Bakemonogatari, Vol. 18 | By NISIOISIN and Oh!great | Kodansha Manga - I hadn't been reviewing the manga version of Bakemonogatari, as, while stylistically fantastic, it was pretty much an adaptation of the source I've already reviewed. The manga is ending with the Tsubasa Cat arc, though, and Oh!great is trying to cram in everything
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