# Where to Watch Nisemonogatari

**Nisemonogatari streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu, the same place you will find the rest of the Monogatari series. Picking up right after Bakemonogatari, this entry hands the spotlight to Araragi's younger sisters and doubles down on everything the franchise is loved for: rapid-fire wordplay, unnerving supernatural mysteries, and SHAFT's dazzling, unmistakable visual style.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/nisemonogatari)
- [Hulu](http://www.hulu.com/nisemonogatari)

Crunchyroll and Hulu both carry Nisemonogatari, and Crunchyroll in particular keeps the wider Monogatari series together, which makes it the easy pick if you plan to continue down the franchise's long and winding road.

## Synopsis

With the aftermath of Bakemonogatari still settling, Koyomi Araragi finds his strange life tangling up with his two younger sisters, the self-appointed justice duo known around town as the Fire Sisters. As new oddities creep into their orbit, Araragi is drawn into confrontations that are less about brute exorcism and more about people: what they hide, what they pretend to be, and what counts as genuine. Talky, teasing, and quietly menacing, it is a stretch of the series where the conversations cut as deep as any apparition.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 11
- **Premiered:** 2012
- **Studio:** shaft inc.
- **Score:** 7.9

## Watch Order

Nisemonogatari is not a starting point; it is the entry that follows Bakemonogatari, so watch that first. The Monogatari series is famous for its unusual chronology, but for a newcomer the safe path is Bakemonogatari, then Nisemonogatari, then Monogatari Series: Second Season. Jumping in here without Bakemonogatari means missing the relationships the whole thing is built on.

- [Bakemonogatari](https://hozuna.com/anime/bakemonogatari) — prequel
- [Monogatari Series: Second Season](https://hozuna.com/anime/monogatari-series-second-season) — sequel
- Koyomimonogatari — side\_story

## If You Liked This

- **[The Tatami Galaxy](https://hozuna.com/anime/the-tatami-galaxy)** — If Monogatari's motor-mouthed narration and playful wordgames are the draw, The Tatami Galaxy is essential: a dizzying, gorgeously stylized head-trip driven almost entirely by voice and language. Different story, same intoxicating verbosity.
- **[Durarara!!](https://hozuna.com/anime/durarara)** — A sprawling urban tapestry where oddball characters, supernatural undercurrents, and interlocking arcs slowly click together. Durarara!! shares Monogatari's love of talky, offbeat storytelling and a city full of secrets.
- **[Puella Magi Madoka Magica](https://hozuna.com/anime/puella-magi-madoka-magica)** — From the same studio, and it shows: SHAFT's bold, experimental visuals turn a deceptively cute premise into something far darker and stranger. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a must if the franchise's audacious art direction is what hooks you.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Nisemonogatari?

It streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu.

### How many episodes is Nisemonogatari?

It is an 11-episode season.

### Do I need to watch Bakemonogatari first?

Yes. Nisemonogatari continues directly from Bakemonogatari, so start there before this one.

### What is the Monogatari watch order?

For newcomers, the cleanest path is Bakemonogatari, then Nisemonogatari, then Monogatari Series: Second Season.

### Who does Nisemonogatari focus on?

It shifts the focus onto Araragi's younger sisters, Karen and Tsukihi, the pair known as the Fire Sisters, while keeping the series' supernatural mysteries front and center.