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Bakemonogatari and Kubikiri Cycle both originate from novels of author "Nisio Isin" and therefore share a similar structure and narrative. In both anime you will find the protagonist surrounded by the opposite gender and find each episode to majorly focus on dialogue and character interaction. Therefore both anime are character driven. Additionally, both anime are produced by Shaft and therefore they have a similar artistic design. Lastly to add I found both anime to produce a similar feeling on isolation, as the worlds of both anime seem to be isolated from their worlds society. So by watching both anime you may notice a lack of
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Both series are directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Nishio Isin so no there's have a similar art and a similar way to tell you the story
Both from the same author, director and studio; sharing similarities in visuals and storytelling.
These two series share several similarities besides being love children between Nisio Isin and SHAFT. They both share many similar elements, with the difference being their focus. Bakemonogatari is, at its core, a romance between two characters, albeit in a subtle manner. Zaregoto is based on a crime mystery that the narrator finds himself dragged into. They both enjoy exploring concepts and ideas, such as works of literature, morality, identity, relationships, and Nisio's favorite, genius. If you enjoyed the thought-provoking conversations and stylistic visuals of Bakemonogatari, Zaregoto is worth checking out.
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Recommended by R0flc0pter
So first of all they both share the same author "Nisioisin''. So the narrative is quite similar.
Both of the show have a male protagonist trying to solve some problem that occurs in the story line with the help of some of the side/main characters.
The plot is very character centric. The characters have deep and interesting personality.
The interaction and conversations between the characters are filled with witful dialogues and many foreshadowings.
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Recommended by DoomSlayer0
Both were orginated from the same author and have a special emphasis on wordplay and both share a surreal and trippy kind of feel to the story in it and a male mc caught up in a series of unusual events too and both share nice art and animation that still holds up well.
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Recommended by Disapeared_Ghost
Both were created by Nisio Isin, and was produced by Shaft. Not only that, but because Kubikiri is an adaptation of one of Nisio Isin's first works, it has many traits that make it similar to Bakemonogatari in tone, feel, and dialogue.
Both the series share the same author, director and studio so if you liked one you will most probably like the other as well.
Same author, same studio. No wonder that if you're a fan of the Monogatari series you'll enjoy this anime a lot, although the first 2 episodes didn't do it's justice. If you like closed room mysteries then check it out.
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Recommended by kaiki_fan_boy
Bakemonogatari and Kubikiri Cycle are both written by the same author, NISIO ISIN, this makes both stories have pretty similar structures in how they tell their story. Not only that but both anime are animated by SHAFT and have Akio Watanabe as the character designer, which makes them very similar visually. Finally, both stories are very character driven with the main character tasked to talk/advance their relationship with the characters around them.
Same studio(Shaft),same author(Nisio Isin) and I feel the same by watching these 2 animes!
I'd say it isn't all that similar to Monogatari aside from maybe the artstyle and the fact that it's dialogue heavy, don't go into this expecting any tropes similar to it.
Although, if you enjoyed Monogatari a lot and would like to get a bit more into Nisio Isin's works, I'd say give Zaregoto a shot. It's his first work and is quite a bit more raw. It's a murder mystery that doesn't really try to cater to a bigger audience but instead focuses on giving the best experience to its target audience. It covers only the first 3 volumes of the LN but it's still
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It's written by the same author. It is a story about mystery. It is six episodes long.
• It's quite hard to find something similar to the Monogatari series but not impossible since there are other works of the author out there as well with different themes but similar Writing & Kubikiri Cycle is one of them!
• Both shows follow a really similar vibe as per art direction & a weirdly comfortable yet terrifying atmosphere!
• Both shows are filled with Incredibly interesting & quirky characters with multiple layers!
• Monogatari is more of a Psychological Cosmic Horror meanwhile Kubikiri Cycle is a Murder Mystery but still very Avant Garde!
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Recommended by Official-Nerd
-same author (Nisio Isin)
-same studio (shaft)
-former is in a supernatural mystery ball park and latter is in old detective novel mystery ball park