Monogatari | |
Cover of the first light novel Bakemonogatari
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物語 | |
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Genre | Avant-garde, occult detective, romantic comedy |
Light novel | |
Written by | Nisio Isin |
Illustrated by | Vofan |
Published by | Kodansha |
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Imprint | Kodansha Box |
Magazine | Mephisto Pandora |
Original run | August 10, 2005 – present |
Volumes | 22 |
Anime television series | |
First Season | |
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Music by | Satoru Kōsaki |
Studio | Shaft |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, TVS, TVK, TVA, CTC, TVQ, TVH, BS Japan |
Original run |
2009 – 2012
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Episodes | 30 |
First Season arcs:
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Audio drama | |
Hyakumonogatari | |
Written by | Nisio Isin |
Released | August 3, 2009 |
Game | |
Bakemonogatari Portable | |
Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released | August 23, 2012 |
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Second Season | |
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Music by | Satoru Kōsaki |
Studio | Shaft |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, tvk, TVS, Tochigi TV, GTV, MBS, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ Kyushu, BS11 |
Original run |
2013 – 2014
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Episodes | 31 |
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Third Season | |
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Music by | Kei Haneoka |
Studio | Shaft |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV, TVS, CTC, tvk, MBS, TVh, TVA, TVQ |
Original run |
2014 – present
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Episodes | 29 |
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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 Taiwanese illustrator Vofan. Kodansha has published 22 novels since November 2006 under their Kodansha Box imprint, with at least two 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.
An anime adaptation by Shaft of Bakemonogatari aired 12 episodes between July and September 2009, and released three more episodes online between November 2009 and June 2010. An anime of the sequel Nisemonogatari aired from January to March 2012. An anime adaptation of Nekomonogatari (Kuro) aired on December 31, 2012. An anime titled Monogatari Series Second Season aired between July 6 and December 28, 2013. An anime adaptation of Hanamonogatari aired on August 16, 2014. An anime adaptation of Tsukimonogatari aired on December 31, 2014. An anime adaptation of the Owarimonogatari novels aired between October 3 and December 19, 2015. An anime film trilogy is being produced based on the prequel novel Kizumonogatari, with the first film, Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, released on January 8, 2016. The third novel of the Owarimonogatari series will be adapted into an anime series, which will begin airing in Q3 2017.