Hanamonogatari

This five episode Monogatari series is centred on Saruga Kanbaru; the girl whose left arm contains the curse of the monkey paw. She has concerns about the curse so decides to confront the Lord Devil; this leads to her meeting a girl who is collecting Lord Devil parts... and wants to add the monkey paw to her collection.

If you haven't seen previous Monogatari series this probably isn't the best starting point as it features previously introduced characters without wasting time reintroducing them. The story itself is rather fun with Saruga Kanbaru making a good protagonist. As before there is more talking than action although I suspect anybody who has a problem with that will have dropped the series by now! As expected the character designs are good, and distinctive and the animation is solid. Overall I'd say this might not be the best Monogatari arc but is certainly worth watching if you are a fan of the series.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.