Release order wins
Monogatari Serieswatch order 2026
· Seasons are split across Crunchyroll and other licensors by region. Search the exact season title. The Kizumonogatari films are often a separate rental.
Monogatari is told out of order on purpose. The first time, watch the anime in release order, starting with Bakemonogatari. The Kizumonogatari films explain a spring break you have already felt the consequences of. Watching them first turns a mystery into a preface.
Novel order moves those three films up, right after Bakemonogatari. Chronological order moves them to the very front, along with Nekomonogatari Black. Both are good second passes. Off & Monster Season (2024) goes last in every version of this list. Its episodes already hop around the timeline, and they were cut to be watched as broadcast.
The recommended first watch. Bake, then the television seasons, with the Kizumonogatari films arriving in 2016 where the audience actually met them.
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01Bakemonogatari
2009
Series · 6hEssential
15 episodes. The right start in every order that is kind to a new viewer. Koyomi Araragi and the aberrations of his town.
Where to watch2009
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02Nisemonogatari
2012
Series · 4h 24mEssential
The fake stories. Araragi's sisters. Watch after Bakemonogatari.
Where to watch2012
- 03
03Nekomonogatari: Black
2012
Series · 1h 36mEssential
Four episodes. Golden Week, and Tsubasa Hanekawa. Short and necessary.
Where to watch2012
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04Monogatari Series Second Season
2013
Series · 10h 24mEssential
Nekomonogatari White, Kabuki, Otori, Oni, and Koi. Skip the recap episodes if you recognize them. This is the heart of the show.
Where to watch2013
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05Hanamonogatari
2014
Series · 2hEssential
Kanbaru, after graduation. The anime airs it early. Chronologically it belongs later. Both placements are intentional.
Where to watch2014
- 06
06Tsukimonogatari
2014
Series · 1h 36mEssential
A short winter story. Watch it. It is not filler.
Where to watch2014
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07Owarimonogatari
2015
Series · 4h 48mEssential
First season. The show starts paying back what Bakemonogatari set up.
Where to watch2015
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08Koyomimonogatari
2016
Series · 2h 48mOptional
Twelve short stories scattered across the calendar. Optional on a first pass. Release order puts them here so they do not spoil by arriving too late inside other arcs.
Where to watch2016
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09Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu
2016
Movie · 1h 4mEssential
The first of three films about spring break before Bakemonogatari. Released years later. In release order you watch it late on purpose.
Where to watch2016
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10Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu
2016
Movie · 1h 9mEssential
The middle Kizumonogatari film. Do not split the trilogy across other series.
Where to watch2016
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11Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu
2017
Movie · 1h 23mEssential
The end of the spring-break story. Watch all three once you start them.
Where to watch2017
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12Owarimonogatari Season 2
2017
Series · 2h 48mEssential
Includes the end of Koyomi's high-school story. Watch the first Owarimonogatari first.
Where to watch2017
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13Zoku Owarimonogatari
2019
Series · 2h 24mEssential
The mirror epilogue. Last stop before Off & Monster Season.
Where to watch2019
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14Off & Monster Season
2024
Series · 5h 50mEssential
The 2024 season adapting Off Season and Monster Season stories. Watch it after Zoku, in broadcast order. The arcs move around the timeline internally. Do not reorder the episodes.
Where to watch2024
Runtimes are estimates. Series minutes assume a typical episode length, not a stopwatch.
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FAQ
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What order do I watch Monogatari in?
Release order, starting with Bakemonogatari. Save the three Kizumonogatari films for their 2016 slot the first time. Use novel order or chronological order on a rewatch.
When do I watch Kizumonogatari?
After Koyomimonogatari if you are following release order. Immediately after Bakemonogatari if you are following novel order. Before everything if you are following chronological order.
Can I skip Koyomimonogatari?
On a first pass, yes. The episodes are short interstitial stories. They are worth it later. They are not the spine.
Where is Off & Monster Season?
Last. The 2024 season assumes Zoku Owarimonogatari. Watch its episodes in broadcast order even on the chronological tab.
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