Monogatari — Season 1
The story centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack, and finds himself mixed up with all kinds of apparitions: gods, ghosts, myths, and spi
About this season
The story centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack, and finds himself mixed up with all kinds of apparitions: gods, ghosts, myths, and spirits.
Episodes (12)
1. Hitagi Crab (1)
6.4Aired 3 July 2009 • 25 min
High school senior Koyomi Araragi discovers a shocking secret one day after helping his classmate Hitagi Senjougahara—a secret he is never to tell.
2. Hitagi Crab (2)
6.9Aired 10 July 2009 • 25 min
Koyomi takes Hitagi to consult Meme Oshino, the wandering expert on supernatural oddities. Meme provides advice to them on exorcising apparitions.
3. Mayoi Snail (1)
7.3Aired 17 July 2009 • 25 min
Uncomfortable after quarreling with his sister on Mother’s Day, Koyomi leaves the house. Hitagi bumps into him at the park and makes an offer.
4. Mayoi Snail (2)
7.0Aired 24 July 2009 • 25 min
Koyomi and Hitagi meet a girl named Mayoi Hachikuji in the park. She seems to be lost and cannot find her way home. The two try to help her.
5. Mayoi Snail (3)
7.7Aired 31 July 2009 • 25 min
An apparition is behind why Mayoi is unable to reach her mother’s house. Receiving advice from Meme, Hitagi tells Koyomi the surprising truth.
6. Suruga Monkey (1)
7.4Aired 9 August 2009 • 25 min
On his way to Hitagi's house, Koyomi bumps in to Suruga Kanbaru, the school's basketball star and an old friend of Hitagi, of whom he can't get rid of. Later that day, Koyomi is attacked by a mysterious being.
7. Suruga Monkey (2)
7.5Aired 21 August 2009 • 25 min
The day after his attack, Koyomi goes to see Suruga, where she tells him something about herself he can't quite grasp.
8. Suruga Monkey (3)
7.0Aired 28 August 2009 • 25 min
Koyomi takes Suruga to see Oshino in order to help her. However, the help he offers isn't the help Koyomi wanted...
9. Nadeko Snake (1)
6.9Aired 4 September 2009 • 25 min
Tasked by Meme, Koyomi heads to a lonely temple to attach a prayer slip. There he sees a dead snake that has been severed into five parts.
10. Nadeko Snake (2)
7.1Aired 11 September 2009 • 25 min
Koyomi taps into Meme’s powers in order to lift the snake’s curse from Nadeko Sengoku, a mysterious girl he encounters at the temple.
11. Tsubasa Cat (1)
6.4Aired 18 September 2009 • 25 min
Nadeko comes to thank Koyomi, and the two geek out over a shared interest. Tsubasa Hanekawa passes by and suddenly complains of an acute headache.
12. Tsubasa Cat (2)
8.4Aired 25 September 2009 • 25 min
Koyomi is over the moon when Hitagi announces their first date will finally happen. But on the day of, he finds that she is not the only one there.