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Monogatari Series

edited 2026-05-21

A complete watch and reading order for Nisio Isin's Monogatari Series — every anime cour from Bakemonogatari (2009) through the 2024 Off & Monster Season, the Kizumonogatari film trilogy and 2024 Koyomi Vamp recompilation, and all 25 light novels across the First, Second, Final, Off, Monster, and Family seasons. Addresses the franchise's defining question — broadcast order vs novel publication order vs in-universe chronological order — with four anime watch-order variants including the popular Kizu-last newcomer path.

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01ANIME

2009The first Monogatari anime, animated by Shaft and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Tatsuya Oishi. Twelve episodes aired on Tokyo MX from July…

02ANIME

2012A four-episode TV special animated by Shaft, broadcast in a single back-to-back block on December 31, 2012. Adapts the Tsubasa Family arc fr…

03ANIME

2012The second Monogatari anime, animated by Shaft and broadcast January 7 to March 17, 2012. The cour covers the Karen Bee and Tsukihi Phoenix…

04ANIME

2013A four-episode arc of the Monogatari Series Second Season broadcast, animated by Shaft and aired August 17 to September 7, 2013. Adapts the…

05ANIME

2013A six-episode arc of the Monogatari Series Second Season broadcast, animated by Shaft and aired November 23 to December 28, 2013, concluding…

06ANIME

2013The opening five-episode arc of the Monogatari Series Second Season broadcast, animated by Shaft and aired July 6 to August 3, 2013. Adapts…

07ANIME

2013A four-episode arc of the Monogatari Series Second Season broadcast, animated by Shaft and aired October 26 to November 16, 2013. Adapts the…

08ANIME

2013A four-episode arc of the Monogatari Series Second Season broadcast, animated by Shaft and aired September 21 to October 12, 2013. Adapts th…

09ANIME

2014A five-episode TV special animated by Shaft, broadcast in a single block on August 16, 2014. Adapts the Suruga Devil arc from the 2011 Hanam…

10ANIME

2014A four-episode TV special animated by Shaft, broadcast in a single block on December 31, 2014, opening the Final Season cycle. Adapts the Yo…

11ANIME

2015A thirteen-episode television series animated by Shaft and broadcast October 3 to December 19, 2015. Adapts the first two of three volumes o…

12ANIME

2016A twelve-episode short-format ONA (approximately 14 minutes per episode) animated by Shaft and streamed weekly January 9 to March 27, 2016.…

13ANIME

2017A seven-episode TV broadcast event animated by Shaft, aired across two days from August 12 to August 13, 2017. Adapts the third volume of th…

14ANIME

2019A six-episode OVA animated by Shaft, streamed February 27 to March 27, 2019 after a February 2018 theatrical compilation premiere. Adapts th…

15ANIME

2024A fourteen-episode ONA animated by Shaft, streamed on Abema from July 6 to October 19, 2024. Adapts arcs from the 2015–2017 Off Season novel…

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light novels25 items · 25 unwatched