Monogatari Series Second Season
Monogatari Series Second Season
Monogatari Series Second Season

Season 3

23 episodes · 26 planned · 2013

Second season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/2. Contains the arcs Tsubasa Tiger, Mayoi Jiangshi, Nadeko Medusa, Shinobu Time, and Hitagi End, from the Nekomonogatari White, Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari and Koimonogatari light novels, respectively. These stories take place after the end of the summer vacation when the apparition of the bee had left and the apparition of the phoenix avoided any consequences… Now that Koyomi Araragi and the girls were entering their new school terms, they were once again about to encounter supernatural beings…but this time, they may not be so easy to deal with. Tsubasa Hanekawa, Mayoi Hachikuji, Nadeko Sengoku, Shinobu Oshino, and finally Hitagi Senjougahara. The girls’ loneliness, their confessions, and their departures… 5 new “stories” begin now. (Source: Aniplex) Notes: Includes 3 recap episodes from the TV version (Ep. 6, 11, 16). The recap episodes were not included in the Blu-Ray version of the anime.

Season8.8
Tsubasa Tiger (1)
E01

Tsubasa Tiger (1)

7.3
2013-07-0725 min

The first day of the second trimester, Tsubasa Hanekawa chats with the ghost girl Mayoi Hachikuji en route to school. Right afterwards, she witnesses a giant “tiger” apparition. Later that day, her house completely burns down from a fire.

Tsubasa Tiger (2)
E02

Tsubasa Tiger (2)

7.3
2013-07-1425 min

Worrying about Tsubasa Hanekawa as she lost a home to return to, Hitagi Senjyogahara allows the girl to spend the night at her place. Tsubasa eats a meal prepared by Hitagi and wakes up together with her.

Tsubasa Tiger (3)
E03

Tsubasa Tiger (3)

7.5
2013-07-2125 min

Suruga Kanbaru, an underclassman, came to visit Tsubasa Hanekawa now that she has resumed attending school. Apparently, Koyomi Araragi has asked for Suruga's presence tonight. Tsubasa returned to Hitagi's house without knowing what was going on.

Tsubasa Tiger (4)
E04

Tsubasa Tiger (4)

7.7
2013-07-2825 min

At Hitagi Senjyogahara's discretion, Hanekawa Tsubasa ends up living under the roof of the Araragi residence. Spending an evening in Koyomi's house, Tsubasa realizes that she had turned into Black Hanekawa the previous night.

Tsubasa Tiger (5)
E05

Tsubasa Tiger (5)

8.1
2013-08-0425 min

Tsubasa determined the identity of the giant tiger apparition “Kako,” and writes one long letter. The letter was addressed to Black Hanekawa, the apparition that could be described as her other personality.

Mayoi Jiangshi (1)
E06

Mayoi Jiangshi (1)

7.3
2013-08-1825 min

On August 20th, Koyomi Araragi left his home to deliver to Mayoi Hachikuji something she had forgotten, but was unable to find her. He realized he had not done any of the homework he was supposed to do, yet tomorrow was already the term opening ceremony.

Mayoi Jiangshi (2)
E07

Mayoi Jiangshi (2)

7.5
2013-08-2525 min

Koyomi and Shinobu unexpectedly time warped back to May 13th 11 years ago. Koyomi thinks of saving Mayoi Hachikuji, who was “destined to become a ghost after getting into a traffic accident on her way to see her mother the next day – Mother's Day."

Mayoi Jiangshi (3)
E08

Mayoi Jiangshi (3)

7.3
2013-09-0125 min

After succeeding in changing the destiny of Hachikuji, Koyomi Araragi and Shinobu Oshino returned to August 21st 11 years in the future. There, the two of them find out that their original world had been completely annihilated.

Mayoi Jiangshi (4)
E09

Mayoi Jiangshi (4)

7.6
2013-09-0825 min

Shinobu Oshino realizes that humanity had turned into zombies thanks to the powers of Kiss-shot. Koyomi Araragi shoots up fireworks as an SOS signal, but instead they are surrounded by zombies. However, an unexpected individual arrives at the scene...

Nadeko Medusa (1)
E10

Nadeko Medusa (1)

7.6
2013-09-2225 min

Nadeko Sengoku's classmates are all strained thin due to the “hocus-pocus” of con artist Deishu Kaiki. Because of that, Nadeko goes to school every day with a heavy heart; but one day, she starts seeing white snakes all over the place.

