Review of Bakemonogatari

The anime follows Koyomi Araragi as he saves different girls from demons with the help of Meme Oshino, a homeless middle aged man, and develops a kind of harem on the way. The story of each girl is told in 3 or 4 episodes. What makes this anime so good is the characters and the dialogue especially between Araragi and, the first girl he saves and the queen of tsundere, Hitagi Senjōgahara. Hitagi becomes the romantic interest for Araragi after he saves her but unlike most tsundere in anime she doesn't become all venerable instead she shows herself to be a strong and intelligent character whois more than his equal.l She becomes Araragi's girlfriend because she wants to be with him not because she depends on him which is usually the case in anime. It has to be said I have a weakness for any female character in anime which challenges and makes the main male protagonist suffer forcing them to be a man.

It has to be said the dialogue between all the characters is excellent. It is fast and intelligent and just when you begin to follow it the dialogue goes off in a tangent throwing you and Araragi off balance.

I wouldn't say any of the characters are unlikable and each one has a story although Tsubasa Hanekawa is a little boring.

The animation is very original and focuses mainly on where the characters are so there isn't any unnecessary detail.

I wouldn't say the story is anything original although there are some nice twists and there are a lot of puns which means if your not Japanese you will miss most of the humour.

This isn't my best review but if you enjoy anime with intelligent dialogue this is one for you.