The original star wars? Lord of the rings? There have been countless debates as to what is the best film trilogy of all time. Some would mention the godfather, but part III...come on, don't kid yourselves. I personally would mention Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, and I would then mention this. Rarely, if ever, does animation look this good. There were a couple of shots spread along all three films where I couldn't believe the quality of it. The character design is far beyond what we're used to in monogatari, and that's quite a statement. The character development is quite special too. Hanekawa andAraragi have such chemistry here that I almost wish you-know-who hadn't come along and ruined it. I say almost, because doesn't Senjougahara just make things more fun?