List of Monogatari episodes
The Monogatari Japanese anime television series is based on the light novel series of the same name, written by Nisio Isin with illustrations by Vofan. The anime is directed by several directors and produced by the animation studio Shaft. The series debuted with Bakemonogatari and aired 12 episodes between July 3 and September 25, 2009, on the Tokyo MX television station. Three additional original net animation episodes were distributed on the anime's official website between November 3, 2009, and June 25, 2010. A sequel titled Nisemonogatari aired 11 episodes between January 7 and March 17, 2012.
A prequel to the original series titled Nekomonogatari aired four episodes back-to-back on December 31, 2012. Six further sequels were later adapted under the common moniker of Monogatari Series Second Season: Nekomonogatari , Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari, and Koimonogatari aired between July 6 and December 28, 2013, whereas Hanamonogatari, which was originally meant to air with the others in 2013, was postponed and eventually broadcast separately on August 16, 2014. The "final season" of the novels were adapted as Tsukimonogatari, Owarimonogatari, Koyomimonogatari, and Zoku Owarimonogatari which aired from December 31, 2014, through June 22, 2019. An adaptation of the prequel to Bakemonogatari, titled Kizumonogatari, was announced in 2010 but delayed for six years until finally being released as a film trilogy from January 8, 2016, to January 6, 2017. On January 18, 2024, Aniplex and Shaft announced production of anime adaptations of the "Off Season" and "Monster Season" novels.
Television series
''Bakemonogatari''
Bakemonogatari was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Tatsuya Oishi at Shaft, has animation character designs and chief animation direction by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. The season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. Episodes 4, 6, and 9 were outsourced to other studios by Shaft: episode 4 to Mushi Production, and episodes 6 and 9 to Silver Link.The season features six pieces of theme music: five opening themes, and one ending theme. "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", the ending theme, was produced by Supercell and was sung by Nagi Yanagi. Each of the opening themes was composed by Satoru Kōsaki and written by Meg Rock, featuring vocals from one of the main female characters. The first opening, "staple stable", was sung by Chiwa Saitō ; the second opening, "Kaerimichi", was sung by Emiri Katō ; the third opening, "Ambivalent World", was sung by Miyuki Sawashiro ; the fourth opening, "Renai Circulation", was sung by Kana Hanazawa ; and the fifth opening, "Sugar Sweet Nightmare", was sung by Yui Horie.
''Nisemonogatari''
Nisemonogatari was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Tomoyuki Itamura at Shaft, has animation character designs and chief animation direction by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. The series' scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. Episodes 5 and 6 were outsourced to other studios by Shaft: episode 5 to Digital Network Animation, and episode 6 to Doga Kobo. Openings 2 and 3 of the series were also animated with assistance from Point Pictures.The season features four pieces of theme music: three opening themes, and one ending theme. "Naisho no Hanashi", the ending theme, was sung by ClariS and written by Ryo of Supercell. Each of the opening themes was again composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by members of the female cast. The first opening, "Futakotome", was sung by Chiwa Saitō ; the second opening, "marshmallow justice", was sung by Eri Kitamura ; and the third opening, "Platinum Disco", was sung by Yuka Iguchi.
| Type | Arc | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Karen Bee, eps 1 and 3 | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Akio Watanabe |
| Opening | Karen Bee, eps 2 and 5–6 | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu |
| Opening | Tsukihi Phoenix | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu |
| Ending | All arcs | Hajime Ueda |
''Nekomonogatari (Black)''
Nekomonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe served as chief animation director alongside Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama. The season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "Kieru Daydream", the ending theme, was written by Saori Kodama, composed by Satoru Kōsaki, and sung by Marina Kawano. The opening theme, "perfect slumbers", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Yui Horie.
| Type | Director |
| Opening | URA |
| Ending | Yukihiro Miyamoto Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Nekomonogatari (White)''
Nekomonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. One episode was outsourced outside of Shaft: episode 4 to Studio CJT.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "Ai o Utae", the ending theme, was produced by Jin and sung by Luna Haruna. The opening theme, "chocolate insomnia", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Yui Horie.
