The ''
Monogatari
is a literary form in traditional Japanese literature – an extended prose narrative tale comparable to the epic novel. ''Monogatari'' is closely tied to aspects of the oral tradition, and almost always relates a fictional or fictionalized ...
'' Japanese
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed ...
is based on the light novel series of the same name, written by
Nisio Isin
, stylized as NISIOISIN to emphasize the palindrome, is a pseudonymous Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer.
Nisio debuted in 2002 with the novel ''The Beheading Cycle'' (the first in his ''Zaregoto'' series), which earned hi ...
with illustrations by Vofan. The anime is directed by several directors and produced by the animation studio
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
. The series debuted with ''Bakemonogatari'' and aired 12 episodes between July 3 and September 25, 2009, on the
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...
television station. Three additional
original net animation
An original net animation (ONA), known in Japan as , is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. ONAs may also have been aired on television if they were first directly released on the Internet. The name mirrors original video animati ...
episodes were distributed on the anime's official website between November 3, 2009, and June 25, 2010. A sequel titled ''Nisemonogatari'' aired 11 episodes between January 7 and March 17, 2012.
[As ''Nisemonogatari'' aired in ]Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...
's Saturday 24:00 (00:00 JST) time slot, the premiere technically occurred on Sunday, January 8, 2012. A prequel to the original series titled ''Nekomonogatari (Black)'' aired four episodes back-to-back on December 31, 2012. Six further sequels were later adapted under the common moniker of ''Monogatari Series Second Season'': ''Nekomonogatari (White)'', ''Kabukimonogatari'', ''Otorimonogatari'', ''Onimonogatari'', and ''Koimonogatari'' aired between July 6 and December 28, 2013,
[As ''Monogatari Series Second Season'' aired in ]Tokyo MX
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's Saturday 24:00 (00:00 JST) time slot, the premiere technically occurred on Sunday, July 7, 2013. whereas ''Hanamonogatari'', which was originally meant to air with the others in 2013, was postponed and eventually broadcast separately on August 16, 2014. The "final season" of the novels were adapted as ''Tsukimonogatari'', ''Owarimonogatari'', ''Koyomimonogatari'', and ''Zoku Owarimonogatari'' which aired from December 31, 2014, through June 22, 2019. An adaptation of the prequel to ''Bakemonogatari'', titled ''Kizumonogatari'', was announced in 2010 but delayed for six years until finally being released as a film trilogy from January 8, 2016, to January 6, 2017.
Series overview
Television series
''Bakemonogatari''
''Bakemonogatari'' was directed by
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
and
Tatsuya Oishi at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs and chief animation direction
[Credited as in the opening credits.] by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. The season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (''Hitagi Crab'', ''Mayoi Snail'', ''Tsubasa Cat'') and Muneo Nakamoto (''Suruga Monkey'', ''Nadeko Snake'') of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. Episodes 4, 6, and 9 were outsourced to other studios by Shaft: episode 4 to
Mushi Production
or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Fujimidai, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It previously had a headquarters elsewhere in Nerima.
The studio was headed by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka started it as a rivalry wit ...
, and episodes 6 and 9 to
Silver Link
is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo.
History
After the company's establishment in 2007, Shin Oonuma, who was previously a director alongside S ...
.
The season features six pieces of theme music: five opening themes, and one ending theme. , the ending theme, was produced by
Supercell
A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Due to this, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms ...
and was sung by
Nagi Yanagi
, stylized as , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. After becoming interested with music in her childhood, she began singing and writing original songs. In 2006, she began ...
. Each of the opening themes was composed by Satoru Kōsaki and written by
Meg Rock, featuring vocals from one of the main female characters. The first opening, "staple stable", was sung by
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in '' Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in '' Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eiz ...
(Hitagi Senjougahara); the second opening, , was sung by
Emiri Katō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, she won Best New Actress with her roles in '' Powerpuff Girls Z'' as Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom and ''Lucky Star'' as Kagami Hiiragi. She also shared a Best Singing Award ...
