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Monogatari Series: Second Season
〈物語〉シリーズ セカンドシーズン · 2013
Five heroines, five mysteries, one very talkative boy.
StatusFinished Airing
Episodes26
SeasonSummer 2013
StudioShaft
SourceLight novel
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Second Season shifts focus away from Koyomi Araragi's usual point of view, dedicating extended arcs to the women in his orbit: Hitagi, Mayoi, Nadeko, Tsubasa, and Suruga each get room to confront their own supernatural entanglements and personal demons, often with surprising depth and darker undertones than earlier entries suggested. It keeps the franchise's signature rapid-fire dialogue and stylized visuals while widening its emotional scope considerably. For a series often reduced to its unconventional style, this season is a strong reminder that underneath the wordplay is genuine, careful character work.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Monogatari Series: Second Season is based on NisiOisiN's light novels, produced by Studio Shaft under director Akiyuki Shinbo, and aired in 2013 as a follow-up to Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari. It compiles several arcs, including Nekomonogatari Black content and the Tsubasa, Otorimonogatari, and Koimonogatari-adjacent stories, into a single cohesive season, generally considered one of the franchise's creative high points. Critics and fans praised it for finally giving its female cast substantial, self-contained arcs rather than treating them purely as satellites of the protagonist, deepening the Monogatari series' reputation for smarter, more layered character writing than its stylistic quirks might suggest.
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3872nd Key Animation41
Animation Check2
Animation Director36
Art Director1
Assistant Animation Director21
Assistant Director2
Assistant Producer2
Associate Producer4
Background Art5
Character Design1
Chief Animation Director2
Color Setting1
Director3
Director of Photography1
ED31
Editing1
Episode Director23
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In-Between Animation6
Key Animation158
Music2
Original Character Design1
Original Creator1
Planning7
Principle Drawing6
Production Assistant1
Production Manager4
Recording1
Script1
Series Composition2
Series Production Director1
Setting1
Sound Director1
Sound Effects1
Special Effects1
Storyboard19
Theme Song Arrangement6
Theme Song Composition5
Theme Song Performance8
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