Monogatari (2009)
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木澤行人 — Screenplay
Episodes 53
Mayoi Snail (1)
Uncomfortable after quarreling with his sister on Mother’s Day, Koyomi leaves the house. Hitagi bumps into him at the park and makes an offer.
Read MoreMayoi Snail (2)
Koyomi and Hitagi meet a girl named Mayoi Hachikuji in the park. She seems to be lost and cannot find her way home. The two try to help her.
Read MoreMayoi Snail (3)
An apparition is behind why Mayoi is unable to reach her mother’s house. Receiving advice from Meme, Hitagi tells Koyomi the surprising truth.
Read MoreTsubasa Cat (1)
Nadeko comes to thank Koyomi, and the two geek out over a shared interest. Tsubasa Hanekawa passes by and suddenly complains of an acute headache.
Read MoreTsubasa Cat (2)
Koyomi is over the moon when Hitagi announces their first date will finally happen. But on the day of, he finds that she is not the only one there.
Read MoreTsubasa Cat (3)
Tsubasa suffers from an inexplicable headache. Koyomi rushes to meet Tsubasa at the park, and learns of her paranormal situation.
Read MoreTsubasa Cat (4)
Koyomi takes Tsubasa on a visit to Meme to find out how to save her. For some reason, Meme is acting indecisively.
Read MoreTsubasa Cat (5)
Meme is not himself these days, caused by Shinobu’s disappearance from the house. Koyomi, Mayoi, Suruga and Nadeko all search for Shinobu.
Read MoreKaren Bee (1)
The five girls' problems with supernatural beings have been solved, and it's now summer break, with the culture fair over. Koyomi Araragi has two little sisters, self-proclaimed "heroes" nicknamed the Fire Sisters, Karen and Tsukihi.
Read MoreKaren Bee (3)
Araragi leaves Kanbaru's house and meets a dangerous man named Kaiki. While following him, he runs into Senjougahara, who berates him for skipping his studies.
Read MoreKaren Bee (4)
Karen is badly ill, having been poisoned by an evil, supernatural bee. Will Koyomi be able to cure her in time?
Read MoreKaren Bee (5)
Koyomi learns the whole story about what happened between Karen and Kaiki. After receiving a tempting offer from Hanekawa, he speaks with Shinobu on the way to save Karen.
Read MoreKaren Bee (6)
Koyomi leaves Karen behind at home to talk with Senjougahara. Senjougahara seems to be planning on confronting and murdering Kaiki. When he comes back home, he learns Karen has wandered off, while still sick.
Read MoreKaren Bee (7)
Araragi goes to confront Kaiki and stop him from leaving the city. But Kaiki is wiley and smart, and not easily dissuaded when there's money on the line.
Read MoreTsukihi Phoenix (1)
Karen is acting clingy and very cute, completely out of character. But its a trick to get Koyomi to introduce her to Kanbaru. In response, he devises a test Karen must pass; a test involving her toothbrush.
Read MoreNekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (1)
Koyomi Araragi begins the day by being rudely awoken by his sister, Tsukihi. He decides to discuss love with her, asking how one can tell if they are in love or not. It turns out that recently, he can't stop thinking about his classmate, Hanekawa Tsubasa. Later, he runs into Hanekawa, who reveals a shocking fact which he may not tell anyone else about.
Read MoreNekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (2)
Later, Araragi meets up with Oshino Meme, who quizzes him about Hanekawa. He reveals everything except the secret he was sworn not to tell, including finding and burying a silver cat with no tail. From this, Oshino warns that Hanekawa may have been possessed by an Oddity, the Curse Cat. He instructs Araragi to find Hanekawa, whilst he looks for the shallow grave they dug for the silver cat. Araragi finds Hanekawa, but things then take a turn for the worse...
Read MoreNekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (3)
Araragi, initially ignoring Oshino's warning not to involve himself any further in this incident, visits Hanekawa's house and is shocked by what he finds. He returns home and convinces his sisters not to involve themselves in the Curse Cat incident either. A few days pass and Hanekawa is still nowhere to be found. Araragi returns to Oshino to find him severely injured from his numerous encounters with the Curse Cat. Later, Araragi manges to find and talk to the Curse Cat occupying Hanekawa. Calmer and less violent now, she tells him to leave her to her own devices in order to relieve her master's stress.
