Oh, I insist you do. The only way I can cope with not currently watching Monogatari is instead consuming copious amounts of Monogatari analysis videos and my supply is running low. I require sustenance.
What was never explained is who was the girl in the wheelchair that basically agreed to get her head chopped off while working with the murders? Also I just finished the anime do you know if any characters from Vol.1 make a return like Himena Maki, Akana Somoyama, SashironoYayoi... etc in future Light novels?
The narrator in this series is actually my favorite guy ever. Absolutely nutty fella. If you think you have him figured out after this arc, the next one is insane.
Kubikiri Zaregoto It's an anime with gigantic power and totally brilliant. When I started watching it at the time of release it was love at first sight and I never stopped.And it's amazing how with each episode he remained interesting to me.
@@CulturedCrusader Feeling something like this is normal hehehhe Really Nision is not an author who plays in service, both in Monogatari and in Zaregoto. It seems like he really gets involved with what he does, it's like fun for him.
@@koloow I've grown to like uprooted radical, but ever since I hear that the final book was meant to take place back on the island and Nisio didn't have time to introduce that plot, I've been really disapointed. That sounds like an incredible ending.
@@hotwheelskid5397 it's sure that there's a lot of inspiration, but I still think Danganronpa and Kubikiri Cycle have nothing to do with each other if we compare something other than the synopsis. Danganronpa is more focused on the development of a plottwist in the end while increasing the development during the series while Kubikiri Cycle...don't care as much about the plottwist and focus a lot more about the personality of each character than the actual ending...ok I wrote too much. The two are the same, but really different from each other on the main points 😅
@@Chikayuki For sure lol. I'm not trying to say the dangonronpa guy was trying to make Kubikiri 2, they're wildly different in tone and intent. There are interviews where the dangonronpa guy clearly says he was influenced by Nisio's mystery writing tho. There's even some lines that appear in Kubikiri cycle that go on to be memes in Dangonronpa. "No, that's wrong" or "Sore ha Chigau yo" is said by Kunagisa in the first meeting in the Kubikiri ova and they clearly reference dangonronpa with the camera which I think is funny because it's almost like a reference oroborous at that point. Here's the interview transcript. USg: I take it you're probably a fan of mystery as a literary genre. Can you tell me any writers you're fond of, and what you admire about them? KK: I try to read pretty much everything that comes out in the mystery genre. Something I really liked about ten years ago... There was a boom of mystery writing in which anything and everything-from setting, to characters, to happenings- seemed possible. In this period, I discovered Nisio Isin, an author I really like. In the genre of mystery, there's a lot of conventions and rules. Nisio, in particular, really threw those rules out the window- he's always breaking the rules. In that way, Nisio really influenced me, and now I take his approach. [Editor's Note: Several of Nisio's works are available in English.]
I'm so happy to see than more people are discovering something that I still consider today as the greatest anime masterpiece I ever saw. The op is not great but osts and ending are amazing. Animation is awesome and character's personnality is more important than the plot itself. I just LOVE it 😊
I enjoyed Zaregoto, but it still saddens me a bit when I see people say the adaptation wasn't as good, I can imagine how they feel Like, the fortune teller girl didn't ask the protagonist to solve her own murder in book 1, which would be an awesome sequel hook I think the author insisted on hiring different VAs than the ones from Monogatari, just in case a crossover happens in anime form Shaft is not doing as well lately, or so I've heard, maybe I only want more Monogatari before Zaregoto because it was done better
Try Gankutsuou - you’ll love it. And thanks for the video! It’s nice when someone covers this underrated gem (the books are way better, especially the second).
I re-watched Princess and the Pilot and it was just as enjoyable the second time. A bit hard to find but it's a fun little movie, especially if you like WW2-style planes. Good story, some good aircraft fights, and an interesting world that's covered just enough to let the viewer understand what's going on but not so much it becomes mundane.
