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Nisemonogatari

★ 7.6 4K votes 2012–2012 1 season · 11 episodes
Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 10/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 10/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10Ironic & metaSelf-aware humor that knows it's a TV show.This show: 7/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Hiroshi KamiyaYuka IguchiEri KitamuraMaaya SakamotoChiwa SaitôYui Horie
Starring
Hiroshi KamiyaYuka IguchiEri KitamuraMaaya SakamotoChiwa SaitôYui Horie
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Style-drenched sibling drama disguised as talky comedy"

A follow-up to Bakemonogatari, this arc turns to vampire-tied teenager Koyomi Araragi's two younger sisters, each tangled with a supernatural affliction of her own. Structurally it's still mostly people talking in rooms: dense, playful monologues, riddles, and verbal sparring rendered through Shaft's hyperstylized editing, jump cuts, and text-flooded frames. It's less plot-driven than mood- and character-driven, oscillating between comedic banter and sudden bursts of unsettling drama. Patience for dialogue-heavy pacing is essential, but the payoff is sharp writing, striking visual rhythm, and a stronger emotional throughline than its predecessor.

Watch it for

the whiplash-fast dialogue and Shaft's inventive, hypnotic visual direction.

Maybe skip if

you dislike dialogue-heavy pacing or found the franchise's fanservice moments off-putting.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 1
7.84K112h 59m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Karen Bee, Part 17.3
36924 min
▶2Karen Bee, Part 27.1
35324 min
▶3Karen Bee, Part 37.8
34724 min
▶4Karen Bee, Part 47.8
347—
▶5Karen Bee, Part 57.6
331—
▶6Karen Bee, Part 68.0
35059 min
▶7Karen Bee, Part 78.3
36424 min
▶8Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 17.4
414—
▶9Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 27.3
325—
▶10Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 37.9
339—
▶11Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 48.8
39824 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya Koyomi Araragi
Yuka Iguchi Tsukihi Araragi
Eri Kitamura Karen Araragi
Maaya Sakamoto Shinobu Oshino
Chiwa Saitô Hitagi Senjogahara
Yui Horie Tsubasa Hanekawa
Shin'ichiro Miki Deishu Kaiki
Emiri Kato Mayoi Hachikuji
Miyuki Sawashiro Suruga Kanbaru
Ryoko Shiraishi Yozuru Kagenui

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