Monogatari: Season 1

Season 1 overview

Koyomi discovers Hitagi's hidden supernatural condition and helps her seek a solution. Their cooperation establishes the season's central pattern of personal problems linked to apparitions.

Key story beats

1. Hitagi's Hidden Secret — Koyomi helps Hitagi and discovers a shocking secret that he is sworn not to reveal.
2. Seeking Supernatural Advice — Koyomi takes Hitagi to a wandering expert on supernatural oddities for advice about exorcising the apparition.
3. A Parkside Offer — After quarreling with his sister, Koyomi leaves home and encounters Hitagi, who makes him an offer.
4. The Lost Girl — Koyomi and Hitagi meet Mayoi, who appears unable to find her way to her mother's house.
5. An Impossible Route Home — Koyomi and Hitagi try to guide Mayoi home, but her inability to reach the destination continues.
6. The Apparition Revealed — Advice from the supernatural expert reveals that an apparition is responsible for Mayoi's inability to reach home.
7. A Dangerous Encounter — Koyomi encounters Suruga, Hitagi's old friend, and is later attacked by a mysterious being.
8. Suruga's Unclear Confession — The day after the attack, Koyomi visits Suruga, who tells him something about herself that he struggles to understand.
9. Seeking Help for Suruga — Koyomi takes Suruga to consult a supernatural expert, but the offered solution is not what Koyomi wanted.
10. The Severed Snake — Following an assignment, Koyomi visits a lonely temple and finds a dead snake severed into five parts.
11. Nadeko's Snake Curse — Koyomi encounters Nadeko and learns that the snake is connected to a curse affecting her.
12. Lifting the Curse — Koyomi draws on supernatural power to remove the snake's curse from Nadeko.
13. A Grateful Visit — Nadeko visits Koyomi to thank him, and they discover a shared interest that creates a brief friendly exchange.
14. The Sudden Headache — A classmate passes by and suddenly complains of an acute headache, introducing a new supernatural concern.
15. An Interrupted First Date — Hitagi announces that their first date will happen, but Koyomi discovers that she is not the only person present when the date begins.

Seasons

• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5

Interactive Features

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Episode Guide