Read MoreNekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (4)
Araragi begs Shinobu for her help, which she eventually provides. He then formulates a plan to confront the Curse Cat and save Hanekawa.
Read MoreSummary I
A recap episode retalling the events of Nekomonogatari (Kuro), narrated by Koyomi. On the first day of Golden Week, Koyomi Araragi, together with Tsubasa Hanekawa, buries a tailless cat that was ran over by a car. A supposedly petty and commonplace event. However, the curtain rises on the “nine days of hell" that follow.
Read MoreMayoi Jiangshi (1)
On August 20th, Koyomi Araragi left his home to deliver to Mayoi Hachikuji something she had forgotten, but was unable to find her. He realized he had not done any of the homework he was supposed to do, yet tomorrow was already the term opening ceremony.
Read MoreMayoi Jiangshi (3)
After succeeding in changing the destiny of Hachikuji, Koyomi Araragi and Shinobu Oshino returned to August 21st 11 years in the future. There, the two of them find out that their original world had been completely annihilated.
Read MoreMayoi Jiangshi (4)
Shinobu Oshino realizes that humanity had turned into zombies thanks to the powers of Kiss-shot. Koyomi Araragi shoots up fireworks as an SOS signal, but instead they are surrounded by zombies. However, an unexpected individual arrives at the scene...
Read MoreSummary II
A recap episode retelling the events of Bakemonogatari from "Hitagi Crab" to Nadeko Snake", narrated by Koyomi. One day, Koyomi Araragi caught the body of his classmate Hitagi Senjyogahara, who was falling down after slipping on the stairs, knowing that it was dangerous to do so. However, her body was surprisingly light, as if the concept of weight did not exist.
Read MoreNadeko Medusa (1)
Nadeko Sengoku's classmates are all strained thin due to the “hocus-pocus” of con artist Deishu Kaiki. Because of that, Nadeko goes to school every day with a heavy heart; but one day, she starts seeing white snakes all over the place.
Read MoreNadeko Medusa (2)
Nadeko Sengoku is asked by Kuchinawa, a snake deity, to find his object of worship. Nadeko accepts and goes to junior high school during the day with Kuchinawa, who resembles a white scrunchie, while searching the town at night for the object of worship.
Read MoreNadeko Medusa (3)
Nadeko spent the evening at the Araragi residence after Koyomi mistakes her for running away from home and takes her back to his place. The next morning, she talks to Koyomi's younger sister Tsukihi, a friend from back in grade school.
Read MoreNadeko Medusa (4)
Nadeko finally found the object of worship. Kuchinawa, now in a good mood, tells Nadeko that he will grant her a wish. But Koyomi shows up right then and starts his attempt to convince Nadeko to let go of that object of worship.
Read MoreSummary III
A recap episode retalling the events of Bakemonogatari's Tsubasa Cat and the entirety of Nisemonogatari, narrated by Koyomi. During the summer vacation after all the apparition-related incidents around the five girls have been resolved, Koyomi Araragi's two risky younger sisters – the self-proclaimed heroes of justice, Karen and Tsukihi – become involved in some trouble.
Read MoreHitagi End (1)
On January 1st, Hitagi Senjyogahara makes a phone call to Deishu Kaiki, her supposed archnemesis. It was a tough decision made on her part, in order to save herself and Koyomi Araragi from their “death sentence.”
Read MoreHitagi End (2)
Kaiki, deciding to accept Hitagi's work request, visits the town where Koyomi and his friends live. He starts to do research on Nadeko Sengoku, the junior high school girl turned god of North Shirahebi Shrine, who is the current target of deceit.
Read MoreHitagi End (3)
Kaiki meets Nadeko Sengoku face to face at North Shirahebi Shrine. Nadeko's personality became a lot brighter once she became the snake god, and she starts to talk to Kaiki in a carefree manner about how she was going to kill big brother Koyomi soon...
