Monogatari is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The plot centers around Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survives a vampire attack and subsequently finds himself helping girls involved with a variety of apparitions, ghosts, beasts, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena.
The series began as three short stories serialized in Kodansha's Mephisto magazine between the September 2005 and May 2006 issues, which were later collected in a light novel volume published in Japan on November 2, 2006. Kodansha released 29 volumes in the series under its Kodansha Box imprint. Each of the 29 entries in the series share the common title suffix -monogatari (物語, lit. "story"). In 2015, Vertical licensed the novel series for English release. [1] The company began its paperback line with Kizumonogatari on December 15, 2015, [2] and later released the Bakemonogatari novels in three volumes: the first in December 2016, the second in February 2017, and the third in April 2017. [3] As of December 2020, the novels in the series up to Zoku Owarimonogatari have been translated. [4]
Nisio Isin has also penned a number of short short stories [lower-alpha 1] and other related works set in the same fictional universe.
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1 | Bakemonogatari (Vol. 1)(化物語(上) Bakemonogatari (Jō)) | November 2, 2006 [6] | 978-4-06-283602-9 | |
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2 | Bakemonogatari (Vol. 2)(化物語(下) Bakemonogatari (Ge)) | December 5, 2006 [7] | 978-4-06-283607-4 | |
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3 | Kizumonogatari(傷物語) | May 8, 2008 [8] December 23, 2015 [9] (SE) | 978-4-06-283663-0 978-4-06-219948-3 (SE) | |
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4 | Nisemonogatari (Vol. 1)(偽物語(上) Nisemonogatari (Jō)) | September 2, 2008 [10] | 978-4-06-283679-1 | |
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5 | Nisemonogatari (Vol. 2)(偽物語(下) Nisemonogatari (Ge)) | June 11, 2009 [11] | 978-4-06-283702-6 | |
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6 | Nekomonogatari (Black)(猫物語(黒) Nekomonogatari (Kuro)) | July 29, 2010 [12] | 978-4-06-283748-4 | |
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7 | Nekomonogatari (White)(猫物語(白) Nekomonogatari (Shiro)) | October 28, 2010 [13] | 978-4-06-283758-3 | |
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8 | Kabukimonogatari(傾物語) | December 25, 2010 [14] | 978-4-06-283767-5 | |
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9 | Hanamonogatari(花物語) | March 30, 2011 [15] | 978-4-06-283771-2 | |
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10 | Otorimonogatari(囮物語) | June 29, 2011 [16] | 978-4-06-283776-7 | |
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11 | Onimonogatari(鬼物語) | September 29, 2011 [17] | 978-4-06-283781-1 | |
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12 | Koimonogatari(恋物語) | December 21, 2011 [18] | 978-4-06-283792-7 | |
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13 | Tsukimonogatari(憑物語) | September 27, 2012 [19] | 978-4-06-283812-2 | |
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14 | Koyomimonogatari(暦物語) | May 21, 2013 [20] | 978-4-06-283837-5 | |
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15 | Owarimonogatari (Vol. 1)(終物語(上) Owarimonogatari (Jō)) | October 22, 2013 [21] | 978-4-06-283857-3 | |
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16 | Owarimonogatari (Vol. 2)(終物語(中) Owarimonogatari (Chū)) | January 30, 2014 [22] | 978-4-06-283861-0 | |
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17 | Owarimonogatari (Vol. 3)(終物語(下) Owarimonogatari (Ge)) | April 2, 2014 [23] | 978-4-06-283868-9 | |
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18 | Zoku Owarimonogatari(続・終物語) | September 18, 2014 [24] | 978-4-06-283878-8 | |
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19 | Orokamonogatari(愚物語) | October 6, 2015 [25] | 978-4-06-283889-4 | |
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20 | Wazamonogatari(業物語) | January 14, 2016 [26] | 978-4-06-283892-4 | |
