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Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 81
IMDb8.0
Time to watch it all
29 h
73 episodes, about 24 min each
An episode a night: about 2 months.
Reach
Streams in 43 countries
+33First aired
2009
July 3, 2009
Still running
Genres
AnimationComedyDramaMysteryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for nudity, sexual content, and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 25 · most episodes first
Yui HorieTsubasa Hanekawa / Black Hanekawa (voice), Tsubasa Hanekawa (voice) · 79 episodes
Hiroshi KamiyaKoyomi Araragi (voice) · 73 episodes
Chiwa SaitoHitagi Senjougahara (voice) · 73 episodes
Maaya SakamotoShinobu Oshino / Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) · 73 episodes
Satsuki YukinoIzuko Gaen (voice) · 73 episodes
Miyuki SawashiroSuruga Kanbaru (voice) · 73 episodes
Kana HanazawaNadeko Sengoku (voice) · 49 episodes
Saori HayamiYotsugi Ononoki (voice) · 46 episodes
Eri KitamuraKaren Araragi (voice) · 45 episodes
Yuka IguchiTsukihi Araragi (voice) · 45 episodes
Emiri KatoMayoi Hachikuji (voice) · 38 episodes
Shin-ichiro MikiDeishuu Kaiki (voice) · 34 episodes
Ryoko ShiraishiYozuru Kagenui (voice) · 34 episodes
Takahiro SakuraiMeme Oshino (voice) · 30 episodes
Fumihiko TachikiSenjougahara's Father (voice) · 24 episodes
Yasunori MatsumotoMayoi's Father (voice) · 23 episodes
Ai OrikasaAraragi's Mother (voice) · 23 episodes
Kaoru MorotaMayoi's Mother (voice) · 23 episodes
Mitsuki SaigaKako (voice) · 23 episodes
Ken NaritaSasayubu-sensei (voice) · 23 episodes
Yoji UedaKuchinawa (voice) · 23 episodes
Miho MiyagawaNadeko's Mother (voice) · 23 episodes
Marina InoueSodachi Oikura (voice) · 12 episodes
Kaori MizuhashiOugi Oshino (voice) · 12 episodes
Directing · 25
- Akiyuki Shinbo Director, Writer, Series Director
- Kenjirou Okada Director
- Naoyuki Tatsuwa Director, Storyboard Artist
- Yukihiro Miyamoto Director
- Yuki Yase Director, Storyboard Artist
- Toshimasa Suzuki Director, Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Fuyashi Tou Writer
- Yukito Kizawa Screenplay, Writer
- Muneo Nakamoto Screenplay
- NISIOISIN Novel, Original Story
Production · 11
- Miku Oshima Producer's Assistant, Associate Producer, Screenplay
- Atsuhiro Iwakami Producer
- Takuya Matsushita Producer
- Mitsutoshi Kubota Producer
- Masayuki Haryu Producer
- Akiko Yodo Associate Producer
Camera · 3
- Takayuki Aizu Director of Photography
- Rei Egami Director of Photography
- Shinichiro Eto Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Rie Matsubara Editor
Sound · 1
- Kei Haneoka Original Music Composer
Art · 22
- Takashi Kawabata Storyboard Artist, Director
- Hisaharu Iijima Art Direction
- Ken Naito Art Direction
- Hiroko Kazui Storyboard Artist
- Fumie Muroi Storyboard Artist
- Mie Oishi Storyboard Artist
Other crew · 185
- Tomoyuki Itamura Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist, Assistant Director, Key Animation
- Tatsuya Oishi Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- Satoru Kosaki Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
- Akio Watanabe Character Designer, Supervising Animator, Animation Director, Key Animation
- Yota Tsuruoka Sound Director
- Vofan Original Series Design
Monogatari episodes
5 seasons · 73 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Hitagi Kurabu Sono Ichi, 7.6
- S1 E2 Hitagi Kurabu Sono Ni, 8.2
- S1 E3 Mayoi Maimai Sono Ichi, 7.7
- S1 E4 Mayoi Maimai Sono Ni, 7.4
- S1 E5 Mayoi Maimai Sono San, 8.6
- S1 E6 Suruga Monkee Sono Ichi, 7.7
- S1 E7 Suruga Monkee Sono Ni, 7.8
- S1 E8 Suruga Monkee Sono San, 8.6
- S1 E9 Nadeko suneiku sono ichi, 7.5
- S1 E10 Nadeko suneiku sono ni, 8.0
- S1 E11 Tsubasa kyatto sono ichi, 7.6
- S1 E12 Tsubasa kyatto sono ni, 9.3
- S1 E13 Tsubasa kyatto sono san, 7.7
- S1 E14 Tsubasa Kyatto Sono Yon, 8.0
- S1 E15 Tsubasa Kyatto Sono Go, 8.9
- S2 E1 Tsubasa Taiga Sono Ichi, 9.1
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