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  • A recap episode retelling the events of Bakemonogatari from 'Hitagi Crab' to 'Nadeko Snake', narrated by Koyomi.-'Summary Three' Transcription: 'Sōshūhen III' (Japanese: 総集編Ⅲ) — — October 19, 2013 A recap episode retelling the events of Bakemonogatari 's 'Tsubasa Cat' and the entirety of Nisemonogatari, narrated by Koyomi.

Watch Bakemonogatari Episode 1, Hitagi Crab, Part 1, on Crunchyroll. On the day after the Golden Week holiday, third year high school student Koyomi Araragi finds himself saving a classmate.

Monogatari
Cover of the first light novel Bakemonogatari featuring Hitagi Senjōgahara
物語
GenreFantasy, paranormal[1]
Light novel
Written byNisio Isin
Illustrated byVofan
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintKodansha Box
MagazineMephisto
Pandora
Original runAugust 10, 2005 – present
Volumes25 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
First Season
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo(Chief)
  • Tatsuya Oishi(#1–15)
  • Tomoyuki Itamura (#16–30)
Produced by
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami
  • Masayuki Haryu (#1–15)
  • Takuya Matsushita (#16–30)
Written by
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTokyo MX, MBS, TV Saitama, TVK, TV Aichi, CTC, TVQ, TVH, BS Japan
Original run
  • Bakemonogatari:
    July 3, 2009 – September 25, 2009 (TV)
    November 3, 2009 – June 25, 2010 (ONA)
    Nisemonogatari:
    January 8, 2012 – March 18, 2012
    Nekomonogatari (Black):
    December 31, 2012
Episodes30 (List of episodes)

First Season arcs:

  1. Bakemonogatari (15 episodes)
  2. Nisemonogatari (11 episodes)
  3. Nekomonogatari (Black) (4 episodes)
Audio drama
Hyakumonogatari
Written byNisio Isin
ReleasedAugust 3, 2009
Game
Bakemonogatari Portable
DeveloperNamco Bandai Games
PublisherNamco Bandai Games
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation Portable
ReleasedAugust 23, 2012
Anime television series
Second Season
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo (Chief)
  • Tomoyuki Itamura
Produced by
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami
  • Mitsutoshi Kubota
  • Takuya Matsushita
Written by
Music by
  • Satoru Kōsaki (#1–23)
  • Kei Kaneoka (#24–28)
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTokyo MX, Chiba TV, tvk, TV Saitama, Tochigi TV, GTV, MBS, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ Kyushu, BS11
Original run
  • Nekomonogatari (White):
    July 7, 2013 – August 4, 2013
    Kabukimonogatari:
    August 18, 2013 – September 8, 2013
    Otorimonogatari:
    September 22, 2013 – October 13, 2013
    Onimonogatari:
    October 27, 2013 – November 17, 2013
    Koimonogatari:
    November 24, 2013 – December 29, 2013
    Hanamonogatari:
    August 16, 2014
Episodes28 (List of episodes)

Second Season arcs:

  1. Nekomonogatari (White) (5 episodes)
  2. Kabukimonogatari (4 episodes)
  3. Otorimonogatari (4 episodes)
  4. Onimonogatari (4 episodes)
  5. Koimonogatari (6 episodes)
  6. Hanamonogatari (5 episodes)
Anime television series
Final Season
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo (Chief)
  • Tomoyuki Itamura (#1–36)
Produced by
  • Takuya Matsushita
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami (#1–36)
  • Mitsutoshi Kubota (#1–36)
  • Tatsuya Ishikawa (#37–42)
  • Kazuteru Sōmiya (#37–42)
  • Tomoki Yunoguchi(#37–42)
Written by
Music by
  • Kei Haneoka (#1–17, 29–42)
  • Satoru Kōsaki (#18–28)
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV, TV Saitama, CTC, tvk, MBS, TVh, TV Aichi, TVQ
Original run
  • Tsukimonogatari:
    December 31, 2014
    Owarimonogatari I:
    October 3, 2015 – December 19, 2015
    Koyomimonogatari:
    January 10, 2016 – March 27, 2016 (ONA)
    Owarimonogatari II:
    August 12, 2017 – August 13, 2017
    Zoku Owarimonogatari:
    May 18, 2019 – June 22, 2019
Episodes42 (List of episodes)

Final Season arcs:

  1. Tsukimonogatari (4 episodes)
  2. Owarimonogatari I (13 episodes)
  3. Koyomimonogatari (12 episodes)
  4. Owarimonogatari II (7 episodes)
  5. Zoku Owarimonogatari (6 episodes)
Manga
Bakemonogatari
Written byOh! great
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Vertical
DemographicShōnen
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
Original runMarch 14, 2018 – present
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Other

Monogatari(物語, lit. 'Story') is the general name for a series of Japanese light novels written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Taiwaneseillustrator Vofan. Kodansha has published 25 novels since November 2006 under their Kodansha Boximprint, with at least three more novels planned. The story centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survived a vampire attack, and finds himself helping some girls involved with all kinds of apparitions, deities, ghosts, mythological beasts, and spirits.

