Apple TVBakemonogatari (2009–2013)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
Follows the adventures of Koyomi Araragi, a former vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjougahara, a loner, falls down the stairs into Koyomi's arms. Hitagi appears to weigh next to nothing, defying physics. Des...
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Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
FemPower: Yes
Overview
Follows the adventures of Koyomi Araragi, a former vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjougahara, a loner, falls down the stairs into Koyomi's arms. Hitagi appears to weigh next to nothing, defying physics. Des...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Bakemonogatari is rated neutral because its central conflicts revolve around individual psychological trauma and interpersonal relationships, with solutions emphasizing personal responsibility and self-acceptance rather than engaging with broader political or societal ideologies.
Bakemonogatari, as a Japanese production, features a cast consistent with its cultural setting without explicit racial or gender recasting of roles. The narrative focuses on character development and supernatural themes, maintaining a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities without explicitly engaging with DEI critiques.
Secondary
Bakemonogatari features Kanbaru Suruga, a prominent character who is openly lesbian. Her same-sex attraction is a key element of her character and motivations, particularly her unrequited love for Senjougahara. The series portrays her identity with dignity and complexity, integrating it into her character arc without ridicule or negative judgment, thus contributing to a net positive portrayal.
The show features female characters Suruga Kanbaru and Tsubasa Hanekawa (as Black Hanekawa) who engage in and win close-quarters physical fights against the male protagonist, Koyomi Araragi. Their victories are achieved through enhanced physical strength and speed, which are supernatural in origin.
Bakemonogatari is an anime adaptation of a light novel series. All major characters, such as Koyomi Araragi, Hitagi Senjougahara, and Tsubasa Hanekawa, maintain their established genders from the source material in the on-screen portrayal.
Bakemonogatari is an anime adaptation of a Japanese light novel series. All characters, originally depicted as Japanese in the source material, maintain that portrayal in the on-screen adaptation. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.1
Viewer Rating
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User Ratings
8.0
8.1
Critic Ratings
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