History YMMV / Bakemonogatari

* SignatureScene: [[{{Fanservice}} The]] [[IncestSubtext toothbrush]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything scene]], natch.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** The various opening songs. Some examples stand out, but most, if not all of them are visually appealing and feature a unique artistic bent, courtesy of Creator/StudioShaft.
** "Prologue", the track that plays over the "Kizumonogatari" montage in the beginning. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HvdhFibAK4 Check it out]] on a Haruhi AMV here. It's badass.
** The violin piece that plays while Koyomi bathes in Nisemonogatari is rather interesting.
*** The piece with the bells near the end with Shinobu.
** Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-NUmIzrhcs Kaiki's theme]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXsIUmsRQ4 Monkey Island - Lechuck's theme]] - that is all.

* TakeThatScrappy: [[TalkToTheFist Senjougahara knocking Oikura out]] in episode 3 of ''Owarimonogatari''. Episode 5 shows just how much damage she did: Oikura had to stay home from school for two days and her face swelled to the point where she couldn't pronounce the "ra" syllable, which might invoke a little sympathy- although, since Oikura did spend about 15 minutes talking shit to Araragi and Senjougahara and even [[ArmorPiercingSlap slapped the latter]], it's hard to argue she didn't get what she deserved.

* DieForOurShip: Fans of Hachikuji vs. fans of Nadeko, due to the [[TokenMiniMoe One-Young Girl Rule]]. Hachikuji's fans denounce Nadeko's character as one-dimensionally [[GreenEyedMonster driven by jealousy]] and a ManipulativeBastard who uses her {{Moe}} factor to her advantage. Likewise, Nadeko's fans slam Hachikuji for being irrelevant save for ComicRelief after her arc and call her a BrattyHalfPint who [[KarmaHoudini gets away with saying all sorts of insulting things that would not be acceptable if she was older]].

* ContestedSequel: Many who enjoyed ''Bakemonogatari'' have expressed distaste for ''Nisemonogatari'', thanks to it dialing the {{Fanservice}} UpToEleven. In addition, the pacing also drew flak, with the "Karen Bee" arc [[{{Padding}} being drawn out over 7 episodes]]. ''Nekomonogatari: Kuro'' got the fans back on track, and ''Monogatari Series Second Season'' seems to have fully [[WinBackTheCrowd Won Back the Crowd]].

* CommonKnowledge: The entire ''Monogatari'' series became a victim of the "too deep for you" trend in the early 2010s, as it ended up being proclaimed as a supposed "symbolistic" masterpiece. Turns out all NisiOisiN wanted to do was write a fun work, albeit one targeted primarily at a Japanese audience (hence all the puns which are difficult to adapt without losing something in context).

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Fans have theorized that all the oddities simply stand in for otherwise mundane life problems; the ones with the most merit are Hitagi's (her "weightlessness" being caused by an eating disorder--it's noted, for example, that she has become much more attractive in the past few years), Suruga's (well, extreme jealousy, that's barely a stretch there) and Hanekawa's (her problem could disassociative, multiple personality, or bipolar disorder, depending on the interpretation of Black Hanekawa and the Tiger; it might even just be normal lashing out from stress). Nadeko would be "constricted" by the thoughts and actions of the jealous and spiteful, and Mayoi could be the AdultFear of a child lost forever.

* FoeYay: Senjougahara and Kaiki. Kaiki believes that when they first met, Senjougahara fell in love with him (which she denies). [[spoiler: The Hitagi End arc revealed that he admired and cared about Senjougahara a lot (he destroyed the cult her mother joined and arranged for the divorce, believing it was best for her). His irritation with her boyfriend and her proposition of prostituting herself implies that it's not a platonic love either. Senjougahara admits herself that she came to enjoy their time together and even flirts with him a little (joking about how he must have been excited to have a high school girl at his command and the color of her underwear).]] Further fueled by the ''Koimonogatari'' OP in which they're like a broken up couple who are still unable to move on.

** Sodachi Oikura probably beat both Kaiki and the kid from ''Koimonogatari'' in the instant hatedom department. At first, she only copped heat from [[EnsembleDarkhorse Ougi]] fans who were worried she would take screentime away from their favorite character, but following episode 3 of ''Owarimonogatari'', where her character arc begins, there was hardly a fan who didn't despise her, mainly due to her completely unwarranted bitchy attitude towards Araragi. The hate softened a bit after Hanekawa and Araragi's visit to her house, [[BrokenBird where she's just too pitiful to hate]]. It helps that she took responsibility for her actions and her backstory was revealed: [[spoiler:She probably has had the most severe TraumaCongaLine out of everyone in the cast, including outright AttemptedSuicide and ''taking care of her mother's dead body'' because the death {{BreakTheCutie}} broke her ''that much'']]. Creator/MarinaInoue's heartfelt monologue was a big help, and within hours of that episode's airing, the hate for her switched to sympathy and schadenfreude. In fact, it reached the point where many in the fandom poured hate on Senjougahara because [[spoiler:she accepted Oikura's apology in a rather backhanded, arrogant manner and refused to apologize for hitting her]]. Nonetheless, she's still a BaseBreakingCharacter due to meta reasons and the fact that [[NeverLiveItDown some fans still can't forgive her for her earlier actions]], but she's getting a great deal more sympathy than she got at the beginning.

