Amazing characters, story and art are the first things to come to mind. Some say it may not be something for everyone, but you will know if you like it right away. A lot of people love it. It’s one of the masterpieces you just have to see for yourself. Also high re-watch value.
Bakemonogatari is an anime adaptation of the popular light novel series written by Nisio Isin. The anime revolves around Koyomi Araragi, a high school student who’s also a half-vampire, and his relationships with different characters and their oddities, along with the usual SHAFT head tilting we’ve all come to know and love. It’s an arc-based anime that focuses on a different character every arc, but these arcs come together as characters often overlap another character’s arc.
The main characters of ‘Bakemonogatari’ are among the most unique and complex you will find. Heroine Senjougahara Hitagi is a tsundere like half of all modern heroines in anime, but she is also 「ドS」, a sadist to an extreme degree, which is more common for side characters and rare for heroines. Our protagonist, as expected, is rather on the masochist side who takes constant verbal abuse from Senjougahara.
What makes the couple extraordinary, is that Senjougahara is often boke while Araragi is tsukkomi. Traditional Japanese stand-up comedy consists of a duo: One takes the “boke” role who says something stupid while the “tsukommi” role points out the flaws in boke’s argument, often with a violent slap in the head.
Yes, that’s right. Boke is masochist by nature and often not very intelligent, while tsukommi is sadist by nature and often more observant.
It is a true masterpiece with experimental production that actually worked. Attention was paid to the tiniest details, and a story well-told. Truly amazing direction by Shinbou Akiyuki left us with so many memorable scenes, and this will definitely be a series to be remembered.
Koyomi Araragi ranked sixth in the Best Male Character in 2009, second in 2010, seventh in 2011, third in 2012, and sixth in 2013. Meanwhile, Hitagi Senjougahara ranked seventh in the Best Female Character in 2009, fourth in 2010, eighth in 2011, and seventh in 2012
Read more at http://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari#rKY43kB7huBpGEeA.99
Also I’m very fond of this AMV, it really caught me.
