“Araragi meets Hanekawa, hears vampire rumor, then finds dismembered blonde vampire in subway, forced to make life-changing choice.”
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Iron-Blooded
傷物語〈Ⅰ鉄血篇〉
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Synopsis
Araragi meets Hanekawa, hears vampire rumor, then finds dismembered blonde vampire in subway, forced to make life-changing choice.
During Koyomi Araragi's second year at Naoetsu Private High School, he has a chance encounter with Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honor student in his class. When they strike up a conversation, Hanekawa mentions a shocking rumor: a vampire with beautiful blonde hair and freezing cold eyes has been seen lurking around town. Happy to have made a new friend, Araragi writes off the rumor and goes about the rest of his evening in a carefree manner. However, on his way home, he stumbles across splatters of blood leading down the stairs to the subway. His curiosity pushes him to investigate further, so he follows the gruesome pools into the depths of the station. When he arrives at the source of the blood, he is terrified by what he sees—the rumored blonde vampire herself, completely dismembered. After she calls for his help, Araragi must make a decision, one which carries the potential to change his life forever.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 62 sampled reviews
What 62 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.55 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.1
↓ 3.11
Running avg · Feb 2016 → Apr 2026
- 8 “Flames And White Panties, What A Beginning Kizumonogatari part 1 Is what happens, when you take a light novels text, And make every word into stylish editing and amazing character design, that is...”
- 10 “The animation reaches unbelievable heights with shots so beautiful they're hard to believe, while the character design surpasses even the already exceptional Monogatari standard. Hanekawa and...”
- 7 “The sound design is brilliant and the art and animation impress, with witty dialogue maintaining the series' signature mystery around its characters. However, pacing kills the magic this time—the...”
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- Format 1 × 63′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 03m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2016 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-5667 catalog
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- Aniplex of America Licensor