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21 | Nademonogatari(撫物語) | July 28, 2016 [27] | 978-4-06-283898-6 | |
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22 | Musubimonogatari(結物語) | January 12, 2017 [28] | 978-4-06-283900-6 | |
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23 | Shinobumonogatari(忍物語) | July 20, 2017 [29] | 978-4-06-283902-0 | |
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24 | Yoimonogatari(宵物語) | June 14, 2018 [30] | 978-4-06-511992-1 | |
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25 | Amarimonogatari(余物語) | April 17, 2019 [31] | 978-4-06-515225-6 | |
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26 | Ōgimonogatari(扇物語) | October 28, 2020 [32] | 978-4-06-521158-8 | |
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27 | Shinomonogatari (Vol. 1)(死物語(上) Shinomonogatari (Jō)) | August 19, 2021 [33] | 978-4-06-524454-8 | |
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28 | Shinomonogatari (Vol. 2)(死物語(下) Shinomonogatari (Ge)) | August 19, 2021 [34] | 978-4-06-524455-5 | |
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29 | Ikusamonogatari(戦物語) | May 17, 2023 [35] | 978-4-06-531262-9 | |
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30 | Tsugimonogatari(接物語) | — | — | |
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1 | Kizumonogatari: Wound Tale | December 15, 2015 [36] | 978-1-941220-97-9 | |
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2 | Bakemonogatari, Part 1: Monster Tale | December 20, 2016 [37] | 978-1-942993-88-9 | |
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3 | Bakemonogatari, Part 2: Monster Tale | February 28, 2017 [38] | 978-1-942993-89-6 | |
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4 | Bakemonogatari, Part 3: Monster Tale | April 25, 2017 [39] | 978-1-942993-90-2 | |
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5 | Nisemonogatari, Part 1: Fake Tale | June 27, 2017 [40] | 978-1-942993-98-8 | |
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6 | Nisemonogatari, Part 2: Fake Tale | August 29, 2017 [41] | 978-1-942993-99-5 | |
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7 | Nekomonogatari (Black): Cat Tale | December 8, 2017 [42] | 978-1-945054-48-8 | |
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8 | Nekomonogatari (White): Cat Tale | February 27, 2018 [43] | 978-1-945054-49-5 | |
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9 | Kabukimonogatari: Dandy Tale | May 17, 2018 [44] | 978-1-945054-84-6 | |
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10 | Hanamonogatari: Flower Tale | June 20, 2018 [45] | 978-1-947194-06-9 | |
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11 | Otorimonogatari: Decoy Tale | August 28, 2018 [46] | 978-1-947194-14-4 | |
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12 | Onimonogatari: Demon Tale | October 30, 2018 [47] | 978-1-947194-31-1 | |
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13 | Koimonogatari: Love Tale | January 29, 2019 [48] | 978-1-947194-33-5 | |
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14 | Tsukimonogatari: Possession Tale | April 30, 2019 [49] | 978-1-947194-47-2 | |
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15 | Koyomimonogatari, Part 1: Calendar Tale | June 17, 2019 [50] | 978-1-947194-48-9 | |
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16 | Koyomimonogatari, Part 2: Calendar Tale | August 27, 2019 [51] | 978-1-947194-69-4 | |
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17 | Owarimonogatari, Part 1: End Tale | December 16, 2019 [52] | 978-1-947194-90-8 | |
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18 | Owarimonogatari, Part 2: End Tale | March 31, 2020 [53] | 978-1-947194-92-2 | |
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19 | Owarimonogatari, Part 3: End Tale | October 27, 2020 [54] | 978-1-949980-22-6 | |
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20 | Zoku Owarimonogatari: End Tale (Cont.) | December 15, 2020 [4] | 978-1-949980-44-8 | |
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In addition to being sold as individual volumes, the English novels have been combined into box sets with additional original artwork by VOFAN.