Had a blast watching Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User. Only 2 issues I had with it. Crime wasn't completely solvable. The clues were insufficient to for any conclusion that was revealed after the case had been solved (the bit with the consultant bringing to light the missing elements to the mystery). The true motive. That twist ending that is probably the one you allude to here 1:40 . The second problem was of the unrealistic nature of any teen to be capable of performing such murders in this specific way, with such a tool. Ok, there was a third. It was cool, but a major problem with the second case regarding the position of the body, and lack of any traces that would have been left behind had the case run the way it was resolved. Super hard to explain in detail without any details. XD I watched up to 5, and then backpedalled to go over all the info again before finally pushing on to see the result. It's nice to see a murder mystery show where you can actually solve the case without characters knowing things the viewer never gets to know, nor new things just being invented to solve the case. Everything is in the show to provide the who did what, how, and when. The rest of the psychological drama surrounding the narrator was just annoying background noise for me. Now to see the comments for more recommnedations. edit: 5:57 oh that person undresses on purpose. If you missed the reasoning, you weren't paying attention to the story behind the one who owns/runs the island. She is exists for clues to some information we get at some point throughout the show, and even then... well. You will see a flashback when it becomes important during a scene.
Ah my brother greets us today with a new video. Perhaps the next time we meet, we will hear your thoughts on other topics and recommendations. Thank you sir and keep up the good work. Ps. If you want independent books that are leagues better than the current crop I strongly recommend, Galaxy’s Edge by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole.
@@CulturedCrusader I literally could not care less for Monogatari and Bakemonogatari. I've started them each at least three times. My eyes glaze over after a few episodes due to the complete lack of stakes.
What was never explained is who was the girl in the wheelchair that basically agreed to get her head chopped off while working with the murders? Also I just finished the anime do you know if any characters from Vol.1 make a return like Himena Maki, Akana Somoyama, SashironoYayoi... etc in future Light novels?
I'm not actually a fan of the Kubikiri anime, and think it's a rather poor adaptation. It's difficult to point a finger at any single issue because it's more a lot of little ones that add up. To list a few: cutting a couple of very important Maki scenes; massively lessening the impact of Jun's introduction by having her show up at the end of the penultimate episode for no reason; the sub-par animation quality (especially for an OVA) in a number of places; and just a general feeling that SHAFT's directorial style isn't really suited for a series like Zaregoto. Then there's lesser things like using Akio Watanabe's redesigns of the characters despite take (their original artist, she also did the designs for Katanagatari) making a few reference sheets for the anime that look way better. Apparently this sentiment isn't uncommon in Japan either, and discussions about the OVA over there will usually have a few people asking for a remake.
Hey man you should watch Cross Ange. It's a forgotten gem in the rough, exemplifying the best and worst of anime. It's a futuristic world where everyone can use magic and it is seen as normal as using electricity. There are a few who are not born with these powers and are seen as monsters, so they are conscripted into prisoner military units who use mechs to fight dragons. There are multiple great twists and revelations in this anime. It's definitely one of my favorites and I think you'll like it too. Deus Vult!
I'll get to Monogatari one day...
Please do
Oh, I insist you do. The only way I can cope with not currently watching Monogatari is instead consuming copious amounts of Monogatari analysis videos and my supply is running low. I require sustenance.
What was never explained is who was the girl in the wheelchair that basically agreed to get her head chopped off while working with the murders? Also I just finished the anime do you know if any characters from Vol.1 make a return like Himena Maki, Akana Somoyama, SashironoYayoi... etc in future Light novels?
The narrator in this series is actually my favorite guy ever. Absolutely nutty fella. If you think you have him figured out after this arc, the next one is insane.
Kubikiri Zaregoto It's an anime with gigantic power and totally brilliant. When I started watching it at the time of release it was love at first sight and I never stopped.And it's amazing how with each episode he remained interesting to me.
I felt slightly disappointed at the 2nd to last episode but then the finale came in hard. I never should have doubted the writing talent of Nisio Isin
@@CulturedCrusader Feeling something like this is normal hehehhe Really Nision is not an author who plays in service, both in Monogatari and in Zaregoto. It seems like he really gets involved with what he does, it's like fun for him.