(Mayoi Hachikuji); the third opening, "ambivalent world", was sung by
Miyuki Sawashiro
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She has played voice roles in a number of Japanese anime including '' Beelzebub'', Bishamon in '' Noragami'', Petit Charat/Puchiko in '' Di Gi Charat'', Mint in '' Galaxy Angel'', Sinon in ''S ...
(Suruga Kanbaru); the fourth opening, , was sung by
Kana Hanazawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 1990. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtyp ...
(Nadeko Sengoku); and the fifth opening, "sugar sweet nightmare", was sung by
Yui Horie
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS and Starchild. She has been affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "''My best friend''" on . Since then, sh ...
(Hanekawa Tsubasa).
''Nisemonogatari''
''Nisemonogatari'' was directed by
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
and
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs and chief animation direction
by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. The series' scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (''Karen Bee'') and Muneo Nakamoto (''Tsukihi Phoenix'') of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. Episodes 5 and 6 were outsourced to other studios by Shaft: episode 5 to Digital Network Animation, and episode 6 to
Doga Kobo
is a Japanese animation studio formed by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro, located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973, and has been involved in the production of a large number of ...
. Openings 2 and 3 of the series were also animated with assistance from Point Pictures.
The season features four pieces of theme music: three opening themes, and one ending theme. , the ending theme, was sung by
ClariS
Claris International Inc., formerly FileMaker Inc., is a computer software development company formed as a subsidiary company of Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) in 1987. It was given the source code and copyrights to several programs that were ...
and written by Ryo of Supercell. Each of the opening themes was again composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by members of the female cast. The first opening, , was sung by
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in '' Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in '' Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eiz ...
(Hitagi Senjougahara); the second opening, "marshmallow justice", was sung by
Eri Kitamura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer. She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime such as and Sayaka Miki in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Saya Otonashi in ''Bloo ...
(Karen Araragi); and the third opening, , was sung by
Yuka Iguchi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer.
Biography
She auditioned for Broccoli. Her song "Shining Star Love Letter" was used for '' A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion''.
Filmography Anime
Video games
Drama CD
...
(Tsuhiki Araragi).
''Nekomonogatari (Black)''
''Nekomonogatari (Black)'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe served as chief animation director
alongside Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama. The season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episodes 1–2) and Muneo Nakamoto (episodes 3–4) of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. , the ending theme, was written by Saori Kodama, composed by Satoru Kōsaki, and sung by
Marina Kawano
is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.
Biography
Kawano's interest in music began when she took up piano lesson ...
. The opening theme, "perfect slumbers", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Yui Horie
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS and Starchild. She has been affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "''My best friend''" on . Since then, sh ...
(Tsubasa Hanekawa).
''Nekomonogatari (White)''
''Nekomonogatari (White)'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episodes 1–2, 4–5) and Muneo Nakamoto (episode 3) of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
One episode was outsourced outside of Shaft: episode 4 to Studio CJT.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. , the ending theme, was produced by Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) and sung by
Luna Haruna
, better known by her stage name is a Japanese singer and fashion model from Tokyo.
Biography
Luna Haruna was interested in anime and music from a young age. In her first year of junior high school, she became obsessed with Gothic Lolita manga ...
.
The opening theme, "chocolate insomnia", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Yui Horie
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS and Starchild. She has been affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "''My best friend''" on . Since then, sh ...
(Tsubasa Hanekawa).
''Kabukimonogatari''
''Kabukimonogatari'' was directed by
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
is a Japanese animator. He worked as an in-between animator at Studio Giants. In 2004, he joined Shaft, where he worked as a director for 11 years. In 2015, he went freelance.
Career
Tatsuwa joined the sub-contracting animation firm Studio Gi ...
and
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episodes 1, 3–4) and Muneo Nakamoto (episode 2) of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The opening theme was produced with assistance from Cyclone Graphics.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. , from ''Nekomonogatari (White)'', was again used as the ending theme for this season.
The opening theme, "happy bite", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Emiri Katō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, she won Best New Actress with her roles in '' Powerpuff Girls Z'' as Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom and ''Lucky Star'' as Kagami Hiiragi. She also shared a Best Singing Award ...