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN | |
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Box 1 | Monogatari Series Box Set Season 1 | November 20, 2018 [55] | 978-1-947194-39-7 | |
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Box 2 | Monogatari Series Box Set Season 2 | December 17, 2019 [56] | 978-1-949980-06-6 | |
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Box 3 | Monogatari Series Box Set Final Season | July 13, 2021 [57] | 978-1-949980-86-8 | |
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The English audiobook version of Kizumonogatari was released on May 25, 2016 by Bang Zoom! Entertainment with narration done by Keith Silverstein, Eric Kimerer, and Cristina Vee. [58] The audiobook for Nekomonogatari (White) was released on April 9, 2019 with narration done by Cristina Vee, Eric Kimerer, and Erica Mendez. [59] The audiobook for the three volumes of Bakemonogatari were released on March 24, 2020 with narration done by Eric Kimerer, Cristina Vee, Erica Mendez, and Keith Silverstein. [60]
The Japanese audiobook version of the entire series began release by Kodansha via Audible on February 17, 2021. Each novel features narration by the voice actors/actresses of the anime adaptation. It released one novel each month until June 16, 2023, with the second volume of Shinomonogatari. [61] [62]
Novel | Narrator | Release |
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Bakemonogatari (1) | Hiroshi Kamiya | February 17, 2021 |
Bakemonogatari (2) | Emiri Katō | March 19, 2021 |
Bakemonogatari (3) [lower-alpha 3] | Chiwa Saitō | April 16, 2021 |
Kizumonogatari | Marina Inoue | May 21, 2021 |
Nisemonogatari (1) | Takahiro Sakurai | June 18, 2021 |
Nisemonogatari (2) | Maaya Sakamoto | July 16, 2021 |
Nekomonogatari (Black) | Emiri Katō | August 20, 2021 |
Nekomonogatari (White) | Miyuki Sawashiro | September 17, 2021 |
Kabukimonogatari | Yuka Iguchi | October 15, 2021 |
Hanamonogatari | Yui Horie | November 19, 2021 |
Otorimonogatari | Shin-ichiro Miki | December 17, 2021 |
Onimonogatari | Eri Kitamura | January 21, 2022 |
Koimonogatari | Satsuki Yukino | February 18, 2022 |
Tsukimonogatari | Ryoko Shiraishi | March 18, 2022 |
Koyomimonogatari | Saori Hayami | April 15, 2022 |
Owarimonogatari (1) | Kaori Mizuhashi | May 20, 2022 |
Owarimonogatari (2) | Chiwa Saitō | June 17, 2022 |
Owarimonogatari (3) | Emiri Katō | July 15, 2022 |
Zoku Owarimonogatari | Marina Inoue | August 19, 2022 |
Orokamonogatari | Takahiro Sakurai | September 16, 2022 |
Wazamonogatari | Shin-ichiro Miki | October 21, 2022 |
Nademonogatari | Satsuki Yukino | November 18, 2022 |
Musubimonogatari | Kana Hanazawa | December 16, 2022 |
Shinobumonogatari | Ryoko Shiraishi | January 20, 2023 |
Yoimonogatari | Satsuki Yukino | February 17, 2023 |
Amarimonogatari | Saori Hayami | March 17, 2023 |
Ōgimonogatari | Yui Horie | April 21, 2023 |
Shinomonogatari (1) | Ryoko Shiraishi | May 19, 2023 |
Shinomonogatari (2) | Emiri Katō | June 16, 2023 |
Ikusamonogatari | Yoko Hikasa | December 1, 2023 |
Short short story | Published in | Date |
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"Hitagi Buffet" (ひたぎブッフェ) | Bakemonogatari Anime Complete Guidebook (化物語アニメコンプリートガイドブック) [63] | October 28, 2010 |
"Mayoi Room" (まよいルーム) | ||
"Suruga Court" (するがコート) | ||
"Nadeko Pool" (なでこプール) | ||
"Tsubasa Song" (つばさソング) | ||
"Tsukihi Eternal" (つきひエターナル) | Nisemonogatari Anime Complete Guidebook (偽物語アニメコンプリートガイドブック) [64] | September 28, 2012 |
"Karen Arm Leg" (かれんアームレッグ) | ||
"Hitagi Neck" (ひたぎネック) | ||
"Shinobu House" (しのぶハウス) | ||
"Tsubasa Board" (つばさボード) | Yomiuri Shimbun [65] | July 6, 2013 |
Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of Onimonogatari [66] | April 23, 2014 | |
"Mayoi Castle" (まよいキャッスル) | Yomiuri Shimbun [65] | August 17, 2013 |
Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of Onimonogatari [66] | April 23, 2014 | |
"Hitagi Coin" (ひたぎコイン) | Bakemonogatari [Introduction] (化物語 [入門編]) [67] | September 13, 2013 |
"Nadeko Mirror" (なでこミラー) | Yomiuri Shimbun [65] | September 21, 2013 |
Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Onimonogatari [66] | May 28, 2014 | |
"Shinobu Science" (しのぶサイエンス) | Yomiuri Shimbun [65] | October 26, 2013 |
Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of Onimonogatari [66] | April 23, 2014 | |
"Hitagi Figure" (ひたぎフィギュア) | Bakemonogatari Premium Item Box (「化物語」PremiumアイテムBOX) [68] | November 22, 2013 |
"The Beautiful Princess" (うつくし姫) | Anime Monogatari Series Heroine Book #3 Shinobu Oshino (アニメ<物語>シリーズヒロイン本 其ノ參 忍野忍, Anime Monogatari Shirīzu Hiroin Bon Sono San Oshino Shinobu) [69] | November 22, 2013 |
Wazamonogatari (業物語) [26] | January 14, 2016 | |
"Hitagi Salamander" (ひたぎサラマンダー) | Yomiuri Shimbun [65] | November 23, 2013 |
Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Onimonogatari [66] | May 28, 2014 | |
"Hitagi Throwing" (ひたぎスローイング) | Anime Monogatari Series Heroine Book #5: Hitagi (アニメ<物語>シリーズヒロイン本 其ノ伍 戦場ヶ原ひたぎ) [70] | April 2, 2014 |
"Suruga Palace" (するがパレス) | Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of Onimonogatari [66] | April 23, 2014 |
"Yotsugi Future" (よつぎフューチャー) | Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Onimonogatari [66] | May 28, 2014 |
"Ōgi Travel" (おうぎトラベル) | Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Onimonogatari [66] | May 28, 2014 |
"Suruga Neat" (するがニート) | Yomiuri Shimbun [65] | August 16, 2014 |
"Rōka God" (ろうかゴッド) | Anime Monogatari Series Heroine Book #6: Suruga (アニメ<物語>シリーズヒロイン本 其ノ陸 神原駿河) [71] | September 19, 2014 |
"Shinobu Figure" (しのぶフィギュア) | Nisemonogatari Premium Item Box (「偽物語」PremiumアイテムBOX) [72] | November 21, 2014 |
"Karen Brushing" (かれんブラッシング) | Anime Monogatari Series Heroine Book #7: Fire Sisters (アニメ<物語>シリーズヒロイン本 其ノ漆 ファイヤーシスターズ) [73] | July 9, 2015 |
"Tsukihi Brushing" (つきひブラッシング) | ||
"Koyomi History" (こよみヒストリー) | Madogatari Exhibition (MADOGATARI展) pamphlet [74] | November 27, 2015 |
"Yotsugi Stress" (よつぎストレス) | Anime Monogatari Series Heroine Book #8: Yotsugi (アニメ<物語>シリーズヒロイン本 其ノ捌 斧乃木余接) [75] | December 23, 2015 |
"Hito Toshite" (人として) | Movie Kizumonogatari Visual Book Part 2 (映画「傷物語」ビジュアルブック PART2) [76] | January 14, 2017 |
"Dōka Shite" (どうかして) | ||
"Soshite" (そして) | ||
"Dōshite" (どうして) | Nisio Isin Matsuri 2016 Special Fanbook (西尾維新祭2016 SPECIAL FANBOOK) | March 2017 |
Movie Kizumonogatari Complete Guide Book (映画「傷物語」COMPLETE GUIDE BOOK) [77] | November 29, 2017 | |
"Mayoi Welcome" (まよいウエルカム) | Prize to winners of the Nisio Isin no Chōsenjō (西尾維新の挑戦状) event at AnimeJapan 2017 | March 26, 2017 |
"Koyomi Dictionary" (こよみディクショナリ) | Nisio Isin Daijiten Pamphlet (西尾維新大辞展) | July 26, 2017 |
"Kokoro Shite" (心して) | Movie Kizumonogatari Complete Guide Book (映画「傷物語」COMPLETE GUIDE BOOK) [77] | November 29, 2017 |
"Hitagi Dish" (ひたぎディッシュ) | Special edition of volume 1 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [78] | June 15, 2018 |
"Hitagi Hermit Crab" (ひたぎハーミットクラブ) | Special edition of volume 2 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [79] | August 17, 2018 |
"Sodachi Mirror" (そだちミラー) | Leaflet for the theatrical release of Zoku Owarimonogatari [80] | November 10, 2018 |
Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of Zoku Owarimonogatari [81] | February 27, 2019 | |
"Mayoi Name" (まよいネーム) | Special edition of volume 3 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [82] | November 16, 2018 |
"Mayoi Ghost" (まよいゴースト) | Special edition of volume 4 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [83] | January 17, 2019 |
"Ōgi Reflect" (おうぎリフレクト) | Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Zoku Owarimonogatari [81] | March 27, 2019 |
