Monogatari Series: First Season (2024)

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Synonyms: Bakemonogatari, Monster Tale, Kizumonogatari, Wound Tale, Nisemonogatari, Fake Tale, Nekomonogatari: Kuro, Nekomonogatari: Black

Japanese: 〈物語〉シリーズ ファーストシーズン

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Type: Light Novel

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 107

Status: Finished

Published: Nov 1, 2006 to Jul 28, 2010

Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural

Theme: Vampire

Serialization: Mephisto

Authors: NISIO, ISIN (Story), VOFAN (Art)


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Synopsis

This is a story, a "ghostory" of sorts, about scars that bond, monsters that haunt, and fakes that deceive.

The story of Koyomi Araragi begins through a fateful encounter with the all-powerful, blonde-haired, "hot-blooded, iron-blooded, and cold-blooded" vampire, later introduced as Shinobu Oshino. Their tragic rendezvous results in the end of Araragi's life as a human and his subsequent rebirth as a vampire—a monster. However, this encounter is only the start of his meddlings with the supernatural. Koyomi's noble personality ultimately sees him getting further involved in the lives of others with supernatural afflictions. This is his desperate attempt at returning to a normal human life, in a paranormal world filled with nothing but tragedy, suffering, and inhumanity.

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This entry includes the first season of the Monogatari Series.

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Background

Monogatari Series: First Season was published in English by Vertical Inc: first with Kizumonogatari as Kizumonogatari: Wound Tale on December 15, 2015; Bakemonogatari as Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale in three volumes from December 20, 2016, to April 25, 2017; Nisemonogatari as Nisemonogatari: Fake Tale in two volumes from June 27, 2017, to August 29, 2017; and Nekomonogatari: Kuro as Nekomonogatari (Black): Cat Tale on November 28, 2017. Vertical also released the series in a box set.

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Sequel (Light Novel)

Monogatari Series: Second Season

Adaptation (Manga)

Bakemonogatari

Adaptation (TV)

Bakemonogatari

Adaptation (TV)

Nisemonogatari

Adaptation (TV Special)

Nekomonogatari: Kuro

Adaptation (Movie)

Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen

Adaptation (Movie)

Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen

Adaptation (Movie)

Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen

Adaptation (Movie)

Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp

Side Story:
  • Bakemonogatari Short Stories (Light Novel)
  • Nisemonogatari Short Stories (Light Novel)
  • Monogatari Series Heroine Hon (Light Novel)
  • Monogatari Series: Off Season (Light Novel)
  • Mazemonogatari (Light Novel)

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Senjougahara, Hitagi

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Oshino, Shinobu

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Araragi, Koyomi

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Hanekawa, Tsubasa

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Hachikuji, Mayoi

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Kanbaru, Suruga

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Sengoku, Nadeko

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Araragi, Karen

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Araragi, Tsukihi

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Kaiki, Deishuu

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May 27, 2013

Jamesml9411

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If you are here, it means either you are a big fan of Nishio Ishin, or saw the anime Bakemonogatari and fall in love with it. Monogatari series, as expected from Nishio Ishin, is full of Japanese word plays and definition intonation; what I mean is it is hard to understand from just reading it once. From here and now will be a review of the book, not the anime.

Before getting into review and "a bit" of spoilers, here is the timeline of the story

Kizumonogatari -> Nekomonogatari Kuro -> Bakemonogatari -> Nisemonogatari

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Bakemonogatari:
Consist of different girls possessed by different Kai'i(Oddity or strangeness). Senjogahara ...

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Jul 11, 2020

abystoma2

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Would NisiOisiN have been born in 18th-19th century in Europe, I’m sure we’d all be learning about his literary masterpieces in school and how his genius helped molding the face of literature. Regrettably, he’s from a mere small island nation in the current year, so he won’t get all of the attention he deserves. Then again, this enables him to include in his work all those tidbits and tropes we came to love (and dismantling them on the way), so that is also a win situation.

What started as something the author wrote pretty much just for the fun became one of the most beloved ...

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Mar 2, 2024

unrealgentleman

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Is Bakemonogatari an intelligent series?

Bakemonogatari tries to be a smart anime. Yet I think Bakemonogatari is moreso an example of the death of parody.

Parody has a function. Parody is a form of critique: a way of deriding the status quo. A critique is successful when it introduces a new way of thinking. Bakemonogatari tries to be a parody. It tries to critique, and yet rehashes and strengthens the templates it borrows from.

What exactly is the point of the one-note cookie cutter characters like Kanbaru or Hachikuji or Senjougahara or Araragi? They seem to be critiques, over the top parodies of tropes that exist elsewhere ...

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