Bakemonogatari
Bakemonogatari streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix, so both major anime platforms have you covered. It's the dazzling, dialogue-drunk opening of the Monogatari series — a supernatural mystery told almost entirely through conversations that crackle like duels.
About
Koyomi Araragi barely survived an encounter with a vampire, and the aftermath left him tuned to the strange frequency of the supernatural. One by one, he crosses paths with girls carrying 'oddities' — a classmate who weighs nothing, a lost child who can't find her way home, an athlete whose arm hides something monstrous. Each apparition is a riddle wrapped around a very human wound, and Araragi can't stop himself from getting involved. Studio Shaft's hyper-stylized direction turns every conversation into visual theater — head tilts, text flashes, and all.
Information
- Japanese
- 化物語
- Premiered
- July 3, 2009
- Episodes
- 15
- Duration
- 24 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- shaft inc.
- Source
- Light Novel
- Themes
- primarily female cast, primarily teen cast, angst, drama, japanese production, present
Seasons & Watch Order
This is the first Monogatari season and the right place to start. The series sprawls from here — our Monogatari watch order guide maps the whole path.
- Nisemonogatarisequel
- Nekomonogatari: Kuroprequel
- Koyomimonogatariside story
Watching the whole franchise? See the Monogatari Watch Order
FAQ
It streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
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