"Suruga Speed" (するがスピード) | Special edition of volume 5 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [84] | April 17, 2019 |
"Suruga Velocity" (するがヴェロシティ) | Special edition of volume 6 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [85] | July 17, 2019 |
"Nadeko Rope" (なでこロープ) | Special edition of volume 7 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [86] | October 17, 2019 |
"Nadeko Courtship" (なでこコートシップ) | Special edition of volume 8 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [87] | February 17, 2020 |
"Hitagi Nashorn" (ひたぎナースホルン) | Special edition of volume 9 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [88] | May 15, 2020 |
"Mayoi Escargot" (まよいエスカルゴ) | Special edition of volume 10 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [89] | August 17, 2020 |
"Suruga Earthworm" (するがアースワーム) | Special edition of volume 11 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [90] | November 17, 2020 |
"Nadeko Eye Level" (なでこアイレベル) | Special edition of volume 12 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [91] | February 17, 2021 |
"Tsubasa Ranking" (つばさランキング) | Special edition of volume 13 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [92] | May 17, 2021 |
"Kiss-Shot Ranking" (きすしょっとランキング) | Special edition of volume 14 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [93] | August 17, 2021 |
"Mayoi Heaven" (まよいヘブン) | Special edition of volume 15 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [94] | November 17, 2021 |
"Sodachi Sisterhood" (そだちシスターフッド) | Monogatari Series: Monster Season Retrospective Booklet distributed in the Japanese bookstores [95] | December 11, 2021 |
"Hitagi Graph" (ひたぎグラフ) | Special edition of volume 16 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [96] | February 17, 2022 |
"Suruga Basket" (するがバスケット) | Special edition of volume 17 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [97] | May 17, 2022 |
"Nadeko Dinosaur" (なでこダイナソー) | Special edition of volume 18 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [98] | August 17, 2022 |
"Tsubasa Shelf" (つばさシェルフ) | Special edition of volume 19 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [99] | November 17, 2022 |
"Shinobu Name" (しのぶネーム) | Special edition of volume 20 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [100] | January 17, 2023 |
"Karen Violence" (かれんバイオレンス) | Special edition of volume 21 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [101] | March 16, 2023 |
"Tsukihi Endless" (つきひエンドレス) | Special edition of volume 22 of Bakemonogatari (manga) [102] | May 17, 2023 |
"Nadeko Past" (なでこパスト) | Monogatari Series website [103] | June 30, 2024 |
"Shinobu Future" (しのぶフューチャー) | Monogatari Series website [104] | |
"Yotsugi Song" (よつぎソング) | Gift from Nisio to Ayase from Yoasobi [105] | September 11, 2024 |
Kodansha revealed that Mijikanamonogatari (短物語, "Short Story" or "Short Stories") was scheduled to be released July 3, 2024 ( ISBN 978-4-06-536177-1). [106] The book contains 39 short stories, 33 of which were previously released and 6 new stories. [lower-alpha 4] [107] On June 12, 2024, Kodansha announced that the book would be delayed after it was discovered that a story that should have been included was inadvertently left out. [108] The publication date was later confirmed to be September 11, 2024. [109]
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Mijikanamonogatari(短物語) | September 11, 2024 [107] | 978-4-06-536177-1 | ||
