Absolute Fanboy

After lacking any significant update for over a month, they have finally revealed the most important character design illustration: of the main character Araragi Koyomi’s:

Image source is the official website.

Eh? Who the hell are you? Isn’t Araragi Koyomi a weakling that is even shorter than his girlfriend? No worries, this month’s issue of NewType magazine has another non-exaggerate version of his character design:

Image source is 2ch thread.

Now that’s Araragi Koyomi, and he’s even shorter than Hitagi! (But isn’t Hitagi supposed to be expressionless?) (Above image is misleading, actual NT page is properly expressionless) Apart from the illustrations, they also reveal the date for all related goods that are scheduled for the next month, which the drama CD is delayed again.

• Nisemonogatari 2
  June 10, 2009 on sale, will contains Tsukihi Phoenix the final chapter to Bakemonogatari series. They will reveal the casts information for the anime and a key visual for 2010’s Katanagatari in this book.
• Bakemonogatari Official Guidebook
  June 22, 2009 on sale, featuring a very long Nisio Isin and Shinbō Akiyuki’s interview with tribute illustrations from various artists.
• Anime Bakemonogatari: Hyakumonogatari
  June 29, 2009 on sale. (Previously first week of June.) Hundred short stories on a drama CD packed with Nisio Isin’s newly written script in a Kodansha BOX’s overpriced silver box. As long as they don’t delay it again.

Apart from the related goods, they also reveal the broadcast stations, which are now at 7. Most of them are independent stations probably to avoid the content regulation of the major networks as the series contains a lot of questionable contents.

Takahashi Yuma, person in charge of the project’s propaganda, also updated the Sendenman blog stating he has finished the Shinbō Akiyuki x Tatsuya Oishi interview material and will announce the details in a few days.