This episode is like a giant tension rubber-band. Right off the bat, drama kicks into overdrive, and I must say, even with 6 months or so since watching any of this show, I had no problem immediately getting involved in the episode on this rewatch. It's thoroughly intense and a genius showcase of everything that kicks so much ass about the series, reflecting what kicks so much ass about Nisioisin's writing style.
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It’s been a while, but since posts don’t write themselves, I’m going look even further into Bakemonogatari episode 15! As anyone who’s watched the show will know, Bakemonogatari uses symbols, photography, typography, and alternative imagery quite often. The use of these techniques is usually for the sake of emphasis–to call specific attention to a certain [...]
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It’s been a long time coming, but those 20 guys at SHAFT finally got their stuff together and managed to get that last episode of Tsubasa Cat onto store shelves. Having recently *ahem* acquired my own copy (I plan to buy all the BRDs eventually, okay?) along with writing a blog post lamenting the lack [...]
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Hanekawa? Mmmmmmm. Shinobu? M and M (she’s The real slim shady).
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[ Episode 15: Tsubasa Cat, Part 5 ]   About darn time, right?
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Stand Alone Complex no more Summary: Somebody called for an exterminator? Tsubasa Cat reveals to Koyomi how Tsubasa fell for him when she witnessing his vampire holiday, how her stress has built up tremendously while she struggled not to reveal any of her feelings to him and to support his relationship with Hitagi. When Koyomi [...] Related posts:Bakemonogatari 14 Bakemonogatari 11 Bakemonogatari 12
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It's taken over a year, but here we are at last - The much-delayed final episode of Bakemonogatari. It's been a particularly long wait considering the cliffhanger of sorts we were left with last time too, with Hanekawa (or rather, the oddity in control of her) professing her love for Araragi.Naturally, Araragi simply refuses to believe that this is true despite the fact that it makes perfect
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This is it. It’s finally here. The wait is over. On Friday, 6/25/2010, the final episode of Bakemonogatari was released as a streaming video on Shaft’s website. The 15 episode series took just 1 week shy of a full year to complete. The final episode was released 122 days, or just over 1/3 of a [...]
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