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Mazemonogatari (混物語) is a collection of short stories featuring characters from Nisio Isin's other works. Twelve of these stories were first distributed in Japanese cinemas during the Japanese theatrical releases of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, [110] Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu [111] and Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu. [112] A collected volume of these stories, alongside three previously unpublished ones, was published by Kodansha on February 6, 2019. [113] ( ISBN 978-4-06-513292-0)
Episode | Short story | Character | Series | Period of distribution |
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Oblivion (第忘話) | "Kyōko Balance" (きょうこバランス) | Kyōko Okitegami | Bōkyaku Tantei | January 8–15, 2016 |
Strong (第強話) | "Jun Build" (じゅんビルド) | Jun Aikawa | Saikyō | January 16–22, 2016 |
Law (第法話) | "Nomi Rule" (のみルール) | Nomi Chinō | Densetsu | January 23–29, 2016 |
Eye (第眼話) | "Mayumi Red Eye" (まゆみレッドアイ) | Mayumi Dōjima | Bishōnen | January 30–February 5, 2016 |
Illness (第病話) | "Kuroneko Bed" (くろねこベッド) | Kuroneko Byōinzaka | Sekai | August 19–26, 2016 |
Blood (第血話) | "Risuka Blood" (りすかブラッド) | Risuka Mizukura | Risuka | August 27–September 2, 2016 |
Sword (第刀話) | "Hitei Clear" (ひていクリア) | Hitei-hime | Katanagatari | September 3–9, 2016 |
Kill (第殺話) | "Iori Fuga" (いおりフーガ) | Iori Mutō | Ningen | September 10–16, 2016 |
Army (第軍話) | "Shiogi Ranger" (しおぎレンジャー) | Shiogi Hagihara | Zaregoto | January 6–13, 2017 |
Invitation (第招話) | "Akari Triple" (あかりトリプル) | Akari Chiga | January 14–20, 2017 | |
Eat (第喰話) | "Rizumu Rock 'n" (りずむロックン) | Rizumu Niōnomiya | January 21–27, 2017 | |
University (第大話) | "Mikoko Community" (みここコミュニティ) | Mikoko Aoī | January 28–February 3, 2017 | |
Hero (第英話) | "Kū Invisible" (くうインビジブル) | Kū Sorakara | Densetsu | — |
Deceive (第騙話) | "Rai Roulette" (らいルーレット) | Rai Fudatsuki | Bishōnen | — |
Final (第終話) | "Magokoro Finisher" (まごころフィニッシャー) | Magokoro Omokage | Zaregoto | — |
Shaft, also known as Shaft Animation Studio, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo, and founded in 1975. Since 2004, the studio's productions and staff have been broadly influenced by director Akiyuki Shinbo, whose visual style and avant-garde cinematography are featured in works including Hidamari Sketch (2007), Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (2007), the Monogatari series (2009–present), Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011), Nisekoi (2014), and March Comes In Like a Lion (2016).
Nisio Isin, stylized as NISIOISIN to emphasize the palindrome, is a pseudonymous Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer.
Monogatari is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The plot centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survives a vampire attack and finds himself helping girls involved with a variety of apparitions, ghosts, beasts, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena, which often serve as proxies for their emotional and mental issues. Since November 2006, Kodansha published 29 volumes in the series under its Kodansha Box imprint. All of the series' story arcs share the common title suffix -monogatari (物語).
Zaregoto is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books in nine volumes. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Nisio's debut in 2022, the tenth volume of the series was released on February 8, 2023. The series was followed by a seven-volume spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, the Ningen series, focusing on the Zerozaki clan. A second spin-off series focused on Jun Aikawa titled Saikyō series was serialized in the Mephisto magazine, and was collected by Kodansha in five volumes. First two volumes of Zaregoto were initially released in North America by Del Rey Manga, but have since been republished by Vertical, who also released the third volume. An eight-episode original video animation series adaptation of the first volume by Shaft was released between October 2016 and September 2017.
