

暦物語
Whether it is investigating stone shrines, tracking rumors, or simply playing hide and seek, Koyomi Araragi is always there to fulfill the requests of his friends from both the human and supernatural worlds. In this series of short stories, Koyomi helps each of the girls in his cohort solve a mystery or kill some time, all while slowly unraveling the truth about his town and its many supernatural occurrences. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Whether it is investigating stone shrines, tracking rumors, or simply playing hide and seek, Koyomi Araragi is always there to fulfill the requests of his friends from both the human and supernatural worlds. In this series of short stories, Koyomi helps each of the girls in his cohort solve a mystery or kill some time, all while slowly unraveling the truth about his town and its many supernatural occurrences. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Main
Main
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
skrn
July 24, 2017
Art 6/10: The art is just fine, similar to Bakemonogatari. Sound 8/10: Top notch voice acting with great pairing music. However, no memorable soundtrack like 2nd season or some other series... Character 8/10: Great characters are the strength of the monogatari franchise. These characters added charm to this series. But this series didn't build those characters further or go in-depth during to the short run-time. Story 3/10: Some of the stories are really bad that doesn't worth to be told. Some are just average. Overall, it was poor. Enjoyment 5/10: Some episodes are really bad due to bad stories. Some are okay due tookay stories or fan service. Overall, it was mediocre Overall, 5/10: I don't mind spending the time watching this. But I'd be totally okay if I didn't watch it.
Krukk
December 16, 2018
It's my first review and the reason I'm writing it is because I'm honestly dumbfounded by the fact that NO ONE,so far ,mentions all these stories were recycled from previous seasons I think I watched Bakemonogatari in 2013 or 2014 and as I'm writing this it's 2018 before Christmas but I can still recall a lot of these short stories, some more or less vividly and can't understand how no one else does. There's not need to watch Koyomimonogatari because anyone who is interested has most likely seen previous seasons. You can even see a difference in animation quality- it was left untouched, and therefore later episodes'animation is notceably better. Shortly put: no need to watch this. Better go rewatch full episodes.
Artrill
August 15, 2016
(7.5/10) Before I talk about the last two episodes - let me preface this entire review by saying that I was coming into Koyomi with a completely different mindset. Perhaps that's why it didn't disappoint me in many ways. I love these characters so seeing them interact some more, relax, throw around some witty dialogue and just tell a few short monthly stories; I was content with just that. That's what I got too. The title can be read as "Calendar story", which fits since there are 12 episodes which are each around 12 minutes. Each take place during a certain month... fitting the yearly cycleof a calendar. _______________________________ [PART 1] : Expectations Knowing that this was more of an OVA, or so I thought, i was expecting a few things. First, a lower budget and more stilted animation than i'm used to. Two, throwaway stories filled with fanservice and general character-pleasing moments. Three, a disregard for a mass continuity of the series. While the overall animation (at least of the first five episodes, weirdly enough) was of lower quality than a lot of the show. However, it more than made up with it with some truly beautiful scenes in the latter half of this mini-season. What I did get though was more pieces of a puzzle. In my Owarimonogatari review, where I foolishly listened to Wikipedia and assumed it was the final big series for the show, I capped off the review by saying that the show is about romance. I still support this idea wholeheartedly. What I also said is that its structure is reminiscent of an incredibly intricate puzzle that you were so excited to build but dropped all the pieces and they somehow scattered around the house. So over the next few months you found each piece one by one and assembled the very patchy puzzle. These stories served like the scenery of the image. The background of the puzzle. The missing few pieces making up a cloud or a bush. But that doesn't mean that they aren't unwelcome. If you enjoy these characters as much as I do, then seeing them more isn't really a bad thing. _____________________________ [PART 2] : Delivery So with this in mind, these episodes played out accordingly. I wish i could give this show a better review, but the first four episodes weren't really overly interesting. The stories just weren't gripping, but perhaps that sets up the latter half which had seemingly more time put into it. Starting with Tsukihi, we got more eye-candy, too. And I don't just mean fan-service. There was an impressive amount of animation going into every scene and the shows more simplistic stories were instantly more watchable. If animation wasn't the only thing that improved, the overall dialogue did too. It felt snappier and thankfully funnier. I always enjoyed the blunt humor of the show and it only gets funnier the more you know the characters. The more you know them, the more you laugh with them. So there we go from girl to girl. We get fun cameos like Hachikuji making an appearance in the past. We see Shinobu's love of donuts in a very cute 12 minute episode. We even see Ononoki come in for a small episode of her own, which was great because she's just the best. And then we get the final two episodes... ______________________________ [PART 3] : Koyomi **** If the last ten episodes play out like a subversion, then these last two episodes are the climax of said subversion. Ditching the lighthearted storytelling we get a much more serious look into Araragi and his fate in this world. Kagenui, another favorite of mine, makes a welcome appearance in Koyomi's penultimate episode. As per usual, she's an absolute joy to have on screen. Her character design is endlessly cool and simply her movement is captivating. I thought we were going to get a look into her, which is something I would love to do since she's been one of the shows more mysterious figures. No. Instead Koyomi's finale delivers an ending reminscent of Hitagi End's... ending. By reminiscent I mean perhaps equally jaw-dropping, if not as well