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Nisemonogatari 1x10: "Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 3" // Reaction and Discussion (Patreon)

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2025-04-16 21:12:42
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2025-04-23 21:59:44
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Nisemonogatari 1x10: "Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 3" // Reaction and Discussion

[TimeStamps] 00:00 Intro 00:22 Reaction to Show 16:03 Discussion

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Tony Wegner

I have watched this series tons of times. *Never* have I thought that Tsukihi was the seed-oddity that drew the rest into Araragi. I'm not sure the rest of the show reinforces that PoV, but its a super interesting take imo. Also Anna vibing during the intro was super cute haha.

Wendy

Title spoilers i suppose but the next story section after next episode is Nekomonogatari Black

Enrique Barloco

The show definitely reinforces it, in the last season Ononoki refers to her as an "air pocket" that disturbs the balance and brings chaos

kh0203

A fun language tip for Monogatari fans: The 'name binding' concept might be confusing for non-Japanese speakers, but it involves clever wordplay. In Japanese, the cosine function (余弦) is normally pronounced 'yogen,' but in the series, it becomes the character name 'Yozuru.' Similarly, cotangent function (余接) becomes 'Yotsugi.' While their pronunciations are altered to sound like names, their kanji clearly show their mathematical relationship.

elaina

1 episode a week is killing me since I want to see their reactions to second season and beyond. I hope they at least watch the next entry all at once or at least 2 episodes at once since it's one of if not the most mediocre entry in the series. Still really good, but doesn't really compare to anything before or after it. It also works well to watch all 4 episodes at once like a movie imo.

ATableWithPants

Spoilers So then Tadatsuru's name can be read as either sine or cosecant in some way?

kh0203

'Tadatsuru' (正弦, the correct pronunciation is actually "seigen") is indeed the Japanese mathematical term for sine function. The mathematical relationship between sine (Tadatsuru), cosine (Yozuru), and cotangent (Yotsugi) creates a subtle metaphor for their character dynamics in the story.

Dante Kazix

Fun fact: From what I remember reading a while back (like years ago) Tsukihi and Karen mention they both had a boyfriend. One named Rosokuzawa and the other named Mizudori. Apparently the names are somehow linked to Araragi and the love the sisters actually had for him. I can't remember exactly how the kanji was written since it's been years since I finished the series. However, you can actually pick up on their boyfriends "being" Araragi if you pay close enough attention to what they say about their boyfriends in relation to Araragi either helping them or perving out around them. Just a fun fact for future episodes if you watch them.