# List of Monogatari episodes
The **Monogatari** episodes (〈物語〉シリーズ) are the television episodes, theatrical films, and streaming specials through which the animation studio [Shaft](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaft-company) (シャフト) has adapted the Monogatari light novel series written by [Nisio Isin](https://www.edgepedia.org/nisio-isin) (西尾維新) for Kodansha BOX, beginning with the 2009 television broadcast of *Bakemonogatari* (化物語).[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Franchise | Light novels by Nisio Isin from Kodansha BOX; TV anime produced by Shaft since *Bakemonogatari* in 2009[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) |
| First broadcast | Episode 1, "Hitagi Crab, Part One" (ひたぎクラブ 其ノ壹), July 3, 2009[2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode) |
| Schedule breaks | *Bakemonogatari*'s final Tsubasa Cat arc ran from September 2009 into June 2010, with the last episodes months behind the weekly slot[2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4202/monogatari-series/episodes) |
| *Kizumonogatari* | Theatrical trilogy, January 8, 2016 to January 6, 2017[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List); compilation film *Koyomi Vamp* broadcast on Tokyo MX, January 12, 2024[5](https://thetvdb.com/series/monogatari/allseasons/dvd) |
| Latest series | *Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season* (〈物語〉シリーズ オフ&モンスターシーズン), a 14-episode ONA, July 6 to October 19, 2024; licensor Aniplex of America[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode) |
| *Second Season* staff | Chief director Akiyuki Shinbo (新房昭之), director Tomoyuki Itamura (板村智幸), character design Akio Watanabe (渡辺明夫), music Satoru Kōsaki (神前暁)[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) |
| Episode counts | 15, 11, 4, 3 films, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 13 + 7, 12, and 6 episodes across the 2009–2019 runs, then 14 in 2024[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) • [4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List) • [6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode) |
| Audience rating | MyAnimeList users rate *Bakemonogatari* 8.32, from 780,505 users[2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode) |
## The series and their episode counts
In broadcast order, the adaptations are *Bakemonogatari* (化物語, 15 episodes), *Nisemonogatari* (偽物語, 11), *Nekomonogatari Kuro* (猫物語（黒）, 4), the three-part *Kizumonogatari* (傷物語) film trilogy, *Nekomonogatari Shiro* (猫物語（白）, 5), *Kabukimonogatari* (傾物語, 4), *Otorimonogatari* (囮物語, 4), *Onimonogatari* (鬼物語, 4), *Koimonogatari* (恋物語, 6), *Hanamonogatari* (花物語, 5), *Tsukimonogatari* (憑物語, 4), *Owarimonogatari* (終物語, 13 episodes plus a 7-episode second season), *Koyomimonogatari* (暦物語, 12), and *Zoku Owarimonogatari* (続・終物語, 6).[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) • [4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
Through 2023 the anime had covered the First Season's *Bakemonogatari* through the Final Season's *Zoku Owarimonogatari*, the latter animated in 2018; the production announced in 2024 extends the adaptation into the Off Season and Monster Season groups of novels.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992)
## Broadcast history and production
**Bakemonogatari (2009–2010).** The first series premiered on July 3, 2009 with "Hitagi Crab, Part One" and ran for 15 episodes.[2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode) Its final arc, Tsubasa Cat (つばさキャット), left the weekly schedule: Part 1 aired September 18, 2009 and Part 2 on September 25, but Part 3 followed on November 2, 2009, Part 4 on February 23, 2010, and Part 5 on June 25, 2010.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4202/monogatari-series/episodes) MyAnimeList's listing gives November 3, 2009 for Part 3, one day after TVmaze's date, while both databases place episode 12 on September 25, 2009; the final episodes therefore ran roughly one to nine months behind the original slot.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4202/monogatari-series/episodes)
**Kizumonogatari (2016–2017).** The *Kizumonogatari* story reached the screen as a theatrical trilogy: Part 1, *Tekketsu* (鉄血篇), on January 8, 2016; Part 2, *Nekketsu* (熱血篇), on August 19, 2016; and Part 3, *Reiketsu* (冷血篇), on January 6, 2017.[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List) A compilation film cutting the three together, *Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp* (傷物語 -こよみヴァンプ-), was later broadcast on [Tokyo MX](https://www.edgepedia.org/tokyo-mx) on January 12, 2024.