| Type | Director | Animation director |
| Opening | URA | Akio Watanabe |
| Ending | Yukihiro Miyamoto Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Kabukimonogatari''
Kabukimonogatari was directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa and Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. The opening theme was produced with assistance from Cyclone Graphics.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "Ai o Utae", from Nekomonogatari , was again used as the ending theme for this season. The opening theme, "happy bite", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Emiri Katō.
| Type | Director | Animation director |
| Opening | Tsuguyasu Uchiyama | Akio Watanabe |
| Ending | Yukihiro Miyamoto Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Otorimonogatari''
Otorimonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "Sono Koe o Oboeteru", the ending theme, was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Saori Kodama, and sung by Marina Kawano. The opening theme, "Mōsō Express", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Kana Hanazawa.
| Type | Director |
| Opening | Shin Oonuma |
| Ending | Yukihiro Miyamoto Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Onimonogatari''
Onimonogatari was directed by Yuki Yase and Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "Sono Koe o Oboeteru", from Otorimonogatari, was again used as the ending theme. The opening theme, "white lies", was composed by Mito and written by Meg Rock. This season features one of three instances in which a member of the female cast did not sing the opening theme, all instances being Shinobu Oshino's voice actress Maaya Sakamoto.
| Type | Director |
| Opening | Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
| Ending | Yukihiro Miyamoto Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda Naoaki Shibuta |
''Koimonogatari''
Koimonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features three pieces of theme music: two opening themes, and one ending theme. "snowdrop", the ending theme, was written by Meg Rock, composed by Hidekazu Tanaka, and sung by Marina Kawano and Luna Haruna. The opening theme for the first three episodes, "fast love", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Chiwa Saitō. An alternate version of "fast love", "Kogarashi Sentiment" has additional vocals by cast member Shin-ichiro Miki, and was used in the last three episodes. It is the first instance in which a male cast member sang an opening.
The arc's opening is unique in that it features Osamu Kamijou acting as a character designer, and is the one of two instances in the franchise to feature another character designer besides Akio Watanabe. The opening was also produced with assistance from Point Pictures.
| Type | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu Osamu Kamijou |
| Ending | Yukihiro Miyamoto Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Hanamonogatari''
Hanamonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe and Taisuke Iwasaki served as the season's chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "the last day of my adolescence", the opening theme, was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Miyuki Sawashiro. The ending theme, "Hana Ato -shirushi-", was composed by Katsuhiko Kurosu, written by Saori Kodama, and sung by Marina Kawano.
| Type | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Toshimasa Suzuki | Toshimasa Suzuki | Akio Watanabe Taisuke Iwasaki |
| Ending | Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Tsukimonogatari''
Tsukimonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe and Taisuke Iwasaki served as the season's chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "border", the ending theme, was composed by Ryōsuke Shigenaga, written by Meg Rock, and performed by ClariS. The opening theme, "Orange Mint", was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Saori Hayami. The opening animation was again produced with assistance from Point Pictures.
| Type | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu |
| Ending | Takayuki Aizu Hajime Ueda |
''Owarimonogatari I''
Owarimonogatari I was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe, Taisuke Iwasaki, and Shinya Nishizawa served as the season's chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. Episodes 3, 4, 8, and 10 were outsourced to Diomedéa. Opening 2 was also animated with assistance from Point Pictures.The season features five pieces of theme music: four opening themes, and one ending theme. "Sayonara no Yukue", the ending theme, was composed by Alisa Takigawa and Saku, written by Takigawa, and performed by Takigawa. All of the opening themes were composed by Mito and written by Meg Rock, and 3/4 of them feature vocals by members of the cast. The first opening, "decent black", was sung by Kaori Mizuhashi ; the second opening, "mathemagics", was sung by Marina Inoue ; the third opening, "Yūritsu Hōteishiki", was also sung by Marina Inoue; and the fourth opening, "mein schatz", does not feature any of the cast's vocals.
