#monogatari audio commentary

[youretheonewhoblogs]

from the koimonogatari commentary tracks with ougi and hanekawa

here are some things that ougi says and does

ougi... do you have anything you'd like to share with the class 👀

#how many times do you have to call your arch nemesis cute before it becomes gay #the nature of having a rival you despise is that you cant help but flirt with them? #or is the act of having a rival in and of itself gay #its probably that tbh #hanekawa tsubasa #oshino ougi #ougisweep #monogatari #monogatari audio commentary #i dont rly ship them or do shipping in general this is just so funny to me

[sinkableruby]

What do you find to be the funniest mome ts of Monogatari Series?

okay so there's like, a few different ways to answer this

because in actuality the funniest moments are all in the commentary tracks, especially the hanamonogatari ones. i made a post about it on my sideblog actually-- ougis commentary tracks are all very good, and more than half of them involve them being such a little shit and its the most entertaining thing ever. there are also a lot of other really good and funny moments in the audio commentary in general, but the ones with ougi are still the best ones to me (no one is surprised by this)

but in the main series?

ok yeah its still ougi LMAOOOO. i love watching their little evil trickster antics where they sneer and snicker at and mock all the fools who they have caught in their web it makes me cackle and titter. so sue me

other than that though there were a few moments that i can remember when thinking about it

the kizumonogatari scene where it was araragi vs episode was pretty funny bc episode kept doing this stupid fucking laugh like every two seconds. the movies felt pretty self aware in a nice way there. i Hate the toothbrush scene but when i watched it with a friend on a rewatch it was kind of morbidly hilarious, esp with the classical dramatic orchestra playing. God i Hate it though also, the part where araragi recreates shishirui seishirou’s laugh is p iconic

in general, it seems to be the moments where the show doesnt take itself too seriously for the sake of the joke. (and ougi)

#monogatari #hanamonogatari #monogatari audio commentary #kizumonogatari #oshino ougi #araragi koyomi #owarimonogatari #naka dont look #ougiposting

[valhallakonbi]

favorite and least favorite mono ships? can be canonical ones or not

ohhh this is a staple one i'm surprised i haven't been asked about it... i'm actually not that much of a shipper in general (at least i feel like i'm not?) since i tend to cater more to one-sided feelings, ambiguous relationships, and straight up toxic bullshit LMAO i think i will only really ship wholesome stuff when it is a dynamic i like that has already been through a lot...

my top one is a little niche but might be suicidemaster/princess beauty. if you haven't read acerola bon appétit please do....

now onto the main cast:

suruga->hitagi is what actually got me into the show (hence my handle as you can guess). the fact that it's unrequited is what truly makes this one work for me. the desperation. the jealousy.... the fact that hitagi probably isn't even straight and that's not why it's unrequited LOLLLL, i like to think they actually did kiss in middle school... maybe even... several times.....

ougi->suruga i'm really fond of. ougi got their name from tsubasa (a play on the kanjis "hane" 羽 and "ougi" 扇) but also notoriously from being suruga's fan (ougi means fan in japanese). their dynamic is so much fun. the audio commentary for hanamono is 2hrs of ougikan banter and it's the best out of all of them, you can watch it on youtube. also, i looove when ougi is secretely vulnerable and acts out to hide it. chef's kiss!!!! requited ougikan to me should be very slow burn. i'm sitting on my ass waiting for nisio to release the damn devil part collection novel already......

nadeko/tsukihi, as an ambiguous relationship. all of nadeko's friendships are really weird (except for her friendship with yotsugi), it's like she doesn't know anything about boundaries, what's toxic or not, etc. because she's never had a real, normal friendship before, and tsukihi is insane, half fire sister half bully. i really want to see more of it ; tsukihi seems to be overshadowed by most of the cast and i think this would be a really good way to explore her character more, especially when nadeko goes insane (be it her killing dozens of snakes alone in the mountains, or her turning into a god)

nadeko/yotsugi is very cute. going back and forth on whether i like them as just besties or as yotsugi having a crush on nadeko... i just think it's adorable how seemingly apathetic yotsugi has been as a corpse doll (and whenever she's expressive she just has a really bad attitude) yet she really really really genuinely loves nadeko

hachikuji/yotsugi, also very cute. i don't like it as much as nadeko/yotsugi but i've actually drawn it in the past

i wouldn't say i ship it but i enjoy how koyomi/hitagi is portrayed. it's really refreshing. i also think it's so funny how nisio makes koyomi out to act like some kinda dom daddy in kizumonogatari when he's in the gym with tsubasa (until he chickens out) and yet he settles for *checks notes* hitagi?

