Koyomimonogatari (2016)

The least in the Monogatari series and yet unfortunately necessary to follow the story.

Remarkably enough, the main character is not very perverse compared to the other series. Not a big deal, because sometimes it was so exaggerated that it bothered. For the most part, the episodes follow a set pattern: Koyomi and one of the many girls in his 'harem'
(each takes their turn) investigate a particular ghost story and the conclusion is invariably that there is a rational explanation. Not very exciting. The whole thing seems even more dialogue-driven than the other series and it must be said that as long as his feisty purple-haired girlfriend is absent (she only has a lead role in the second episode), those dialogues are not very interesting.

The last two episodes (and maybe actually the last three) seem to be important for the sequel and are also a lot more interesting. Although it must also be said that these episodes are still not at the level of the best episodes from the other series, especially when it comes to animation. It's all even more static than in the previous series, only the soundtrack is on the same level (because taken from the other series).

In other words: this series contains a lot of filler and unfortunately also has episodes that are important for the main story, so this is not to be avoided if you want to know the entire Monogatari story. Anyway, the episodes last at most 15 minutes and there are only twelve, so you don't waste that much time on it. 1*.

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