I never would have dreamed, after all this time, and after the anime reaching what looked like an appropriate stopping point, that we'd be receiving new Bakemonogatari. But the great news is we are, and the even greater news is that the books they're covering are better than the books that have already been covered, and the even greater news is that some of the books they're animating haven't been translated into English, so they will be all new content to all the English speakers of the world. It's stupendous news. The best thing to happen in 2024. Legendary news. It couldn't have happened to a better show.
I assume the series will air in 2024, but I can wait until 2025, the important thing is it's going to happen. This is so epic. It's like Sailor Moon Cosmos squared.
Since Bakemonogatari was on my anime wishlist, and that wish has now been granted, I switched my wish out for Dead Rock (Hiro Mashima's new manga). Since Nisio Oisin was on my good authors list, but now his books are unnecessary because there will be a superior anime version of the story, I replaced him with Isaac Asimov. I should also change my anime rankings to reflect the newly elevated value of Bakemonogatari, but I only update my rankings every once in a blue moon, and I just finished updating my rankings last month. But my estimate would be it deserves rank #12 now.
In other news, I've rewatched all the fall season 2023 great anime in one fell swoop. 100 Kanojo, Kanojo mo Kanojo, Tearmoon Empire, The Eminence in Shadow, Uma Musume, Spy x Family, Idolm@ster Million Live, everything fell before my watchful eyes. Uma Musume was still stunning the second time, I was basically in tears for the entire last three episodes, easily cementing its place as my 10th favorite anime. The others were a bit tough to rewatch so soon so quickly but they still passed the hurdle.
All that's left to rewatch is Sousou no Frieren and Sokushi Cheat which are currently airing (making it kinda impossible to rewatch them). I'm well on my way to fulfilling my promise of watching and rewatching all ranked anime in full, to prove they really are worth ranking.
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