#Nisemonogatari ep6: I love you so much that you had better understand the boundaries of this relationship. #anime 

No matter how static things seem in this show, nothing is ever static.
Something is alway moving in the background, someone's thoughts are
always being molded, opinions moved in a different direction. This
episode is a good example. Most of the episode is a conversation with
Senjougahara, with the rest taken up by an encounter with Hachikuji
and Shinobu. It's all talk, but nothing is static.

Things seemed to be stable once the episode started. Araragi had
declared at least a stalemate with the wreath fire bee by lowering,
but not completely relieving Karen's fever. She apparently was no
longer in danger. And then he runs into Hachikuji and he gets dragged
over the metaphorical hot coals for breaking tradition. She makes
some good points, points that I believe Hanekawa has already made.
His sisters are really indistinguishable from him, aside from age and
sex of course. Their reckless abandon and "hero-streak" are his as
well. Though it appears he's no closer to realizing it this episode.

Oh glorious, precious Senjougahara! How I adore the conversations
Araragi gets to have with you, even if they do come under threats of
violence and mutilation.

Their conversation appears to be a highly stylized and masked
negotiation. Senjougahara tells Araragi her motivations/excuses for
taking on Kaiki herself. And somehow Araragi is able to talk her into
at least allowing him to accompany her. Though I do wonder what he's
agreed to. I have to say, his appeal to her heart was a homerun. I
don't remember the last time I saw her make that face. I guess I can
understand why all the ladies find him so dashing and sexy. It's not
just the vampire blood.

I'm starting to wonder if I'm as dense as a traditional harem
protagonist, because I'm not sure if Senjougahara's slips of the
tongue in reference to Hanekawa are cries for help, or not. I suppose
the answer I'll get from the majority of my fellow anime viewers is
that the answer is, "of course". I suppose that's the big mystery to
come after this arc, after Koyomi harem has steamrolled that Kaiki
bastard.

Back to my statement about nothing being static. Araragi returns from
his meeting with Senjougahara to find that Karen's dumbass has taken
off again. She really is just as stubborn as her brother! It looks
like Araragi's patience has been seriously tested here. Good thing
Shinobu has popped up again to "offer" assistance. She sure has been
active lately. Before I thought Hachikuji would fulfill the wise old
person roll in the series before she started popping up all cute
...and naked, and mouthing off. Though I'm not sure I should be using
that term in reference to a creature that is hundreds of years old and
despite her current appearance is fully mature. Sheesh. Another
character bound to Araragi by a questionable relationship. The depths
of this harem are truly outstanding.

The running theme seems to be that everyone has some growing up to do,
except perhaps Hanekawa and Shinobu. Hmmmm. Oh well, I don't have
enough to go on; and I'm not really in the mood to speculate on
something that probably won't be more than teased in this arc. I'm
just excited to see where this confrontation with Kaiki is leading and
that the world of Nisemonogatari still has so much to offer.