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Bakemonogatari

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Monster Tale, Monogatari Series: First Season
Japanese: 化物語
English: Bakemonogatari
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 22
Chapters: 193
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 14, 2018 to Mar 15, 2023
Genres: Action Action, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery, Romance Romance, Supernatural Supernatural
Theme: Vampire Vampire
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Authors: Oh! Great (Art), NISIO, ISIN (Story)

Statistics

Score: 8.491 (scored by 1180511,805 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1582
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #464
Members: 39,404
Favorites: 1,770

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8.49
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Volumes: /22
Chapters: /193
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BAKEMONOGATARI
Volume 1
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Synopsis

Koyomi Araragi is no stranger to the abnormal. During the spring break of his third year in high school, a fateful encounter with vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade turns him into a vampire himself. Thrust into the world of oddities, Araragi finds himself catching classmate Hitagi Senjougahara when she falls down the school stairs one day—but something is amiss. After being confronted by the girl in question, Araragi learns that her weight was stolen by a mythical crab. In spite of Senjougahara's blunt threats, he manages to convince her to let him help. In need of a solution to an abnormal problem, the two visit the mysterious Meme Oshino, a wanderer who saved Araragi from his vampirism.

Bakemonogatari is a tale about the monsters that reside within everyone, but just how deep do they dwell in the people Araragi meets?

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Background

Bakemonogatari was published in English by Vertical from October 1, 2019 to August 20, 2024. It was also released in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones from December 27, 2018, to February 28, 2024; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from September 5, 2019, to March 23, 2024.

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Reviews

Jun 19, 2023
InformativeInformative
'Bakemonogatari' is, without a doubt, an interesting interpretation of Nisio's works. Some diehard fans will be disappointed with its somewhat lax interpretation of some events (both in terms of LNs or the anime). Others won't mind it, as they're open to a more novel take on an already experimental series.

I belong to the latter, but I'd completely understand if you were in the former camp. The manga does take some adjusting to how the arcs are explored. Sometimes you'd get some slight, nuanced differences. Sometimes the changes imposed on the reader are rather...significant and can even appear confusing.

What obviously makes these otherwise glaring differences smoother ...
Mar 10, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Since I already covered every major Monogatari (anime) part, I figured I could do the same with the manga and make it my last review about the franchise. Comparisons will be made but nothing regarding major plot points, of which I already wrote about, so this review theoretically could work for newcomers as well, though it’s better to read those other reviews before, I think.

Although somewhat praised and still quite popular, the Monogatari manga seems to be seen as an inferior version within at least the western fanbase of the franchise. How do I think it fares as someone outside of it and that didn’t ...
Jul 11, 2022
InformativeInformative
Preliminary (8/193 eps)
First and foremost: I really do not like this adaptation of monogatari and it pains me to not like something like this. The art is fantastic and Oh! Great did a great job with some of the panel work and art direction. Maybe minus kissshot's design. But I just can't get over how bad of an adaptation of the original story this is. Some may not have an issue with how things have changed. But for me there are so many little differences in story beats and characters that I just can't stand it. And see this as nothing more than some glorified fan fiction.

[Warning: ...

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Poll: Bakemonogatari Chapter 189 Discussion
Stacias - Jul 9, 2023
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Aug 14, 10:49 PM
Odds on Second Season being adapted into a manga series?
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Ending of the manga
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