“Vampire ex-victim Araragi helps caustic, weightless Senjougahara confront supernatural oddities in surreal, dialogue-driven monster tales.”
Bakemonogatari
化物語
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Synopsis
Vampire ex-victim Araragi helps caustic, weightless Senjougahara confront supernatural oddities in surreal, dialogue-driven monster tales.
Koyomi Araragi is no stranger to the abnormal. During the spring break of his third year in high school, a fateful encounter with vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade turns him into a vampire himself. Thrust into the world of oddities, Araragi finds himself catching classmate Hitagi Senjougahara when she falls down the school stairs one day—but something is amiss. After being confronted by the girl in question, Araragi learns that her weight was stolen by a mythical crab. In spite of Senjougahara's blunt threats, he manages to convince her to let him help. In need of a solution to an abnormal problem, the two visit the mysterious Meme Oshino, a wanderer who saved Araragi from his vampirism. Bakemonogatari is a tale about the monsters that reside within everyone, but just how deep do they dwell in the people Araragi meets?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
What 14 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.69 · split reception
7.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 2.0
↓ 2.43
Running avg · May 2018 → Jan 2026
- 10 “Wow this manga is something crazy. I love monogatari series world and anime is at the same time a Masterpiece. Oh, Great did a truly amazing job, he's from another world, every minimal details are...”
- 7 “5/5 art - 2.4/5 plot This is if not the best work by Oh!Great visually speaking. The mastery of brush patterns and contrast, the technical level of detail, the astonishing use of japanese folklore...”
- 10 “Monogatari is known for its complex narrative and deep storyline that covers themes such as love, friendship, overcoming personal problems, and social issues. The series revolves around a young man...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 193 × 22 ch × vol
- Total read 25h 44m approx
- Published Mar 2018 – Mar 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M47787 catalog