List of Monogatari novels
Monogatari is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The plot centers around Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survives a vampire attack and subsequently finds himself helping girls involved with a variety of apparitions, ghosts, beasts, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena.
The series began as three short stories serialized in Kodansha's Mephisto magazine between the September 2005 and May 2006 issues, which were later collected in a light novel volume published in Japan on November 2, 2006. Kodansha released 29 volumes in the series under its Kodansha Box imprint. Each of the 29 entries in the series share the common title suffix -monogatari. In 2015, Vertical licensed the novel series for English release. The company began its paperback line with Kizumonogatari on December 15, 2015, and later released the Bakemonogatari novels in three volumes: the first in December 2016, the second in February 2017, and the third in April 2017. As of December 2020, the novels in the series up to Zoku Owarimonogatari have been translated.
Nisio Isin has also penned a number of short short stories and other related works set in the same fictional universe.
Volume lists
English volume list
Box sets
In addition to being sold as individual volumes, the English novels have been combined into box sets with additional original artwork by VOFAN.Audiobook
The English audiobook version of Kizumonogatari was released on May 25, 2016 by Bang Zoom! Entertainment with narration done by Keith Silverstein, Eric Kimerer, and Cristina Vee. The audiobook for Nekomonogatari was released on April 9, 2019 with narration done by Cristina Vee, Eric Kimerer, and Erica Mendez. The audiobook for the three volumes of Bakemonogatari were released on March 24, 2020 with narration done by Eric Kimerer, Cristina Vee, Erica Mendez, and Keith Silverstein.The Japanese audiobook version of the entire series began release by Kodansha via Audible on February 17, 2021. Each novel features narration by the voice actors/actresses of the anime adaptation. It released one novel each month until June 16, 2023, with the second volume of Shinomonogatari.
| Novel | Narrator | Release |
| Bakemonogatari | Hiroshi Kamiya | February 17, 2021 |
| Bakemonogatari | Emiri Katō | March 19, 2021 |
| Bakemonogatari | Chiwa Saitō | April 16, 2021 |
| Kizumonogatari | Marina Inoue | May 21, 2021 |
| Nisemonogatari | Takahiro Sakurai | June 18, 2021 |
| Nisemonogatari | Maaya Sakamoto | July 16, 2021 |
| Nekomonogatari | Emiri Katō | August 20, 2021 |
| Nekomonogatari | Miyuki Sawashiro | September 17, 2021 |
| Kabukimonogatari | Yuka Iguchi | October 15, 2021 |
| Hanamonogatari | Yui Horie | November 19, 2021 |
| Otorimonogatari | Shin-ichiro Miki | December 17, 2021 |
| Onimonogatari | Eri Kitamura | January 21, 2022 |
| Koimonogatari | Satsuki Yukino | February 18, 2022 |
| Tsukimonogatari | Ryoko Shiraishi | March 18, 2022 |
| Koyomimonogatari | Saori Hayami | April 15, 2022 |
| Owarimonogatari | Kaori Mizuhashi | May 20, 2022 |
| Owarimonogatari | Chiwa Saitō | June 17, 2022 |
| Owarimonogatari | Emiri Katō | July 15, 2022 |
| Zoku Owarimonogatari | Marina Inoue | August 19, 2022 |
| Orokamonogatari | Takahiro Sakurai | September 16, 2022 |
| Wazamonogatari | Shin-ichiro Miki | October 21, 2022 |
| Nademonogatari | Satsuki Yukino | November 18, 2022 |
| Musubimonogatari | Kana Hanazawa | December 16, 2022 |
| Shinobumonogatari | Ryoko Shiraishi | January 20, 2023 |
| Yoimonogatari | Satsuki Yukino | February 17, 2023 |
| Amarimonogatari | Saori Hayami | March 17, 2023 |
| Ōgimonogatari | Yui Horie | April 21, 2023 |
| Shinomonogatari | Ryoko Shiraishi | May 19, 2023 |
| Shinomonogatari | Emiri Katō | June 16, 2023 |
| Ikusamonogatari | Yoko Hikasa | December 1, 2023 |
List of short short stories
''Mijikanamonogatari''
Kodansha revealed that was scheduled to be released July 3, 2024. The book contains 39 short stories, 33 of which were previously released and 6 new stories. On June 12, 2024, Kodansha announced that the book would be delayed after it was discovered that a story that should have been included was inadvertently left out. The publication date was later confirmed to be September 11, 2024.''Mazemonogatari''
is a collection of short stories featuring characters from Nisio Isin's other works. Twelve of these stories were first distributed in Japanese cinemas during the Japanese theatrical releases of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu and Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu. A collected volume of these stories, alongside three previously unpublished ones, was published by Kodansha on February 6, 2019.| Episode | Short story | Character | Series | Period of distribution |
| Oblivion | "Kyōko Balance" | Kyōko Okitegami | Bōkyaku Tantei | January 8–15, 2016 |
| Strong | "Jun Build" | Jun Aikawa | Saikyō | January 16–22, 2016 |
| Law | "Nomi Rule" | Nomi Chinō | Densetsu | January 23–29, 2016 |
| Eye | "Mayumi Red Eye" | Mayumi Dōjima | Pretty Boy | January 30–February 5, 2016 |
| Illness | "Kuroneko Bed" | Kuroneko Byōinzaka | Sekai | August 19–26, 2016 |
| Blood | "Risuka Blood" | Risuka Mizukura | Risuka | August 27–September 2, 2016 |
| Sword | "Hitei Clear" | Hitei-hime | Katanagatari | September 3–9, 2016 |
| Kill | "Iori Fuga" | Iori Mutō | Ningen | September 10–16, 2016 |
| Army | "Shiogi Ranger" | Shiogi Hagihara | Zaregoto | January 6–13, 2017 |
| Invitation | "Akari Triple" | Akari Chiga | Zaregoto | January 14–20, 2017 |
| Eat | "Rizumu Rock 'n" | Rizumu Niōnomiya | Zaregoto | January 21–27, 2017 |
| University | "Mikoko Community" | Mikoko Aoī | Zaregoto | January 28–February 3, 2017 |
| Hero | "Kū Invisible" | Kū Sorakara | Densetsu | |
| Deceive | "Rai Roulette" | Rai Fudatsuki | Pretty Boy | |
| Final | "Magokoro Finisher" | Magokoro Omokage | Zaregoto |
Other related works
- , released on August 4, 2009.
- 2=読者への挑戦状 - Ōgi's challenge to the readers published as part of the serialization of Ōgi Formula in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, October 2013 issue, released on September 9, 2013.
- , published in, released on September 20, 2013.
- , illustrated by Hiroki Haritama and published in, released on October 30, 2013.
- , illustrated by Ema Tōyama, published in and the August 2014 issue of Aria, released on January 31, 2014, and June 28, 2014, respectively, and included in the Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Koimonogatari, released on July 23, 2014.
- , published in the, released on August 26, 2014.
- , included in the special edition of volume 12 of March Comes in like a Lion, released on September 29, 2016.
- , released on February 22, 2023, as part of the celebration of Nisio Isin's 20-year career.