The Best Episodes Directed By Kenjirou Okada

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Hitagi End (6)

   S3:E2312/29/2013

   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?

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2. 

   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (1)

   S0:E1812/31/2014

   Koyomi Araragi and Shinobu Oshino discuss the true nature of Shikigami doll Yotsugi Ononoki, and Koyomi is being rudely woken up by his sisters who tell him to cram for his upcoming college entrance exams.

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3. 

   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (2)

   S0:E1912/31/2014

   Koyomi Araragi sees that he has no reflection, and discusses this with Shinobu. She then suggests that Koyomi should see Yozuru Kagenui and Yotsugi Ononoki.

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4. 

   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (4)

   S0:E2112/31/2014

   Koyomi and Yotsugi land at the base of the mountain, where they are surprisingly met by Ougi Oshino. She talks with Koyomi for a while about his current situation and his upcoming confrontation with Teori. Koyomi and Yotsugi begin their journey up the mountain.

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5. 

   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (3)

   S0:E446/1/2019

   Koyomi attempts to make sense of the mirror world with this world's counterparts of his acquaintances. Later at night, Yotsugi then takes Koyomi to meet yet another person from this world.

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6. 

   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Hitagi End (1)

   S3:E1811/24/2013

   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.”

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7. 

   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Tsubasa Tiger (4)

   S3:E47/28/2013

   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.

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8. 

   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Nadeko Medusa (3)

   S3:E1210/6/2013

   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.

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9. 

   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Summary I

   S0:E108/11/2013

   A recap episode retalling the events of Nekomonogatari (Kuro), narrated by Koyomi. On the first day of Golden Week, Koyomi Araragi, together with Tsubasa Hanekawa, buries a tailless cat that was ran over by a car. A supposedly petty and commonplace event. However, the curtain rises on the “nine days of hell" that follow.

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10. 

    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (3)

    S0:E2012/31/2014

    When Yotsugi tells Koyomi that he is indeed becoming a vampire, Koyomi reasons that using his vampiric powers must have come with a price. Yozuru tells him that while there is no way to undo the progress of his transformation, there is a way he can stop it from progressing further: he must no longer use his powers as a vampire. However, this turns out to be quite a challenge when he learns his sisters and Suraga have been kidnapped.

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11. 

    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Tsubasa Tiger (1)

    S3:E17/7/2013

    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.

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12. 

    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (1)

    S0:E138/16/2014

    After the graduation of Araragi and Senjougahara, Suruga alone to deal with her left hand that has been turned monsterous from her mother's monkey paw charm. After hearing rumors of a "Devil" that can solve one's problems no matter what, Suruga set out to find this person.

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13. 

    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Sodachi Lost (3)

    S4:E611/8/2015

    Ougi claims to have figured out the whereabouts of Oikura’s mother and, in her own way, helps Araragi and Hanekawa to solve the mystery.

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14. 

    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - SHINOBU Mail (6)

    S4:E1212/20/2015

    As Koyomi prepares for his duel, he learns of the crisis that Hanekawa is facing and must decide what battle he should fight.

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15. 

    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (4)

    S0:E168/16/2014

    Rouka challenges Suruga to a one-on-one basketball match as the two discuss the events that led up to their collection of their respective "devil" parts. Suruga is still coming to terms with the ability to use her left arm again.

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16. 

    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Nekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (2)

    S0:E712/31/2012

    Later, Araragi meets up with Oshino Meme, who quizzes him about Hanekawa. He reveals everything except the secret he was sworn not to tell, including finding and burying a silver cat with no tail. From this, Oshino warns that Hanekawa may have been possessed by an Oddity, the Curse Cat. He instructs Araragi to find Hanekawa, whilst he looks for the shallow grave they dug for the silver cat. Araragi finds Hanekawa, but things then take a turn for the worse...

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17. 

    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Chapter 1 Rei Kiriyama / Chapter 2 The Town Along the River

    S1:E110/8/2016

    Rei Kiriyama moves in to town, and his past is slowly revealed. Alongside battling opponents in shogi, he also wants to find that missing something...

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18. 

    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - A Cold and Sunlit Place

    S1:E202/16/2013

    Someone or something is following Saki and Satoru as they glide down the river discussing what has happened.

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19. 

    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (3)

    S0:E158/16/2014

    Suruga realizes that the collector is in fact Rouka, and she has been collecting parts of the "devil" as she feeds off the misfortune of others. Her motives are questionable...

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20. 

    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Chapter 45 New School Term / Spin-off Fighter

    S1:E223/18/2017

    Rei begins a new school year, and embarks on new adventures. While looking back at the past, we'll look forward to the future.

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21. 

    3.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (5)

    S0:E178/16/2014

    Upon finding the Demon's head, she meets Rouka once again. Instead of giving the head to Rouka, she refuses. She is unable to stand the sight of her because of the fact that she can see her as she is a ghost. Suruga then challenges Rouka to one-on-one basketball in a wager for the head if Suruga loses.

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22. 

    3.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (2)

    S0:E148/16/2014

    After having her hand healed, Suruga has many questions for her former classmate Rouka. She was unable to contact her, however a meeting with Keiki Deshu, who seems to have survived the attack from the previous season, answers some questions of hers.

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