(Mayoi Hachikuji).
''Otorimonogatari''
''Otorimonogatari'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. , the ending theme, was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Saori Kodama, and sung by
Marina Kawano
is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.
Biography
Kawano's interest in music began when she took up piano lesson ...
.
The opening theme, , was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Kana Hanazawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 1990. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtyp ...
(Nadeko Sengoku).
''Onimonogatari''
''Onimonogatari'' was directed by
Yuki Yase
is a Japanese director and storyboard artist. He joined Satelight in 2005 as a production manager. In 2010, Yase joined Shaft as an episode director, and made his series directorial debut with '' Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb''.
Career
Yase be ...
and
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. , from ''Otorimonogatari'', was again used as the ending theme.
The opening theme, "white lies", was composed by Mito and written by
Meg Rock. This season features one of two instances in which a member of the female cast did not sing the opening theme, in both instances being Shinobu Oshino's voice actress
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya may refer to:
* Maaya (given name), a feminine Japanese given name
* ''Maaya'' (1972 film), an Indian Malayalam film
* ''Maaya'' (2014 film), an Indian Telugu film
See also
* Maya (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation ...
.
''Koimonogatari''
''Koimonogatari'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe, Shaft animator Nobuhiro Sugiyama, and Taisuke Iwasaki served as chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episodes 1–3, 5–6) and Muneo Nakamoto (episode 4) of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features three pieces of theme music: two opening themes, and one ending theme. "snowdrop", the ending theme, was written by
Meg Rock, composed by
Hidekazu Tanaka
is a Japanese composer and arranger best known for his work for anime and video games. He was affiliated with the music production company MONACA, but has since left to be freelance.
Biography
Tanaka was born in Osaka. He first became i ...
, and sung by
Marina Kawano
is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.
Biography
Kawano's interest in music began when she took up piano lesson ...
and
Luna Haruna
, better known by her stage name is a Japanese singer and fashion model from Tokyo.
Biography
Luna Haruna was interested in anime and music from a young age. In her first year of junior high school, she became obsessed with Gothic Lolita manga ...
. The opening theme for the first three episodes, "fast love", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in '' Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in '' Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eiz ...
(Hitagi Senjougahara). An alternate version of "fast love", has additional vocals by cast member
Shin-ichiro Miki
is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo.Doi, Hitoshi.Miki Shinichirou. ''Seiyuu Database''. July 13, 2010. He is a member of 81 Produce.
Miki is known for his distinctively smooth voice and often calm delivery in the roles he has landed. He often ...
(Deishuu Kaiki), and was used in the last three episodes. It is the first instance in which a male cast member sang an opening.
The arc's opening is unique in that it features Osamu Kamijou acting as a character designer, and is the one of two instances in the franchise to feature another character designer besides Akio Watanabe (the other being the ''
Kizumonogatari'' trilogy). The opening was also produced with assistance from Point Pictures.
''Hanamonogatari''
''Hanamonogatari'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe and Taisuke Iwasaki served as the season's chief animation direcotrs;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episode 1) and Muneo Nakamoto (episodes 2–5) of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "the last day of my adolescence", the opening theme, was composed by Mito, written by
Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Miyuki Sawashiro
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She has played voice roles in a number of Japanese anime including '' Beelzebub'', Bishamon in '' Noragami'', Petit Charat/Puchiko in '' Di Gi Charat'', Mint in '' Galaxy Angel'', Sinon in ''S ...
(Suruga Kanbaru). The ending theme, , was composed by Katsuhiko Kurosu, written by Saori Kodama, and sung by
Marina Kawano
is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.
Biography
Kawano's interest in music began when she took up piano lesson ...
.
''Tsukimonogatari''
''Tsukimonogatari'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe and Taisuke Iwasaki served as the season's chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episodes 1–2) and Muneo Nakamoto (episodes 3–4) of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "border", the ending theme, was composed by Ryōsuke Shigenaga, written by
Meg Rock, and performed by
ClariS
Claris International Inc., formerly FileMaker Inc., is a computer software development company formed as a subsidiary company of Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) in 1987. It was given the source code and copyrights to several programs that were ...