Shaft has animated the Monogatari series multiple times since 2009. Its first season consists of 30 episodes released from 2009 to 2012. The second season contains 28 episodes released between 2013 and 2014. The third and final season contains 42 episodes released from 2014 to 2019. An anime film trilogy was also released in 2016 and 2017. A manga adaptation by Oh! great began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2018.

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Plot and setting[edit]

The Monogatari series revolves around Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate of his, the reclusive Hitagi Senjōgahara, falls down the stairs into Koyomi's arms. He discovers that Hitagi weighs nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her to keep away, Koyomi offers his help and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a strange middle-aged man living in an abandoned building, who cured him of being a vampire. Once Koyomi helps solve Hitagi's problem, she decides to become his friend.

As the series progresses, Koyomi finds himself involved with other girls, each afflicted by different 'oddities', including the ghost of a child called Mayoi Hachikuji; his underclassman Suruga Kanbaru; Nadeko Sengoku, a friend of his sisters; his classmate Tsubasa Hanekawa; and his own younger sisters Karen and Tsukihi. To deal with the spectres, Koyomi relies on guidance from Oshino and, later, from Shinobu, the same vampire who attacked him, now with the appearance of an eight-year-old girl.

Most heroines have an item that symbolises their spectres, such as Hitagi's stapler (the claw of a crab), Mayoi's backpack (the shell of a snail), Suruga's arm (the arm of a monkey), Nadeko's hat and jacket (the head and skin of a snake), and Karen's black and yellow suit (the colors of a bee). Although incorporating elements of fantasy, horror, and action, it primarily focuses on conversations between characters, containing parodies of other series, as well as Nisio Isin's trademark word play and metahumor.

Media[edit]

Light novels[edit]

The Monogatari series was first created by Nisio Isin as a series of short stories for Mephisto magazine. While his previous Zaregoto series featured large casts of characters, each Monogatari story tends to introduce only one new character. The previously published stories of Bakemonogatari, and some new ones, were eventually collected in two volumes as part of the Kodansha Box launch titles in 2006.[2][3] The first volume Bakemonogatari (化物語, 'Monster Story') contains three stories titled 'Hitagi Crab' (ひたぎクラブ), 'Mayoi Snail' (まよいマイマイ) and 'Suruga Monkey' (するがモンキー);[4] the second volume comes with two additional stories titled 'Nadeko Snake' (なでこスネイク) and 'Tsubasa Cat' (つばさキャット).[4]

A prequel to the series, titled 'Koyomi Vamp' (こよみヴァンプ), was published in the first issue of Pandora magazine. It was later released as a separate volume in 2008, titled Kizumonogatari (傷物語, 'Scar Story'),[5] followed by Nisemonogatari (偽物語, 'Fake Story'), which was divided into two volumes released in 2008 and 2009:[6] the first containing 'Karen Bee' (かれんビー) and the second 'Tsukihi Phoenix' (つきひフェニックス).[7] The first volume of Nekomonogatari (猫物語, 'Cat Story') released in 2010, subtitled Kuro (黒, 'Black'), contains another prequel to Bakemonogatari, titled 'Tsubasa Family' (つばさファミリー).

The second Monogatari saga, released between 2010 and 2011, delves further in Koyomi's relationship with each of the heroines, including a second Nekomonogatari volume, subtitled Shiro (白, 'White') containing 'Tsubasa Tiger' (つばさタイガー); Kabukimonogatari (傾物語, 'Slope Story') containing 'Mayoi Jiangshi' (まよいキョンシー); Hanamonogatari (花物語, 'Flower Story') containing 'Suruga Devil' (するがデビル); Otorimonogatari (囮物語, 'Decoy Story') containing 'Nadeko Medusa' (なでこメドゥーサ); Onimonogatari (鬼物語, 'Demon Story') containing 'Shinobu Time' (しのぶタイム); and Koimonogatari (恋物語, 'Love Story') containing 'Hitagi End' (ひたぎエンド).

The third Monogatari saga, released between 2012 and 2014, deepens the history of the character Ōgi Oshino, a supposed relative of Meme Oshino. It is composed of six volumes; Tsukimonogatari (憑物語, 'Possess Story') containing 'Yotsugi Doll' (よつぎドール), Koyomimonogatari (暦物語, 'Calendar Story'), containing 12 short stories, three volumes of Owarimonogatari (終物語, 'End Story') containing 'Ōgi Formula' (おうぎフォーミュラŌgi Fōmyura), 'Sodachi Riddle' (そだちリドルSodachi Ridoru), 'Sodachi Lost' (そだちロストSodachi Rosuto), 'Shinobu Mail' (しのぶメイルShinobu Meiru), 'Mayoi Hell' (まよいヘルMayoi Heru), 'Hitagi Rendezvous' (ひたぎランデブーHitagi Randebū) and 'Ōgi Dark' (おうぎダークŌgi Dāku), and Zoku-Owarimonogatari (続・終物語, 'Continued End Story') containing 'Koyomi Reverse' (こよみリバースKoyomi Ribāsu).