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) • [5](https://thetvdb.com/series/monogatari/allseasons/dvd)
**The 2013–2019 television seasons.** *Monogatari Series Second Season* (2013) credited Akiyuki Shinbo as chief director, Tomoyuki Itamura as director, Tōfuyako and Shinbo (東冨耶子/新房昭之) for series composition, Akio Watanabe for character design and chief animation direction, and Satoru Kōsaki for music.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) *Owarimonogatari* opened on October 3, 2015 with a double episode of "Ougi Formula" (おうぎフォーミュラ), followed by "Sodachi Riddle" from October 10 and "Sodachi Lost" from October 24, 2015.[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List) Its second season, episodes 14–20 covering "Mayoi Hell" (まよいヘル), "Hitagi Rendezvous" (ひたぎランデブー), and "Ougi Dark" (おうぎダーク), aired August 12–13, 2017.[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List) *Zoku Owarimonogatari* then ran six "Koyomi Reverse" (こよみリバース) episodes weekly from May 18 to June 22, 2019, with the opening theme "07734".[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
**Off & Monster Season (2024).** The newest run is a 14-episode ONA that aired from July 6 to October 19, 2024, produced by Shaft with Aniplex, Kodansha, and Rakuonsha as producers and Aniplex of America as licensor.[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode)
## Episode lists by series
**Bakemonogatari (15 episodes).** Episode titles follow the novels' chapter titles divided into numbered parts: "Hitagi Crab" (ひたぎクラブ) opens the series and "Tsubasa Cat" closes it, with parts labeled 其ノ壹, 其ノ貳, and onward.[2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode)
**Monogatari Series Second Season (2013).** The season's episode titles keep the native arc names of the novels they adapt, with classical part numbering from 其ノ壹 to 其ノ肆: "Kabukimonogatari: Mayoi Jiangshi" (傾物語 まよいキョンシー), "Otorimonogatari: Nadeko Medusa" (囮物語 なでこメドゥーサ), and "Shinobu Time" (しのぶタイム).[7](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15054&page=25) Within the continuous numbered run, the Shinobu Time arc occupied episodes 17–20, airing weekly from October 26, 2013, with Part Three as episode 19 on November 9, 2013.[7](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15054&page=25)
**Owarimonogatari (2015 and 2017).** The 2015 block ran 13 episodes, and the 2017 second season added episodes 14–20, adapting "Mayoi Hell", "Hitagi Rendezvous", and "Ougi Dark" across two consecutive broadcast days in August 2017.[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
**Zoku Owarimonogatari (2019).** A single six-episode arc, "Koyomi Reverse".[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
**Off & Monster Season (2024).** The 14 episodes comprise four arcs: "Orokamonogatari: Tsukihi Undo" (愚物語 つきひアンドゥ), one episode on July 6, 2024; "Nademonogatari: Nadeko Draw" (撫物語 なでこドロー), five episodes from July 13 to August 10, 2024; "Wazamonogatari: Acerola Bon Appétit", two episodes on August 24 and 31, 2024; and "Shinobumonogatari: Shinobu Mustard" (忍物語 しのぶマスタード), six episodes from September 14 to October 19, 2024, closing with Part 6 on October 19.[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4202/monogatari-series/episodes) Each episode runs about 25 minutes, and the series is rated R-17+.[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode)
## Novel arcs and adaptation mapping
The on-screen episode titles preserve the arc names of the source volumes, so an episode list doubles as a map of the novels covered: Second Season's cards read 傾物語 まよいキョンシー and 囮物語 なでこメドゥーサ exactly as the volumes are titled.[7](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15054&page=25) *Owarimonogatari* was split on screen into a 13-episode 2015 block and a 7-episode second season in 2017.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) • [4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
The Off Season and Monster Season comprise nine novel works: *Orokamonogatari* (愚物語), *Wazamonogatari* (業物語), *Nademonogatari* (撫物語), *Musubimonogatari* (結物語), *Shinobumonogatari* (忍物語), *Yoimonogatari* (宵物語), *Amarimonogatari* (余物語), *Ougimonogatari* (扇物語), and *Shinomonogatari* (死物語, in upper and lower volumes).[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) The 14 episodes broadcast in 2024 adapted four arcs drawn from four of those works, *Orokamonogatari*, *Nademonogatari*, *Wazamonogatari*, and *Shinobumonogatari*.[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode)
