Mononogatari


Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari

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Japanese: もののがたり
English: Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 10, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
Premiered: Winter 2023
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 00:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, SupernaturalSupernatural
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, MythologyMythology
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.251 (scored by 2547725,477 users)
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Ranked: #30832
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Popularity: #2643
Members: 73,143
Favorites: 249

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Synopsis

Saenome are tasked with sealing spirits that possess objects and pose a threat to society. Known as tsukumogami, these spirits are generally non-violent, and saenome normally seal them after a simple verbal exchange.

Traumatized by a previous deadly encounter with a malevolent spirit, Hyouma Kunato refuses to use peaceful methods and gets into physical confrontations with all tsukumogami that cross paths with him. Deeming this behavior unacceptable for a future clan leader, Hyouma's grandfather, Zouhei, proposes that he starts living with Botan Nagatsuki, a young woman whose family is composed of six tsukumogami—lest he be excommunicated.

Determined to track down the spirit that took everything from him, Hyouma reluctantly accepts Zouhei's proposal. As unknown groups of evil spirits begin to jeopardize the balance between worlds, the young man must gain the trust of Botan and overcome his hatred for her mysterious family.

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Background

Mononogatari was released on Blu-ray in two volumes from April 5, 2023, to June 2, 2023.

Characters & Voice Actors

Kagami

Supporting
Tanaka, Aimi
Japanese

Nagi

Supporting
Kobayashi, Chikahiro
Japanese

Suzuri

Supporting
Nakajima, Yoshiki
Japanese

Kei

Supporting
Suyama, Emiri
Japanese

Kushige

Supporting

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Reviews

Jul 5, 2023
Like a really chilled out version of Jujutsu Kaisen on a lower budget, focused more on a single character's purpose and socially awkward humor.

The premise is pretty simple. The main character Hyouma, at a young age witnesses his two older siblings die in battle with an evil spirit. He spends his youth training and sealing spirits (sending spirits back to the afterlife) in order to get revenge on the entity that killed his family. With such a hard nosed focus on this life goal, his grandfather sends him away to experience the good side of his narrow-minded viewpoint of all of them being evil.

The show ...
Oct 18, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Your average battle shounen, with a tacked on forced romance component
The only interesting thing about it is the tsukumogami designs. They're basically just gijinkas for traditional japanese tools, but the way they incorporate the properties of the tool into their physical appearance, their personalities, and their combat abilities is honestly pretty creative and refreshing, definitely the highlight of the show. However, the show is extremely stale otherwise. The protagonist is a gary stu and his love interest/macguffin is the perfect mary sue to match. There's not a moment where you feel anything is in danger, the stakes are wholly nominal, ...
Mar 27, 2023
Overall Impression: Mononogatari is a battle shounen/romance that follows Hyouma, a young warrior monk (for lack of a better term) with a burning hatred for tsukumogami (spirits of inanimate objects) after watching his older brother and sister get killed by one in front of him. He is taken in by Botan, a girl that lives with several tsukumogami as a family, to let go of his hatred and learn that they aren't just creatures to be destroyed. The premise sounds more interesting than it actually ends up being though, this is a pretty run-of-the-mill battle shounen with an identity crisis and a total inability to ...

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