List of Monogatari novels
is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. Their plot centers around Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survives a vampire attack and subsequently finds himself helping girls involved with a variety of apparitions, ghosts, beasts, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena.
The series began as three short stories serialized in Kodansha's Mephisto magazine between the September 2005 and May 2006 issues, which were later collected in a light novel volume published in Japan on November 2, 2006. As of April 2019, Kodansha has released 25 volumes in the series under its Kodansha Box imprint, with plans for at least three more volumes as of July 2017. Each of the 18 arcs in the series share the common title suffix -monogatari. The novels are licensed in North America by Vertical, which began publishing its English paperback release of the series in December 2015 with the prequel arc Kizumonogatari.
Nisio Isin has also penned a number of short short stories and other related works set in the same fictional universe.
Volume lists
Japanese volume list
English volume list
List of short short stories
''Mazemonogatari''
is a collection of short stories featuring characters from Nisio Isin's other works. Twelve of these stories were first distributed in Japanese cinemas during the Japanese theatrical releases of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu and Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu. A collected volume of these stories, alongside three previously unpublished ones, was published by Kodansha on February 6, 2019.Episode | Short story | Character | Series | Period of distribution |
Oblivion | "Kyōko Balance" | Kyōko Okitegami | Bōkyaku Tantei | January 8–15, 2016 |
Strong | "Jun Build" | Jun Aikawa | Saikyō | January 16–22, 2016 |
Law | "Nomi Rule" | Nomi Chinō | Densetsu | January 23–29, 2016 |
Eye | "Mayumi Red Eye" | Mayumi Dōjima | Bishōnen | January 30–February 5, 2016 |
Illness | "Kuroneko Bed" | Kuroneko Byōinzaka | Sekai | August 19–26, 2016 |
Blood | "Risuka Blood" | Risuka Mizukura | Risuka | August 27–September 2, 2016 |
Sword | "Hitei Clear" | Hitei-hime | Katanagatari | September 3–9, 2016 |
Kill | "Iori Fuga" | Iori Mutō | Ningen | September 10–16, 2016 |
Army | "Shiogi Ranger" | Shiogi Hagihara | Zaregoto | January 6–13, 2017 |
Invitation | "Akari Triple" | Akari Chiga | Zaregoto | January 14–20, 2017 |
Eat | "Rizumu Rock 'n" | Rizumu Niōnomiya | Zaregoto | January 21–27, 2017 |
Great | "Mikoko Community" | Mikoko Aoī | Zaregoto | January 28–February 3, 2017 |
English | "Kū Invisible" | Kū Sorakara | Densetsu | |
Deceive | "Rai Roulette" | Rai Fudatsuki | Bishōnen | |
Final | "Magokoro Finisher" | Magokoro Omokage | Zaregoto |
Other related works
- , released on August 4, 2009.
- 2=読者への挑戦状 - Ōgi's challenge to the readers published as part of the serialization of Ōgi Formula in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, October 2013 issue, released on September 9, 2013.
- , published in, released on September 20, 2013.
- , illustrated by Hiroki Haritama and published in, released on October 30, 2013.
- , included in the, released on November 22, 2013 before being published again as a prologue to Wazamonogatari.
- , illustrated by Ema Tōyama, published in and the August 2014 issue of Aria, released on January 31, 2014, and June 28, 2014, respectively, and included in the Blu-ray and DVD volume 2 of Koimonogatari, released on July 23, 2014.
- , published in the, released on August 26, 2014.
- , included in the special edition of volume 12 of March Comes in like a Lion, released on September 29, 2016.