## Broadcast order versus chronological order
In the original novels the timeline shifts back and forth between episodes, so a strict volume-by-volume chronological ordering is difficult to construct, though it can be listed.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) The chronological order spans 29 volumes, running from *Kizumonogatari* as volume 1 through *Ikusamonogatari*/*Senmonogatari* as volume 29, and it places the Off Season works (*Orokamonogatari*, *Wazamonogatari*, *Nademonogatari*, *Musubimonogatari*) and the Monster Season works (*Shinobumonogatari* through *Shinomonogatari*) within that sequence.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992)
Broadcast order differs from both chronology and publication sequence. *Bakemonogatari* reached television first in 2009, while *Kizumonogatari*, chronologically the earliest story, did not appear until the 2016–2017 film trilogy.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) • [4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
## By the numbers
The television and streaming runs count 15, 11, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 13 + 7, 12, and 6 episodes from *Bakemonogatari* through *Zoku Owarimonogatari*, followed by 14 episodes of *Off & Monster Season*; *Kizumonogatari* stands apart as three theatrical films plus a compilation.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992) • [4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List) • [6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode) The 2024 episodes run about 25 minutes each.[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode)
Episode databases disagree on the 2024 count: The Movie Database's 2024 season page lists 15 episodes and describes the season as following the girls Araragi saved after his high school story ended, "a prequel, or perhaps a sequel", while MyAnimeList's episode listing counts 14.[8](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/46195) • [6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode) On audience aggregates, [MyAnimeList](https://www.edgepedia.org/myanimelist) users rate *Bakemonogatari* 8.32 based on 780,505 users.[2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode)
## Licensing and broadcast
Aniplex of America holds the license for *Off & Monster Season*, which Shaft produced with Aniplex, Kodansha, and Rakuonsha as producers.[6](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode) The *Koyomi Vamp* compilation film received a television broadcast on Tokyo MX on January 12, 2024.[5](https://thetvdb.com/series/monogatari/allseasons/dvd)
## What changed after 2023
The 2024 announcement extended the anime beyond the Final Season, naming works from the Off Season through the Monster Season; the 14 episodes released that year adapted four of those works.[1](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992)
The resulting 14-episode run, from July 6 to October 19, 2024, kept the franchise's practice of guest artwork: episodes carried rotating end-card illustrators including Akio Watanabe, Oh! Great, [Mika Pikazo](https://www.edgepedia.org/mika-pikazo), Hajime Ueda, and VOFAN, episode 1 used the opening theme "Icecream°", and episode 14 closed with "Banshi no Theme".[4](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
## References
1. [『〈物語〉シリーズ』を見る順番と時系列を解説｜最新オフ＆モンスターシーズンまで【最新版】, Animate Times](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1516932992)
2. [Bakemonogatari – Episodes, MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5081/Bakemonogatari/episode)
3. [Monogatari Series – Episode List, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4202/monogatari-series/episodes)
4. [Episode List, Bakemonogatari Wiki (Fandom)](https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List)
5. [物語シリーズ – DVD Order – All Seasons, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/monogatari/allseasons/dvd)
6. [Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season – Episodes, MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/anime/57864/Monogatari_Series__Off___Monster_Season/episode)
7. [Monogatari Series Second Season (TV) – Episode titles, Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15054&page=25)
8. [Monogatari (TV Series 2009– ), The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/46195)
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