The fourth Monogatari saga, released between 2015 and 2017, contains sidestories focusing on various characters. The first book is Orokamonogatari (愚物語, 'Fool Story'), containing 'Sodachi Fiasco' (そだちフィアスコ), 'Suruga Bonehead' (するがボーンヘッド) and 'Tsukihi Undo' (つきひアンドゥ). The second book is Wazamonogatari (業物語, 'Karma Story') containing 'Princess Fair' (うつくし姫Utsukushihime), 'Acerola Bon Appétit' (あせろらボナペティAserora Bonapeti), 'Karen Ogre' (かれんオウガKaren Ouga) and 'Tsubasa Sleeping' (つばさスリーピングTsubasa Surīpingu). The third book is Nademonogatari (撫物語, 'Nadeko Story') containing 'Nadeko Draw' (なでこドローNadeko Dorō). The fourth book is Musubimonogatari (結物語, 'Last Story') containing 'Zenka Mermaid' (ぜんかマーメイドZenka Māmeido), 'Nozomi Golem' (のぞみゴーレムNozomi Gōremu), 'Mitome Wolf' (みとめウルフMitome Urufu) and 'Tsuzura Human' (つづらヒューマンTsuzura Hyūman).

The fifth and current Monogatari saga, whose first book was released in 2017, follows Koyomi's life as a university student. The first book is Shinobumonogatari (忍物語), containing 'Shinobu Mastered' (しのぶマスタードShinobu Masutādo). The second book is Yoimonogatari (宵物語), containing 'Mayoi Snail' (まよいスネイルMayoi Suneiru) and 'Mayoi Snake' (まよいスネイクMayoi Suneiku). The third book is Amarimonogatari (余物語), containing 'Yotsugi Body' (よつぎボディYotsugi Bodi) and 'Yotsugi Shadow' (よつぎシャドウYotsugi Shadou). The fourth book is Ōgimonogatari (扇物語), containing 'Ōgi Light' (おうぎライトŌgi Raito) and 'Ōgi Flight' (おうぎフライトŌgi Furaito). The fifth and final book, divided into two volumes is Shinomonogatari (死物語), containing 'Deathtopia Destiny' (ですとぴあデスティニーDesutopia Desutinī), 'Deathtopia Destination' (ですとぴあデスティネーションDesutopia Desutinēshon) and 'Deathtopia Death Education' (ですとぴあデスエデュケーションDesutopia Desu Edyukēshon).

Vertical has licensed the novels for English release. The company released Kizumonogatari on December 15, 2015,[8] and released the Bakemonogatari novels in three volumes; the first being released in December 2016, the second in February 2017, and the third in April 2017.[9] The first volume of Nisemonogatari was released in June 2017[10] and the second in August 2017.[11]

Anime[edit]

The anime adaptation of Bakemonogatari aired between July 3 and September 25, 2009 on Tokyo MX.[12][13] The series is part of Kodansha's Nisio Isin Anime Project and is produced by Shaft, directed by Tatsuya Oishi and chief directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with scripts by Fuyashi Tō and featuring a character designs by Akio Watanabe based on Vofan's original concepts.[14] The music for the series is produced by Satoru Kōsaki under the supervision of Yota Tsuruoka.[15] The series was scheduled to be 15 episodes long, but only the first 12 episodes were broadcast. The remaining three episodes were distributed on the official website between November 3, 2009 and June 25, 2010.[16] At Sakura-Con 2012, Aniplex of America announced that they had acquired Bakemonogatari for a North America release.[17] The series was released in North America on Blu-ray on November 20, 2012.[18]

An 11-episode anime adaptation of Nisemonogatari aired from January 8 to March 18, 2012, produced by the same staff as Bakemonogatari, but with Tomoyuki Itamura replacing Tatsuya Oishi as director. A four-episode anime television series adaptation of Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (猫物語(黒), 'Cat Story (Black)') aired back-to-back on December 31, 2012.[19] Two Blu-ray and DVD compilation volumes were released: the first on March 6, 2013 and the second on April 3, 2013.[19] A 26-episode anime television series titled Monogatari Series Second Season, spanning five of the six novels from Nekomonogatari (Shiro) (猫物語(白), 'Cat Story (White)') to Koimonogatari,[20] aired between July 7 and December 29, 2013.[21][22]

A five-episode anime television series, adapting the remaining novel of the second series, Hanamonogatari, aired as a marathon on August 16, 2014,[23] and a four-episode adaptation of the first novel of the third series, Tsukimonogatari, aired in a marathon on December 31, 2014.[24] A 12-episode anime television series adapting two more novels of the third series, titled Owarimonogatari, aired between October 3 and December 19, 2015. A series of three films adapting the prequel novel Kizumonogatari were produced, with the first one, Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, premiering on January 8, 2016,[25] the second film, Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu, premiering on August 19, 2016,[26][27] and the third and final film, Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu, premiering on January 6, 2017.[28] A web anime series adapting Koyomimonogatari became available for download on the App Store and Google Play from January 9, 2016.[29] A seven-episode anime television series, an adaptation of the third Owarimonogatari novel, aired on August 12 and 13, 2017.[30][31] An adaptation of Zoku Owarimonogatari was released in theaters on November 10, 2018[32] and as two Blu-ray and DVD volumes on February 27, 2019 and March 27, 2019. It aired on TV as six episodes between May 18 and June 22, 2019.[33]

The anime adaptation does not follow the order of the novels. Kizumonogatari was planned to be released in 2012[34] after Bakemonogatari, but due to production issues, it was delayed until 2016.[35]Hanamonogatari was originally planned to be animated in its original place from the novels,[36][35] but it got postponed to air after Monogatari Series Second Season.[37] In the Blu-ray box set of Monogatari Series Second Season though, Hanamonogatari is listed as the third arc.[38]Koyomimonogatari in the novels was released before Owarimonogatari, but in the anime adaptation, it was released on the App Store and Google Play app after Kizumonogatari I and Owarimonogatari.

