Review of Katanagatari

"Things of excellence will not die" - Japanese proverb. While some may argue it's far easier when you have a whole month to plan ahead, I'd say Katanagatari is the perfect example of what happens when you aim for quality and art, rather than dvd sales and ads. (Relatively) No one knows this anime, whereas everyone should do so. How comes I didn't give Katanagatari a 10 then? The ending left me a bit blue. Somehow, the finale doesn't feel right to me. While there are some notable precedents to jaw-dropping finales, this was more shocking than surprising. Yes, I'm that much selfish. However, works of entertainment shouldbe judged on how well they did provide leisure, right? So it's only normal that a less enjoyable ending influenced the score.

Still, Katanagatari is extremely close to being a masterpiece, and might well be so once I get over the end.

The art is amazing and even better at times, if anything it can serve a little too much fanservice: the fans of the genre will be elated, however.
The narration has no fillers, an extreme intellectual honesty, and a really enticing narration.
Music is in a class of its own: perfectly tailored to the setting, and actually pleasurable to listen to! I even have the first opening on my MP3 alongside Mozart.

Bottom line: watch it if you're not doing so already!