Bakemonogatari
Bakemonogatari / Monster Tale / 化物语 / ปกรณัมของเหล่าภูต / MonogatariSummary
First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels.
Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire... However, since the incident, Koyomi seems to meet girls who have an apparition-related issue. Hitagi Senjougahara doesn’t weigh anything, Suruga Kanbaru’s right arm becomes like that of a monkey’s, and a young girl, Mayoi, cannot find her way home no matter how many times she tries. Koyomi, a Mr. Nice Guy, ends up helping each and every girl solve her problem with the help of Meme Oshino.
(Source: Aniplex)
Where to watch
Platforms
Official and social
Availability may vary by country.
Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 15
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 6 h (15 × 24 min)
- Season
- Summer 2009
- Start date
- July 3, 2009
- End date
- June 25, 2010
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Light novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Shaft
- Romaji title
- Bakemonogatari
- English title
- Bakemonogatari
- Native title
- 化物語
- Other titles
- Monster Tale · 化物语 · ปกรณัมของเหล่าภูต · Monogatari
Characters 14
Main characters
- Tsubasa Hanekawa羽川翼Main
- Mayoi Hachikuji八九寺真宵Main
- Hitagi Senjougahara戦場ヶ原ひたぎMain
- Suruga Kanbaru神原駿河Main
- Koyomi Araragi阿良々木暦Main
- Nadeko Sengoku千石撫子Main
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- Meme Oshino忍野メメSupporting
- Senjougahara no Chichi戦場ヶ原の父Supporting
- Karen Araragi阿良々木火憐Supporting
- Tsukihi Araragi阿良々木月火Supporting
- Shinobu Oshino忍野忍Supporting
- Guillotine CutterギロチンカッターBackground
- DramaturgyドラマツルギーBackground
- EpisodeエピソードBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Akiyuki ShinbouDirector
- Tatsuya OishiChief Director
- NISIOISINOriginal creator
- VOFANOriginal Character Design
- Fuyashi TouSeries composition
- Akio WatanabeCharacter design
- Satoru KousakiMusic
- Youta TsuruokaSound director
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- Yui HorieTheme Song Performance (OP5)
- Emiri KatouTheme Song Performance (OP2)
- Chiwa SaitouTheme Song Performance (OP1)
- Miyuki SawashiroTheme Song Performance (OP3)
- Kana HanazawaTheme Song Performance (OP4)
- Hajime UedaAnimation (ED)
- Shin ItagakiEpisode Director (OP2)
- Akio WatanabeChief Animation Director (eps 1-15)
- Satoru KousakiTheme Song Composition (OP1-OP5)
- Satoru KousakiTheme Song Arrangement (OP1-OP5)
- Shin OonumaEpisode Director (OP4, ep 9)
- Megumi HinataTheme Song Lyrics (OP1-OP5)
- Izumi TakizawaColor Design
- Tatsuya OishiStoryboard (eps 6-8, 15)
- Tatsuya OishiEpisode Director (OP1, OP5, eps 1, 8, 9, 12, 15)
- supercellTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Nobuhiro SugiyamaStoryboard (ep 9)