done. _________________________________ [EPILOGUE] : The future So here i foolishly sit at four in the morning realizing that Owari isn't the end of the show. That there are plans for more and sadly those plans are most likely going to come after the movies. Although i'm thrilled to watch Kizumonogatari's story of the past, with its bigger budget and hopefully interesting story, I won't lie and say that i'm not incredibly interested to see what will happen next in the present. The final two episodes opened more questions than they answered. I felt like this show now has a very blatant story, which is refreshing since its usually very contained in its arcs. I wouldn't put it past the show to tell a season-long arc next, bringing in all the major players. I want to see more of Episode, I want to see more of Oshino, I want to see so much more of Kagenui. I cannot wait a year or more for the continuation, but much like any avid television fan, I will have to. I wish I could rate these last two episodes as separates, but alas, I cannot. That doesn't detract from the delightful experience I had with Koyomimonogatari. If you are put off by the lower score on MAL, don't be. I feel like a lot of people were expecting something different from these shorts. All I have to say is brace your ass for a proper blasting with the finale. Peace peace!
LeaderTGW
March 26, 2016
Koyomimonogatari can be a hit or miss depending on how much you're into the series. Story- 7/10 Koyomimonogatari is an ONA full of stories based off of the Nisio's Monogatari series. The episodes are mostly about things that seem out of the ordinary or supernatural however after the characters look into the situation further the so called "incidents" or "abnormalities" are often times misunderstanding and turn out to be nothing of importance. The show itself is pretty decent it's not too bad nor is it too good. I personally would not recommend it to any of the die hard fans of this series though. The biggest reasonwhy I wouldn't is because the show strays away from the original story or path, along with other developments that you.. I would find in the actual story or TV series. In the shows defensive though, it is short about 12-13 minutes long so I can understand why certain things were cut out just to focus more on developing a story or in this case "stories." Now I must strongly disagree with statements about this series being "complex" or the stories "complexity" in all honesty, this show is actually very simple, simple plot, simple stories etc. You would have to be completely new to this series to not understand what makes it a unique series. If you are new to this series then I would highly recommend you check out the main story, that way you can understand how things work in Monogatari series. Moving along, I strongly felt that it was lacking, more specifically in the creativity department. Certain events and moments did not feel fresh or exciting, no bizarre oddities and paranormal activity. For example, and probably one of my favorite paranormal scenes was in Bakemonogatari. In the scene mentioned viewers were graced with an exciting and an emotional moment between Hitagi going up against the stone crab oddity. None of that feeling was in this series, so again, the sense of excitement I felt was pretty much non-existent. I could not find myself looking forward to most of upcoming scenes or moments. Now, the episodes were damn well-paced, like even though I found myself bored every now and then, there would be an episode that stood out. I would assume mostly because those certain episodes felt more like the main Monogatari series to me. For example the certain episodes were completely out of the ordinary, hilarious. and most importantly that good ol' fashioned Monogatari fan service.. Mhhmmm, that aside, my overall feeling for the story was that it was sort of like I was watching filler, or at the very least, rejected episodes that just couldn't exactly make the cut into the actual story. Art/Sound- 7/10 One thing, out of the many, that I love most about this series and I am strictly speaking about the Monogatari series in general is it's art, animation & creativity. Now, here is where I think time restraints come in again. Akio Watanabe is a well known at shaft studios, he's the key animator, character designer, creator or main artist of the posters for the Blu-rays and specials, etc. Well, if you're watching Koyomimonogatari, or deciding to get into and if you are like me and love seeing HQ animation designs, cut-scenes, or character reaction faces etc then just be prepared to be let down just a little, not too much though. A lot of the "creativity" in this series, for the most part, scenes, themes and reactions sometimes feel recycled. The greatest thing about the "feeling of recycled themes and scenes" though is that When there are new scenes, they pack a punch of laughter right into my face. My personal favorite in terms of what I just mentioned is in episode 9 because you know, Shinobu, doughnuts, whats' not to love? there were only such a handful of new little skits or cutaways that had me in stitches laughing in this series so overall I was just a bit disappointed with it. The music and art still retained its' usual style and there were no major changes other than opening songs. The BGM was recycled from the OST of the other series. Going back to opening songs and outro or "ending songs" they looked pretty clean and sounded nice, it really retained that "Okay the show is starting prepare yourself" vibe. Characters 7/10 So for the characters department, I was okay with it, there was no need for any major changes or development/growth... I noticed that our characters were still their usual selves. Kanbaru being Kanbaru, Hitagi being Hitagi, Araragi being Arararagi, (Oops I stuttered) etc. So nothing new, no big changes. Final thoughts- To sort of wrap things up, I was not too impressed with this installment. I think I expected a little too much from this series of shorts. That was most likely my biggest mistake watching this (expecting a lot for specials.) I do however look forward to seeing the next parts of the films, and maybe down the road next year or even better this year, there will be another release. Overall I gave this show a 7/10 because while it wasn't the greatest thing to come from Nisio's Monogatari series however the show still stuck to its' roots rather than changing everything and becoming something entirely different. It still had that sense of wonder, and unique story which always makes this series great.