speaking of kizumonogatari i actually like koyomi/kiss-shot. tiny guy/giant cuntress is always a win. i do not care for koyomi/shinobu though, i love shinobu and i know she's essentially the same character but the whole loli thing is a huge turn off for me, especially since it's not just her appearance that has regressed, even if not as much

tsubasa->hitagi is good and it's the entire reason i'm going to be reading nekomonogatari white at some point HAHA

hitagi->kaiki deishuu is so interesting and i want to read more about it.

koyomi/ougi is always nice to see! but i don't like it when ougi doesn't have the upper hand. also imo there should be more koyomi/male ougi (i'm a firm believer that koyomi likes women exclusively but with ougi it's different okay!)

i wish suruga/numachi rouka and their history had been explored more, that being said i've only watched the hanamono anime. i also plan on reading the novel for this one!

i don't actively ship kaiki deishuu/oshino meme but whenever i see monogatari yaoi it's always these two (or meme/koyomi) and it cracks me up and since i have nothing but respect for fujos and old man yaoi i wholeheartedly salute this ship. my personal take on it is they probably got shitfaced in college at some point and meme offered him 2000¥ in exchange for a blowjob

more specialist big brain time but is ANYBODY going to draw spicy izuko/yozuru or do i gotta do everything around this damn house.

now for the ships i don't like :

karen/koyomi. do i even need to explain why. i personally don't like karen all that much which doesn't help. i don't like tsukihi/koyomi either but i feel like it's not as common

tsubasa/koyomi usually really doesn't work for me because it's always very much like... ... ... ok sorry i don't know how else to describe it but it is so. straight guy projection? tsubasa being so passive and "in need of protection" or whatever. it's just very boring i don't care about it. i would probably actually like it if someone who knew how to spice it up drew or wrote it but for the most part it's just a straight guy redditor ship.

suruga/koyomi. i do think that suruga flirts with koyomi canonically, but like with tsubasa, my main issue with this is who the shippers are and how it affects their perception of the dynamic. for the same reason, if done tastefully, i feel like i could enjoy it. before anyone tries to remind me she's a lesbian: i'm a lesbian and i'm fine with both bisexual and lesbian interpretations, though it does leave a bad taste in my mouth that people ship the lesbian/bi girl with the harem MC, so my first reaction is to get defensive whenever i see it in the wild

that's it i think! you can probably ask me my thoughts about any ship directly if you actually like reading my thoughts about this stuff

#i wrote a lot lol #valhalla ask

[ougi07734]

finally watching the monogatari audio commentaries and theyre so funny

#im watching the hana ones rn bcs i love kanbaru and ougis dynamic #theyre literally so funny

[youkaigakkou-tl]

is there any chance that you're planning to translate the yohaji drama cds or know anyone that is? i would really like to know whats going on in those drama cds 🙏🙏 and to hear hatanaka's voice, too T_T

hmmm i might give it a try! (we'll see in a couple of weeks if i actually have)

ideally i want to edit it into a nice video (like those monogatari audio commentary videos on youtube)

#asks #its mostly chapters from vol 1 and 2 but there are 1 or 2 new stories iirc maybe?

[freusan]

Are there any audio commentary tracks you find particularly worthwhile?

I know you're likely asking about monogatari but please check out the zaregoto audio character commentary of aikawa jun and ishimaru kouta, the ultimate gfs right here: https://mirroredtranslations.tumblr.com/post/619524880309878784/kubikiri-cycle-ova-volume-4-character-commentary

#asks #zaregoto

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Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Blu-Ray Announced

Aniplex of America has dated the second half of Sword Art Online’s third season Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld for home release. The series just recently ended it’s run on Adult Swim and will be available for purchase on June 22, 2021. Information about the set can be seen below:

SANTA MONICA, CA (March 23, 2021) – Aniplex of America is delighted to announce the next home video release of the Sword Art Online Alicization series, with the Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set coming June 22, 2021! The complete Blu-ray set comes with six Blu-ray discs and includes all 23 episodes plus 2 recap episodes in both English and Japanese audio, housed in a stunning box featuring art by abec (Original Illustrator/ Character Design Concept). The set also includes bonus content such as trailers, commercials, textless openings and endings, as well as audio commentary by Japanese cast and staff members, along with a special booklet and an original soundtrack CD by the acclaimed composer, Yuki Kajiura. The Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set is now available for pre-order at RightStuf Anime (https://www.rightstufanime.com/).

Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld is the final chapter of the thrilling Alicization arc, the longest and most glorious battle of the Sword Art Online series. Featuring animation production by A-1 Pictures (Blue Exorcist, The Promised Neverland), the series chronicles the events leading up to the final, epic battle between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory. While Sword Art Online Alicization focuses on Kirito and beloved newcomer Eugeo’s journey through the Underworld to defeat the evil Pontifex, War of Underworld follows Alice, who rediscovers her will to be a knight, as she cares for Kirito, who has lost his soul. Joined by familiar friends from the Sword Art Online series, the fate of Underworld and the future of mankind rest on the still-slumbering Black Swordsman, Kirito.

The War of Underworld arc premiered in October 2019, with the English dub airing on Adult Swim’s Toonami in January 2020. Aniplex of America released the Sword Art Online Alicization Complete Blu-ray Set on April 21, 2020, available now on RightStuf.

All episodes of season 1 and 2 of Sword Art Online Alicization are streaming now on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Funimation, while Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld is streaming on HIDIVE.

For more information, please visit the official website at: sao-alicization.com

Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld  Complete Blu-ray Set includes:

  <Disc Specs>

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese

Subtitles: English

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p

Episodes: 1-23 + 2 recap episodes

Number of Discs:        6 Blu-ray Discs

Total Run Time: Approx. 610 minutes

Rating: 16 UP

<Bonus Contents>

Trailers and Commercials

Textless Openings and Endings

Audio Commentaries for 1 & 23 by Japanese cast and staff

* Bonus content subject to change. * Bonus content includes English subtitles.

  < Bonus Materials & Package>

Box art by abec (Character Design Concept)

Special booklet

Original Soundtrack CD by Yuki Kajiura

* Bonus materials subject to change.

  Product number and UPC bar code:

Title Street Date SKU # UPC SRP Store Price Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Complete Blu-ray Set

6/22/2021 AOA-13002 816546024604 $299.98 $229.98

  Retailer Link: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Sword-Art-Online-Alicization-War-of-Underworld-Box-Set-Blu-ray

  About Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld:

“And so the grand finale of the Alicization arc begins…”

The final load test… The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light, in their fight against Asuna and the Human Empire forces fighting to save Underworld.

As Kirito’s consciousness remains buried in a deep sleep, Gabriel, standing in as the Dark God Vecta, has recruited thousands of American players to log in to the Underworld to annihilate the Human Empire forces.

In this great war, the stakes are not only the Underworld’s continued existence, but also the bottom-up artificial intelligence, the ultimate AI, and even the very future of mankind!

Though he has yet to awaken, only one man holds the fate of this world: the Black Swordsman.

STAFF

Written by Reki Kawahara (Dengeki Bunko)

Original Illustration / Character Design Concept: abec

Director: Manabu Ono

Assistant Director: Takashi Sakuma

Character Design: Shingo Adachi, Go Suzuki, Tomoya Nishiguchi, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kento Toya

Chief Animation Directors: Go Suzuki, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kento Toya

Prop Design: Asami Hayakawa, Kiminori Ito

Monster Design: Toshiya Kouno

Action Scene Animation Directors: Yoshihiro Kanno, Hirokatsu Maruyama

Art Directors: Yukako Ogawa, Keito Watanabe

Art Setting: Kenichi Morioka, Yuho Taniuchi

Color Setting: Naomi Nakano

Directors of Photography: Kentaro Waki, Kenta Hayashi, Shota Kodera

Motion Graphics Designer: Hiromu Oshiro

CG Directors: Ryuta Undo, Kengo Oda

Editing: Yuji Kondo

Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami

Effects: Yasumasa Koyama

Sound Production: sonilude

Music: Yuki Kajiura

Produced by EGG FIRM, Straight Edge

Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

Production Committee: SAO-A Committee

English Voice Director / ADR Script Writer: Alex von David

  CAST (Japanese / English)

Kirito (Kazuto Kirigaya): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka / Bryce Papenbrook