Nadeko Medusa (2)
E11

Nadeko Medusa (2)

7.7
2013-09-2925 min

Nadeko Sengoku is asked by Kuchinawa, a snake deity, to find his object of worship. Nadeko accepts and goes to junior high school during the day with Kuchinawa, who resembles a white scrunchie, while searching the town at night for the object of worship.

Nadeko Medusa (3)
E12

Nadeko Medusa (3)

7.7
2013-10-0625 min

Nadeko spent the evening at the Araragi residence after Koyomi mistakes her for running away from home and takes her back to his place. The next morning, she talks to Koyomi's younger sister Tsukihi, a friend from back in grade school.

Nadeko Medusa (4)
E13

Nadeko Medusa (4)

8
2013-10-1325 min

Nadeko finally found the object of worship. Kuchinawa, now in a good mood, tells Nadeko that he will grant her a wish. But Koyomi shows up right then and starts his attempt to convince Nadeko to let go of that object of worship.

Shinobu Time (1)
E14

Shinobu Time (1)

7.5
2013-10-2725 min

Koyomi returned from the time warp with Shinobu. From North Shirahebi Shrine, he headed home together with Mayoi Hachikuji and returned her backpack to her. However, right afterwards, the two of them are assaulted by a mysterious “Darkness.”

Shinobu Time (2)
E15

Shinobu Time (2)

7.7
2013-11-0325 min

With the help of Yotsugi Ononoki, Koyomi and Mayoi were able to escape from the “darkness.” Within the ruins of the cram school that they escaped to, Shinobu is consulted about the “darkness.” She starts to speak of what happened 400 years ago.

Shinobu Time (3)
E16

Shinobu Time (3)

7.5
2013-11-1025 min

Koyomi finishes hearing the story about 400 years ago from Shinobu. Yotsugi joins them at the spot, and Mayoi wakes up from her slumber. The four of them were talking within the cram school ruins, but the “darkness” appears a second time at that location.

Shinobu Time (4)
E17

Shinobu Time (4)

7.8
2013-11-1725 min

Koyomi and company climbed down the mountain they were hiding in after escaping from the “darkness." Upon visiting a village between the mountains, they meet Izuko Gaen and receive an explanation concerning the “darkness.”

Hitagi End (1)
E18

Hitagi End (1)

7.8
2013-11-2425 min

On January 1st, Hitagi Senjyogahara makes a phone call to Deishu Kaiki, her supposed archnemesis. It was a tough decision made on her part, in order to save herself and Koyomi Araragi from their “death sentence.”

Hitagi End (2)
E19

Hitagi End (2)

8.2
2013-12-0125 min

Kaiki, deciding to accept Hitagi's work request, visits the town where Koyomi and his friends live. He starts to do research on Nadeko Sengoku, the junior high school girl turned god of North Shirahebi Shrine, who is the current target of deceit.

Hitagi End (3)
E20

Hitagi End (3)

8.3
2013-12-0825 min

Kaiki meets Nadeko Sengoku face to face at North Shirahebi Shrine. Nadeko's personality became a lot brighter once she became the snake god, and she starts to talk to Kaiki in a carefree manner about how she was going to kill big brother Koyomi soon...

Hitagi End (4)
E21

Hitagi End (4)

7.8
2013-12-1525 min

Kaiki heads to North Shirahebi Shrine daily in order to deceive Nadeko the snake god but finds himself being followed on his way home. Furthermore, he gets a mysterious threat telling him to “pull out of this case.”

Hitagi End (5)
E22

Hitagi End (5)

7.7
2013-12-2225 min

Tsubasa Hanekawa, supposedly overseas in search of Meme Oshino, suddenly approached Kaiki to talk to him. After exchanging information with Tsubasa, Kaiki gets the finishing touches ready for his preparations to deceive Nadeko the snake god.

Hitagi End (6)
E23

Hitagi End (6)

8.6
2013-12-2925 min

Kaiki proceeds to deceive Nadeko Sengoku. However, Nadeko with surprising ease sees through Kaiki's lies and attacks with numerous white snakes. What will be coming last out of the tongue of a con artist near death–a lie, or the truth?