| Type | Arc | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Ougi Formula | URA Yukihiro Miyamoto | URA | Taisuke Iwasaki |
| Opening | Sodachi Riddle | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu | Yukio Takatsu |
| Opening | Sodachi Lost | URA | URA | Shinya Nishizawa |
| Opening | Shinobu Mail | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu | ||
| Ending | All arcs | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu |
''Owarimonogatari II''
Owarimonogatari II was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe, Taisuke Iwasaki, and Studio Wanpack animator Kana Miyai served as the season's chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were co-written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features four pieces of theme music: three opening themes, and one ending theme. "SHIORI", the ending theme, was composed and written by Tomoyuki Ogawa, and was performed by ClariS. The first opening, "terminal terminal", was composed by Mito and Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and was sung by cast member Emiri Katō ; the second opening, "dreamy date drive", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Chiwa Saitō ; the third opening, "dark cherry mystery", was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Kaori Mizuhashi.
| Type | Arc | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Mayoi Hell | Tomotaka Kanda | Taisuke Iwasaki | |
| Opening | Hitagi Rendezvous | Tomoyuki Itamura | Tomoyuki Itamura | Taisuke Iwasaki |
| Opening | Ougi Dark | URA | URA | |
| Ending | All arcs | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu |
''Zoku Owarimonogatari''
Zoku Owarimonogatari was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe, Shinya Nishizawa, and Kana Miyai served as the season's chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. It was originally released as a film to Japanese theaters on November 10, 2018.The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "azure", the ending theme, was composed by Kōdai Akiba, written by Kei Hayashi, and performed by TrySail. The opening, "07734", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki and Mito, was written by Meg Rock, and features lines read by cast member Hiroshi Kamiya.
| Type | Director |
| Opening | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu |
| Ending | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu |
Film series
''Kizumonogatari''
The Kizumonogatari trilogy was directed by Tatsuya Oishi under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe and Hideyuki Morioka, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Morioka and Shaft animator Hiroki Yamamura served as the first film's animation directors and the second and third films' chief animation directors; and the trilogy's scripts were co-written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The trilogy features two ending themes, both composed by Satoru Kōsaki and written by Meg Rock. The first, "étoile et toi", was used as the ending for the second film, and was sung by Clémentine. The second ending, an alternative version of the first titled "étoile et toi ", features vocals by Clémentine and Ainhoa, and was used in the third film.
Original net animation
''Koyomimonogatari''
Koyomimonogatari was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Watanabe, Taisuke Iwasaki, and Shinya Nishizawa served as the season's chief animation directors; and the season's scripts were written by Muneo Nakamoto and Yukito Kizawa of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.The season features various pieces of theme music; all of the opening themes were used in previous seasons, either belonging to Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Nekomonogatari , Onimonogatari, Tsukimonogatari, or Owarimonogatari. One ending theme, unique to this season, was used: "whiz", which was composed and written by Shō Watanabe, and sung by TrySail.
| Type | Arc | Director |
| Ending | All arcs | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu |
''Monogatari Off & Monster Season''
Monogatari Off & Monster Season was directed by Midori Yoshizawa under the chief direction of Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe. The season's scripts were written by Miku Ooshima under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. The series' music was split between prior Monogatari series composers Satoru Kōsaki and Kei Haneoka, with Kōsaki in charge of the first six episodes and Haneoka being in charge of the rest. Kana Miyai and Nobuhiro Sugiyama served as the season's chief animation directors. Watanabe participated as chief animation director for episodes 1 through 6, and Hiroki Yamamura participated for episodes 7 through 8.An extra episode, episode 6.5 adapting the short story "A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess", aired on August 17, 2024. Although uncredited, the episode was outsourced to Keyakiworks and CG animation studio LUDENS. Yuria Miyazono composed the episode's music, rather than Kōsaki or Haneoka.
