Bakemonogatari

Description

From Vertical:
One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But much to his surprise she doesn’t weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight. Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.

Official Japanese

Official English

Type

Manga

Related Series

Monogatari (Novel) (Adapted From)

Associated Names

Bakemonogatari - Monster Tale (Italian)

Bakemonogatari. Opowieść o potworach (Polish)

Kabukimonogatari

Kizumonogatari

Koyomimonogatari

Monster Tale

MonStory

Nekomonogatari

Những Câu Chuyện Huyền Bí

Nisemonogatari

Owarimonogatari

Бакэмоногатари

Истории монстров

باكيمونوغاتاري

باکه مونوگاتاری

داستان هیولا

قصة الوحش

राक्षस कथा

ปกรณัมของเหล่าภูต (Dexpress)

化物語

化物语

바케모노가타리

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

c.116 by ToruScans 3 years ago

c.113-115 by Hyper Jump 4 years ago

c.97 by Hyper Jump 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

22 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 22, Chap 193

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User Rating

Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (132 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.93 / 10.0

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15%

Last Updated

December 21st, 2025 1:58am PST - 2 days ago

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Genre

Action Comedy Drama Ecchi Harem Mystery Romance School Life Shounen Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Kodansha USA (22 Volumes - Complete; Digital)

Vertical (22 Volumes - Complete; Print)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #713

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Monthly Pos #1583

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3 Month Pos #2031

(-813)

6 Month Pos #2880

(+23)

Year Pos #3208

(+846)

List Stats

On 730 reading lists

On 443 wish lists

On 105 completed lists

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User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

convinced me to (eventually) start the novel

by trunkallergy
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The only people that dislike this manga are elitists that say it isn't as good as the novel. I have no idea how true or untrue that is, but this is easily a top 5, maybe just straight up the best manga I've ever read (at least that I can't think of right now). 10/10 characters, 11/10 art, 10/10 story, literally leaves want for nothing. I've never read a light novel before, but this'll be the first (eventually)

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Oh! Great is finally only the artist

by Samken
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

When you get NISHIO Ishin and his well-known imaginative writing style with Oh! Great artwork, magic happens.

There's nothing to be said about Bakamenogatari really, it's as good as people expect to be.

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Oh Great! finally the mangaka just draws the story

by contrasena
7 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I had blacklisted this mangaka. His illustrations are magnificent. And even the start and the universe of the series he creates are interesting. But he always destroys it all. The story and logic just goes to hell sooner or later.

But here I am again. Because he is not the original author. He does what he can do really well: Gorgeous drawings, very detailed and full of significance. And the result is wonderful.

At first you need to acomodate at the difference in style with the SHAFT anime. But then you can enjoy it. And, if you pay attention, within the last chapters Oh Great! is changing the characters' designs a little (less "roundness" on the face and more stylized features) and even adopting some of the wacky caricatures in the comedy relief sections of the anime.

Overall, if you enjoyed the anime, give this a try. And if you didn't, give it a try too!

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Finally the writing is good!

by moondrip
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

We all know how well this mangaka can draw, hell he might be one of the best. But the recurring problems with his works were his narrative style, which mostly could become confusing and hard to follow, in spite of the gorgeous illustrations. Which is a shame because his art really does have a strong impact and gravity yet mostly it failed to complement and alleviate his story to greater heights. That's why his works left a bland impression on me, in terms of pure story.
Bakemonogatari, on one hand, is a well known franchise. Most of us already knows how it goes. So what is there to expect?
The narration and pacing so far is SURPRISINGLY good, and the main thing I noticed is that his illustrations complements the story REALLY well!
In comparison to the anime where we were bombarded with a machine gun pace of a dialogue and a stylishly unique yet bland animation style (which sometimes is tiresome for the eyes), this manga takes on a new perspective in the storytelling and feels like a completely fresh experience. His artwork, which was in line with the story leaves a box-cutter deep of an impression in me.
If I had to compare, it feels like reading the Vagabond manga after reading the Miyamoto Musashi novel by Eiji Yoshikawa.
I'm really looking forwards for the next chapters 🙂

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