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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 0 Episode 41 - Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (3)
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S0:E41

    Ougi reveals their true identity. Araragi is forced to bear the consenquences. This is also known as the greatest anime episode ever.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
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  2. undefined Season 0 Episode 35 - Owarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (1)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E35

    March 13th, the morning of college entrance exams. Koyomi Araragi has died due to Izuko Gaen. Mayoi Hachikuji was waiting for him in the afterlife, and guides him towards an unknown destination. Koyomi would have never thought that this certain someone would be waiting for him there.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
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  3. undefined Season 0 Episode 36 - Owarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (2)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E36

    Mayoi takes Koyomi to meet Teori, who offers him a way to return to the world of the living. Koyomi is in doubt about accepting his offer, as he believes others like Mayoi are more worthy of reviving than him, until he comes with a surprising decision.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
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  4. undefined Season 0 Episode 37 - Owarimonogatari: Hitagi Rendez-vous (1)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E37

    Now fully human again, Koyomi is called by Hitagi for a date, as they spend some time together, Koyomi has a vision of Ougi.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
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  5. undefined Season 0 Episode 38 - Owarimonogatari: Hitagi Rendez-vous (2)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E38

    Koyomi and Hitagi spend the rest of the date bonding further. Once back home, Koyomi has another encounter with Ougi.

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  6. undefined Season 0 Episode 39 - Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (1)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E39

    Gaen assembles Koyomi, Shinobu, Mayoi and Yozuru and reveals that Ougi is the responsible for some of the previous ordeals they faced.

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  7. undefined Season 0 Episode 40 - Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (2)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E40

    To stop Ougi from meddling further, Koyomi has a final confrontation with her.

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  8. undefined Season 0 Episode 19 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (2)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S0:E19

    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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  9. undefined Season 0 Episode 21 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (4)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S0:E21

    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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  10. undefined Season 0 Episode 18 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S0:E18

    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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  11. undefined Season 0 Episode 20 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (3)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E20

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Tsubasa Tiger (5)
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    S3:E5

    Tsubasa determined the identity of the giant tiger apparition “Kako,” and writes one long letter. The letter was addressed to Black Hanekawa, the apparition that could be described as her other personality.

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  13. undefined Season 0 Episode 5 - Nekomonogatari Kuro: The Story of Araragi Koyomi and the girls who encountered oddities
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S0:E5

    A short recap before Nekomonogatari (Black) where Araragi explains what happened to him in Kizumonogatari, then briefly introduces the girls encountered in Bakemonogatari before focusing on Hanekawa.

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  14. undefined Season 0 Episode 22 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Stone
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E22

    Before the events of Bakemonogatari, Koyomi and Tsubasa delve into the mystery surrounding a stone that was enshrined into one of the school's gardens.

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  15. undefined Season 0 Episode 23 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Flower
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E23

    After Hitagi's condition is treated, she and Koyomi investigate the true reason why some flowers were left behind on a street and the school's rooftop.

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  16. undefined Season 0 Episode 24 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Sand
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E24

    After Oshino leaves the city, Mayoi informs Koyomi about a sand box whose shape resembles a devil and he decides to find out why.

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  17. undefined Season 0 Episode 25 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Water
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E25

    After Koyomi helps Kanbaru tidying her room, he has a bath in her house, and finds out a curious story about the water of the tub.

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  18. undefined Season 0 Episode 26 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Wind
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E26

    Nadeko comes over to Koyomi's house, and is pleasantly surprised that Koyomi's parents and siblings are all absent. The two then engage in a discussion about Kaiki's curse and his means of spreading the rumor amongst the middle schoolers in town.

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  19. undefined Season 0 Episode 27 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Tree
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E27

    Karen asked Koyomi for advice regarding a mysterious grown tree that suddenly appeared on her dojo's backyard.

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  20. undefined Season 0 Episode 28 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Tea
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E28

    Tsukihi consults Koyomi regarding her Tea Club members on why her fellow members still believe in the ghostly "eight member" despite Tsukihi proving the rumor was fake.

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  21. undefined Season 0 Episode 29 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Mountain
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E29

    As Ougi and Koyomi climb the mountain where the North White Snake Shrine is located, she tells him that the shrine was moved there from another mountain.

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  22. undefined Season 0 Episode 30 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Torus
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E30

    When Koyomi gets donuts from Hitagi, Shinobu tries to eat all of the donuts.

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  23. undefined Season 0 Episode 31 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Seed
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E31

    On his way home, Araragi sees Yotsugi, who asks him for help finding something.

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  24. undefined Season 0 Episode 32 - Koyomimonogatari: Koyomi Nothing
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E32

    When Koyomi asks Yozuru Kagenui about the extent of her relationship with Yotsugi, she challenges him to a fight. But then Yozuru disappears...

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Ougi Formula
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S4:E1

    Koyomi and Ougi find themselves trapped in a classroom, and the story shifts back to the point when Suruga introduces Ougi to Koyomi. Ougi approaches him with a mystery about a room not seen in the school's blueprints for them to investigate. When they enter the room, they find themselves trapped inside, leading them to their current situation. While talking about their predicament, the duo realize that the room is an oddity created by a traumatic memory from Koyomi's freshman years. Koyomi then tells Ougi that two years prior, the class president at his and Hitagi's class at the time, Sodachi Oikura, was looking for possible culprits of cheating on a math test, and would not allow any student to leave class until a culprit was found. Ougi surmises that they themselves won't be able to leave the room until the two-year-old mystery is solved.

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Tomoyuki Itamura Ratings Summary

"Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (3)" is the best rated episode directed by Tomoyuki Itamura. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 8/13/2017 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Owarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (1)".