Monogatari: Bakemonogatari
Monogatari season 1 is a Japanese anime television series that centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack. The series follows his encounters with various girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." Koyomi dedicates himself to helping these girls, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each story arc focuses on a different girl's unique s
Season overview
Monogatari season 1 is a Japanese anime television series that centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack. The series follows his encounters with various girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." Koyomi dedicates himself to helping these girls, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each story arc focuses on a different girl's unique struggle and the mysterious cause of her affliction. The series explores themes of supernatural phenomena, emotional struggles, and the complexities of human relationships.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Hitagi Crab (1)
Jul 3, 2009 · 25 min
High school senior Koyomi Araragi discovers a shocking secret one day after helping his classmate Hitagi Senjougahara—a secret he is never to tell.
Hitagi Crab (2)
Jul 10, 2009 · 25 min
Koyomi takes Hitagi to consult Meme Oshino, the wandering expert on supernatural oddities. Meme provides advice to them on exorcising apparitions.
Mayoi Snail (1)
Jul 17, 2009 · 25 min
Uncomfortable after quarreling with his sister on Mother’s Day, Koyomi leaves the house. Hitagi bumps into him at the park and makes an offer.
Mayoi Snail (2)
Jul 24, 2009 · 25 min
Koyomi and Hitagi meet a girl named Mayoi Hachikuji in the park. She seems to be lost and cannot find her way home. The two try to help her.
Mayoi Snail (3)
Jul 31, 2009 · 25 min
An apparition is behind why Mayoi is unable to reach her mother’s house. Receiving advice from Meme, Hitagi tells Koyomi the surprising truth.
Suruga Monkey (1)
Aug 9, 2009 · 25 min
On his way to Hitagi's house, Koyomi bumps in to Suruga Kanbaru, the school's basketball star and an old friend of Hitagi, of whom he can't get rid of. Later that day, Koyomi is at
Suruga Monkey (2)
Aug 21, 2009 · 25 min
The day after his attack, Koyomi goes to see Suruga, where she tells him something about herself he can't quite grasp.
Suruga Monkey (3)
Aug 28, 2009 · 25 min
Koyomi takes Suruga to see Oshino in order to help her. However, the help he offers isn't the help Koyomi wanted...
Nadeko Snake (1)
Sep 4, 2009 · 25 min
Tasked by Meme, Koyomi heads to a lonely temple to attach a prayer slip. There he sees a dead snake that has been severed into five parts.
Nadeko Snake (2)
Sep 11, 2009 · 25 min
Koyomi taps into Meme’s powers in order to lift the snake’s curse from Nadeko Sengoku, a mysterious girl he encounters at the temple.
Tsubasa Cat (1)
Sep 18, 2009 · 25 min
Nadeko comes to thank Koyomi, and the two geek out over a shared interest. Tsubasa Hanekawa passes by and suddenly complains of an acute headache.
Tsubasa Cat (2)
Sep 25, 2009 · 25 min
Koyomi is over the moon when Hitagi announces their first date will finally happen. But on the day of, he finds that she is not the only one there.