I'm responding to this because I think this comment misses the point of the exercise. Why give so great emphasis in translating this work? Because it is current

I'm responding to this because I think this comment misses the point of the exercise. Why give so great emphasis in translating this work? Because it is current. The subtlety of Japanese culture and importance in the language can often be hidden in the more modern culture. Should the works of Locke be looked to to understand the intricacies of the modern British dialect? Or should something like The Crown be a better work for foreigners to study? The writer is specifically showing subtleties in the language used today which has nuance beyond a direct translation and why it works. I think that is highly important and commendable. And if we are to speak to something which would immortalize someone in history I believe if someone would write a companion guide to the brilliance of word play in the Monogatari series, that it would put them among the most famous translators of other foreign works. (Or even more impressively just managed to translate the word play directly.)