The second volume is honestly the best book I've ever read. Such a shame they only adapted the first one.
volume 6,7,8,9,5,> 2
@@koloow hot take. the uprooted radical books are the least good volumes of the series. 2 is better lmao
@@zisausn terrible take.
@@koloow I've grown to like uprooted radical, but ever since I hear that the final book was meant to take place back on the island and Nisio didn't have time to introduce that plot, I've been really disapointed. That sounds like an incredible ending.
@@icecp6532 are you talking about vol 10?
Danganronpagatari? I haven't heard of this series before. Thanks for putting it on my radar, I'll give it a watch soon.
I've never actually watched/played Danganronpa. I'll get to it eventually
@@CulturedCrusader it's worth it
The author of dangonronpa actually claims to be a fan of the nisio and took some inspiration from the Zaregoto series. Likely this book in particular.
@@hotwheelskid5397 it's sure that there's a lot of inspiration, but I still think Danganronpa and Kubikiri Cycle have nothing to do with each other if we compare something other than the synopsis. Danganronpa is more focused on the development of a plottwist in the end while increasing the development during the series while Kubikiri Cycle...don't care as much about the plottwist and focus a lot more about the personality of each character than the actual ending...ok I wrote too much. The two are the same, but really different from each other on the main points 😅
@@Chikayuki For sure lol. I'm not trying to say the dangonronpa guy was trying to make Kubikiri 2, they're wildly different in tone and intent. There are interviews where the dangonronpa guy clearly says he was influenced by Nisio's mystery writing tho. There's even some lines that appear in Kubikiri cycle that go on to be memes in Dangonronpa. "No, that's wrong" or "Sore ha Chigau yo" is said by Kunagisa in the first meeting in the Kubikiri ova and they clearly reference dangonronpa with the camera which I think is funny because it's almost like a reference oroborous at that point. Here's the interview transcript.
USg: I take it you're probably a fan of mystery as a literary genre. Can you tell me any writers you're fond of, and what you admire about them?
KK: I try to read pretty much everything that comes out in the mystery genre. Something I really liked about ten years ago... There was a boom of mystery writing in which anything and everything-from setting, to characters, to happenings- seemed possible. In this period, I discovered Nisio Isin, an author I really like. In the genre of mystery, there's a lot of conventions and rules. Nisio, in particular, really threw those rules out the window- he's always breaking the rules. In that way, Nisio really influenced me, and now I take his approach. [Editor's Note: Several of Nisio's works are available in English.]
I'm so happy to see than more people are discovering something that I still consider today as the greatest anime masterpiece I ever saw. The op is not great but osts and ending are amazing. Animation is awesome and character's personnality is more important than the plot itself. I just LOVE it 😊
Ii-chan's name is 134. If you read the books you will know what I mean! :3
In that case might i recommend "Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei"? it's another shaft anime of course.
I enjoyed Zaregoto, but it still saddens me a bit when I see people say the adaptation wasn't as good, I can imagine how they feel
Like, the fortune teller girl didn't ask the protagonist to solve her own murder in book 1, which would be an awesome sequel hook
I think the author insisted on hiring different VAs than the ones from Monogatari, just in case a crossover happens in anime form
Shaft is not doing as well lately, or so I've heard, maybe I only want more Monogatari before Zaregoto because it was done better
I just love series that requires deep introspection in order to fully understand
Try Gankutsuou - you’ll love it.
And thanks for the video! It’s nice when someone covers this underrated gem (the books are way better, especially the second).
I've seen Gankutsuou and I do in fact love it
Watched this anime after watching this review, it was really good!
for 1:29 go the Death Grips "Buddies on the Moon" route, and call the book "Ten Little Buddies"
I re-watched Princess and the Pilot and it was just as enjoyable the second time. A bit hard to find but it's a fun little movie, especially if you like WW2-style planes. Good story, some good aircraft fights, and an interesting world that's covered just enough to let the viewer understand what's going on but not so much it becomes mundane.
Well, this is one that I'll have to check out later and probably sail the seven seas to get a hold of if you catch my drift.
