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MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season
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Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 04 – Dealt Hand
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Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 03 – Still Alive
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Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 01 – I Scream
The Summer arrival of an all-new sequel series to Monogatari comes as a total and immensely pleasant surprise to yours truly. The last installment, Zoku Owarimonogatari, aired a whole five years…
First Impression: MONOGATARI Series OFF & MONSTER Season
After many years, the Monogatari series has finally returned! The “author” of the first episode of this Off & Monster Season is Yotsugi Ononoki. She has been tasked…
Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 02 – The Fivefold Nadeko
From Tsukihi Undo we continue to Nadeko Draw, but unlike the opener, this is not a one-and-done episode arc. We check in on Nadeko as she’s about to be run…
Summer 2024 Impressions: Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season, 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Tasuuketsu
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Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 06 – Goodbye to Glass Slippers
When God Nadeko is confronted by not one but two Nadekos dressed in Tsukihi’s borrowed clothes, she decides to whip out her red harpoons and kill both of…
Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 05 – Showdown at the Bookstore
With Yotsugi repaired and changed into less conspicuous clothes, she and Nadeko have a strategy session. The gist is that now that Nadeko has sealed Flirty and Wrath,…
Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 06.5 / ex – The Beautiful Princess
In this extra episode airing between the end of Nademonogatari and the next arc, we learn the origins of the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade, AKA Oshino Shinobu. Six centuries…
so Off and Monster Season is a thing
Monogatari is out of its indefinite hiatus and is returning to us once again! Off and Monster Season has been announced, and despite being shown nothing more than…
Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 07 (Wazamonogatari 01) – The Vampire Gourmet
Wazamonogatari casts aside all of the mundane everyday qualities of previous arcs this season and goes Full Gothic. We’re in the age of fairy tales and legends, where…
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 10 - Shinobu Bites Donut
Shinobu and Araragi reunited! What better way to celebrate than with donuts? Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 10
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 2 - Nadeko Head Tilt
Nadeko's head tilt includes worried looks. What or who is she looking for? Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 2
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 1 - Ononoki Magical Girl
Tsukihi saw her doll eating ice cream. So Ononoki lied and claimed she was a magical girl. Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 1
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 7 - Princess Acerola Portrait
The Wazamonogatari chapter recounts how Princess Acerola became a vampire. Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 7
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 13 - Suruga Pajama Party
Suruga and her basketball club friends were having a pajama party when Araragi visited. Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 13
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 3 - Nadeko Sodachi Head Tilts
Nadeko versions and Sodachi provide head tilts in this episode. New hairdos for everyone! Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 3
Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 14 [END] - Suruga Red Ribbon
Suruga reminded us of her introductory scene with red ribbons and nothing else. Monogatari Series - Off & Monster Season - Episode 14 [END]
Monogatari Series: Monster Season Retrospective
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Monogatari Series: Monster Season Art Commentary
VOFAN explains the covers he drew for Monogatari’s fifth season of novels.
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This Anime Is BACK FOR SEASON 3 🔥
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Monogatari’s Past, Present, And Future: Director Midori Yoshizawa And The Synergistic Storytelling In Off & Monster Season
Series director Midori Yoshizawa has ushered in a new era of visual creativity in the Monogatari series that synergizes with its themes of time, identity, and creation. And…
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One Piece Live-Action Season 2 Confirmed by Netflix and Oda
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RPG Real Estate Confirmed For April 6 (EST)
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Goblin Slayer is BACK!
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Monogatari Series: Second Season Review: Conclusions, Shifts, and Self Discovery
Since I had watched through the rest of Monogatari last summer, it’s no wonder that I decided to pick up the (at the time) ongoing second season (which,…
The Music of Monogatari Season One
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The Music of Monogatari Final Season
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The Music of Monogatari Second Season
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