. The opening theme, , was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Saori Hayami
Saori (written: 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 砂織, 沙保里, 沙緒里, 紗央里, 紗央莉, 左多里 or さおり in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Saori (television personality) (born 1981) ...
(Yotsugi Ononoki). The opening animation was again produced with assistance from Point Pictures.
''Owarimonogatari I''
''Owarimonogatari I'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe, Taisuke Iwasaki, and Shinya Nishizawa served as the seaon's chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (episodes 1–2, 4–5, 8–9) and Muneo Nakamoto (episodes 3, 6–7, 10–13) of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. Episodes 3, 4, 8, and 10 were outsourced to
Diomedéa
, previously known as , is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on October 5, 2005 after a split from Group TAC.
Productions Television series
Original video animations
Films
See also
* Grou ...
. Opening 2 was also animated with assistance from Point Pictures.
The season features five pieces of theme music: four opening themes, and one ending theme. , the ending theme, was composed by
Alisa Takigawa and Saku, written by Takigawa, and performed by Takigawa. All of the opening themes were composed by Mito and written by
Meg Rock, and 3/4 of them feature vocals by members of the cast. The first opening, "decent black", was sung by
Kaori Mizuhashi
is a Japanese voice actress who is employed by Arts Vision. Her major voice roles include Mami Tomoe in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Kuki Shinobu in ''Genshin Impact'', Lava and May in ''Arknights'', Vivio Takamachi in ''Magical Girl Lyrical ...
(Ougi Oshino); the second opening, "mathemagics", was sung by
Marina Inoue
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was signed into Aniplex until 2007. She was chosen out of 2,000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Entertainme ...
(Sodachi Oikura); the third opening, , was also sung by Marina Inoue; and the fourth opening, "mein schatz", does not feature any of the cast's vocals.
''Owarimonogatari II''
''Owarimonogatari II'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe, Taisuke Iwasaki, and Studio Wanpack animator Kana Miyai served as the season's chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were co-written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features four pieces of theme music: three opening themes, and one ending theme. "SHIORI", the ending theme, was composed and written by Tomoyuki Ogawa, and was performed by
ClariS
Claris International Inc., formerly FileMaker Inc., is a computer software development company formed as a subsidiary company of Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) in 1987. It was given the source code and copyrights to several programs that were ...
. The first opening, "terminal terminal", was composed by Mito and
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
, written by
Meg Rock, and was sung by cast member
Emiri Katō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, she won Best New Actress with her roles in '' Powerpuff Girls Z'' as Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom and ''Lucky Star'' as Kagami Hiiragi. She also shared a Best Singing Award ...
(Mayoi Hachikuji); the second opening, "dreamy date drive", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in '' Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in '' Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eiz ...
(Hitagi Senjougahara); the third opening, "dark cherry mystery", was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member
Kaori Mizuhashi
is a Japanese voice actress who is employed by Arts Vision. Her major voice roles include Mami Tomoe in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Kuki Shinobu in ''Genshin Impact'', Lava and May in ''Arknights'', Vivio Takamachi in ''Magical Girl Lyrical ...
(Ougi Oshino).
''Zoku Owarimonogatari''
''Zoku Owarimonogatari'' was directed by
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka. Watanabe, Shinya Nishizawa, and Kana Miyai (now freelance after the dissolution of Studio Wanpack) served as the season's chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft. It was originally released as a film to Japanese theaters on November 10, 2018.
The season features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, and one ending theme. "azure", the ending theme, was composed by Kōdai Akiba, written by Kei Hayashi, and performed by
TrySail
A trysail (also known as a spencer) is a small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship, e.g. to avoid ship ...
. The opening, "07734", was composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
and Mito, was written by
Meg Rock, and features lines read by cast member
Hiroshi Kamiya
is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production.
He is best known for the voice of Levi Ackerman in ''Attack on Titan'', Trafalgar Law in ''One Piece'', Mephisto Pheles in ''Blue Exorcist'', Izaya Orihara in ''Dur ...
