Monogatari
2009 4 seasons · 58 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Monogatari

化物語

Monogatari sits in the top 9% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #432 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

化物語

Although there are still traces of the brief period he became a vampire, third-year high school student Koyomi Araragiis human again. He happens upon others with their own supernatural problems and finds that he can empathize. Koyomi becomes involved in their lives, seeking to help them and occasionally asking for advice from Meme Oshino, the homeless man who helped him become human again.

Audience Engagement

416
Reviews
92nd
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

416 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among Japan seriess.

Reception Benchmarks

8.1
TMDB Rating
416
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #432 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #364 of 2,532 (top 14%).

Also On Tokyo MX

Other series that aired on Tokyo MX.

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The 2008–2010 Japan Window

Among 386 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Monogatari places #22 — near the top of its class.

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    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
    #2

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Maid Sama!
    #5

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  6. To Love-Ru
    #6

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  7. The Tatami Galaxy
    #7

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010
  8. Jin
    #8

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Monogatari premiered alongside 123 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other Japan seriess in 2009.

The 2214th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 3, 2009
Last Air Date
December 20, 2015
Broadcast Span
6.5 years
Total Episodes
58 across 4 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 24.2 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSHAFT, movic, Kodansha, Aniplex
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes4 / 58
Release DateJuly 3, 2009
Official Sitewww.monogatari-series.com

Questions Answered

When did Monogatari end?

Monogatari finished its run with its final episode airing on December 20, 2015.

Where did Monogatari air?

Monogatari aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.