Kabukimonogatari: Dandy Tale
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How far does one go to help a lost child? In the case of returning narrator Araragi, the answer is too far, across the veil of time. Dutifully (if unknowingly) following up on Hachikuji’s cheeky foreshadowing, he concerns himself with his young lady friend and her fate in this instalment of the cult-hit series, heroically unable, once again, to find his own way home.
Thus the tale is also, or more so, about the journey itself, the dark honeymoon of a trip he takes into the past with the dweller in his shadow, Shinobu. Even among a cast that routinely disrespects chronology with their meta-commentary, she takes the cake, or the doughnut, by rewinding the clock for a perverse road movie, one that by and large goes nowhere, spatially.
It’s Kabuki not as in the theatre, but with the character for “tilt”—as in a slanted attitude toward the world, the posture of a bohemian. Or, perhaps, of a legendary vampire who once sought death, and of a high school senior who once tuned out life doing their dandy best to attend to an embarrassing wealth of aberrations in a provincial town.
(Source: Kodansha USA)
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忍野忍
MAINShe 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
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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Hiroshi Kamiya
羽川翼
SUPPORTINGShe 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
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
忍野メメ
SUPPORTINGEarly 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
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FAQ
- What is Kabukimonogatari: Dandy Tale about?
- How far does one go to help a lost child? In the case of returning narrator Araragi, the answer is too far, across the veil of time. Dutifully (if unknowingly) following up on Hachikuji’s cheeky foreshadowing, he concerns himself with his young lady friend and her fate in this instalment of the cult
- Is Kabukimonogatari: Dandy Tale still ongoing?
- Kabukimonogatari: Dandy Tale is currently finished. It has 30 chapters.
- Who are the main characters in Kabukimonogatari: Dandy Tale?
- The main characters are Shinobu Oshino, Koyomi Araragi.
