# Where to Watch Monogatari Series: Second Season

**Monogatari Series: Second Season streams on Crunchyroll, which carries the franchise's entries. Widely regarded as the high point of the whole series, this is where the girls around Koyomi Araragi each step into the spotlight across five interlocking arcs — talky, dazzlingly stylish, and emotionally sharper than anything that came before it.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/monogatari-second-season)

Crunchyroll is where to stream Monogatari Series: Second Season and the entries around it. With this franchise, viewing order matters more than usual, so it's worth using one library that keeps the series together in the right sequence.

## Synopsis

With the summer's oddities behind them and new school terms beginning, Koyomi Araragi and the girls in his orbit find the supernatural far from finished with them. Across five stories, the focus shifts from arc to arc — Hanekawa, Hachikuji, Sengoku, Shinobu, and finally Senjougahara each take center stage — as old wounds reopen, new curses take hold, and problems that once seemed survivable turn genuinely dangerous. It trades easy answers for confession, consequence, and a couple of the franchise's most unforgettable turns, all wrapped in SHAFT's restless, wordplay-drunk visual style.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 26
- **Premiered:** 2013
- **Studio:** shaft inc.
- **Score:** 8.8

## Watch Order

Despite the name, this isn't a beginner's entry — it sits deep in the timeline. Come to it right after Nisemonogatari, its direct predecessor. If you're brand new to the franchise, start at the very beginning with Bakemonogatari and work forward; by the time you reach this Second Season and its 26 episodes, the emotional payoffs will hit exactly as intended.

- [Nisemonogatari](https://hozuna.com/anime/nisemonogatari) — prequel
- Owarimonogatari — sequel
- Koyomimonogatari — side\_story
- Koyomi History — side\_story

## If You Liked This

- **[Bakemonogatari](https://hozuna.com/anime/bakemonogatari)** — The series opener and the place to begin. It introduces Araragi, the apparitions, and the razor-sharp dialogue that this Second Season perfects.
- **[Bunny Girl Senpai](https://hozuna.com/anime/bunny-girl-senpai)** — The closest cousin outside the franchise — supernatural 'syndromes' tied to each heroine's inner life, resolved through clever, banter-heavy conversation and real emotional stakes.
- **[Puella Magi Madoka Magica](https://hozuna.com/anime/puella-magi-madoka-magica)** — From the same studio, another gorgeous, formally daring deconstruction that turns a familiar genre inside out. Perfect if you love Monogatari's bold visual language.
- **[The Tatami Galaxy](https://hozuna.com/anime/the-tatami-galaxy)** — For more rapid-fire narration, dense wordplay, and experimental storytelling that rewards paying very close attention.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Monogatari Series: Second Season?

On Crunchyroll.

### Where does it fall in the watch order?

It comes after Nisemonogatari. Newcomers should start the franchise with Bakemonogatari and watch forward from there.

### How many episodes is it?

Twenty-six episodes.

### Which arcs does it cover?

Five: Tsubasa Tiger, Mayoi Jiangshi, Nadeko Medusa, Shinobu Time, and Hitagi End.

### Which studio produced it?

SHAFT.