Land of the Lustrous is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa. It was published by Kodansha in Monthly Afternoon magazine from October 2012 to April 2024, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of November 2022. Set in a world inhabited by "jewel people", it chronicles their efforts to find the place where they belong and defend their way of life. A 3D anime television series adaptation by Orange aired between October and December 2017.
Love and Lies is a Japanese manga by Musawo. The series follows a teenage boy who confesses to his long-time crush, despite the fact that he has been assigned a fiancée by the government in an alternate version of modern Japan. It is published by Kodansha, and was serialized in DeNA's Manga Box app in multiple languages from August 2014 to January 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July to September 2017. A live-action film adaptation was released in October 2017.
Tatsuya Oishi is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. Oishi began his career at Studio Junio as an animator, but gained fame for his work with fellow directors Akiyuki Shinbo and Shin Oonuma at studio Shaft, where he directed the Bakemonogatari television series and its prequel film trilogy Kizumonogatari.
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Nanashi, also known as 774, about a high-schooler and art club member who is frequently annoyed by his junior Nagatoro, unaware of her real feelings for him. The web manga ran in Magazine Pocket, an online and app-based web manga magazine published by Kodansha, from November 2017 to July 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Telecom Animation Film aired from April to June 2021. A second season produced by OLM aired from January to March 2023.
Pretty Boy Detective Club, also known as the Bishōnen Series (美少年シリーズ), is a Japanese mystery novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Kinako. Kodansha released twelve volumes from October 2015 to May 2021 under their Kodansha Taiga label. A manga adaptation with art by Suzuka Oda was serialized from 2016 to 2019. It was collected in five tankōbon volumes. Both the novel series and the manga are licensed in North America by Vertical. An anime television series adaptation by Shaft aired from April 11 to June 27, 2021, on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! programming block.
The following is a list of works by Japanese anime director, storyboard artist, writer, and animator Akiyuki Shinbo. The page is divided into sections for his work as a series/film director, his involvement with other productions in a smaller role, and his books. These sections are further divided by format: television series, original video animations, original net animations, and films.
Aposimz, known in Japan as Ningyō no Kuni, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from February 2017 to August 2021, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes.
Bakemonogatari is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Oh! great, based on the Monogatari light novel series written by Nisio Isin. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 2018 to March 2023, with its chapters collected and published in 22 tankōbon volumes. The story centers around the character of Koyomi Araragi, a senior high school student who was attacked by a vampire, while he meets other characters suffering from various paranormal illnesses and comes to their aid.
Koyomi Araragi is the protagonist of Nisio Isin's light novel series Monogatari. Araragi is a third-year high school student who became part vampire after sharing his blood with Shinobu Oshino. During the story, Araragi finds himself helping girls involved with a variety of apparitions, ghosts, beasts, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena, which often serve as proxies for their emotional and mental issues. While most of the narrative focuses on his multiple relationships and encounters, the series often centers on his own personal life as it tackles his origins as a vampire, most notably the Kizumonogatari prequel story.
Nobuyuki Takeuchi is a Japanese animator, director, character designer and production designer. His work with directors Akiyuki Shinbo and Kunihiko Ikuhara have gained noteworthy fame since the late 1990s and especially through the mid-2000s.
Hiroki Yamamura is a Japanese animator and character designer.
"Renai Circulation" is a song from the 2009 Japanese anime television series Bakemonogatari and performed by Kana Hanazawa as her character, Nadeko Sengoku. Composed by Satoru Kōsaki with lyrics written by Meg Rock, "Renai Circulation" serves as both Nadeko's character image song as well as the opening theme song in episode 10 of Bakemonogatari, which first premiered on September 11, 2009, to represent the "Nadeko Snake" story arc.
"Undead" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi, serving as the theme for the Off & Monster Season of the Monogatari anime series (2024). It was released as a single on July 1, 2024, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Written by Ayase, the song was based on the light novel Monogatari writer Nisio Isin's short stories Nadeko Past and Shinobu Future. Commercially, "Undead" reached number ten on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and number 14 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart.