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The Best Episodes of Monogatari Season 0

Every episode of Monogatari Season 0 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Monogatari Season 0!

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Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each arc talks about

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Monogatari 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
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  2. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 48 - A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E48

    Once upon a time, there was a true story that happened about 600 years ago. It's a story of a very beautiful girl who lived in a country that no longer exists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 1 - Ghostory (Monstory)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S0:E1

    A recap of episodes 1-5 of Bakemonogatari.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Monogatari 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
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  5. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Yoshiyuki Kaneko
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  6. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Akiko Nakano
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  7. Monogatari 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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  8. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Tetsuya Miyanishi
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  9. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Tetsuya Miyanishi
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  10. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 47 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (6)
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    S0:E47

    To put together the final pieces of the puzzle, Koyomi makes one final stop at his now-former high school to meet perhaps the most important piece of that puzzle.

    Directors:Akiyuki Shinbo, Hajime Ohtani
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  11. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 45 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (4)
    9.2/10(4 votes)

    S0:E45

    Koyomi meets the Shinobu of this world; as they converse, she reveals to him his powerful influence on the mirror world.

    Directors:Akiyuki Shinbo, Takashi Asami
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  12. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Yukihiro Miyamoto, Kenjirou Okada, Tomoyuki Itamura, Kazuki Ohashi
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou, Yukito Kizawa

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  13. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Kenjirou Okada, Tomoyuki Itamura, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Kazuki Ohashi
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Yukito Kizawa, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  14. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Yukihiro Miyamoto, Kenjirou Okada, Tomoyuki Itamura, Kazuki Ohashi, Mamoru Kurosawa
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou, Yukito Kizawa

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  15. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 42 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S0:E42

    Koyomi Araragi contemplates the current state of his life post-graduation when he suddenly gets pulled through the mirror into a mysterious yet familiar world...

    Directors:Akiyuki Shinbo, Midori Yoshizawa
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  16. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 43 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S0:E43

    Koyomi reexamines his options and is drawn to the bath in the Kanbaru household, but is suddenly attacked by the Rainy Devil. Koyomi narrowly escapes the danger, only to meet more people from this world he supposedly "knows".

    Directors:Akiyuki Shinbo, Yutaka Kawasaki
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  17. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 44 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (3)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S0:E44

    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.

    Directors:Kenjirou Okada, Akiyuki Shinbo
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  18. Monogatari Season 0 Episode 46 - Zoku Owarimonogatari: Koyomi Reverse (5)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S0:E46

    While taking a bath in the Kanbaru household, Koyomi has an encounter with an unknown yet familiar face who starts up a conversation about knowledge.

    Directors:Akiyuki Shinbo, Midori Yoshizawa
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  19. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Kenjirou Okada, Tomoyuki Itamura, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Kazuki Ohashi
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Yukito Kizawa, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  20. Monogatari 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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo

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  21. Monogatari 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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  22. Monogatari 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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  23. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Takuma Suzuki
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  24. Monogatari 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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Takuma Suzuki
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  25. Monogatari 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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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Season 0 Ratings Summary

"Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (3)" is the best rated episode of "Monogatari" season 0. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Tomoyuki Itamura and written by Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou, it aired on 8/13/2017. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess".