Chatty AF 236: Monogatari Watchalong Part 5 – Nekomonogatari Black and White

Tony, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and check out the new (mostly) Araragi-less face of the franchise!

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Content Warning: Due to the nature of the material, these podcasts will include discussion of sexual abuse, sexualization of minors, trauma, and mental health struggles throughout

Episode Information

Date Recorded: December 2nd, 2025
Hosts: Tony, Vrai, Peter

Episode Breakdown

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:42 Watch order
0:03:45 Monogatari without Araragi
0:07:49 White as a redo for Black
0:10:38 Timeline
0:11:58 Hanekawa house reveal
0:14:58 Bisexuality in the 2010s
0:20:40 Adaptation decisions
0:24:08 Hanekawa x Senjogahara
0:26:51 Haircuts
0:28:58 Neko Black’s ending
0:37:58 Hanekawa, buddhism, and the tiger
0:39:35 Hanekawa’s development
0:46:41 Autism coding
0:52:42 Senjogahara’s handshake
0:53:57 Araragi’s mom
0:58:16 Oshino’s senpai
1:01:20 Bad horny
1:03:22 Hanekawa and rules
1:06:22 Mayoi
1:08:29 Monogatari’s structure sans Araragi
1:14:45 Future plans
1:15:45 Outro

Further Reading

Monogatari Watchalong Part 1 – Bakemonogatari Episodes 1-8 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)

Monogatari Watchalong Part 2 – Bakemonogatari Episodes 9-15 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)

Monogatari Watchalong Part 3 – Kizumonogatari (WITH TRANSCRIPT)

Monogatari Watchalong Part 4 – Nisemonogatari (WITH TRANSCRIPT)