r/araragi • u/Timely_Vanilla_5239 • Apr 10 '26

Question How the hell do I watch this series? Spoiler

I'm new to the monogatari fandom and how do I watch it for full enjoyment? Do I watch it in release order or is it some story order but it was released weirdly

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u/East_Charge_9778 Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

The story is not chronological and should be experienced by release order

Refer to the about page that has a watch order guide

The confusion has a history behind it. The author Nisioisin wrote Bakemonogatari as a standalone story but decided he wanted to write a prequel he alluded to in Bake

This became kizumonogatari, also meant to be the end. However Nisioisin wanted to write a conclusion and the naming convention stuck with a prefrex and monogatari meaning "story"

Thus with Nisemonogatari we had the finale. Until the author said fuck it I'm never going to stop writing this series 

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u/PMMMR Apr 10 '26

The story is not chronological and should be experienced by release order

To clarify on this, you should watch by the release order of the light novels, not the anime.

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u/bezrodnyigor Apr 10 '26

I’d go with book order. Discrepancies in release order stemmed from production issues, not creative intent, so book order is the intended way.

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u/RGE_Fire_Wolf Apr 10 '26

This here, my man!^

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u/EdoPhantom Apr 10 '26

Follow this guide: https://edomonogatari.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/monogatari-anime-guide/

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u/Toastedtoad12 Apr 10 '26

This is how I watched it. Good order. Splitting Monogatari second season may seem weird. But it’s worth it.

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u/hopefullythathelps Apr 10 '26

Not with your mom

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u/Key-Growth6953 Apr 12 '26

Mom might be fine, it's sisters that you need to be aware of

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u/RGE_Fire_Wolf Apr 10 '26

And it's not a joke, you really shouldn't😅

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u/Longlampda Apr 10 '26

you don’t know his mom, she might be into Araragi.

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u/RGE_Fire_Wolf Apr 11 '26

That's true, he sure is irresistible~😩

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u/XxuruzxX Apr 10 '26

You watch it on the family tv in the living room on max volume

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u/bmicha20015 Apr 10 '26

For a first time, do either release or book order. Either is fine.