| Type | Arc | Director | Storyboard artist | Animation director |
| Opening | Tsukihi Undo | Toshitaka Kanda | Kana Miyai | |
| Opening | Nadeko Draw | Shunsuke Ookubo | Kazutoshi Makino | |
| Opening | Acerola Bon Appétit | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu | ||
| Opening | Shinobu Mustard | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu | ||
| Ending | All arcs | Hajime Ueda Takayuki Aizu |
Original video animation
A short episode adapting the short short story Koyomi History was first shown during SHAFT's Madogatari Exhibition and then released in the homonymous DVD for the event.Character commentaries
Audio commentaries are content available on the DVD/BD release of the series. Each episode features two characters having a conversation about the specific episode they are in. In Monogatari's case, the author of the series, Nisio Isin, has written each one of them.Bakemonogatari- * Bakemonogatari Vol. 1 / Hitagi Crab
- * Bakemonogatari Vol. 2 / Mayoi Maimai
- * Bakemonogatari Vol. 3 / Suruga Monkey
- * Bakemonogatari Vol. 4 / Nadeko Snake
- * Bakemonogatari Vol. 5 / Tsubasa Cat
- * Bakemonogatari Vol. 6 / Tsubasa Cat Nisemonogatari
- * Nisemonogatari Vol. 1 / Karen Bee
- * Nisemonogatari Vol. 2 / Karen Bee
- * Nisemonogatari Vol. 3 / Karen Bee
- * Nisemonogatari Vol. 4 / Tsukihi Phoenix
- * Nisemonogatari Vol. 5 / Tsukihi Phoenix Nekomonogatari
- * Nekomonogatari Vol. 1 / Tsubasa Family
- * Nekomonogatari Vol. 2 / Tsubasa Family Nekomonogatari
- * Nekomonogatari Vol. 1 / Tsubasa Tiger
- * Nekomonogatari Vol. 2 / Tsubasa Tiger Kabukimonogatari
- * Kabukimonogatari Vol. 1 / Mayoi Jiangshi
- * Kabukimonogatari Vol. 2 / Mayoi Jiangshi Otorimonogatari
- * Otorimonogatari Vol. 1 / Nadeko Medusa
- * Otorimonogatari Vol. 2 / Nadeko Medusa Onimonogatari
- * Onimonogatari Vol. 1 / Shinobu Time
- * Onimonogatari Vol. 2 / Shinobu Time Koimonogatari
- * Koimonogatari Vol. 1 / Hitagi End
- * Koimonogatari Vol. 2 / Hitagi End Hanamonogatari
- * Hanamonogatari Vol. 1 / Suruga Devil
- * Hanamonogatari Vol. 2 / Suruga Devil Tsukimonogatari
- * Tsukimonogatari Vol. 1 / Yotsugi Doll
- * Tsukimonogatari Vol. 2 / Yotsugi Doll Owarimonogatari
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 1 / Ogi Formula
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 2 / Sodachi Riddle
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 3 / Sodachi Lost
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 4 / Shinobu Mail
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 5 / Shinobu Mail
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 6 / Mayoi Hell
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 7 / Hitagi Rendezvous
- * Owarimonogatari Vol. 8 / Ogi Dark
- Koyomimonogatari Kizumonogatari
- * Kizumonogatari 1 Iron Blooded Arc
- * Kizumonogatari 2 Hot Blooded Arc
- * Kizumonogatari 3 Cold Blooded Arc Zoku Owarimonogatari
- * Zoku Owarimonogatari Vol. 1 / Koyomi Reverse
- * Zoku Owarimonogatari Vol. 2 / Koyomi Reverse Orokamonogatari
- * Orokamonogatari / Tsukihi Undo Nademonogatari
- * Nademonogatari Vol.1 / Nadeko Draw
- * Nademonogatari Vol.2 / Nadeko Draw Wazamonogatari
- * Wazamonogatari / Acerola Bon Appétit Shinobumonogatari
- * Shinobumonogatari Vol.1 / Shinobu Mustard
- * Shinobumonogatari Vol.2 / Shinobu Mustard
- * Shinobumonogatari Vol.3 / Shinobu Mustard