No matter how static things seem in this show, nothing is ever static.  Something is alway moving in the background, someone’s thoughts are always being molded, opinions moved in a different direction.  This episode is a good example. Most of the episode is a conversation with Senjougahara, with the rest taken up by an encounter with Hachikuji and Shinobu. [...]
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This post may contain copious amounts of Senjogahara Fascination. You have been warned. However it will not contain any Mayoi [...]
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Written by: Zyl at Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSummary: So Koyomi did kiss Karen but viewers wanting some siscon got Shafted; we are jumped straight to the conclusion which is that Koyomi only managed to draw out half of the wreathe fire bee’s poison which his vampiric healing copes with and Karen is a little better but still in bed. Tsukihi, by the [...]
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I can’t stress this enough, but I freaking love this series. I LOVE everything about it, and I suddenly realized that with this episode, it’s already half over. Join me in saluting such an interesting series. Seriously, join me. Araragi fails to take all of the poison from Karen, but he manages to take half [...]
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Something in anime is becoming a rarity for me these days. It’s an insignificant characteristic, one that isn’t necessarily any one series’ fault since being an adult has its own time constraints, but it’s been months since I’ve been able to sit down, watch an episode of a show all the way through, and never [...]
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「かれんビー 其ノ陸」 (Karen Bii Sono Roku) "Karen Bee Part Six" Everything in this series is just a tease. Just when we think we would finally see Araragi’s fateful kiss with Karen and the consequences on their relationship...
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Despite Nisemonogatari narrating the stories of Karen and Tsukihi Araragi, the presence of these characters, to date, has been woefully underwhelming.  Although the current story concerns Karen’s unfortunate curse, her participation and involvement has been an absolute minimum and been reduced to a sideshow compared to the main event of the Araragi circus, the parade [...]
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I have to admit, beyond some of the creative value of the show, the story and the characters are struggling to keep my attention. There’s a bit of been there, done that feel to Nisemonogatari. And the Kaiki/Karen angle so far lacks the power of some of last season’s stories (Senjougahara’s story aside, I think [...]
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I have to admit, beyond some of the creative value of the show, the story and the characters are struggling to keep my attention. There’s a bit of been there, done that feel to Nisemonogatari. And the Kaiki/Karen angle so far lacks the power of some of last season’s stories (Senjougahara’s story aside, I think [...]
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So in the end Koyomi actually kissed Karen and was able to get half of the bee sting out of Karen’s body. They didn’t show that part, I guess that’s good due to the fact that they are brother and sister. Koyomi didn’t get sick because of his vampire healing power. As he was about [...]
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So in the end Koyomi actually kissed Karen and was able to get half of the bee sting out of Karen’s body. They didn’t show that part, I guess that’s good due to the fact that they are brother and sister. Koyomi didn’t get sick because of his vampire healing power. As he was about [...]
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Nooooo…. they skipped the kissing part. Well, I feel relieved, but somewhere…. somewhere in a deep, dark recess in my heart, I am feeling extremely disappointed. Well, a not so fanservice-y episode, but we got Mayoi, Senjougahara and Shinobu in one episode which more than makes up for it. Mayoi’s part was extremely hilarious since [...]
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The 6th episode of Nisemonogatari begins with Koyomi mitigating Karen’s issue with the bee temporarily and then having to deal with trying to get to Kaiki. In the middle of this journey, he runs into Mayoi, Hitagi and Shinobu while … Continue reading →
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The 6th episode of Nisemonogatari begins with Koyomi mitigating Karen’s issue with the bee temporarily and then having to deal with trying to get to Kaiki. In the middle of this journey, he runs into Mayoi, Hitagi and Shinobu while … Continue reading →
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Episode 06 - Woahhh, hang on, did I seriously see no fanservice in an episode of Nisemonogatari? Considering how almost every episode up until this point has been loaded with fanservice, the lack of virtually any comes as a huge surprise. I guess Shaft might have finally shifted away from the fanservice overload for now. [...]
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The episode starts with Araragi taking a walk to Senjougahara’s house and meeting Hachikuji on the way. Instead of taking her down with some good ol’ sexual harassment, he just taps her on the shoulder, much to her disappointment. Somehow she actually preferred it when he sexually assaulted her and starts to condemn him for stopping. The [...]
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A crafty otaku has created a Nisemonogatari character guessing game featuring eight close up shots, focused on the eyes, and deprived of color, which the other party is supposed to identify as is appropriate.
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In this episode we get much closer to the main story, “Karen Bee”, but surprisingly there isn’t much to talk about since the story pretty much explains itself. So forgive me if I end up talking about not completely related to the story. Now there are only a few things that caught my attention in this episode. One being quite obvious, Karen fan service! Another is Kaiki as a character and the
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Slow going this time. Not a whole lot happened just 3 more conversations which in all honesty weren’t the best of the series. Plus the big question got dodged.  So Araragi kissed his sister, maybe. It’s unclear as appearently he only managed to take half the bee’s curse. Does that mean he only half kissed [...]
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