Bakemonogatari
化物語
Synopsis
Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism and now a human again, several side effects such as superhuman healing abilities and enhanced vision still remain. Regardless, Araragi tries to live the life of a normal student, with the help of his friend and the class president, Tsubasa Hanekawa. When fellow classmate Hitagi Senjougahara falls down the stairs and is caught by Araragi, the boy realizes that the girl is unnaturally weightless. Despite Senjougahara's protests, Araragi insists he help her, deciding to enlist the aid of Oshino, the very man who had once helped him with his own predicament. Through several tales involving demons and gods, Bakemonogatari follows Araragi as he attempts to help those who suffer from supernatural maladies. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff
Hariu, Masayuki
Producer
Iwakami, Atsuhiro
Producer
Kubota, Mitsutoshi
Producer
Ooshima, Miku
Assistant Producer
Oishi, Tatsuya
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director, Key Animation
Shinbou, Akiyuki
Director, Series Composition, Animation Check
Tsuruoka, Youta
Sound Director
Fukuta, Jun
Episode Director
Itagaki, Shin
Episode Director, Key Animation
Itamura, Tomoyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director, Key Animation
Mikamo, Yoshito
Episode Director
Miyamoto, Yukihiro
Episode Director
Oonuma, Shin
Episode Director
Suzuki, Toshimasa
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Assistant Director
Tokumoto, Yoshinobu
Episode Director
Kizawa, Yukito
Script
Nakamoto, Muneo
Script
Zeiger, Christian
Script, ADR Director
Aoki, Ei
Storyboard
Fukuda, Michio
Storyboard
Sugiyama, Nobuhiro
Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director
Takeuchi, Nobuyuki
Storyboard, Assistant Director, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director, Setting, Animation Director
Hanazawa, Kana
Theme Song Performance
Horie, Yui
Theme Song Performance
Katou, Emiri
Theme Song Performance
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- 1: "staple stable" by Chiwa Saito (eps TV Broadcast: 2, 6-7, 11-12, BD/DVD: 1-2, 12)
- 2: "Kaerimichi (帰り道)" by Emiri Katou (eps TV Broadcast: 4, BD/DVD: 3-5)
- 3: "ambivalent world" by Miyuki Sawashiro (eps TV Broadcast: 8, BD/DVD: 6-8)
- 4: "Ren'ai Circulation (恋愛サーキュレーション)" by Kana Hanazawa (eps TV Broadcast: 10, BD/DVD: 9-10)
- 5: "Sugar Sweet Nightmare" by Yui Horie (eps TV Broadcast: 14-15, BD/DVD: 11, 13-15)
Endings
- "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari (君の知らない物語)" by supercell; performed by nagi (Gazelle)
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OwarimonogatariContinuation of the overarching Monogatari narrative featuring Araragi confronting new oddities while deepening relationships with established characters through conversational storytelling.
NisemonogatariImmediate successor exploring Araragi's supernatural encounters and harem dynamics with rapid-fire comedic banter mixed into mystery-driven episodic narratives.