Monogatari Series: First Season

〈物語〉シリーズファーストシーズン

107 chapters

6 volumes

2006 – 2010

A tale—a "ghostory" of sorts—revolving around scars that forge connections, monsters that linger, and fakes that trick. Koyomi Araragi's story begins with a chance meeting with an immensely powerful, blonde-haired vampire described as "hot-blooded, iron-blooded, and cold-blooded," later revealed as Shinobu Oshino. This tragic encounter ends Araragi's human life and brings about his rebirth as a vampire—a monster. Yet that meeting is merely the start of his entanglements with the supernatural. His noble disposition draws him deeper into the lives of others afflicted by paranormal phenomena. This is his desperate struggle to reclaim a normal human existence within an abnormal world filled solely with tragedy, suffering, and inhumanity. This entry covers the first season of the Monogatari Series.

Comedy

Vampire

Supernatural

Romance

Mystery

Action

Información

Status: Finished
Format: Light Novel
Chapters: 107
Volumes: 6

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Authors

Serialized in

Mephisto

Adapted to anime

Bakemonogatari

Nisemonogatari

Nekomonogatari Black

Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp

Background

Monogatari Series: First Season was published in English by Vertical Inc: first with Kizumonogatari as Kizumonogatari: Wound Tale on December 15, 2015; Bakemonogatari as Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale in three volumes from December 20, 2016, to April 25, 2017; Nisemonogatari as Nisemonogatari: Fake Tale in two volumes from June 27, 2017, to August 29, 2017; and Nekomonogatari: Kuro as Nekomonogatari (Black): Cat Tale on November 28, 2017. Vertical also released the series in a box set. The light novels have also been published in Italian by Dokusho Edizioni beginning with Bakemonogatari since March 14, 2025.