Manga[edit]

On January 10, 2018, Nisio Isin announced via Twitter that Bakemonogatari would receive a manga adaptation.[39] On February 13, 2018, Kodansha revealed three pieces of character art and opened a contest for Twitter users to guess the identity of the artist who would illustrate the series.[40] On February 28, 2018, it was announced that manga artist Oh! great would be illustrating the series.[41] The manga launched in the 15th issue of Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 14, 2018.[39] The special edition of the first volume contained a short prose story by Nisio Isin and a short manga titled 'Bake 'mono' gatari' (化“者”語)[a] by Oh! great.[42]

The manga will be released in North America by Vertical in October 2019.[43]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 June 15, 2018[44][45]ISBN978-4-06-511617-3
ISBN978-4-06-512056-9 (SE)		October 1, 2019[46]ISBN978-1-947194-97-7
2 August 17, 2018[47][48]ISBN978-4-06-512333-1
ISBN978-4-06-512334-8 (SE)		January 7, 2020[49]ISBN978-1-949980-02-8
3 November 16, 2018[50][51]ISBN978-4-06-513313-2
ISBN978-4-06-513314-9 (SE)		March 3, 2020[52]ISBN978-1-949980-16-5
4 January 17, 2019[53][54]ISBN978-4-06-513938-7
ISBN978-4-06-513939-4 (SE)		May 26, 2020[55]ISBN978-1-949980-40-0
5 April 17, 2019[56][57]ISBN978-4-06-514889-1
ISBN978-4-06-514890-7 (SE)		——
6 July 17, 2019[58][59]ISBN978-4-06-515314-7
ISBN978-4-06-515315-4 (SE)		——
7 October 17, 2019[60][61]ISBN978-4-06-517166-0
ISBN978-4-06-517163-9 (SE)		——

Other media[edit]

A drama CD titled Original Drama CD Hyakumonogatari (オリジナルドラマCD　佰物語Orijinaru Dorama Shīdi Hyakumonogatari), a reference to the parlor game Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, was released on August 3, 2009. The script was written by Nisio Isin and is bundled with the CD.[62]

A PlayStation Portablevisual novel titled Bakemonogatari Portable (化物語 ポータブル) developed by Bandai Namco Games was released on August 23, 2012.[63][64]

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Good Smile Company has made several nendoroid petit figures for the series, releasing them as separate sets. The first set contains the characters Koyomi Araragi, Hitagi Senjōgahara and Tsubasa Hanekawa.[65] The second set contains Suruga Kanbaru, Mayoi Hachikuji and Nadeko Sengoku[66] and the third set contains the Araragi sisters Karen and Tsukihi, as well as Shinobu Oshino.[67] The company also made a line of separate, 1/8 scale figures of Hitagi Senjōgahara,[68] Suruga Kanbaru,[69] Nadeko Sengoku,[70] Tsubasa Hanekawa,[71] Mayoi Hachikuji,[72] Karen Araragi,[73] Tsukihi Araragi,[74][75] Shinobu Oshino,[76] Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (from Kizumonogatari),[77] Nadeko Sengoku in her Medusa form,[78] and Yotsugi Ononoki.[79][80] They have also made figma figures of several of the characters: Koyomi Araragi,[81] Hitagi Senjōgahara,[82] Mayoi Hachikuji,[83] Suruga Kanbaru,[84] Nadeko Sengoku,[85] and Tsubasa Hanekawa.[86] They have planned to make the Araragi sisters, Karen and Tsukihi. Alter, Bandai, Kotobukiya, and others have made figures of some of the other characters as well.

Reception[edit]

The light novel series ranked sixth in the 2009 issue of Takarajimasha's light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!. It later went on to rank as high as second in 2010. Koyomi Araragi ranked sixth in the Best Male Character in 2009, second in 2010, seventh in 2011, third in 2012, and sixth in 2013. Meanwhile, Hitagi Senjōgahara ranked seventh in the Best Female Character in 2009, fourth in 2010, eighth in 2011, and seventh in 2012.[citation needed]

The anime adaptation won the Users' Special Award in the 2nd annual DEG Japan Awards/Blu-ray Prizes.[87][88] Over one million DVDs and BDs of Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari have been sold combined.[89]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^The title is spelled with the kanji character 者 (mono) meaning 'person', rather than the character 物 (mono) meaning 'thing', as used in the title of the Bakemonogatari (化物語) novel.[42]

Citations[edit]

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  30. ^'New Owarimonogatari Anime Adapts 3rd Novel Volume in Summer'. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  31. ^'Owarimonogatari Anime Special Previewed in Video'. Anime News Network. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  32. ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 21, 2018). 'Zoku Owarimonogatari Anime Reveals TrySail Ending Theme, November 10 Debut'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  33. ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 10, 2019). 'Monogatari Series Rebroadcast Takes Over Sword Art Online: Alicization Anime's Timeslot Starting on April 6'. Anime News Network. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  34. ^https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-15/nisioisin-kizumonogatari-anime-film-trailer-streamed
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External links[edit]

