Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale
化物語
The first part of the Monogatari Series.
There’s a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn’t show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She’s pretty, and the boys take to whispering that she’s a cloistered princess. As the self-described worst loser in her class soon finds out, they just don’t know what a monster she is. So begins a tale of mysterious maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche, a set of case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humour.
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Note: The English release and the JP ebook edition have Bakemonogatari split across three volumes, instead of the original two volumes.
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戦場ヶ原ひたぎ
MAINIn an accidental encounter with Koyomi Araragi, her closely kept secret is exposed, and triggers a life-changing experience. In the course of the series, she receives the nickname Gahara and uses the alias Senshougahara.
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Voiced by
Chiwa Saitou
阿良々木暦
MAINKoyomi is the narrator of all First Season and Final Season arcs as well as two from Second Season, four from Off Season, and three from Monster Season. He is the titular protagonist of two main arcs: Koyomi Vamp and Koyomi Reverse, as well as the twelve short stories of Koyomimonogatari. He is also the titular protagonist of two minor arcs: Koyomi History and Koyomi Dictionary.
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Voiced by
Hiroshi Kamiya
羽川翼
MAINShe was bewitched by an oddity on the first day of Golden Week, giving birth to her "alternate self" called Black Hanekawa, and for some time was responsible for a series of attacks on various people in town.
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Voiced by
Yui Horie
忍野メメ
MAINEarly in the series, he lives with Shinobu Oshino in Eikou Cram School. He helped Koyomi Araragi to return to normal after being bitten by a vampire, and becomes his informant when it comes to oddities for some time. For most of the series, he's missing after leaving town seemingly unannounced.
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Voiced by
Takahiro Sakurai
忍野忍
SUPPORTINGShe was formerly a human princess named Laura who was cursed into causing anyone in proximity to her to commit suicide. She then took the name of Acerola before meeting a purebred vampire that turned her into a powerful vampire named Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (キスショット・アセロラオリオン・ハートアンダーブレード, Kisushotto Aseroraorion Hātoandāburēdo). She now takes the form of an eight-year-old girl with another new name after losing most of her powers.
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Voiced by
Maaya Sakamoto
八九寺真宵
SUPPORTINGShe is the titular protagonist of five main arcs: Mayoi Snail (Mayoi Mai Mai), Mayoi Jiangshi, Mayoi Hell, Mayoi Snail, and Mayoi Snake, and seven minor arcs: Mayoi Room, Mayoi Castle, Mayoi Name, Mayoi Ghost, Mayoi Escargot, Mayoi Heaven and Mayoi Welcome.
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Voiced by
Emiri Katou
千石撫子
SUPPORTINGShe is the narrator of Otorimonogatari and Nademonogatari, as well as arcs in Yoimonogatari, Amarimonogatari, Ougimonogatari, and Shinomonogatari. She is the titular protagonist of four main arcs: Nadeko Snake, Nadeko Medusa, Nadeko Draw and Nadeko Around, and three minor arcs: Nadeko Pool, Nadeko Mirror, and Kimi to Nadekko!.
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Voiced by
Kana Hanazawa
神原駿河
SUPPORTINGIt's revealed in Nisemonogatari by Deishuu Kaiki (and thought by Koyomi) that her mother's maiden name was Gaen. It's also revealed in Koimonogatari that her mother's name is Tooe Gaen. In Nekomonogatari White, it is also revealed that she used to be called Suruga Gaen.
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Voiced by
Miyuki Sawashiro
阿良々木火憐
SUPPORTINGShe is a self-proclaimed "hero of justice" who often imitates the personality and quirks of various characters from tokusatsu series. Despite this, she is completely uninvolved with the supernatural, until she becomes victim to a certain oddity.
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Voiced by
Eri Kitamura
阿良々木月火
SUPPORTINGShe is unknowingly an offspring of the Shide no Tori, making her a fake human and giving her traits similar to that of a phoenix.
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Voiced by
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FAQ
- What is Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale about?
- The first part of the Monogatari Series. There’s a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn’t show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She’s pretty, and the boys take to whispering that she’s a cloistered princess. As the self-described w
- Is Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale still ongoing?
- Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale is currently finished. It has 41 chapters.
- Who are the main characters in Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale?
- The main characters are Hitagi Senjougahara, Koyomi Araragi, Tsubasa Hanekawa, Meme Oshino.
