Help me find this anime?

[ryan_cs]

So I was just clicking around on youtube when I found this:
Well not this exactly, but it's a better version. Looks interesting, anyone know what this is?

 

[TakerFoxx]

I think it's called Katanagatari.

 

[Fox12]

Katanagatari (katana gatari), or sword story. It's pretty good, but it takes a long time to get going. Demolition D did a review of it a while ago, if you want a second opinion.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Yeah, that's Katanagatari.

Gotta be honest, though, I wasn't a huge fan of it.

 

[Fox12]

]Yeah, that's Katanagatari.

Gotta be honest, though, I wasn't a huge fan of it.

I was honestly disappointed. The main character was really dull. Besides...

Spoiler

I thought his sister was the best part of the show. I assumed that she was going to be the main villain. Her episodes were fascinating, and she had some of the most unique development of any character I've seen. Instead they killed her off in a rather lame, anti-climactic fashion. I stopped watching after that. They should have centered the entire story around her character.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

]Yeah, that's Katanagatari.

Gotta be honest, though, I wasn't a huge fan of it.

I was honestly disappointed. The main character was really dull. Besides...

Spoiler

I thought his sister was the best part of the show. I assumed that she was going to be the main villain. Her episodes were fascinating, and she had some of the most unique development of any character I've seen. Instead they killed her off in a rather lame, anti-climactic fashion. I stopped watching after that. They should have centered the entire story around her character.

My big problem with it is that it's too damn word-y. The episodes are an hour long, and about 95% of them are spent talking. It's especially frustrating during battles, because I swear it starts turning into Naruto. In the middle of a fight, characters would drop what they're doing to spend five minutes talking and explaining things like their pasts or their special moves, then fight for 30 seconds, and then go back to talking. It irritates me because the visuals and art style are so good, and the action scenes are exceptionally animated, yet it delivers it's conversations and exposition in such a bland, uninteresting way that doesn't take advantage of its visuals.

Spoiler

The only part I really liked was the final episode, when it kinda turned into Game of Death. That final episode to me is what the rest of the series should've been.

And yes, the sister really was the best character.

 

[Gatx]

]My big problem with it is that it's too damn word-y. The episodes are an hour long, and about 95% of them are spent talking. It's especially frustrating during battles, because I swear it starts turning into Naruto. In the middle of a fight, characters would drop what they're doing to spend five minutes talking and explaining things like their pasts or their special moves, then fight for 30 seconds, and then go back to talking. It irritates me because the visuals and art style are so good, and the action scenes are exceptionally animated, yet it delivers it's conversations and exposition in such a bland, uninteresting way that doesn't take advantage of its visuals.

The anime is based on a light novel series, which I haven't read. But if you take into account the author's other popular series, the Monogatari series, then you can kind of see why. The monogatari series basically revolves around word play and puns, with most of the antagonists relating to a pun and a supernatural creature, and most conflicts are resolved without physical violence. There's great interplay between media and medium: of course words would be the most effective tool IN A BOOK.

I'm sure it's more interesting to read a bunch of clever dialogue in book form than it is to read about a sweet fight scene, and vice-a-versa for an anime.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

]My big problem with it is that it's too damn word-y. The episodes are an hour long, and about 95% of them are spent talking. It's especially frustrating during battles, because I swear it starts turning into Naruto. In the middle of a fight, characters would drop what they're doing to spend five minutes talking and explaining things like their pasts or their special moves, then fight for 30 seconds, and then go back to talking. It irritates me because the visuals and art style are so good, and the action scenes are exceptionally animated, yet it delivers it's conversations and exposition in such a bland, uninteresting way that doesn't take advantage of its visuals.

The anime is based on a light novel series, which I haven't read. But if you take into account the author's other popular series, the Monogatari series, then you can kind of see why. The monogatari series basically revolves around word play and puns, with most of the antagonists relating to a pun and a supernatural creature, and most conflicts are resolved without physical violence. There's great interplay between media and medium: of course words would be the most effective tool IN A BOOK.

I'm sure it's more interesting to read a bunch of clever dialogue in book form than it is to read about a sweet fight scene, and vice-a-versa for an anime.

I'm aware that it's based on light novels, and that it's from the author of the Monogatari series. I actually love the Monogatari series. While I haven't read any of the novels, the anime is among my all-time favorites. I was contemplating bringing that up in my previous post as an example of a dialogue-heavy anime that I love. The Monogatari anime, however, takes advantage of its visual style, and has interesting characters that I love seeing interact with each other. I find the dialogue fun and engaging. Katanagatari's dialogue I mostly found dull and very exposition heavy, and it doesn't take advantage of it's visual style. Most of the time you're just staring at two or more people talking in a room, and it's just boring to me. The story itself I think is interesting, but it's just a chore to sit through.

Also, Monogatari has Kaiki. Katanagatari lacks a Kaiki character. Therefore, Monogatari wins.