Toni leads Vrai and Peter on a watchalong through the first 8 episodes of the late ‘00s collaboration between NIsioisin and Studio SHAFT that was as infamous as it was influential, Bakemongatari!

0:00:00 Intros
0:00:54 Toni’s justification for doing this
0:02:53 Bakemonogatari in the anime zeitgeist
0:10:34 Copycats
0:14:22 Visual style
0:22:53 Hanekawa
0:25:00 The male gaze and Ararai’s ahoge
0:28:58 Senjougahara’s sexuality
0:35:52 Portrayal of sexual abuse
0:38:22 Mayoi Snail (briefly)
0:41:07 Kanbaru
0:51:55 Suruga Monkey
0:56:25 BaruHara
1:00:54 Final thoughts
1:05:49 Outro

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Recorded Sunday 17th March 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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