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Originally Posted by omimon

Okay I just finished reading Kabuki and.....

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Holy crap this novel is good. This novel is by all means a continuation of Shinobu and Araragi's relationship that was restarted in Nise. There were just so many things great about the novel that I don't even know where to start. First of all just let me mention that as a Shinobu fan I am bias as hell when it comes to the relationship between them but I'll try my best to keep this fair. When comes to character development Araragi and Shinobu have finally reached the stage of their relationship where they can entrust their backs to each other. Back in Nise 2 they were at the stage where they can plan and work together but now they truly do "exist for one another." This also proves what kind of stories are going to be in season 2 of the Monogatari series. Shiro completed Hanekawa's character while this one completed the relationship between Araragi and Shinobu. With this being said one might find it weird that MAYOI JIANGSHI didn't really have any Mayoi in it. Once again this novel truly is a sequel to Nise 2 because even this part of it is exactly the same too. Mayoi was used as an extremely important point but the character itself didn't really make any progress. Nisio back in Nise 2 said that the whole reason he decided to write Kabuki was because he couldn't let Mayoi's character hanging and incomplete. Looks like this either got abandoned or pushed back. It'll be hilarious if it turns out in Shinobu Time Mayoi's the one who is in the spot light and Shinobu ends up in the background. As for the plot it was kinda confusing. Not confusing in the sense that you have no idea what's going on but rather confusing in the sense that the character keep using theories to explain the stuff they are doing. But is that a bad thing? Well of course not! You might not fully understand it but at the same time you know what's happening and the best part is that even if you are like me and didn't understand anything you still find the twist at the end incredible. Nisio really used all his brain skills on this one. This novel really did have everything, action, comedy, drama, suspense, tragedy...it gives you everything you want and even make you love genres that you hate. There was a reason why this volume was selling like hotcakes and that is why. Kizu gives you bittersweet feeling at the end but this one gives you a "I'm full" kind of feeling. This volume just might beat Kizu as my favorite novel of the series.

Oh, really!?! Can someone please tell me a brief summary from beginning to end? Why did Oshino sent the adult Mayoi and what can she do?

And where can you find the translations online? I searched but I can't seem to find them.

Thank you very much! I'm a huge fan of Bakemonogatari.