WATCH ORDER

How to watch Bakemonogatari in order

Start with Bakemonogatari. The main story is 11 series and 4 films: 116 episodes in total. Below is the release order, then the optional extras.

Main story (release order)

  1. 1
    BakemonogatariTV series · 2009 · 15 ep.
  2. 2
    NisemonogatariTV series · 2012 · 11 ep.
  3. 3
    Nekomonogatari Black (Nekomonogatari: Kuro)TV series · 2012 · 4 ep.
  4. 4
    Monogatari Series: Second SeasonTV series · 2013 · 26 ep.
  5. 5
    HanamonogatariTV series · 2014 · 5 ep.
  6. 6
    TsukimonogatariTV series · 2014 · 4 ep.
  7. 7
    OwarimonogatariTV series · 2015 · 12 ep.
  8. 8
    Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen)Movie · 2016
  9. 9
    KoyomimonogatariWeb series · 2016 · 12 ep.
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
    Owarimonogatari Second Season (Owarimonogatari 2nd Season)TV series · 2017 · 7 ep.
  13. 13
  14. 14
    Zoku Owarimonogatari (TV)TV series · 2019 · 6 ep.
  15. 15

Specials, films & side stories (optional)

These aren't needed to follow the main plot. Watch them after the series they come from (by date).

Recaps (skippable)

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Order and relationships from Kitsu's media-relationship data (sequel / prequel / side story), dates and episode counts as listed there; checked 2026-11-15. Release order is the safest first-watch order.

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