Hanamonogatari (2014)

[花物語]

Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Studio: Shaft
Starring: Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi
Episodes: 5

Synopsis:
Hearing rumors of a devil that solves people's problems for them, Kanbaru follows the trail and is reunited with her rival from middle school.

Impressions:
This is technically part of Second Season, but because it was released eight months after Koimonogatari, I decided to separate it out as I did with the parts of First Season. As this takes place after Araragi and Senjougahara's graduation, our leads are out of focus, leaving Kanbaru to do most of the heavy lifting. This is a good opportunity to explore her character more and I feel she gets some solid development here. In keeping with what I was saying in my review of the rest of Second Season, if you really don't like Kanbaru, you're probably not going to like this arc, but it's entirely possible that giving her more depth might turn you around. At any rate, the quality level for the series remains consistent and I definitely feel this is worth watching.

Rating:
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