animesenseiFollow the Monogatari watch order from Bakemonogatari through Kizumonogatari and Off & Monster Season, with Hanamonogatari and recap guidance.
Begin with all 15 Bakemonogatari episodes, including the three originally released online. It introduces the cast and storytelling style. Then watch the three Kizumonogatari films; do not start by rearranging everything into chronological event order.
This first-watch path follows the novel-based order already recommended in the series sheet for the core story, then the verified 2024 anime installment. Second Season is deliberately split around Hanamonogatari. Follow the numbered steps rather than the in-universe calendar or the original anime broadcast order.
All 15 episodes, including the three web episodes
Start here. Some TV-only listings stop at episode 12; the last three episodes are part of the story.
Kizumonogatari film 1 of 3
Begin the origin-story trilogy after Bakemonogatari, even though its events take place earlier.
Kizumonogatari film 2 of 3
Continue directly after Tekketsu.
Kizumonogatari film 3 of 3
Finish the trilogy before moving to Nisemonogatari.
All 11 TV episodes
Continue the core story after the Kizumonogatari trilogy.
All four episodes
The earlier Nekomonogatari story belongs here in this first-watch path, before Second Season.
First block: Nekomonogatari White → Kabukimonogatari
Watch these two story arcs, then pause before Otorimonogatari. Skip recap episodes; Hanamonogatari comes next.
All five episodes
Insert this story after Kabukimonogatari and before returning to Second Season. Its later anime release date does not determine its position in this path.
Return: Otorimonogatari → Onimonogatari → Koimonogatari
Finish the remaining three Second Season story arcs. This repeats the same season entry because you are returning to it, not watching a different adaptation.
All four episodes
Begin the Final Season publication block after the Second Season stories.
All 12 short episodes
Keep these before Owarimonogatari in the novel-based path. The short format does not make the whole installment a disposable recap.
The complete 2015 installment
Watch the first Owarimonogatari anime installment in episode order. Some releases split its longer opening episode, so episode totals can differ.
All seven episodes in the split-episode edition
Continue after Owarimonogatari I. Some services group these into three longer specials rather than seven separate episodes.
The complete six-episode version
Watch after Owarimonogatari II. The earlier theatrical presentation is an alternative presentation of the same installment.
2024 run: episodes 1–6 → Beautiful Princess short → episodes 7–14
Continue after Zoku. The short is also labelled episode 6.5; its placement and poster are shown below. This step covers the verified 2024 run, not every future Off & Monster release.
First Season, Second Season and Final Season are labels for novel publication blocks, not separate universes or ordinary numbered TV seasons. Off & Monster continues beyond the earlier ending cycle.
The catalog groups the Monogatari franchise into one entry. Use this guide for the order of individual anime installments and films.
When to watch: Follow the numbered path above; use the series sheet for the overall episode totals, story status and reading information.
Open series sheetHanamonogatari was broadcast later as a separate installment. This path restores its position between the early and later Second Season arcs.
Start with Nekomonogatari White and Kabukimonogatari. After Hanamonogatari, return for Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari and Koimonogatari.
When to watch: Steps 7 and 9. In the original 26-episode TV numbering, use episodes 1–5 and 7–10 first, then episodes 12–15 and 17–26 after Hanamonogatari.
A separate five-episode installment that belongs between those two blocks in this novel-based first-watch order.
When to watch: Step 8: after Kabukimonogatari, before Otorimonogatari.
Continue from Tsukimonogatari through these installments. Koyomimonogatari comes before Owarimonogatari here, rather than in its later anime broadcast position.
Twelve short stories spread across the in-universe calendar. Do not scatter them individually through a first watch.
When to watch: After Tsukimonogatari, before Owarimonogatari I.
The 2015 anime installment. Its story order stays the same whether the longer opening episode is split by your service.
When to watch: After all of Koyomimonogatari.
Continues the Owarimonogatari story. Three longer broadcast specials may be presented as seven shorter episodes.
When to watch: After Owarimonogatari I.
The next story after Owarimonogatari II. The film presentation and six-episode version are not two separate sequels.
When to watch: After Owarimonogatari II, before the later Off & Monster stories.
Watch the 2024 anime run in its own episode order. It adapts selected later material; this guide does not equate one released installment with all Off Season and Monster Season novels.
Fourteen regular episodes of later Monogatari stories. Keep them together instead of moving them into a chronological rewatch order.
When to watch: After Zoku: episodes 1–6, the Beautiful Princess interlude, then episodes 7–14.
A separate short released alongside the 2024 anime. It is also known as Utsukushi-hime.
When to watch: Between Off & Monster episodes 6 and 7. If your service includes episode 6.5, you do not need to watch the separate upload again.
The original three films remain the recommended first-watch version in this guide. The following film is a condensed alternative, not a fourth chapter.
Combines and re-edits the Kizumonogatari trilogy into one film. It does not continue the plot after Reiketsu.
When to watch: Use it instead of the three films if you choose the condensed version, after Bakemonogatari and before Nisemonogatari. You do not need both versions.
For this first-watch path, start with Bakemonogatari and then watch Kizumonogatari I, II and III. An earlier in-universe date does not make a title the intended introduction to this viewing order.
Some adaptations were released later than their position in the novels. This recommendation places Kizumonogatari after Bakemonogatari, inserts Hanamonogatari after Kabukimonogatari, and keeps Koyomimonogatari before Owarimonogatari. It matches the novel-based core path used by the series sheet.
In the original 26-episode TV numbering, episodes 6, 11 and 16 are recaps. There are 23 story episodes. Some services omit the recaps and renumber the season, so the arc names are the safer guide: White → Kabuki → Hana → Otori → Oni → Koi.
Longer episodes and specials may be split for streaming. Owarimonogatari I can be listed as 12 broadcast episodes or 13 split episodes; Owarimonogatari II as three longer specials or seven shorter episodes. Watch every part of each installment, rather than treating an edition difference as extra story.
Yes. Bakemonogatari's final three web episodes complete its installment, and Koyomimonogatari belongs in the main path. The Beautiful Princess short is the 2024 run's episode 6.5 interlude. Promotional videos and recap-only releases are not additional story chapters.
No. It is an alternative re-edit of those films. The original trilogy is the recommended version here; choose one presentation rather than treating Koyomi Vamp as a continuation.
This guide lists the verified 14-episode 2024 run and its short interlude. Off Season and Monster Season describe broader novel blocks, and further anime material is not treated as watched or released merely because it has been announced.
Use Open series sheet in the connection card. The catalog keeps one Monogatari entry; the guide supplies individual film and installment posters without creating duplicate catalog entries.
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