Monogatari: Season 3
Monogatari Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 23 episodes.
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Monogatari Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Monogatari Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 23 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Tsubasa Tiger (1)
Jul 7, 2013
The first day of the second trimester, Tsubasa Hanekawa chats with the ghost girl Mayoi Hachikuji en route to school. Right afterwards, she witnesses a giant “tiger” apparition. La
Tsubasa Tiger (2)
Jul 14, 2013
Worrying about Tsubasa Hanekawa as she lost a home to return to, Hitagi Senjyogahara allows the girl to spend the night at her place. Tsubasa eats a meal prepared by Hitagi and wak
Tsubasa Tiger (3)
Jul 21, 2013
Suruga Kanbaru, an underclassman, came to visit Tsubasa Hanekawa now that she has resumed attending school. Apparently, Koyomi Araragi has asked for Suruga's presence tonight. Tsub
Tsubasa Tiger (4)
Jul 28, 2013
At Hitagi Senjyogahara's discretion, Hanekawa Tsubasa ends up living under the roof of the Araragi residence. Spending an evening in Koyomi's house, Tsubasa realizes that she had t
Tsubasa Tiger (5)
Aug 4, 2013
Tsubasa determined the identity of the giant tiger apparition “Kako,” and writes one long letter. The letter was addressed to Black Hanekawa, the apparition that could be described
Mayoi Jiangshi (1)
Aug 18, 2013
On August 20th, Koyomi Araragi left his home to deliver to Mayoi Hachikuji something she had forgotten, but was unable to find her. He realized he had not done any of the homework
Mayoi Jiangshi (2)
Aug 25, 2013
Koyomi and Shinobu unexpectedly time warped back to May 13th 11 years ago. Koyomi thinks of saving Mayoi Hachikuji, who was “destined to become a ghost after getting into a traffic
Mayoi Jiangshi (3)
Sep 1, 2013
After succeeding in changing the destiny of Hachikuji, Koyomi Araragi and Shinobu Oshino returned to August 21st 11 years in the future. There, the two of them find out that their
Mayoi Jiangshi (4)
Sep 8, 2013
Shinobu Oshino realizes that humanity had turned into zombies thanks to the powers of Kiss-shot. Koyomi Araragi shoots up fireworks as an SOS signal, but instead they are surrounde
Nadeko Medusa (1)
Sep 22, 2013
Nadeko Sengoku's classmates are all strained thin due to the “hocus-pocus” of con artist Deishu Kaiki. Because of that, Nadeko goes to school every day with a heavy heart; but one
Nadeko Medusa (2)
Sep 29, 2013
Nadeko Sengoku is asked by Kuchinawa, a snake deity, to find his object of worship. Nadeko accepts and goes to junior high school during the day with Kuchinawa, who resembles a whi
Nadeko Medusa (3)
Oct 6, 2013
Nadeko spent the evening at the Araragi residence after Koyomi mistakes her for running away from home and takes her back to his place. The next morning, she talks to Koyomi's youn
Nadeko Medusa (4)
Oct 13, 2013
Nadeko finally found the object of worship. Kuchinawa, now in a good mood, tells Nadeko that he will grant her a wish. But Koyomi shows up right then and starts his attempt to conv
Shinobu Time (1)
Oct 27, 2013
Koyomi returned from the time warp with Shinobu. From North Shirahebi Shrine, he headed home together with Mayoi Hachikuji and returned her backpack to her. However, right afterwar
Shinobu Time (2)
Nov 3, 2013
With the help of Yotsugi Ononoki, Koyomi and Mayoi were able to escape from the “darkness.” Within the ruins of the cram school that they escaped to, Shinobu is consulted about the
Shinobu Time (3)
Nov 10, 2013
Koyomi finishes hearing the story about 400 years ago from Shinobu. Yotsugi joins them at the spot, and Mayoi wakes up from her slumber. The four of them were talking within the cr
Shinobu Time (4)
Nov 17, 2013
Koyomi and company climbed down the mountain they were hiding in after escaping from the “darkness." Upon visiting a village between the mountains, they meet Izuko Gaen and receive
Hitagi End (1)
Nov 24, 2013
On January 1st, Hitagi Senjyogahara makes a phone call to Deishu Kaiki, her supposed archnemesis. It was a tough decision made on her part, in order to save herself and Koyomi Arar
Hitagi End (2)
Dec 1, 2013
Kaiki, deciding to accept Hitagi's work request, visits the town where Koyomi and his friends live. He starts to do research on Nadeko Sengoku, the junior high school girl turned g
Hitagi End (3)
Dec 8, 2013
Kaiki meets Nadeko Sengoku face to face at North Shirahebi Shrine. Nadeko's personality became a lot brighter once she became the snake god, and she starts to talk to Kaiki in a ca
Hitagi End (4)
Dec 15, 2013
Kaiki heads to North Shirahebi Shrine daily in order to deceive Nadeko the snake god but finds himself being followed on his way home. Furthermore, he gets a mysterious threat tell
Hitagi End (5)
Dec 22, 2013
Tsubasa Hanekawa, supposedly overseas in search of Meme Oshino, suddenly approached Kaiki to talk to him. After exchanging information with Tsubasa, Kaiki gets the finishing touche
Hitagi End (6)
Dec 29, 2013
Kaiki proceeds to deceive Nadeko Sengoku. However, Nadeko with surprising ease sees through Kaiki's lies and attacks with numerous white snakes. What will be coming last out of the