Add to My List Add to Favorites Read Preview Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Bakemonogatari, Monster Tale, Kizumonogatari, Wound Tale, Nisemonogatari, Fake Tale, Nekomonogatari: Kuro, Nekomonogatari: Black Japanese: 〈物語〉シリーズ ファーストシーズン InformationType: Light Novel Volumes: 6 Chapters: 107 Status: Finished Published: Nov 1, 2006 to Jul 28, 2010 Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural Theme: Vampire Serialization: Mephisto Authors: NISIO, ISIN (Story), VOFAN (Art) StatisticsScore: 8.911 (scored by 16,929 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #192 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #276 Members: 60,617 Favorites: 3,124 Resources |
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Sep 29, 2023 Halalex Recommended This review is for people who are already fans of the show, wondering if the novels are worth reading. And the short answer to that question is a resounding "YES"! They are very much worth your time, even coming from someone like me, who usually doesn’t read books otherwise. On certain days, ‘The Monogatari Series’ might just be my favorite anime, and holding something in that high of regard often comes with you wanting to find out more about the work. The natural progression for me was to read the novels, which not only made me once again realize why I love this story so ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 24, 2023 KeiNmari Recommended The anime is a masterpiece, but the light novel is just even more of a flawless masterpiece, the Monogatari Light Novel is probably the major reason that drew my attention more towards the world of light novels. Except for Nisemonogatari in the light novel season 1, the other three stories in this, Bake, Kizu, Neko Kuro are all just 10/10 masterpieces with Nise alone being a 9/10 in the light novel. The ln displays more detailed text and gives more detailed info to the readers while reading and I love how it holds just 20 pages long or exceeding even more than that with a ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 2, 2024 unrealgentleman Mixed Feelings Spoiler Is Bakemonogatari an intelligent series? Bakemonogatari tries to be a smart anime. Yet I think Bakemonogatari is moreso an example of the death of parody. Parody has a function. Parody is a form of critique: a way of deriding the status quo. A critique is successful when it introduces a new way of thinking. Bakemonogatari tries to be a parody. It tries to critique, and yet rehashes and strengthens the templates it borrows from. What exactly is the point of the one-note cookie cutter characters like Kanbaru or Hachikuji or Senjougahara or Araragi? They seem to be critiques, over the top parodies of tropes that exist elsewhere ... Read more Open Gift Report More stacks Interest Stacksthe metafictional by harunoheiji 21 Entries·23Restacks Light Novel Starter Pack by VicRock14 50 Entries·45Restacks Novel Heaven by Charizardexbb 20 Entries·13Restacks More recommendations |
All Monogatari arcs and read order Hachii13 - Aug 26, 2023 | 3 replies | by markxddotmp4 »» Jul 18, 3:12 PM | |
How is a novel containg borderline pedophilia ranked higher? JustSomeone15 - Jun 5 | 9 replies | by Phloup »» Jun 7, 9:31 AM | |
Poll: Monogatari Series: First Season Chapter 21 Discussion Phaetons_Folly - Aug 5, 2017 | 1 replies | by Nachoalpe »» Apr 1, 3:32 AM | |
How are the chapters divided? Omid_ - Feb 29 | 3 replies | by Omid_ »» Feb 29, 8:10 AM | |
Poll: Monogatari Series: First Season Chapter 10 Discussion Bheaze - Feb 10, 2014 | 1 replies | by gannoncannon55 »» Jan 22, 1:59 PM |
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