Bakemonogatari
Start with Bakemonogatari, which introduces Koyomi Araragi, Hitagi Senjougahara, and the series’ apparition-centered storytelling.
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This guide follows the Japanese release order of the main Monogatari anime installments. It starts with Bakemonogatari, places the three Kizumonogatari films where they premiered, and continues through Off & Monster Season. Release order preserves the way the anime gradually reveals its nonlinear story.
Monogatari Anime in Release Order
Nisemonogatari
Nisemonogatari continues Koyomi’s story and brings his sisters Karen and Tsukihi into the center of the supernatural conflicts.
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Nekomonogatari (Black)
This four-episode prequel explains the Golden Week incident involving Tsubasa Hanekawa before the events of Bakemonogatari.
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Monogatari Series: Second Season
Second Season expands the viewpoints beyond Koyomi and adapts several connected arcs with major consequences for the cast.
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Hanamonogatari follows Suruga Kanbaru in a story set later in the timeline, but it belongs here in anime release order.
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Tsukimonogatari returns to Koyomi as he discovers that his repeated reliance on vampiric powers has lasting consequences.
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Owarimonogatari
Owarimonogatari examines Koyomi’s past through Ougi Oshino and begins resolving the central mysteries of his final school year.
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Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
The first Kizumonogatari film begins the spring-break prequel that explains how Koyomi met the vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.
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Koyomimonogatari collects short stories from across the timeline and ends with developments that lead directly into the finale.
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Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
The second film follows Koyomi’s battles to recover Kiss-shot’s stolen limbs and deepens his bond with Tsubasa Hanekawa.
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Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
The trilogy concludes with Koyomi confronting the true cost of restoring Kiss-shot and establishes their later relationship.
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The second Owarimonogatari season resolves Koyomi’s final confrontation with Ougi and closes his high-school story.
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Zoku Owarimonogatari acts as an epilogue, placing Koyomi in a mirror world immediately after graduation.
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Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season
Off & Monster Season continues with stories centered on characters including Nadeko Sengoku and Yotsugi Ononoki after the original school-year arc.
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What is the Monogatari anime release order?
Start with Bakemonogatari and follow the list through Nisemonogatari, Second Season, the later television arcs, the Kizumonogatari film trilogy, and Off & Monster Season.
Why are the Kizumonogatari films not first?
Their story is a prequel, but the films were released in 2016–2017. This guide uses anime release order, not chronological order.
Should first-time viewers use release order?
Yes. Release order is the most straightforward choice because it preserves when the anime reveals characters, mysteries, and timeline connections.
Is Off & Monster Season part of the main anime?
Yes. It adapts later Monogatari novels and continues stories for several established characters after the original school-year arc.