jc9622
March 27, 2016
Ever since Bakemonogatari, I knew that SHAFT is going to adapt every single Monogatari Books but I never knew they were going to adapt Koyomimonogatari because it's just a bunch of side stories. The word "side stories" might throw some people off but don't skip this show because you're going to need to watch the last 2 episodes. You'll thank me later. [REVIEW] Koyomimonogatari is a sequel (airing order) to Owarimonogatari but it does not take place after Owarimonogatari. The 12 short stories chronologically takes place throughout the Monogatari Series timeline. It's actually very easy to tell when, one of the short episodes, takes place bywatching the OP Animation. For example, episode 2 "Koyomi Flower" takes place during the Bakemonogatari (Hitagi Crab arc) timeline because the OP Animation is "staple stable" that was shown during the Hitagi Crab arc. Since this are just a bunch of short side stories, don't expect the episodes to be 24 minutes long because they're not. The episodes are just 14 mins. long, including the OP and ED theme songs, so in reality, you only get 11 mins. of content. Also, there's no overarching arc for Koyomimonogatari which will be the first in the series to have an episodic plot instead of a story arc. So what story does each episode offer? Are the mysteries the same as the main Monogatari series? Are the dialogues as engaging as the predecessors? So many questions...you're full of good questions. To answer the first question, No. the mysteries for Koyomimonogatari aren't even that great to begin with. At first, the mysteries seemed serious and as it goes on, it turns out to be a false alarm. In other words, it's not an oddity that's causing said mysteries. The characters are just being paranoid or they just think it's being caused by an oddity but it's not. Unlike the previous Monogatari shows, you won't need to use much of your brain if you're going to watch Koyomimonogatari. I mean, what's the point? Araragi is just going to summarize everything that just happened in an episode and he does it for every single episode and like I said above, the "mysteries" aren't that mysterious at all. Since Koyomimonogatari has 12 short stories separated into 12 episodes, that means each episode will feature Araragi and a girl from his hare-- *ahem* I mean, his friends who are all girls. So if you're a big fan of Nadeko, Senjougahara or the Fire Sisters then I can 100% guarantee you that there will be an episode of that girl alone with Araragi solving a mystery and having a hilarious conversation. Their conversations is actually the main reason why I am enjoying Koyomimonogatari and not the story itself. Each characters are hilarious in their own ways like Kanbaru and her pervertedness (Ep. 4) or when Senjougahara goes yandere on Araragi. Pretty weird since I have always preferred the Monogatari series' story over the fanservice/comedy scenes. ______________________________________________________________ [Animation and Soundtrack] The animation for Koyomimonogatari is pretty lacking compared to the latest Monogatari series, Owarimonogatari, which had better animation than Koyomimonogatari. It honestly felt like I was watching Bakemonogatari at times because of the animation. Though, Koyomimonogatari's animation to me is really not a big problem since this are just 12 short episodes. If this was...let's say, Owarimonogatari 2nd cour then I would have made it a big problem. The soundtrack is exactly the same as the predecessors and most, if not, all soundtrack were reused which is again...not a big problem. Even the OP theme songs were reused which honestly gave me a feeling of nostalgia every episode. I feel so old..... ______________________________________________________________ [VERDICT] I'm a big fan of the Monogatari Series so even though Koyomimonogatari's story isn't on par with...let's say Owari and Second Season, I still enjoyed this show because of the characters. If you're planning on skipping Koyomimonogatari because you think it's just a bunch of side stories then you're making a mistake because the last two episodes is a set up to the 2nd cour of Owarimonogatari. [Story]: (7/10) [Art/Animation]: (8.5/10) [Sound]: (9/10) [Characters]: (9/10) [OVERALL]: (8.3/10)
Rank
#1663
Popularity
#1037
Members
269,585
Favorites
374
Episodes
12