Monogatari (series)

Monogatari
Cover of the first light novel Bakemonogatari
物語
Genre	Avant-garde, occult detective, romantic comedy
Light novel
Written by	Nisio Isin
Illustrated by	Vofan
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA Vertical
Imprint	Kodansha Box
Magazine	Mephisto Pandora
Original run	August 10, 2005 – present
Volumes	22 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
First Season
Directed by	Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi
Produced by	Atsuhiro Iwakami Mitsutoshi Kubota Masayuki Haryu
Written by	Fuyashi Tō Yukito Kizawa Munemasa Nakamoto
Music by	Satoru Kōsaki
Studio	Shaft
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Aniplex of America UK MVM Films
Original network	Tokyo MX, MBS, TVS, TVK, TVA, CTC, TVQ, TVH, BS Japan
Original run	2009 – 2012 Bakemonogatari: July 3, 2009 – September 25, 2009 (TV) November 3, 2009 – June 25, 2010 (ONA) Nisemonogatari: January 7, 2012 – March 17, 2012 Nekomonogatari (Black): December 31, 2012
Episodes	30 (List of episodes)
First Season arcs: Bakemonogatari (15 episodes) Nisemonogatari (11 episodes) Nekomonogatari (Black) (4 episodes)
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
Anime television series
Second Season
Directed by	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura
Produced by	Atsuhiro Iwakami Mitsutoshi Kubota Takuya Matsushita
Written by	Fuyashi Tō Yukito Kizawa Munemasa Nakamoto
Music by	Satoru Kōsaki
Studio	Shaft
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Aniplex of America UK MVM Films
Original network	Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, tvk, TVS, Tochigi TV, GTV, MBS, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ Kyushu, BS11
Original run	2013 – 2014 Nekomonogatari (White): July 6, 2013 – August 3, 2013 Kabukimonogatari: August 17, 2013 – September 7, 2013 Otorimonogatari: September 21, 2013 – October 12, 2013 Onimonogatari: October 26, 2013 – November 16, 2013 Koimonogatari: November 23, 2013 – December 28, 2013 Hanamonogatari: August 16, 2014 Recap episodes: August 10, 2013 – October 19, 2013
Episodes	31 (List of episodes)
Second Season arcs: Nekomonogatari (White) (5 episodes) Kabukimonogatari (4 episodes) Otorimonogatari (4 episodes) Onimonogatari (4 episodes) Koimonogatari (6 episodes) Hanamonogatari (5 episodes) Summaries (3 recap episodes)
Anime television series
Third Season
Directed by	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura
Produced by	Atsuhiro Iwakami Mitsutoshi Kubota Takuya Matsushita
Written by	Fuyashi Tō Yukito Kizawa Munemasa Nakamoto
Music by	Kei Haneoka
Studio	Shaft
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Aniplex of America UK MVM Films
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV
Original run	2014 – 2016 Tsukimonogatari: December 31, 2014 Owarimonogatari: October 3, 2015 – December 19, 2015 Koyomimonogatari: January 10, 2016 – March 27, 2016 (ONA)
Episodes	28 (List of episodes)
Third Season arcs: Tsukimonogatari (4 episodes) Owarimonogatari (12 episodes) Koyomimonogatari (12 episodes)
Other
Kizumonogatari (film series)

First Season arcs:

Second Season arcs:

Third Season arcs:

Kizumonogatari (film series)

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 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.