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 . 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 Japanese volume list
First Season
Second Season
Final Season
Off Season
Monster Season
Family Season
English volume list
First Season
Second Season
Final Season
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 (White) 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 (1) Hiroshi KamiyaFebruary 17, 2021Bakemonogatari (2)Emiri KatōMarch 19, 2021Bakemonogatari (3)Chiwa SaitōApril 16, 2021KizumonogatariMarina InoueMay 21, 2021Nisemonogatari (1)Takahiro SakuraiJune 18, 2021Nisemonogatari (2)Maaya SakamotoJuly 16, 2021Nekomonogatari (Black)Emiri KatōAugust 20, 2021Nekomonogatari (White)Miyuki SawashiroSeptember 17, 2021KabukimonogatariYuka IguchiOctober 15, 2021HanamonogatariYui HorieNovember 19, 2021OtorimonogatariShin-ichiro MikiDecember 17, 2021OnimonogatariEri KitamuraJanuary 21, 2022KoimonogatariSatsuki YukinoFebruary 18, 2022TsukimonogatariRyoko ShiraishiMarch 18, 2022KoyomimonogatariSaori HayamiApril 15, 2022Owarimonogatari (1)Kaori MizuhashiMay 20, 2022Owarimonogatari (2)Chiwa SaitōJune 17, 2022Owarimonogatari (3)Emiri KatōJuly 15, 2022Zoku OwarimonogatariMarina InoueAugust 19, 2022OrokamonogatariTakahiro SakuraiSeptember 16, 2022WazamonogatariShin-ichiro MikiOctober 21, 2022NademonogatariSatsuki YukinoNovember 18, 2022MusubimonogatariKana HanazawaDecember 16, 2022ShinobumonogatariRyoko ShiraishiJanuary 20, 2023YoimonogatariSatsuki YukinoFebruary 17, 2023AmarimonogatariSaori HayamiMarch 17, 2023ŌgimonogatariYui HorieApril 21, 2023Shinomonogatari (1)Ryoko ShiraishiMay 19, 2023Shinomonogatari (2)Emiri KatōJune 16, 2023IkusamonogatariYoko HikasaDecember 1, 2023
List of short short stories Short short storyPublished inDate October 28, 2010 September 28, 2012 Yomiuri ShimbunJuly 6, 2013 Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of OnimonogatariApril 23, 2014 Yomiuri ShimbunAugust 17, 2013 Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of OnimonogatariApril 23, 2014September 13, 2013 Yomiuri ShimbunSeptember 21, 2013 Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of OnimonogatariMay 28, 2014 Yomiuri ShimbunOctober 26, 2013 Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of OnimonogatariApril 23, 2014November 22, 2013 November 22, 2013 January 14, 2016 Yomiuri ShimbunNovember 23, 2013 Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of OnimonogatariMay 28, 2014April 2, 2014Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of OnimonogatariApril 23, 2014 Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of OnimonogatariMay 28, 2014 Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of OnimonogatariMay 28, 2014Yomiuri ShimbunAugust 16, 2014September 19, 2014November 21, 2014 July 9, 2015 pamphletNovember 27, 2015December 23, 2015 January 14, 2017 March 2017November 29, 2017 Prize to winners of the event at AnimeJapan 2017March 26, 2017July 26, 2017 November 29, 2017 Special edition of volume 1 of Bakemonogatari (manga)June 15, 2018 Special edition of volume 2 of Bakemonogatari (manga)August 17, 2018 Leaflet for the theatrical release of Zoku OwarimonogatariNovember 10, 2018 Blu-ray and DVD volume 1 of Zoku OwarimonogatariFebruary 27, 2019 Special edition of volume 3 of Bakemonogatari (manga)November 16, 2018 Special edition of volume 4 of Bakemonogatari (manga)January 17, 2019 Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Zoku OwarimonogatariMarch 27, 2019 Special edition of volume 5 of Bakemonogatari (manga)April 17, 2019 Special edition of volume 6 of Bakemonogatari (manga)July 17, 2019 Special edition of volume 7 of Bakemonogatari (manga)October 17, 2019 Special edition of volume 8 of Bakemonogatari (manga)February 17, 2020 Special edition of volume 9 of Bakemonogatari (manga)May 15, 2020 Special edition of volume 10 of Bakemonogatari (manga)August 17, 2020 Special edition of volume 11 of Bakemonogatari (manga)November 17, 2020 Special edition of volume 12 of Bakemonogatari (manga)February 17, 2021 Special edition of volume 13 of Bakemonogatari (manga)May 17, 2021 Special edition of volume 14 of Bakemonogatari (manga)August 17, 2021 Special edition of volume 15 of Bakemonogatari (manga)November 17, 2021 Monogatari Series: Monster Season Retrospective Booklet distributed in the Japanese bookstoresDecember 11, 2021 Special edition of volume 16 of Bakemonogatari (manga)February 17, 2022 Special edition of volume 17 of Bakemonogatari (manga)May 17, 2022 Special edition of volume 18 of Bakemonogatari (manga)August 17, 2022 Special edition of volume 19 of Bakemonogatari (manga)November 17, 2022 Special edition of volume 20 of Bakemonogatari (manga)January 17, 2023 Special edition of volume 21 of Bakemonogatari (manga)March 16, 2023 Special edition of volume 22 of Bakemonogatari (manga)May 17, 2023 Monogatari Series website June 30, 2024 Monogatari Series website Gift from Nisio to Ayase from YoasobiSeptember 11, 2024 Posted on the official Nisio Isin X account.November 11, 2025 Short story that was available in the Shaft 50th Anniversary Exhibition held from January 8 until January 18, 2026, in Japan.January 8, 2026
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. ()
EpisodeShort storyCharacterSeriesPeriod of distributionKyōko OkitegamiBōkyaku TanteiJanuary 8–15, 2016Jun AikawaSaikyōJanuary 16–22, 2016Nomi ChinōDensetsuJanuary 23–29, 2016Mayumi DōjimaPretty BoyJanuary 30–February 5, 2016Kuroneko ByōinzakaSekaiAugust 19–26, 2016Risuka MizukuraRisukaAugust 27–September 2, 2016Hitei-himeKatanagatariSeptember 3–9, 2016Iori MutōNingenSeptember 10–16, 2016Shiogi Hagihara ZaregotoJanuary 6–13, 2017Akari ChigaJanuary 14–20, 2017Rizumu NiōnomiyaJanuary 21–27, 2017Mikoko AoīJanuary 28–February 3, 2017Kū SorakaraDensetsuRai FudatsukiPretty BoyMagokoro OmokageZaregoto
Other related works , released on August 4, 2009. – 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.
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External links Official Monogatari series page at Kodansha Box