We laugh at their jokes, cheer for them during their struggles and cry when they fail or are in trouble. There are many emotional scenes throughout the season that can make you feel overjoyed or traumatized by the character's outcome. Overall the characters were brilliantly done and well flushed out. This season made a previously minor character (in my eyes) into one of my favorites.

ENJOYMENT: 10/10
Saying I enjoyed this would be a understatement. I was addicted to this season and I am already feeling the withdrawal symptoms now that is over. It was well planned and the presentation/implementation was amazing. The characters and story altogether made for the best anime two seasons straight. S2 easily joins my top 5 anime and I can't wait for this to come out on Blu-Ray. This season officially converted me into joining the Monogatari Cult!

OVERALL: 10/10
I highly recommend you watch this. If you never jumped into the Monogatari series before now is the time to begin. Even if you dislike the first few seasons your opinion will change after watching this season.