(Koyomi Araragi).
Film series
''Kizumonogatari''
The ''Kizumonogatari'' trilogy was directed by
Tatsuya Oishi under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
and Hideyuki Morioka, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Morioka and Shaft animator Hiroki Yamamura served as the first film's animation directors and the second and third films' chief animation directors; and the trilogy's scripts were co-written by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The trilogy features two ending themes, both composed by Satoru Kōsaki and written by
Meg Rock. The first, "étoile et toi", was used as the ending for the second film, and was sung by
Clémentine
''Clémentine'' (pronounced ) was a 1985 French animated television series (in co-production with Japan). The series consisted of 39 episodes which featured the fantastic adventures of a 10-year-old girl (Clémentine Dumat) who uses a wheelchai ...
. The second ending, an alternative version of the first titled "étoile et toi
�dition le blanc, features vocals by Clémentine and Ainhoa, and was used in the third film.
Original net animation
''Koyomimonogatari''
''Koyomimonogatari'' was directed by
Tomoyuki Itamura
is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''Monogatari'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ' ...
under the chief direction of
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
at
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
, has animation character designs by
Akio Watanabe
is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for '' Popotan'', ...
, and features music composed by
Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including ''Lucky Star'', '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for ...
. Watanabe, Taisuke Iwasaki, and Shinya Nishizawa served as the season's chief animation directors;
and the season's scripts were written by Muneo Nakamoto (episodes 1–2, 5–6, 9–12) and Yukito Kizawa (episodes 3–4, 7–8) of Write Works under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
The season features various pieces of theme music; all of the opening themes were used in previous seasons, either belonging to ''Bakemonogatari'', ''Nisemonogatari'', ''Nekomonogatari (Black)'', ''Onimonogatari'', ''Tsukimonogatari'', or ''Owarimonogatari''. One ending theme, unique to this season, was used: "whiz", which was composed and written by Shō Watanabe, and sung by
TrySail
A trysail (also known as a spencer) is a small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship, e.g. to avoid ship ...
.
Character commentaries
Audio commentaries are content available on the DVD/BD release of the series. Each episode features two characters having a conversation about the specific episode they are in. In Monogatari's case, the author of the series, Nisio Isin, has written each one of them.
* ''Bakemonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2009)
** (Aniplex. 2009)
** (Aniplex. 2009)
** (Aniplex. 2010)
** (Aniplex. 2010)
** (Aniplex. 2010)
* ''Nisemonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2012)
** (Aniplex. 2012)
** (Aniplex. 2012)
** (Aniplex. 2012)
** (Aniplex. 2012)
* ''Nekomonogatari (Kuro)''
** (Aniplex. 2013)
** (Aniplex. 2013)
* ''Nekomonogatari (Shiro)''
** (Aniplex. 2013)
** (Aniplex. 2013)
* ''Kabukimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2013)
** (Aniplex. 2014)
* ''Otorimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2014)
** (Aniplex. 2014)
* ''Onimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2014)
** (Aniplex. 2014)
* ''Koimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2014)
** (Aniplex. 2014)
* ''Hanamonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2014)
** (Aniplex. 2014)
* ''Tsukimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2015)
** (Aniplex. 2015)
* ''Owarimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2015)
** (Aniplex. 2016)
** (Aniplex. 2016)
** (Aniplex. 2016)
** (Aniplex. 2016)
** (Aniplex. 2017)
** (Aniplex. 2017)
** (Aniplex. 2017)
* (Aniplex. 2016)
* ''Kizumonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2016)
** (Aniplex. 2016)
** (Aniplex. 2017)
* ''Zoku Owarimonogatari''
** (Aniplex. 2019)
** (Aniplex. 2019)
Recap episodes
These episodes aired throughout the run of the series.
Notes
References
{{Monogatari
Monogatari (series)
Nisio Isin
Monogatari
is a literary form in traditional Japanese literature – an extended prose narrative tale comparable to the epic novel. ''Monogatari'' is closely tied to aspects of the oral tradition, and almost always relates a fictional or fictionalized ...