Had a blast watching Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User. Only 2 issues I had with it. Crime wasn't completely solvable. The clues were insufficient to for any conclusion that was revealed after the case had been solved (the bit with the consultant bringing to light the missing elements to the mystery). The true motive. That twist ending that is probably the one you allude to here 1:40 . The second problem was of the unrealistic nature of any teen to be capable of performing such murders in this specific way, with such a tool.
Ok, there was a third. It was cool, but a major problem with the second case regarding the position of the body, and lack of any traces that would have been left behind had the case run the way it was resolved. Super hard to explain in detail without any details. XD
I watched up to 5, and then backpedalled to go over all the info again before finally pushing on to see the result. It's nice to see a murder mystery show where you can actually solve the case without characters knowing things the viewer never gets to know, nor new things just being invented to solve the case. Everything is in the show to provide the who did what, how, and when.
The rest of the psychological drama surrounding the narrator was just annoying background noise for me.
Now to see the comments for more recommnedations.
edit: 5:57 oh that person undresses on purpose. If you missed the reasoning, you weren't paying attention to the story behind the one who owns/runs the island. She is exists for clues to some information we get at some point throughout the show, and even then... well. You will see a flashback when it becomes important during a scene.
The animation style feel so similar to monogatari
Same team worked on both
Ah my brother greets us today with a new video. Perhaps the next time we meet, we will hear your thoughts on other topics and recommendations.
Thank you sir and keep up the good work.
Ps. If you want independent books that are leagues better than the current crop I strongly recommend, Galaxy’s Edge by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole.
Just finished. What a great suggestion!
Now watch NisioisiN’s other ignored work, the Cute Boy Detective Club. I like the one with the bare legs.
Great video oomfie!
God I can't wait to see what SHAFT makes next
I'm just waiting for the next Monogatari season to be adapted
@@CulturedCrusader I literally could not care less for Monogatari and Bakemonogatari. I've started them each at least three times. My eyes glaze over after a few episodes due to the complete lack of stakes.
@@ILLREVIEWANYTHING
Try starting with Kizumonogatari then (chronologically the first part of the story).
i would love if you covered mushishi
i'd love to see you cover Oban Star Racers
Never heard of it before. Might just add it to the ever expanding list of shows I'll (eventually) get to
What was never explained is who was the girl in the wheelchair that basically agreed to get her head chopped off while working with the murders? Also I just finished the anime do you know if any characters from Vol.1 make a return like Himena Maki, Akana Somoyama, SashironoYayoi... etc in future Light novels?
There is a second novel, which is miles better than the first. It's so breathtaking that I hope it gets an adaptation one day...
I'm watching GTO, you should watch GTO
Already seen it and I love it. Slowly making my way through the manga now
GTO as in great teacher onizuka?
the light novels are fire
Where do I even watch it
Alas matey, it be difficult to find without sea legs
@@CulturedCrusader Arrrgh, I'll get me black flag from storage
I'm not actually a fan of the Kubikiri anime, and think it's a rather poor adaptation. It's difficult to point a finger at any single issue because it's more a lot of little ones that add up. To list a few: cutting a couple of very important Maki scenes; massively lessening the impact of Jun's introduction by having her show up at the end of the penultimate episode for no reason; the sub-par animation quality (especially for an OVA) in a number of places; and just a general feeling that SHAFT's directorial style isn't really suited for a series like Zaregoto. Then there's lesser things like using Akio Watanabe's redesigns of the characters despite take (their original artist, she also did the designs for Katanagatari) making a few reference sheets for the anime that look way better. Apparently this sentiment isn't uncommon in Japan either, and discussions about the OVA over there will usually have a few people asking for a remake.
Hey man you should watch Cross Ange. It's a forgotten gem in the rough, exemplifying the best and worst of anime.
It's a futuristic world where everyone can use magic and it is seen as normal as using electricity. There are a few who are not born with these powers and are seen as monsters, so they are conscripted into prisoner military units who use mechs to fight dragons. There are multiple great twists and revelations in this anime. It's definitely one of my favorites and I think you'll like it too. Deus Vult!
the novels are better