Asuna (Asuna Yuuki): Haruka Tomatsu / Cherami Leigh

Alice: Ai Kayano / Kayli Mills

Lisbeth: Ayahi Takagaki / Sarah Anne Williams

Silica: Rina Hidaka / Christine Marie Cabanos

Klein: Hiroaki Hirata / Kirk Thornton

Agil: Hiroki Yasumoto / Patrick Seitz

Sinon: Miyuki Sawashiro / Michelle Ruff

Selka: Kaori Maeda / Jackie Lastra

Ronie Arabel: Reina Kondo / Deneen Melody

Tiese Schtrinen: Kaori Ishihara / Kimberly Woods

Rinko Kojiro: Sanae Kobayashi / Jennifer Losi

Seijirou Kikuoka: Toshiyuki Morikawa / Matt Mercer

Deusolbert Synthesis Seven: Hikaru Hanada / Armen Taylor

Fanatio Synthesis Two: Hitomi Nabatame / Laila Berzins

Bercouli Synthesis One: Junichi Suwabe / Imari Williams

Leafa (Suguha Kirigaya): Ayana Taketatsu / Cassandra Lee Morris

Yui: Kanae Ito / Stephanie Sheh

Takeru Higa: Kenji Nojima / Brian Beacock

Golgorosso Balto: Ryo Sugisaki / Mick Lauer

Sheyta Synthesis Twelve: Lynn / Justine Huxley

Renly Synthesis Twenty-Seven: Mutsumi Tamura / Morgan Berry

Linel Synthesis Twenty-Eight: Hina Kino / Brianna Knickerbocker

Fizel Synthesis Twenty-Nine: Konomi Kohara / Michelle Marie

Eldrie Synthesis Thirty-One: Takeaki Masuyama / Ethan Murray

Gabriel Miller / Dark God Vecta: Akira Ishida / Greg Chun

Vassago Casals: Tsuyoshi Koyama / Xander Mobus

Critter: Isshin Chiba / Jon Allen

Iskahn: Taku Yashiro / Khoi Dao

Dee Eye Ell: Yuhko Kaida / Kari Wahlgren

Lilpilin: Junya Enoki / Aleks Le

About Aniplex of America Inc.

Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company’s ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, KILL la KILL, Gurren Lagann, Monogatari series, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-, Cells at Work!, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED and many more. In 2017, the company released the English version of the popular mobile game, Fate/Grand Order.

[recentanimenews]

Aniplex Of America Outlines Plans For "Anohana," "Monogatari" And "Sword Art Online" Blu-rays

 Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel at Otakon today their plans for a number of home video releases, including an Anohana set, Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, and more Monogatari! G

  Anohana Blu-ray Box Set

Available on 10.31.2017

http://ift.tt/2nRjTOG

Disc Spec ■ Spoken Language: English & Japanese ■ Subtitles: English ■ Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen ■ Episodes: 11 ■ Number of Disc: 2 Blu-ray Discs ■ Total Run Time: Approx. 256 min. ■ Rating: 13 UP Bonus Contents ■ Textless Opening & Ending ■ Web Previews ■ Trailers and Commercials ■ English Dub Teaser ■ English Dub Trailer ■ English Dub Bloopers ■ English Dub Commentary * Bonus contents subject to change. * Bonus contents include English subtitles. Bonus Materials & Package ■ 60-page Deluxe Booklet ■ Rigid Box ■ Package Illustrated by Masayoshi Tanaka (Character Design) * Bonus contents subject to change.

SRP $149.98 Sales Price $119.98

INTRODUCTION

When we were kids, we were always together.

I was a leader of the group. I was confident. I wasn't afraid of anything. Until that day that I said something to her — something I would regret for a long time.

I didn’t mean to hurt her. I just thought I would apologize the next day. But that “next day” never came. We all drifted apart, closing off our little wounded hearts.

Time passed, and one summer day a miracle happened. She appeared before me out of the blue.

“I have a wish that I want you to grant for me.”

However, she didn’t remember what her wish was. And so, to realize her “wish,” we will reunite once again at our secret base.

  STAFF

Original Story: CHO HEIWA BUSTERS

Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai

Screenplay: Mari Okada

Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Masayoshi Tanaka

Art Director: Tsutomu Ishigaki

Art Setting: Koki Fukushima

Prop Design: Yukie Hiyamizu

Color Design: Kazuko Nakashima

Editor: Shigeru Nishiyama

CG Director / Director of Photography: Shinji Nasu

Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa

Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano

Sound Engineer: Ayumu Anzai

Sound Production: Magic Capsule

Music: REMEDIOS

Music Production: Aniplex Inc. / FUJI PACIFIC MUSIC, Inc.

Chief Producers: Hiroyuki Shimizu / Koji Yamamoto

Producers: Shunsuke Saito / Noriko Ozaki

Animation Producer: Mikihiro Iwata

Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

Produced by ANOHANA Project / Aniplex Inc. / Fuji Television Network, Inc / Dentsu Inc.