Read MoreHitagi End (4)
Kaiki heads to North Shirahebi Shrine daily in order to deceive Nadeko the snake god but finds himself being followed on his way home. Furthermore, he gets a mysterious threat telling him to “pull out of this case.”
Read MoreHitagi End (5)
Tsubasa Hanekawa, supposedly overseas in search of Meme Oshino, suddenly approached Kaiki to talk to him. After exchanging information with Tsubasa, Kaiki gets the finishing touches ready for his preparations to deceive Nadeko the snake god.
Read MoreHitagi End (6)
Kaiki proceeds to deceive Nadeko Sengoku. However, Nadeko with surprising ease sees through Kaiki's lies and attacks with numerous white snakes. What will be coming last out of the tongue of a con artist near death–a lie, or the truth?
Read MoreHanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (1)
After the graduation of Araragi and Senjougahara, Suruga alone to deal with her left hand that has been turned monsterous from her mother's monkey paw charm. After hearing rumors of a "Devil" that can solve one's problems no matter what, Suruga set out to find this person.
Read MoreHanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (2)
After having her hand healed, Suruga has many questions for her former classmate Rouka. She was unable to contact her, however a meeting with Keiki Deshu, who seems to have survived the attack from the previous season, answers some questions of hers.
Read MoreHanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (3)
Suruga realizes that the collector is in fact Rouka, and she has been collecting parts of the "devil" as she feeds off the misfortune of others. Her motives are questionable...
Read MoreHanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (4)
Rouka challenges Suruga to a one-on-one basketball match as the two discuss the events that led up to their collection of their respective "devil" parts. Suruga is still coming to terms with the ability to use her left arm again.
Read MoreHanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (5)
Upon finding the Demon's head, she meets Rouka once again. Instead of giving the head to Rouka, she refuses. She is unable to stand the sight of her because of the fact that she can see her as she is a ghost. Suruga then challenges Rouka to one-on-one basketball in a wager for the head if Suruga loses.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (1)
March 13th, the morning of college entrance exams. Koyomi Araragi has died due to Izuko Gaen. Mayoi Hachikuji was waiting for him in the afterlife, and guides him towards an unknown destination. Koyomi would have never thought that this certain someone would be waiting for him there.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (2)
Mayoi takes Koyomi to meet Teori, who offers him a way to return to the world of the living. Koyomi is in doubt about accepting his offer, as he believes others like Mayoi are more worthy of reviving than him, until he comes with a surprising decision.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Hitagi Rendez-vous (1)
Now fully human again, Koyomi is called by Hitagi for a date, as they spend some time together, Koyomi has a vision of Ougi.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Hitagi Rendez-vous (2)
Koyomi and Hitagi spend the rest of the date bonding further. Once back home, Koyomi has another encounter with Ougi.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (1)
Gaen assembles Koyomi, Shinobu, Mayoi and Yozuru and reveals that Ougi is the responsible for some of the previous ordeals they faced.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (2)
To stop Ougi from meddling further, Koyomi has a final confrontation with her.
Read MoreOwarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (3)
After being exposed, Ougi is about to be engulfed by the darkness, but Koyomi refuses to give up on her and Meme reappears in the nick of time to save them.
Read MoreZoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (1)
Koyomi Araragi contemplates the current state of his life post-graduation when he suddenly gets pulled through the mirror into a mysterious yet familiar world...
Read MoreZoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (2)
Koyomi reexamines his options and is drawn to the bath in the Kanbaru household, but is suddenly attacked by the Rainy Devil. Koyomi narrowly escapes the danger, only to meet more people from this world he supposedly "knows".
Read MoreZoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (3)
Koyomi attempts to make sense of the mirror world with this world's counterparts of his acquaintances. Later at night, Yotsugi then takes Koyomi to meet yet another person from this world.
Read MoreZoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (4)
Koyomi meets the Shinobu of this world; as they converse, she reveals to him his powerful influence on the mirror world.
Read MoreZoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (5)
While taking a bath in the Kanbaru household, Koyomi has an encounter with an unknown yet familiar face who starts up a conversation about knowledge.
Read MoreZoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (6)
To put together the final pieces of the puzzle, Koyomi makes one final stop at his now-former high school to meet perhaps the most important piece of that puzzle.
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