By NISIOISIN and VOFAN. Released in Japan by Kodansha BOX. Released in North America by Kodansha Books. Translated by Ko Ransom. Yes, this is about 3 months late, but now that it’s come out digitally, I can actually catch up with it fairly easily. The final book in the ‘Final Season’ arc, we get to have one last visit with most of the characters we know and love… or do we? Having graduated AND solved the whole Ogi Oshino problem, Araragi is at a bit of a loose end, especially as he doesn’t have his exam results yet. And then as he gets up one morning he finds himself taking a trip through the looking glass… literally. Finding himself in a seeming mirror world, with most of his reliable allies...
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