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o Bakemonogatari
o Nisemonogatari
o Nekomonogatari (Kuro)
o Hanamonogatari
o Tsukimonogatari
o Owarimonogatari (Part 1)
o Koyomimonogatari
o Kizumonogatari
o Owarimonogatari (Part 2)
o Zoku Owarimonogatari
Book Order
o Bakemonogatari Volume 1
o Bakemonogatari Volume 2
o Kizumonogatari
o Nisemonogatari Volume 1
o Nisemonogatari Volume 2
o Nekomonogatari (Kuro)
o Nekomonogatari (Shiro)
o Kabukimonogatari
o Hanamonogatari
o Otorimonogatari
o Onimonogatari
o Koimonogatari
o Tsukimonogatari
o Koyomimonogatari
o Owarimonogatari Volume 1
o Owarimonogatari Volume 2
o Owarimonogatari Volume 3
o Zoku Owarimonogatari
o Orokamonogatari
o Wazamonogatari
o Nademonogatari
o Musubimonogatari
o Shinobumonogatari
o Yoimonogatari
o Amarimonogatari
o Ōgimonogatari
o Shinomonogatari Volume 1
o Shinomonogatari Volume 2
Chronological Order
o Kizumonogatari
o Nekomonogatari (Kuro)
o Bakemonogatari
o Nisemonogatari
o Kabukimonogatari
o Onimonogatari
o Owarimonogatari Volume 2
o Nekomonogatari (Shiro)
o Owarimonogatari Volume 1
o Otorimonogatari
o Wazamonogatari
o Koimonogatari
o Tsukimonogatari
o Owarimonogatari Volume 3
o Zoku-Owarimonogatari
o Hanamonogatari
There are a lot of parts to the Monogatari Series, and it can be confusing to know where to start. If you'd
just like to dive in, either the light novel Book Order or the anime Airing Order are good choices. The
anime was not aired in the same order as the books due to delays and other production issues, but
everything in the original series (Bakemonogatari to Zoku Owarimonogatari) has been aired now so it is
at least possible to watch in either order. This is why many older watch guides recommend the airing
order; it was not possible to follow the book order until more recently. The three differences between
the book order and the airing order are the positions of Kizumonogatari (delayed for years due to
perfectionism), Hanamonogatari (aired late because of production delays), and Koyomimonogatari
(released through a mobile app while they worked on March Comes in Like a Lion).
Some websites don't have the last three episodes of Bakemonogatari due to them being released later
as an ONA. Don't forget to watch them.
The chronological order is not recommended for the first time you read/watch the series. The series was
written and aired to be digested in a specific order so as to keep you wondering about specific events
that get referenced to make for a bigger impact when they're revealed. Also it's really hard to go in
chronological order because some arcs overlap with each other, so you would have to continuously
switch between them.
Note that the Bakemonogatari arc that we refer to on this page as Mayoi Snail is also sometimes called
Mayoi Maimai. Mayoi Snail is the more commonly used name, and is the name used for the official
English novel translations, so we have kept its use here. Mayoi Maimai started being used after it was
revealed that there is an arc in Yoimonogatari also called Mayoi Snail. The difference is in how they are
written in Japanese: Mayoi Snail in Bakemonogatari is まよいマイマイ (Mayoi Maimai), while the arc in
Yoimonogatari is まよいスネイル (Mayoi Suneiru).
Airing Order
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ONA - Original Net Animation
Bakemonogatari
1. Hitagi Crab
2. Mayoi Snail
3. Suruga Monkey
4. Nadeko Snake
5. Tsubasa Cat
Nisemonogatari
2. Nisemonogatari 11 episodes, 2 arcs [1st season]
0. Karen Bee
1. Tsukihi Phoenix
Nekomonogatari (Kuro)
0. Tsubasa Family
Hanamonogatari
0. Suruga Devil
Tsukimonogatari
0. Yotsugi Doll
Owarimonogatari (Part 1)
0. Ougi Formula
1. Sodachi Riddle
2. Sodachi Lost
3. Shinobu Mail
Koyomimonogatari
0. Koyomi Stone
1. Koyomi Flower
2. Koyomi Sand
3. Koyomi Water
4. Koyomi Wind
5. Koyomi Tree
6. Koyomi Tea
7. Koyomi Mountain
8. Koyomi Torus
9. Koyomi Seed
Kizumonogatari
Owarimonogatari (Part 2)
0. Mayoi Hell
1. Hitagi Rendezvous
2. Ougi Dark
Zoku Owarimonogatari
0. Koyomi Reverse
Book Order
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Bakemonogatari Volume 1
Bakemonogatari Volume 2
Kizumonogatari
Nisemonogatari Volume 1
Nisemonogatari Volume 2
Nekomonogatari (Kuro)
Nekomonogatari (Shiro)
Kabukimonogatari
Hanamonogatari
Otorimonogatari
Onimonogatari
Koimonogatari
Tsukimonogatari
Koyomimonogatari
Owarimonogatari Volume 1
Owarimonogatari Volume 2
Owarimonogatari Volume 3
Zoku Owarimonogatari
Orokamonogatari
Wazamonogatari
Nademonogatari
Musubimonogatari
Shinobumonogatari
Yoimonogatari
Amarimonogatari
Ōgimonogatari
Shinomonogatari Volume 1
Shinomonogatari Volume 2
Note that the English translation of Bakemonogatari was made into three books instead of two.
Chronological Order
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Kizumonogatari
Nekomonogatari (Kuro)
Bakemonogatari
Nisemonogatari
Kabukimonogatari
Onimonogatari
Owarimonogatari Volume 2
Nekomonogatari (Shiro)
Owarimonogatari Volume 1
Otorimonogatari
Wazamonogatari
Koimonogatari
Tsukimonogatari
Owarimonogatari Volume 3
Zoku-Owarimonogatari
Hanamonogatari
Late Late
September September Koyomi Tree Koyomimonogatari 6
November
October 31st? 2nd? Tsubasa Sleeping Wazamonogatari
November
28th December 5th Sodachi Fiasco Orokamonogatari
Late
December Late December Shinobu Time (end) Onimonogatari (Second Season 20)
Start End Arc Episodes