** Sodachi Oikura probably beat both Kaiki and the kid from ''Koimonogatari'' in the instant hatedom department. At first, she only copped heat from [[EnsembleDarkhorse Ougi]] fans who were worried she would take screentime away from their favorite character, but following episode 3 of ''Owarimonogatari'', where her character arc begins, there was hardly a fan who didn't despise her, mainly due to her completely unwarranted bitchy attitude towards Araragi. The hate softened a bit after Hanekawa and Araragi's visit to her house, [[BrokenBird where she's just too pitiful to hate]]. It helps that she took responsibility for her actions and her backstory was revealed: [[spoiler:She probably has had the most severe TraumaCongaLine out of everyone in the cast, including outright AttemptedSuicide and ''taking care of her mother's dead body'' because the death {{BreakTheCutie}}broke her ''that much'']]. Creator/MarinaInoue's heartfelt monologue was a big help, and within hours of that episode's airing, the hate for her switched to sympathy and schadenfreude. In fact, it reached the point where many in the fandom poured hate on Senjougahara because [[spoiler:she accepted Oikura's apology in a rather backhanded, arrogant manner and refused to apologize for hitting her]]. Nonetheless, she's still a BaseBreakingCharacter due to meta reasons and the fact that [[NeverLiveItDown some fans still can't forgive her for her earlier actions]], but she's getting a great deal more sympathy than she got at the beginning.

** Sodachi Oikura probably beat both Kaiki and the kid from ''Koimonogatari'' in the instant hatedom department. At first, she only copped heat from [[EnsembleDarkhorse Ougi]] fans who were worried she would take screentime away from their favorite character, but following episode 3 of ''Owarimonogatari'', where her character arc begins, there was hardly a fan who didn't despise her, mainly due to her completely unwarranted bitchy attitude towards Araragi. The hate softened a bit after Hanekawa and Araragi's visit to her house, [[BrokenBird where she's just too pitiful to hate]]. It helps that she took responsibility for her actions and her backstory was revealed: [[spoiler:She probably has had the most severe TraumaCongaLine out of everyone in the cast, including outright AttemptedSuicide and ''taking care of her mother's dead body'' because the death {{br|eakTheCutie}}oke her ''that much'']]. Creator/MarinaInoue's heartfelt monologue was a big help, and within hours of that episode's airing, the hate for her switched to sympathy and schadenfreude. In fact, it reached the point where many in the fandom poured hate on Senjougahara because [[spoiler:she accepted Oikura's apology in a rather backhanded, arrogant manner and refused to apologize for hitting her]]. Nonetheless, she's still a BaseBreakingCharacter due to meta reasons and the fact that [[NeverLiveItDown some fans still can't forgive her for her earlier actions]], but she's getting a great deal more sympathy than she got at the beginning.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: As explained in this Website/AnimeNewsNetwork [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-08-07/monogatari-is-a-disaster/.90575 article]], part of the reason why it hasn't caught on too much in North America is that the series essentially does a bunch of different genres at once, which, combined with its extremely unconventional style and its overuse of CerebusRollercoaster, resulting in several episodes being {{Bizarro episode}}s relative to to other episodes, could throw off a lot of potential viewers. Furthermore, the extreme sexual overtones and [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice]], sometimes involving minors has also turned off many potential viewers.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Koyomi getting into a fight with a 5th-grader, beating her up (mildly), and then ''laughing'' about it. [[spoiler:The fact that she's already dead may or may not make this worse.]] The light novel's description of the fight made it worse, detailing liquids that came out of her mouth that may or may have not been ''stomach acid.''

* Shinobu Oshino and Black Hanekawa are also this as well especially with Shinobu going over about donuts are nice and delicious is absolutely adorable and Black Hanekawa repeating what the Main Character said with the most adorable face possible.

* Shinobu Oshino and Black Hanekawa are also this as well especially with Shinobu going over about donuts are nice and delicious is absolutely adorable and Black Hanekawa repeating what the Main Character said in the most adorable way possible with the most adorable face possible.