monogatari light novel review

absolutely loved this first novel, great narration and fantastic story, would reccomed to anyone looking for an interesting take on your typical anime protagonist and adventure

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I need the next book please audible

Music, narration, all the voice actors did a great job. Feels of high production value.

I would probably recommend reading a synopsis before starting. If it interests you even a little, go for it.

Kizumonogatari is a prequel to the main monogatari series but the author recommended reading After the Bakemonogatari season.

Having said that, you can indeed begin with this book as a solid introduction.

I was hooked on the first chapter till the end.

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excellent work by all the crew and cast

Where does KIZUMONOGATARI rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the better audios in a while

What did you like best about this story?

As I'm still waiting to see the final part of the Anime this was an fantastic way to find out what happens to all. As future stories in the series never explain the why or what happens to Kiss Shot

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

I felt all captured the voice for the roles especially as there is no dubbed Anime version they have left their imprint on the roles

Any additional comments?

I know it isn't likely but I really hope this series continues to be transferred into audio book.

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I look forward to seeing the movie.

the monogatari series has always been interesting especially in anime version. so I was surprised to see an audio book version and really enjoyed it. I hope that the rest of the series comes out in audio book format as well.

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Loved it!

I've been holding off on checking out the monogatari series for a few years now especially the animated series due to my poor reading speed and the speedy dialogue it seems to have.

I immediately picked up this title once I saw it and I sincerely wish there were more of the books in the series available on audible.

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really enjoyed the way this story was performed.

this is a great story that has been performed to a high standard. I am a fan for life now and can't wait for more of the same.

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Spot on.

Listened to this with my audible trail not expecting much but it blowed me away. It's really good.

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Something good happen to you today?

Hell yes.
After feeling pretty meh about the first Kizu film, I wanted to know if it’s worth investing in further...now I just want to buy all the books instead because holy cow I loved it.
With the initial setup of the story I figured it was just going to be ok at most, pretty standard but enjoyable. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! Part of me is tempted to even say flawless. The story is constantly ramping up, character relationships are so interesting, and much like the story steadily and organically build as it progresses and can safely say I’ve never heard such a detailed description of panties in my life
One franchise I always thought wouldn’t work as an English translation outside of a written format was Monogatari. God damn was I wrong. The voice acting from Keith, Eric and Cristina is absolutely perfection, each of them bringing distinct voices to each of the characters they play, despite voicing multiple characters (which I admit I was very skeptical about), clearly fantastic direction by Tony as well!

Really wish more of the books were adapted into this format, but now I’ve got to get to a point where I can listen to Neko without spoilers

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Great introduction to the Bakemonogatari world

Would you listen to KIZUMONOGATARI again? Why?

This is one of the rare occasions in which I would read or listen again to a book.
Not only the story is absorbing, but the narrators do a pretty good job at making the characters come to life.

What did you like best about this story?

As a Bakemonogatari fan I loved how this book explains all the things that were thrown at the viewer in the anime and never explained.
As an anime fan, it was like reading an anime series.
As a fantasy fan it is a smart urban fantasy tale with a nice, fresh spin on vampires and monsters and their relations with humans. If you are fed up with all that cliché modern fantasy novels that look like they were all made from the same mold look no further!

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Having watched multiple Bakemonogatari series and knowing how western voice actors tend to always get the tone of the voice of anime characters wrong I was pretty scared by how this might have ended.
However, even though the characters sometimes sound strange (there are some times in which characters convey a specific emotion through their voice when it is obvious that they should convey another one, especially if you know the characters from previous works) this audiobook's voice performance greatly surpassed my expectations.
The main character's narrator was the best one of the three, sounding almost like the Japanese voice actor, and Cristina Vee did an awesome job when performing the lines of the younger versions of Kisshot.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

"Lots of talking involved"

Any additional comments?

If you are a Bakemonogatari fan and you ended up on this audiobook I think you do not need my review to decide whether to buy it or not.

However, if you are a fantasy fan I would suggest you to give it a shot, but be mindful that some parts look like they came out of a dictionary definition of "Japanese wackiness". If you like these kind of things or can overlook some wackiness you are in for a great ride.

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Exactly what I was looking for

After seeing anime and the movies, this gives more depth to the story.
Really enjoyed this, and looking forward for the next releases

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