So, was it worth it after waiting all these years?

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I've been waiting for Kizu for about 6 or so years after reading the novel, which I still consider to be Nisio's best Mono to this day. Having watched all three, I'd say it is a very tentative 'yes'.

Here's the thing: while they took a lot of the little plot-points and themes that existed in the novel out of the movie, what they gave you instead was arguably as good. Example: the movie doesn't at all talk about Araragi's thought towards plants, and the whole theme of headpats does not receive the ample the importance it has in the novel and the rest of Monogatari anime as a whole. Coming from the decision to cut out all inner monologuing except for Araragi's last one, marking the transtition from Kizu Araragi to the Araragi everyone knows, I suppose some sacrifices were necessary. Still, sacrificing a central plot-point like headpats in particular by not having Koyomi pat Kissshot's head before he continued drawing her blood was a disappointing decision by the directors, though they also never did the build-up headpat scenes from the first part of the story correctly to begin with.

Now, as I said, a lot of what they gave us instead made it just as worth it. Araragi's smile towards Shinobu at the end of Kizu is a perfect microcosm of their relationship and was very poignant. It's not the Kizu we imagined and hoped for, certainly not a perfect adaptation, but worth the wait for me.

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>>160569358
Yes

>>160572066
Very nice my man. I went to all three and only got the poster from the second because they ran out of stock.

>>160569358
what series is this?

Absolutely. The only thing more worth the wait was showing it to my friends who I'd been taking through the series.

>>160569358
Would've worked as two films, given their combined runtime splitting it into 3 was pointless.

>>160572225
That would trigger my autism so bad.

Of course, it's amazing, even the OST are top

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Yes, loved the animation

What's the best available subs for all three?

>>160569358
No.

I spent too much of my time in the theater grinning like an idiot to say no.