

In Bakemonogatari, there are two different openings for Nadeko - the one with
a hat and the one without it.

[![left: hat version; right: no-hat
version](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jNdsHl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jNdsH.jpg)

Is there any specific reason why that is?


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Why are there two different openings for Nadeko in Bakemonogatari?


Studio SHAFT has almost a custom of changing openings even after they first
aired. For example currently airing Mekakucity Actors have slightly different
openings for their first 3 episodes, usually changing text fonts or scenes
slightly. The reason for this is simply lack of time management, where they
don't put much time to "quality check" the opening with director and they keep
changing it until they like it.

That is probably case with Nadeko's OP. Someone of power simply didn't like
the version with hat, so they remove it.


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As every character in the Monogatari series holds a metaphorical reference to
the oddity he/she meets, the opening shows Nadeko's evolution.

**Senjougahara** has a **stapler representing a crab's claw** as we see in
first episode.

**Mayoi** carries **her bag as a snail shell,** and her shadow itself becomes
a snail - her symbol when she sticks to Koyomi as they walk with Senjougahara
in episode 5 of Bakemonogatari.

**Kanbaru** carries **her own arm as the representation of the Rainy Devil,**
mistaken for a monkey's paw within the arc.

**Hanekawa** **has her ears turning into that of a cat** , approaching her own
symbol.

**Nadeko has her jacket and hat** , representing a **snake's second skin.** As
she seems to be shedding her skin (becoming a totally opposite character in
the second season, thus explaining the change of her outfit), the
disappearance of those in the OP scene of her season one arc shows she's been
released from the snake's bindings. As the OP is highly subjective and reveals
her inner thoughts, it might mean that she feels safe whenever she reaches
Koyomi to ask for help (at the end of the first episode of the arc), revealing
how deeply she trusts him.


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