  • Bakemonogatari at Kodansha Box(in Japanese)
  • Monogatari Series anime official website(in Japanese)
  • Monogatari Series Second Season at Aniplex USA
  • Bakemonogatari Portable official website(in Japanese)
  • Bakemonogatari (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monogatari_(series)&oldid=918268468'
Monogatari
Cover of the first light novel Bakemonogatari featuring Hitagi Senjōgahara
物語
GenreFantasy, paranormal[1]
Light novel
Written byNisio Isin
Illustrated byVofan
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintKodansha Box
MagazineMephisto
Pandora
Original runAugust 10, 2005 – present
Volumes25 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
First Season
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo(Chief)
  • Tatsuya Oishi(#1–15)
  • Tomoyuki Itamura (#16–30)
Produced by
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami
  • Masayuki Haryu (#1–15)
  • Takuya Matsushita (#16–30)
Written by
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTokyo MX, MBS, TV Saitama, TVK, TV Aichi, CTC, TVQ, TVH, BS Japan
Original run
  • Bakemonogatari:
    July 3, 2009 – September 25, 2009 (TV)
    November 3, 2009 – June 25, 2010 (ONA)
    Nisemonogatari:
    January 8, 2012 – March 18, 2012
    Nekomonogatari (Black):
    December 31, 2012
Episodes30 (List of episodes)

First Season arcs:

  1. Bakemonogatari (15 episodes)
  2. Nisemonogatari (11 episodes)
  3. Nekomonogatari (Black) (4 episodes)
Audio drama
Hyakumonogatari
Written byNisio Isin
ReleasedAugust 3, 2009
Game
Bakemonogatari Portable
DeveloperNamco Bandai Games
PublisherNamco Bandai Games
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation Portable
ReleasedAugust 23, 2012
Anime television series
Second Season
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo (Chief)
  • Tomoyuki Itamura
Produced by
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami
  • Mitsutoshi Kubota
  • Takuya Matsushita
Written by
Music by
  • Satoru Kōsaki (#1–23)
  • Kei Kaneoka (#24–28)
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTokyo MX, Chiba TV, tvk, TV Saitama, Tochigi TV, GTV, MBS, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ Kyushu, BS11
Original run
  • Nekomonogatari (White):
    July 7, 2013 – August 4, 2013
    Kabukimonogatari:
    August 18, 2013 – September 8, 2013
    Otorimonogatari:
    September 22, 2013 – October 13, 2013
    Onimonogatari:
    October 27, 2013 – November 17, 2013
    Koimonogatari:
    November 24, 2013 – December 29, 2013
    Hanamonogatari:
    August 16, 2014
Episodes28 (List of episodes)

Second Season arcs:

  1. Nekomonogatari (White) (5 episodes)
  2. Kabukimonogatari (4 episodes)
  3. Otorimonogatari (4 episodes)
  4. Onimonogatari (4 episodes)
  5. Koimonogatari (6 episodes)
  6. Hanamonogatari (5 episodes)
Anime television series
Final Season
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo (Chief)
  • Tomoyuki Itamura (#1–36)
Produced by
  • Takuya Matsushita
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami (#1–36)
  • Mitsutoshi Kubota (#1–36)
  • Tatsuya Ishikawa (#37–42)
  • Kazuteru Sōmiya (#37–42)
  • Tomoki Yunoguchi(#37–42)
Written by
Music by
  • Kei Haneoka (#1–17, 29–42)
  • Satoru Kōsaki (#18–28)
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV, TV Saitama, CTC, tvk, MBS, TVh, TV Aichi, TVQ
Original run
  • Tsukimonogatari:
    December 31, 2014
    Owarimonogatari I:
    October 3, 2015 – December 19, 2015
    Koyomimonogatari:
    January 10, 2016 – March 27, 2016 (ONA)
    Owarimonogatari II:
    August 12, 2017 – August 13, 2017
    Zoku Owarimonogatari:
    May 18, 2019 – June 22, 2019
Episodes42 (List of episodes)

Final Season arcs:

  1. Tsukimonogatari (4 episodes)
  2. Owarimonogatari I (13 episodes)
  3. Koyomimonogatari (12 episodes)
  4. Owarimonogatari II (7 episodes)
  5. Zoku Owarimonogatari (6 episodes)
Manga
Bakemonogatari
Written byOh! great
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Vertical
DemographicShōnen
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
Original runMarch 14, 2018 – present
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Other

Monogatari(物語, lit. 'Story') is the general name for a series of Japanese light novels written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Taiwaneseillustrator Vofan. Kodansha has published 25 novels since November 2006 under their Kodansha Boximprint, with at least three more novels planned. The story centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survived a vampire attack, and finds himself helping some girls involved with all kinds of apparitions, deities, ghosts, mythological beasts, and spirits.

Shaft has animated the Monogatari series multiple times since 2009. Its first season consists of 30 episodes released from 2009 to 2012. The second season contains 28 episodes released between 2013 and 2014. The third and final season contains 42 episodes released from 2014 to 2019. An anime film trilogy was also released in 2016 and 2017. A manga adaptation by Oh! great began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2018.

