Chatty AF 227: Monogatari Watchalong Part 4 - Nisemonogatari
Tony, Vrai, and Peter return to conquer the nadir of the Monogatari series so they can enjoy Tony's promised greater pastures in Neko White and Black. Enjoy all our thoughts on the infamous toothbrush scene!
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:52 Why are we doing this?
0:05:55 It’s not good
0:06:46 Vrai and Tony see the egg GIF
0:07:36 Obligatory Senjougahara glazing
0:12:47 Karen’s place in the narrative
0:16:06 What’s Hanakawa up to?
0:19:49 Mayoi’s moments
0:25:18 The toothbrush scene actually isn’t that bad
0:35:12 Kanbaru as a model lesbian
0:36:20 Araragi’s “relationship” with his sisters
0:40:00 The Shinobu bathroom scene
0:44:41 Sexualizing sibling relationships and Shinobu
0:46:14 The “Nisemono” in Nisemonogatari
0:53:45 Itamura’s direction
0:56:47 Falseness and buddhist mental formations
1:05:10 Ononoki
1:06:00 Final thoughts
1:08:16 Next episode
1:08:59 Outro
Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social
Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social
Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social
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Recorded Saturday 29th March 2025
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:52 Why are we doing this?
0:05:55 It’s not good
0:06:46 Vrai and Tony see the egg GIF
0:07:36 Obligatory Senjougahara glazing
0:12:47 Karen’s place in the narrative
0:16:06 What’s Hanakawa up to?
0:19:49 Mayoi’s moments
0:25:18 The toothbrush scene actually isn’t that bad
0:35:12 Kanbaru as a model lesbian
0:36:20 Araragi’s “relationship” with his sisters
0:40:00 The Shinobu bathroom scene
0:44:41 Sexualizing sibling relationships and Shinobu
0:46:14 The “Nisemono” in Nisemonogatari
0:53:45 Itamura’s direction
0:56:47 Falseness and buddhist mental formations
1:05:10 Ononoki
1:06:00 Final thoughts
1:08:16 Next episode
1:08:59 Outro
Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social
Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social
Peter: https://bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social
AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist
AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist
AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist
Recorded Saturday 29th March 2025
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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