  CAST (Japanese/English):

Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi: Miyu Irino / Griffin Burns

Meiko "Menma" Honma: Ai Kayano / Xanthe Huynh

Naruko "Anaru" Anjo: Haruka Tomatsu / Erica Lindbeck

Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki: Takahiro Sakurai / Ray Chase

Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi: Saori Hayami / Erica Mendez

Tetsudo "Poppo" Hisakawa: Takayuki Kondo / Kaiji Tang

Atsushi Yadomi: Mitsuru Ogata / Kirk Thornton

Toko Yadomi: Sayaka Ohara / Laura Post

Jinta (Child): Mutsumi Tamura / Tara Sands

Atsumu (Child): Asami Seto / Michelle Ruff

Tetsudo (Child): Aki Toyosaki / Abby Trott

Haruna: Kaoru Mizuhara / Cherami Leigh

Aki: Yui Makino / Brianna Knickerbocker

Manabu Honma: Makoto Yasumura / Chris Smith

Irene Honma: Fuyuka Ohura / Karen Strassman

Satoshi Honma: Kaoru Mizuhara / Marianne Miller

  Voice Director & ADR Script Writer: Patrick Seitz

  KIZUMONOGATARI PART 3: REIKETSU Blu-ray

Coming 11/21

THE ORIGIN STORY OF THE MONOGATARI SERIES - THE FINALE OF THE TRILOGY MOVIE!

This highly anticipated film has brought together an all-star creative team including Director Tatsuya Oishi (Series Director of BAKEMONOGATARI), Character Designer Akio Watanabe (Monogatari Series), Chief Director Akiyuki Shimbou (Madoka Magica, Monogatari Series, NISEKOI) and Studio SHAFT (Madoka Magica, Monogatari Series, NISEKOI).

PART 3: REIKETSU STORY

With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-Shot-Acerola-Orion-Heart-Underblade in order to become a human again.

Disc Spec

Spoken Language: Japanese

Subtitle: English

Aspect ratio: 16:9 Cinemascope

Episode: Movie

Number of Disc: 2 discs (Blu-ray Disc + Soundtrack CD)

Total Run Time: approx. 82 min.

Rating: 16 UP

Bonus Contents

■ Theatrical Trailer

■ PV & CM Collections

Bonus Contents

■ PART 3: REIKETSU Original Soundtrack CD

■ Deluxe Booklet

■ Pin-up Postcard Set

■ Package Illustrated by Akio Watanabe (Character Design)

Price

SRP: $89.98

Retail Price: $69.98

    KOYOMIMONOGATARI Blu-ray Set

Coming 12/19

Disc Spec ■ Spoken Language: Japanese ■ Subtitle: English ■ Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Cinemascope ■ Episodes: 12 short episodes ■ Number of Disc: 2 Blu-ray discs ■ Total Run Time: approx. 150 min. ■ Rating: 16 UP Bonus Contents ■ PV & CM Collections Bonus Materials & Package ■ Deluxe Booklet ■ Pin-up Postcard Set ■ Package Illustrated by Akio Watanabe (Character Design)  *Bonus materials subject to change

SRP $89.98 Sales Price $69.98

Introduction “You’re looking for a horror story? I wish I got one for you.” Untold stories… one per month for one year… Taking place between other Monogatari stories, a chapter not yet told surrounds Koyomi Araragi and the strange happenings he gets pulled into over the course of a year. With one episode told per month, the story unravels in this 12 episode-long series of shorts.

      Coming 12/19 After its overwhelmingly successful worldwide theatrical release, Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- makes its debut on Blu-ray and DVD!  STORY The NerveGear, the world’s first dedicated full-dive device developed by the genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba in 2022…a revolutionary machine that opened up infinite possibilities for the world of VR (Virtual Reality). 4 years later…. A next-generation, wearable multi-device called the Augma has been released to compete with the NerveGear’s successor, the Amusphere. A cutting-edge machine boasting the ability to enhance AR (Augmented Reality) to the maximum, the Augma offers a safe, user-friendly experience, as it can be used while the player is awake, making it an instant hit. Its most popular title is an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma, “Ordinal Scale (a.k.a. OS).” Kirito is about to join Asuna and the others as an Ordinal Scale player, but they’re about to find out that it isn’t all fun and games…

  Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- Limited Edition Blu-ray

Description Spoken Languages: Japanese & English Subtitles: English & Spanish Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen Episodes: Feature Movie Number of Discs: 2 (a Blu-ray & CD) Total Run Time: approx. 120 min. Rating: 16 UP *Brief nudity and some violence. Parental guidance suggested.  Bonus Contents ■ Audio Commentary by Creators and Japanese Cast: (Tomohiko Ito, Shingo Adachi, Reki Kawahara, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu and Sayaka Kanda) ■ Special Short Animation: Sword Art OFFline –Ordinal Scale– * Bonus contents subject to change. * Bonus contents include English subtitles.  Bonus Materials & Package ■ Bonus Music CD: - “Ubiquitous dB –Special ver.-” by Asuna Yuuki (cv: Haruka Tomatsu), Keiko Ayano (cv: Rina Hidaka) - “Break Beat Bark! –special ver.-" by Rika Shinozaki (cv: Ayahi Takagaki), Shino Asada (cv: Miyuki Sawashiro) - “longing –movie ver.-,” “delete –movie ver.-" and “smile for you –movie ver.-" by Yuna (cv: Sayaka Kanda) ■ Deluxe Booklet ■ Rigid Box * Bonus contents subject to change.  SRP: $79.98 Retail Price: $69.98

  Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- Standard Edition Blu-ray

Description Spoken Languages: Japanese & English Subtitles: English & Spanish Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen Episodes: Feature Movie Number of Disc: 1 Blu-ray disc Total Run Time: approx. 120 min. Rating: 16 UP *Brief nudity and some violence. Parental guidance suggested.  Bonus Contents ■ Audio Commentary by Creators and Japanese Cast: (Tomohiko Ito, Shingo Adachi, Reki Kawahara, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu and Sayaka Kanda) ■ Special Short Animation: Sword Art OFFline –Ordinal Scale– * Bonus contents subject to change. * Bonus contents include English subtitles.  SRP: $49.98 Retail Price: $39.98

  Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- Standard DVD

Description Spoken Languages: Japanese & English Subtitles: English & Spanish Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen Episodes: Feature Movie Number of Disc: 1 DVD disc Total Run Time: approx. 120 min. Rating: 16 UP *Brief nudity and some violence. Parental guidance suggested.  SRP: $39.98 Retail Price: $29.98

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[sinkableruby]

ougi and hanekawa's rivalry is funny because ougi will be like "haha hey you suck dumb bigtits haha hanekawa more like dumbekawa oh sorry am i annoying you well good cause i hate you haha" and then hanekawa will be like "lowkey kinda wish you were dead ngl" and ougi will just be like ":("

#ITS SO MEAN #:( #hanekawa really says that? no dignity >:( #yet another reminder to listen to the audio commentaries #monogatari #oshino ougi #ougiposting #hanekawa tsubasa

[sinkableruby]

do you think Suruga Kanbaru gets enough appearances in the Monogatari Series?

no i think she needs more, but in a certain context (mentions of the light novels ahead!)

araragi is the main POV character throughout the series, so generally when we see her we see her from his lens, IN the context of the pair interacting, meaning we’re mostly only looking at one side of her. and their dynamic remains mostly unchanged (although i haven’t read shinobumonogatari yet so i cant b sure) so seeing more of her would probably just be seeing more of that dynamic. which is fine bc its fun but on its own it doesnt quite warrant more appearances (which is why i like their interaction in musubi a lot, it’s a little different from their usual).

but like, she’s an interesting character (i mean, all nisioisin characters are lol) and she’s also a strong protagonist. i was super surprised when i learned hanamonogatari doesn’t seem to be that popular bc i honestly really like it (and she was really good in orokamonogatari too). like, the times when kanbaru is most interesting to me are when it’s not an araragi pov/when its her pov (same goes for most of the other girls too just by virtue of seeing them in a different light). so i feel like itd be v cool to get more appearances of her separate from him.

#naka dont look #i rewatched shinobu mail with a friend recently #and i was surprised at how much i'd forgotten that kanbaru is like #consistently the goat in that arc lol #especially during her convo with shinobu #but she also just carries the whole thing in general #also also if you look at the audio commentaries at all the ones she does with ougi are some of the funniest shit #esp the hana ones #monogatari #monogatari light novel #musubimonogatari #owarimonogatari #hanamonogatari #orokamonogatari #kanbaru suruga #suruga kanbaru #shinobu mail #araragi koyomi #ava dont look

[youretheonewhoblogs]

sadness in ougi dark commentary tracks

so mean 😭

#dont hurt the darkness' feelings! #:( #ougisweep #monogatari #oshino ougi #hanekawa tsubasa #monogatari series #audio commentaries #spoilers #also these three audio commentaries are great as usual #you get to hear ougis thoughts on the finale isnt that nice #go watch the audio commentary tracks theyre on youtube go #(specifically the ones with ougi in them)

[sinkableruby]

Funniest Monogatari characters?

this one is also ougi, easily. have you listened to those audio commentaries

hitagi is also funny though, and koyomi too with his retorts

#ougiposting #monogatari

[sinkableruby]

do you think any of the other characters from Monogatari would be able to beat Ougi in a bmx race, and which of them do you think would cheat in the most interesting manner while trying?

KALKDFALKFDA i love how you phrased it like it's already understood that people would have to cheat to do it

ok the objectively correct but also boring answer is tsukihi. but shes a shoo-in so i dont wanna talk about her. she doesnt count she's unbeatable! realistically, if ougi were to be doing a bmx race and be faced with her, they would simply Not Race lol

ok first i will talk about the people who wouldn't cheat. (spoilers up to nademonogatari under the cut meaning nademonogatari is included)

kanbaru would not cheat she would want to do it fair and square. she would train for the occasion but she doesnt know how to ride a bike (semi canonically? idk how canonical the audio commentaries are) so she’d probably struggle, and even though she’s athletic i can’t imagine she’d win or get close to it (rip). karen would have the best chances of winning legitimately. i’d imagine she probably knows how to ride a bike bc shes got easy access since koyomi is always riding them. and her level of fitness is absolutely insane, so she could pull it off. but ougi has lots of bicycle experience, and does like tricks and stuff for it. and they can do crazy stunts without worrying about damage to the user. so its a toss up here, but karen could win. hanekawa would not win. ougi would not allow it, their pride would not allow it. hanekawa would try to win, as part of her rivalry with them. but ougi would probably rather die than allow her to win especially when it concerns a hobby of theirs so they dont its as simple as that. i dont think hanekawa would be too much of a challenge, but she’s very powerful and unpredictable so ougi would take no chances. eliminate with extreme prejudice. now for the last of the non-cheaters, koyomi (surprisingly). dont get me wrong he would absolutely cheat against like at least half of the other cast if he felt like he couldn’t win easily or if he started losing. but he would be way too terrified to cheat against ougi. and there’s absolutely no way he wins against ougi without cheating, i mean come on. ougi can do cool little tricks and knows all his weaknesses. i think he would keep up decently at first but ultimately be completely destroyed near the end of the race.

ok now for the cheaters 😈 (spoilers: none of them could win)

nadeko would cheat here because she would know that she has no chance of winning whatsoever if she doesnt, and she doesnt really like ougi all that much so she doesnt feel too bad about it. now the WAY she decides to cheat varies. nadeko would much rather rely on her own abilities instead of asking yotsugi or tsukihi for help, so she might draw a shikigami of anti-nadeko (or a more cooperative version with the same strength) to throw/boost her instead, which you could argue is technically not cheating because its still her own power moving the bmx. senjougahara really cheats? no dignity! she would act like shes gonna do it fair and square and then totally shamelessly cheat bc she doesnt think she can win at all. i think she would race normally, and then once ougi got far ahead enough she would try to cut ahead by going off the tracks and taking a shortcut. i think i can picture a universe where sodachi cheats so heres what she’d do. and she’s probably the most creative one about it. i think, given her penchant for careful and precise planning, she would add obstacles to the course. its hard to do and it would take a while, but its also hard to check for if you do it right. she wouldnt even necessarily have to buy materials either, assuming the race doesnt happen somewhere built for the purpose of bicycle racing. she could just move stuff from the general terrain around the course to make it look like it was something that happened by accident, while having knowledge of where the traps were and how to get past them. think like moving around rocks and boulders, small logs and dirt piles and stuff like that. stuff that could put the bicycle off balance, or would require slowing down or rerouting, especially stuff that looks deceptively harmless. shinobu would cheat, but not intentionally, she just has no interest in the rules and doesnt intend to learn what they are. so the moment the race starts, in order to “get to the goal the fastest” she goes off track. yotsugi ABSOLUTELY cheats, but probably not in an interesting way. she just uses unlimited rulebook to boost her bike into the air. i think she potentially maybe could use it to just speed up, but i think she wouldnt have the patience for that at all and would rather just skip the whole race asap. mayoi is unable to ride the bmx. she just isn’t good at it. she’s small and its kinda big and unwieldy so its just hard to do. i think her cheat would be the kind of cheat that doesnt really have much practical chance of succeeding long term, like tying her bmx to ougi’s so she can get pulled along. i think she’d try to frame it as like a cooperative thing like let’s get to the finish line together type deal. but i cant see her having the heart to actually betray someone right at the finish line, so she would just lose. she probably wouldnt care that much anyway

but the reason why not just hachikuji but none of the cheaters would have a chance at winning is because while ougi could potentially be miffed at losing, there’s no way they’d let a cheater slip by. and they’d have a lot of fun catching the cheats and working around them. they would examine for possible cheats based on the opponent and prepare countermeasures far in advance-- all in all, cheating is bad against ougi because its like when you pirate a game and the final boss becomes impossible to beat on your copy. youre ramping up the difficulty to such an extreme level that its better to just do it legit. ougi’s ability and desire to win probably increases exponentially if their opponent is cheating, as well as their enjoyment of the race.

