Unboxing [US]: Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil - Limited Edition (Blu-ray)
Thursday, May 11, 2017
I managed to finally acquire the rest of the Monogatari series: Second Season arcs. Here is an arc that was split from the TV season; starring Kanbaru herself in the lead role.
Hanamonogatari is the sixth arc in the Monogatari Second Season series. The story is now set after the events of Nisemonogatari and each arc follows the individual female heroines who had apparitions of sorts from Bakemonogatari. For instance, Hanamonogatari covers the Suruga Devil arc featuring Suruga Kanbaru as the main lead instead of Koyomi Araragi.
It's worth noting that as each arc goes along there may be spoilers up ahead, so you have been warned.
Each Monogatari Second Season arc is split up for the US releases and Hanamonogatari is one of them. The set contains a cardboard box with art from the Japanese volumes as well as a mini booklet, artcards, a picture scroll and the Blu-ray case with 2 discs. The box itself is very slim and flimsy but they at least fixed this with the newer Aniplex sets. The Aniplex sets are region free and this is no exception, plus the subtitles are unlockable. The Monogatari series is only available in Japanese with English subtitles (because the meaning will be lost in English dub form and the subtitles are all over the place).
Unlike the first three Second Season arcs where they each had an Ominbus recap episode, this set only includes the five episodes from the arc.
Blu-ray Specs:
Languages: Japanese
Audio: LPCM 2.0
Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9
Region: A B C
Subtitles: English
Subtitles Locked: No
Discs: 2
Plot Synopsis (via Aniplex):
One morning, Suruga Kanbaru meets Ougi Oshino, who calls himself a nephew of Meme Oshino. He tells Suruga about a rumor of "the Lord Devil" that grants any wish. Suruga is worried that the identity of the Lord Devil is none other than herself because she made a wish on "the Monkey's Paw." The item was left behind by her mother, and turned Suruga into a Rainy Devil and made her try to kill Koyomi Araragi.
In order to find out the identity of the Lord Devil, Suruga decides to meet the Lord Devil, but who she sees at the meeting spot is the most unexpected person: Rouka Numachi, Suruga's old archrival...
On-Disc Extra Content:
Episode 5 OP/ED Alternate Version
Textless Openings & Ending
PV & CM Collections
Limited Edition Extras:
Cardboard Limited Edition Artbox
Deluxe Booklet
Pinup Postcard Set
Aniplex 'Proof of Purchase' card
Hanamonogatari is only available as a Blu-ray Limited Edition set from Aniplex of America for SRP $64.98. It's also available on Blu-ray and DVD elsewhere in UK & Australia.