List of Monogatari episodes

Cover of the Bakemonogatari Blu-ray box set, released in 2011.

The Monogatari Japanese anime television series is based on the light novel series of the same name, written by Nisio Isin with illustrations by Vofan. The anime is directed by several directors and produced by the animation studio Shaft. The series debuted with Bakemonogatari and aired 12 episodes between July 3 and September 25, 2009, on the Tokyo MX television station. Three additional original net animation episodes were distributed on the anime's official website between November 3, 2009, and June 25, 2010. A sequel titled Nisemonogatari aired 11 episodes between January 7 and March 17, 2012.[Note 1]

A prequel to the original series titled Nekomonogatari (Black) aired four episodes back-to-back on December 31, 2012. Six further sequels were later adapted under the common moniker of Monogatari Series Second Season: Nekomonogatari (White), Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari, and Koimonogatari aired between July 6 and December 28, 2013,[Note 2] whereas Hanamonogatari, which was originally meant to air with the others in 2013, was postponed and eventually broadcast separately on August 16, 2014.[1] The "final season" of the novels were adapted as Tsukimonogatari, Owarimonogatari, Koyomimonogatari, and Zoku Owarimonogatari which aired from December 31, 2014, through June 22, 2019.[2][3] An adaptation of the prequel to Bakemonogatari, titled Kizumonogatari, was announced in 2010 but delayed for six years until finally being released as a film trilogy from January 8, 2016, to January 6, 2017.[4] On January 18, 2024, Aniplex and Shaft announced production of anime adaptations of the "Off Season" and "Monster Season" novels.[5]


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  1. ^ Loveridge, Lyenzee (August 28, 2013). "Hanamonogatari Anime Slated for TV in 2014". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (October 21, 2014). "Monogatari Series' 1st 'Final Season' Anime to Air on December 31". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 11, 2018). "Zoku Owarimonogatari Anime to Also Air on TV as 6 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Creamer, Nick (February 26, 2016). "Review: Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen Blu-Ray". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "〈物語〉シリーズ オフ&モンスターシーズン|公式サイト" [<Monogatari> Series Off & Monster Season|Official Site] (in Japanese). Aniplex and Shaft. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.