MVM Licence Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari

Nisemonogatari, the second TV anime series based on Nisio Isin’s Monogatari light novel series, is set to have its first of two DVD and Blu-ray volumes released on 16th December by distributor MVM Entertainment, who also released the previous series Bakemonogatari earlier this year. Today, MVM Entertainment revealed on their social media pages that if you order the first … Continued

While I found the first half of Nisemonogartari entertaining, there were problems with a lack of character development for Araragi’s sister Karen during her own arc and the large amounts of fan service. Sadly similar issues occur in the next arc which slightly affected my overall enjoyment. These last four episodes contain the arc ‘Tsukihi Phoenix’, which has the same … Continued

Following an announcement four years ago and a series of successful television anime adaptations, the Japanese animation studio SHAFT will be bringing Nisio Isin’s avant garde Monogatari light novel series to the big screen next year, according to an announcement made following the premiere of Owarimonogatari, the franchise’s seventh television anime series. Opening on 8th January 2016, Kizumonogatari I: Blood And … Continued

New anime releases this week Nisemonogatari: Part Two (Blu-Ray) (MVM Films) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £14.78 Nisemonogatari: Part Two (DVD) (MVM Films) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £12.96

It’s rare that you see a massive-selling title in the recent anime scene in Japan, unless it’s something like Haruhi or Gundam. However back in 2009, a little anime show called Bakemonogatari surprisingly became one of those huge, successful titles – and so four years later, this title comes to our shores and I’m here … Continued