here’s how they would deploy the countermeasures:

ougi would definitely anticipate the shikigami move and have some countermeasures in mind. i imagine they might try to convince anti-nadeko she’s being used for a silly purpose (she is) and make her not want to help, OR the much more Fun way they would go to the drawing in the notebook right before nadeko brings it to life and erase the arms without nadeko noticing. so it has no arms and can’t help her. oops! senjougahara’s move... it’s just kinda silly. i think it’s too silly for ougi to prepare anything really crazy. if anything they prolly just pick to do the race at a time + place where the shortcuts aren’t actually helpful at all. like construction blocking the way, rocky terrain, that sort of thing. and then they’d just do the race and win normally sodachi’s planning is her own downfall as usual :( ougi is very cool and just uses the added obstacles as like ramps and shit. and uses the ramps to go over harder obstacles, or just fucking lifts the bmx up somehow like in otorimongatari. and sodachi just doesnt have that kinda technical prowess, or the ability to predict that someone would be able to do that (which is reasonable). rip as for shinobu, she’s instantly disqualified so ougi just goes off track with her for the hell of it (and wins anyway, of course) yotsugi’s impatience gets the best of her here-- she’d have had a lot easier time if she had just tried to speed herself up, but by attempting a leap she leaves herself wayy more open to counterattacks. i think ougi would choose the most slapstick way of going about this so i’d imagine that, understanding that unlimited rulebook involves a lot of explosive force, they would bring a slingshot to the race. and they’d wait till yotsugi tried to use the rulebook and then with one perfectly placed projectile, knock yotsugi’s foot to the side juuust so, so that the angle of the leap is altered, and she goes careening away at high speed. teehee shouldnt have cheated! of course yotsugi would be fine even after a crash bc shes a doll, so its okay to go for more dangerous counterattacks in ougi’s mind. for hachikuji, she wouldnt have the opportunity to not betray ougi bc she wouldnt get to the finish line tow truck/three legged race style in the first place. she would be like “lets get there together” and ougi would just pull out a pair of scissors and be like “nope ✂” even though they know she probably wouldnt even try to win. they are just devious like that

so yeah none of the cheaters would win. ougi would want more of them to cheat so they could win anyway and have fun with it. like ooh youre cheating now i can be evil. honestly same

#spoilers in the tags #theres a cool little tidbit in otorimonogatari light novels #where when ougi crashes #and shes lying still on the ground #nadeko notices that its like all the times koyomi is dead #which is a fun detail #and good foreshadowing #of course they would have the same regeneration power #but also is that implying ougi fucking died there for a second???? that's so fucking funny???? #owarimonogatari ge #otorimonogatari #monogatari #monogatari spoilers #naka dont look #oshino ougi #kanbaru suruga #araragi karen #hanekawa tsubasa #araragi koyomi #sengoku nadeko #hachikuji mayoi #ononoki yotsugi #sodachi oikura #senjougahara hitagi #oshino shinobu #long post #ougiposting

[sinkableruby]

hello, i'm sorry to bother you. can you please tell me which season of monogatari this post is from?

https://sinkableruby.tumblr.com/post/718952705078525952/happy-pride-month

it's from the hanamonogatari audio commentary tracks! the final track, near the end of the episode, specifically.

hope that helps!

[valhallakonbi]

(stale discourse post incoming)

listen, i really want kanbaru to be a lesbian as much as the next guy and i know she self identifies as one in bakemonogatari but i really don't believe things are so black and white with her sexual orientation.

bakemonogatari was written in 2005-2006 by a 25 year old japanese man who wanted to convey that she is a young girl who likes women. there's a lot of allusions to kanbaru being open to relationships with boys including koyomi and ougi (in the audio commentary for hanamono). i believe in the hanamonogatari LN, she even tells numachi she likes boys too, and likes them short and kind.

if there's a lesbian in monogatari it's just as likely that it would be nadeko, ironically enough, but even that is a grey area. they are teenagers after all, and a lot of what they're going through is messy and confusing.

tldr; both interpretations (bisexual or lesbian) are fine, to me at least, even though male fans (on reddit and such, in western fandom) are especially annoying in overlooking her character and sexuality

#valhalla txt #further context for this: i am a lesbian and having an out and proud lesbian character is what got me into the series