220https://i.ur.com/IR08yTx.png Nisemonogatari is the 3rd entry in the Monogatari series. Chronologically set after Bakemonogatari it mostly introduces Araragis sisters as well as a couple of other important characters. The title comes from the Japanese word nisemono which can translate to fake fraud imitation etc. Therefore fakes are a prevalent theme in Nisemonogatari with several characters or their actions being referred to as fake throughout the stories. To give examples Araragi often calls his sisters understanding of justice fake and the main antagonist of the story is a fraud which also works with the title. The characters introduced in Bakemonogatari are all still present in Nisemonogatari although not as much so as to give more emphasis to Karen and Tsukihi Araragi Koyomis sisters. All the wellwritten dialogue the running gags etc. is just as good if not even better. Oh and I cant really talk about Nisemonogatari without mentioning the lets say more questionable scenes involving Araragi and his sisters the word toothbrush should be enough if you know you know. So just be warned that if you dont like the more lewd parts of the series then this is the entry that will decide if youre gonna stick to it or not. To close off this review Id like to talk more about the themes of Nisemonogatari which I feel like are more emphasized than in the two previous entries. Like I said earlier Nisemonogatari is a story about fakes and in a way this story is full of fakes. Nisemonogatari poses the question of which is greater a fake or the real thing. And though there is no right or wrong answer one of the answers given by Kaiki the antagonist is that the fake is greater. Araragi may consider his sisters understanding of justice as just a game or as fake but their way of trying to help people is very real. Kaiki although a fraud and a conman is one of the more real characters in the series when it comes to his way of dealing with oddities and people in general. And Tsukihi who is revealed to not truly be Araragis sister but an immortal being is still just as much of a real member of his family by trying to fit in. Therefore in Kaikis answer to the question: The fake is of far greater value because in its deliberate attempt to be real its more real than the real thing. In other words people as fakes truly trying and putting all their effort into being something real can prove to be of far greater value than the real thing born with a natural talent or trait that makes them a certain way. In other other words working towards something and having the conviction do so is of far greater worth than having everything laid out to you. Thus concludes Nisemonogatari. Next up Nekomonogatari Black and the events of Golden Week. 220https://i.ur.com/P7wVl51.png