Monogatari

Bakemonogatari

English Title: Monogatari
Japanese Title: 物語 — Monogatari — “Story”
Author: Nisio Isin — 西尾 維新
Illustrator: VOFAN
Translator: Ko Ransom, James Balzer, Daniel Joseph
Genre: Supernatural, Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Comedy
Original Run: November 2006 – ongoing
English Run: December 2015 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Kodansha BOX (Kodansha)
English Publisher: Vertical
Volumes in Japanese: 25 (In Progress)
Volumes Published in English: 20 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $14 — Kindle $10

Synopsis: Around midnight, under a lonely street lamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs, yet undead. Indeed, a rumor’s been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to their backwater, of all places. Koyomi Araragi, who prefers to avoid having friends because they’d lower his “intensity as a human,” is naturally skeptical. Yet it is to him that the bloodsucking demon, a concept “dated twice over,” beckons on the first day of spring break as he makes his way home with a fresh loot of morally compromising periodicals.

KizuMonogatari: Wound Tale
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Released December 15, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-1941220979
Note: This prequel novel was the third volume of the Monogatari series released in Japan, following the two volumes that made up Bakemonogatari.

BakeMonogatari: Monster Tale – Part One
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Released December 20, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-1942993889
Note: In Japan, Bakemonogatari was first released in two volumes. Later on, an edition was made that split the story in three volumes. For the English release, Bakemonogatari is three volumes.

BakeMonogatari: Monster Tale – Part Two
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Released February 28, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1942993896

BakeMonogatari: Monster Tale – Part Three
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Released April 25, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1942993902

NiseMonogatari: Fake Tale – Part One
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Released June 27, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1942993988

NiseMonogatari: Fake Tale – Part Two
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Released August 29, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1942993995

NekoMonogatari: Black – Part One
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Released December 8, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1945054488

NekoMonogatari: White – Part Two
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Released February 27, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1945054495

KabukiMonogatari: Dandy Tale
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Released May 17, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1945054846

HanaMonogatari: Flower Tale
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Released June 20, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194069

OtoriMonogatari: Decoy Tale
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Released August 28, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194144

OniMonogatari: Demon Tale
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Released October 30, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194311

KoiMonogatari: Love Tale
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Released January 29, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194335

TsukiMonogatari: Possession Tale
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Released April 30, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194472

KoyomiMonogatari: Calendar Tale – Part One
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Released June 17, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194489

KoyomiMonogatari: Calendar Tale – Part Two
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Released August 15, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194694

** Note: in Japan, Koyomimonogatari was a single volume release. It was divided into two books for the English release.

Owarimonogatari: End Tale – Part One
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Released December 31, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194908

Owarimonogatari: End Tale – Part Two
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Released March 31, 2020 — ISBN-13: 978-1947194922

Owarimonogatari: End Tale – Part Three
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Released September 29, 2020 — ISBN-13: 978-1949980226

Zoku Owarimonogatari 
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Releasing December 15, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 9781949980448

Monogatari Series: Season 1 Box Set

Contains the first seven volumes released in English by Vertical.
Amazon — Out of Print. Only Available through 3rd party sellers.

Monogatari Series: Season 2 Box Set

Contains volumes 8 – 13 released in English by Vertical.
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Reviews of Monogatari

Illustrations Sampler

Anime Adaptations
1) BakemonogatariMAL Entry — 15 episodes — Aired July 2009 – June 2010
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2) Nisemonogatari MAL Entry — 11 episodes — Aired January 2012 – March 2012
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3) Nekomonogatari: Black MAL Entry — 4 episodes — Aired December 2012
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4) Monogatari Series: Second Season MAL Entry — 26 episodes — Aired July 2013 – December 2013
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5) Tsukimonogatari MAL Entry — 4 episodes — Aired December 2014
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6) Owarimonogatari MAL Entry — 12 episodes — Aired October 2015 – December 2015
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7) Kizumonogatari MAL Entry — 3 movies — Aired January 2016 – January 2017
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Manga Adaptations
Bakemonogatari — MAL Entry — Japanese Publication began March 2018. English release by Vertical. English publication began October 2019.
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18 thoughts on “Monogatari

  1. Do we know anything about Vertical releasing more of the Monogatari Series? Seems pretty odd that they start with Kizumonogatari and don’t do any announcements about adapting the other novels too. (Or did I miss anything?)

    1. Nothing has been officially stated about other volumes in the series yet. Vertical may be “testing the waters” with this release, to see if Monogatari LNs would be profitable or not. I imagine if Kizu does well, they would want to look into bringing more volumes over.

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