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Plot and setting[edit]

The Monogatari series revolves around Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate of his, the reclusive Hitagi Senjōgahara, falls down the stairs into Koyomi's arms. He discovers that Hitagi weighs nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her to keep away, Koyomi offers his help and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a strange middle-aged man living in an abandoned building, who cured him of being a vampire. Once Koyomi helps solve Hitagi's problem, she decides to become his friend.

As the series progresses, Koyomi finds himself involved with other girls, each afflicted by different 'oddities', including the ghost of a child called Mayoi Hachikuji; his underclassman Suruga Kanbaru; Nadeko Sengoku, a friend of his sisters; his classmate Tsubasa Hanekawa; and his own younger sisters Karen and Tsukihi. To deal with the spectres, Koyomi relies on guidance from Oshino and, later, from Shinobu, the same vampire who attacked him, now with the appearance of an eight-year-old girl.

Most heroines have an item that symbolises their spectres, such as Hitagi's stapler (the claw of a crab), Mayoi's backpack (the shell of a snail), Suruga's arm (the arm of a monkey), Nadeko's hat and jacket (the head and skin of a snake), and Karen's black and yellow suit (the colors of a bee). Although incorporating elements of fantasy, horror, and action, it primarily focuses on conversations between characters, containing parodies of other series, as well as Nisio Isin's trademark word play and metahumor.

Bakemonogatari Episode 1 Gogoanime

Media[edit]

Light novels[edit]

The Monogatari series was first created by Nisio Isin as a series of short stories for Mephisto magazine. While his previous Zaregoto series featured large casts of characters, each Monogatari story tends to introduce only one new character. The previously published stories of Bakemonogatari, and some new ones, were eventually collected in two volumes as part of the Kodansha Box launch titles in 2006.[2][3] The first volume Bakemonogatari (化物語, 'Monster Story') contains three stories titled 'Hitagi Crab' (ひたぎクラブ), 'Mayoi Snail' (まよいマイマイ) and 'Suruga Monkey' (するがモンキー);[4] the second volume comes with two additional stories titled 'Nadeko Snake' (なでこスネイク) and 'Tsubasa Cat' (つばさキャット).[4]

A prequel to the series, titled 'Koyomi Vamp' (こよみヴァンプ), was published in the first issue of Pandora magazine. It was later released as a separate volume in 2008, titled Kizumonogatari (傷物語, 'Scar Story'),[5] followed by Nisemonogatari (偽物語, 'Fake Story'), which was divided into two volumes released in 2008 and 2009:[6] the first containing 'Karen Bee' (かれんビー) and the second 'Tsukihi Phoenix' (つきひフェニックス).[7] The first volume of Nekomonogatari (猫物語, 'Cat Story') released in 2010, subtitled Kuro (黒, 'Black'), contains another prequel to Bakemonogatari, titled 'Tsubasa Family' (つばさファミリー).

Bakemonogatari Episode 1 Youtube For Kids

The second Monogatari saga, released between 2010 and 2011, delves further in Koyomi's relationship with each of the heroines, including a second Nekomonogatari volume, subtitled Shiro (白, 'White') containing 'Tsubasa Tiger' (つばさタイガー); Kabukimonogatari (傾物語, 'Slope Story') containing 'Mayoi Jiangshi' (まよいキョンシー); Hanamonogatari (花物語, 'Flower Story') containing 'Suruga Devil' (するがデビル); Otorimonogatari (囮物語, 'Decoy Story') containing 'Nadeko Medusa' (なでこメドゥーサ); Onimonogatari (鬼物語, 'Demon Story') containing 'Shinobu Time' (しのぶタイム); and Koimonogatari (恋物語, 'Love Story') containing 'Hitagi End' (ひたぎエンド).

The third Monogatari saga, released between 2012 and 2014, deepens the history of the character Ōgi Oshino, a supposed relative of Meme Oshino. It is composed of six volumes; Tsukimonogatari (憑物語, 'Possess Story') containing 'Yotsugi Doll' (よつぎドール), Koyomimonogatari (暦物語, 'Calendar Story'), containing 12 short stories, three volumes of Owarimonogatari (終物語, 'End Story') containing 'Ōgi Formula' (おうぎフォーミュラŌgi Fōmyura), 'Sodachi Riddle' (そだちリドルSodachi Ridoru), 'Sodachi Lost' (そだちロストSodachi Rosuto), 'Shinobu Mail' (しのぶメイルShinobu Meiru), 'Mayoi Hell' (まよいヘルMayoi Heru), 'Hitagi Rendezvous' (ひたぎランデブーHitagi Randebū) and 'Ōgi Dark' (おうぎダークŌgi Dāku), and Zoku-Owarimonogatari (続・終物語, 'Continued End Story') containing 'Koyomi Reverse' (こよみリバースKoyomi Ribāsu).

The fourth Monogatari saga, released between 2015 and 2017, contains sidestories focusing on various characters. The first book is Orokamonogatari (愚物語, 'Fool Story'), containing 'Sodachi Fiasco' (そだちフィアスコ), 'Suruga Bonehead' (するがボーンヘッド) and 'Tsukihi Undo' (つきひアンドゥ). The second book is Wazamonogatari (業物語, 'Karma Story') containing 'Princess Fair' (うつくし姫Utsukushihime), 'Acerola Bon Appétit' (あせろらボナペティAserora Bonapeti), 'Karen Ogre' (かれんオウガKaren Ouga) and 'Tsubasa Sleeping' (つばさスリーピングTsubasa Surīpingu). The third book is Nademonogatari (撫物語, 'Nadeko Story') containing 'Nadeko Draw' (なでこドローNadeko Dorō). The fourth book is Musubimonogatari (結物語, 'Last Story') containing 'Zenka Mermaid' (ぜんかマーメイドZenka Māmeido), 'Nozomi Golem' (のぞみゴーレムNozomi Gōremu), 'Mitome Wolf' (みとめウルフMitome Urufu) and 'Tsuzura Human' (つづらヒューマンTsuzura Hyūman).

The fifth and current Monogatari saga, whose first book was released in 2017, follows Koyomi's life as a university student. The first book is Shinobumonogatari (忍物語), containing 'Shinobu Mastered' (しのぶマスタードShinobu Masutādo). The second book is Yoimonogatari (宵物語), containing 'Mayoi Snail' (まよいスネイルMayoi Suneiru) and 'Mayoi Snake' (まよいスネイクMayoi Suneiku). The third book is Amarimonogatari (余物語), containing 'Yotsugi Body' (よつぎボディYotsugi Bodi) and 'Yotsugi Shadow' (よつぎシャドウYotsugi Shadou). The fourth book is Ōgimonogatari (扇物語), containing 'Ōgi Light' (おうぎライトŌgi Raito) and 'Ōgi Flight' (おうぎフライトŌgi Furaito). The fifth and final book, divided into two volumes is Shinomonogatari (死物語), containing 'Deathtopia Destiny' (ですとぴあデスティニーDesutopia Desutinī), 'Deathtopia Destination' (ですとぴあデスティネーションDesutopia Desutinēshon) and 'Deathtopia Death Education' (ですとぴあデスエデュケーションDesutopia Desu Edyukēshon).

Vertical has licensed the novels for English release. The company released Kizumonogatari on December 15, 2015,[8] and released the Bakemonogatari novels in three volumes; the first being released in December 2016, the second in February 2017, and the third in April 2017.[9] The first volume of Nisemonogatari was released in June 2017[10] and the second in August 2017.[11]

Anime[edit]

The anime adaptation of Bakemonogatari aired between July 3 and September 25, 2009 on Tokyo MX.[12][13] The series is part of Kodansha's Nisio Isin Anime Project and is produced by Shaft, directed by Tatsuya Oishi and chief directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with scripts by Fuyashi Tō and featuring a character designs by Akio Watanabe based on Vofan's original concepts.[14] The music for the series is produced by Satoru Kōsaki under the supervision of Yota Tsuruoka.[15] The series was scheduled to be 15 episodes long, but only the first 12 episodes were broadcast. The remaining three episodes were distributed on the official website between November 3, 2009 and June 25, 2010.[16] At Sakura-Con 2012, Aniplex of America announced that they had acquired Bakemonogatari for a North America release.[17] The series was released in North America on Blu-ray on November 20, 2012.[18]

An 11-episode anime adaptation of Nisemonogatari aired from January 8 to March 18, 2012, produced by the same staff as Bakemonogatari, but with Tomoyuki Itamura replacing Tatsuya Oishi as director. A four-episode anime television series adaptation of Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (猫物語(黒), 'Cat Story (Black)') aired back-to-back on December 31, 2012.[19] Two Blu-ray and DVD compilation volumes were released: the first on March 6, 2013 and the second on April 3, 2013.[19] A 26-episode anime television series titled Monogatari Series Second Season, spanning five of the six novels from Nekomonogatari (Shiro) (猫物語(白), 'Cat Story (White)') to Koimonogatari,[20] aired between July 7 and December 29, 2013.[21][22]

A five-episode anime television series, adapting the remaining novel of the second series, Hanamonogatari, aired as a marathon on August 16, 2014,[23] and a four-episode adaptation of the first novel of the third series, Tsukimonogatari, aired in a marathon on December 31, 2014.[24] A 12-episode anime television series adapting two more novels of the third series, titled Owarimonogatari, aired between October 3 and December 19, 2015. A series of three films adapting the prequel novel Kizumonogatari were produced, with the first one, Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, premiering on January 8, 2016,[25] the second film, Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu, premiering on August 19, 2016,[26][27] and the third and final film, Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu, premiering on January 6, 2017.[28] A web anime series adapting Koyomimonogatari became available for download on the App Store and Google Play from January 9, 2016.[29] A seven-episode anime television series, an adaptation of the third Owarimonogatari novel, aired on August 12 and 13, 2017.[30][31] An adaptation of Zoku Owarimonogatari was released in theaters on November 10, 2018[32] and as two Blu-ray and DVD volumes on February 27, 2019 and March 27, 2019. It aired on TV as six episodes between May 18 and June 22, 2019.[33]

The anime adaptation does not follow the order of the novels. Kizumonogatari was planned to be released in 2012[34] after Bakemonogatari, but due to production issues, it was delayed until 2016.[35]Hanamonogatari was originally planned to be animated in its original place from the novels,[36][35] but it got postponed to air after Monogatari Series Second Season.[37] In the Blu-ray box set of Monogatari Series Second Season though, Hanamonogatari is listed as the third arc.[38]Koyomimonogatari in the novels was released before Owarimonogatari, but in the anime adaptation, it was released on the App Store and Google Play app after Kizumonogatari I and Owarimonogatari.

