
“Tsukimonogatari,” the thirteenth novel of the Monogatari series and the beginning of the end for the franchise, is the next to get the Shafting it so deserves.
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A 2nd season for yakuza love comedy Nisekoi has been announced, sure to deliver more of its romcom hilarity to eager fans despite Shaft working its namesake magic on the anime’s BD releases.
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- Author: Rift
- Categories: Anime Figures, News
- Date: Sep 23, 2014 15:05 JST
- Tags: Bakemonogatari, Figma, Food, Max Factory, Moe, PVC, Shaft, Swords, Vampires

Intoxicatingly cute century-old vampire Shinobu of the Monogatari series has received a new Figma from Max Factory, depicting the lovely young vampress in her signature dress and merrily munching some sugary confectionaries – Shinobu can adopt desperate otaku come April.
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Despite being Shafted by delay, the marathon run of Hanamonogatari has at last arrived, naturally providing more of Kanbaru’s anticipated and highly tantalizing exhibitionist antics as well as her other perverse charms – along with a host of returning characters and the start of the expectedly labyrinthine plot.
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Consistently controversial animation studio Shaft has once again stirred up fans with Nisekoi‘s 4th BD, opting to leave the obtrusive censorship that commonly plagues TV broadcasts largely untouched – and possibly in some cases the steam has actually gotten thicker for the disc…
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The corner-cutting/animation upgrade marketing studio Shaft has held fast to its namesake yet again with the recent “debasement” of Nisekoi‘s 3rd BD, questionably removing several of the once gorgeous and artistically constructed backdrops and replacing them with abstract designs more reminiscent of a Monogatari.
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The arrival of apparition anime Bakemonogatari 2‘s 3rd BD has brought a generous upgrade to the anime’s previously low-grade visuals while making sure to capture the loveliness of its many charming bishoujo – and with a surprisingly minimal amount of shafting present, as the expected exhaustive comparisons demonstrate.
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The debut of Vocaloid song series Kagerou Project‘s anime adaptation (Mekaku City Actors) has garnered some positive reception with its stellar blend of Miku-inspired moe holo-vocaloids and future-technology infused action sequences – amplified by plenty of Shaft’s trademark head tilting and ADD scene transitions.
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The third epic chapter in the Madoka Magica movie series has recently found its way onto Blu-ray, giving Madoka fans the privilege of witnessing it in the comfort of their Madocchi-shrines should they have missed the theatrical showings – or for the pleasure of possessing it as a collector’s item, considering the movie even managed an academy award.
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Now arrives the first volume of Otorimonogatari on Blu-ray, the start of the infamous “Nadeko Medusa” arc which spotlights “ultimate bitch” heroine Nadeko Sengoku – warranting the most excruciatingly thorough comparison ever, to emphasize yet again the extremes Shaft continuously go to edit Monogatari into the paragon of sub-nipple disc marketing.
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Popular romantic comedy Nisekoi plunges into its absolutely obligatory pool episode with an abundant display of its sexy schoolgirls donning alluring mizugi and sukumizu splashing forth – with gags and moe moments bringing up the rear.
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With Monogatari over for the time being, Shaft brings forth another “nise” anime, taking the form of Nisekoi – an anti-Romeo-and-Juliet love comedy involving the fake arranged relationship between rival Yakuza boss heirs – produced with Shaft’s signature animation-style and likely in for an inevitable BD Shafting if the quality of the first episode is anything to go by.
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