Manga[edit]

On January 10, 2018, Nisio Isin announced via Twitter that Bakemonogatari would receive a manga adaptation.[39] On February 13, 2018, Kodansha revealed three pieces of character art and opened a contest for Twitter users to guess the identity of the artist who would illustrate the series.[40] On February 28, 2018, it was announced that manga artist Oh! great would be illustrating the series.[41] The manga launched in the 15th issue of Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 14, 2018.[39] The special edition of the first volume contained a short prose story by Nisio Isin and a short manga titled 'Bake 'mono' gatari' (化“者”語)[a] by Oh! great.[42]

The manga will be released in North America by Vertical in October 2019.[43]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 June 15, 2018[44][45]ISBN978-4-06-511617-3
ISBN978-4-06-512056-9 (SE)		October 1, 2019[46]ISBN978-1-947194-97-7
2 August 17, 2018[47][48]ISBN978-4-06-512333-1
ISBN978-4-06-512334-8 (SE)		January 7, 2020[49]ISBN978-1-949980-02-8
3 November 16, 2018[50][51]ISBN978-4-06-513313-2
ISBN978-4-06-513314-9 (SE)		March 3, 2020[52]ISBN978-1-949980-16-5
4 January 17, 2019[53][54]ISBN978-4-06-513938-7
ISBN978-4-06-513939-4 (SE)		May 26, 2020[55]ISBN978-1-949980-40-0
5 April 17, 2019[56][57]ISBN978-4-06-514889-1
ISBN978-4-06-514890-7 (SE)		——
6 July 17, 2019[58][59]ISBN978-4-06-515314-7
ISBN978-4-06-515315-4 (SE)		——
7 October 17, 2019[60][61]ISBN978-4-06-517166-0
ISBN978-4-06-517163-9 (SE)		——

Other media[edit]

A drama CD titled Original Drama CD Hyakumonogatari (オリジナルドラマCD　佰物語Orijinaru Dorama Shīdi Hyakumonogatari), a reference to the parlor game Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, was released on August 3, 2009. The script was written by Nisio Isin and is bundled with the CD.[62]

A PlayStation Portablevisual novel titled Bakemonogatari Portable (化物語 ポータブル) developed by Bandai Namco Games was released on August 23, 2012.[63][64]

Good Smile Company has made several nendoroid petit figures for the series, releasing them as separate sets. The first set contains the characters Koyomi Araragi, Hitagi Senjōgahara and Tsubasa Hanekawa.[65] The second set contains Suruga Kanbaru, Mayoi Hachikuji and Nadeko Sengoku[66] and the third set contains the Araragi sisters Karen and Tsukihi, as well as Shinobu Oshino.[67] The company also made a line of separate, 1/8 scale figures of Hitagi Senjōgahara,[68] Suruga Kanbaru,[69] Nadeko Sengoku,[70] Tsubasa Hanekawa,[71] Mayoi Hachikuji,[72] Karen Araragi,[73] Tsukihi Araragi,[74][75] Shinobu Oshino,[76] Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (from Kizumonogatari),[77] Nadeko Sengoku in her Medusa form,[78] and Yotsugi Ononoki.[79][80] They have also made figma figures of several of the characters: Koyomi Araragi,[81] Hitagi Senjōgahara,[82] Mayoi Hachikuji,[83] Suruga Kanbaru,[84] Nadeko Sengoku,[85] and Tsubasa Hanekawa.[86] They have planned to make the Araragi sisters, Karen and Tsukihi. Alter, Bandai, Kotobukiya, and others have made figures of some of the other characters as well.

Reception[edit]

Bakemonogatari Episode 1 Sub

The light novel series ranked sixth in the 2009 issue of Takarajimasha's light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!. It later went on to rank as high as second in 2010. Koyomi Araragi ranked sixth in the Best Male Character in 2009, second in 2010, seventh in 2011, third in 2012, and sixth in 2013. Meanwhile, Hitagi Senjōgahara ranked seventh in the Best Female Character in 2009, fourth in 2010, eighth in 2011, and seventh in 2012.[citation needed]

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The anime adaptation won the Users' Special Award in the 2nd annual DEG Japan Awards/Blu-ray Prizes.[87][88] Over one million DVDs and BDs of Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari have been sold combined.[89]

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  1. ^The title is spelled with the kanji character 者 (mono) meaning 'person', rather than the character 物 (mono) meaning 'thing', as used in the title of the Bakemonogatari (化物語) novel.[42]

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External links[edit]

  • Bakemonogatari at Kodansha Box(in Japanese)
  • Monogatari Series anime official website(in Japanese)
  • Monogatari Series Second Season at Aniplex USA
  • Bakemonogatari Portable official website(in Japanese)
  • Bakemonogatari (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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