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The Worst Episodes of Monogatari

Although there are still traces of the brief period he became a vampire, third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human again. He happens upon...

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  1. 4.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Tsukihi Phoenix (1)

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    S2:E8

    Karen is acting clingy and very cute, completely out of character. But its a trick to get Koyomi to introduce her to Kanbaru. In response, he devises a test Karen must pass; a test involving her toothbrush.

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  2. 5.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Karen Bee (2)

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    S2:E2

    Temptation haunts Koyomi, while visiting Sengoku he is presented with several tempting offers. After surviving each one, his visit to Kanbaru continues to put him in compromising situations.

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  3. 6.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - SHINOBU Mail (1)

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    S4:E7

    Koyomi Araragi waits in the ruins of the cram school to ask Suruga Kanbaru for help, a request he hopes she will refuse.

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  4. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - SHINOBU Mail (2)

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    S4:E8

    After a hurried departure from the cram school ruins, Koyomi and Suruga head toward the meeting place, only to encounter some difficulty along the way.

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  5. 6.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - SHINOBU Mail (3)

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    S4:E9

    Having finally arrived at the meeting place, Koyomi and Suruga find an unexpected person waiting for them. Before their reunion can take place, they must face an unexpected foe!

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  6. 6.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - SHINOBU Mail (4)

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    S4:E10

    The group relocates to the North Shirahebi Shrine where Izuko Gaen tells them the story behind the location and the effect Shinobu's first minion had on it.

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  8. 6.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Tsukihi Phoenix (2)

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    S2:E9

    While taking Karen to meet Kanbaru, Araragi is put into a compromising position. On the way, he runs into someone asking about familiar things.

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  9. 6.3/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Karen Bee (4)

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    S2:E4

    Karen is badly ill, having been poisoned by an evil, supernatural bee. Will Koyomi be able to cure her in time?

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  10. 6.3/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Karen Bee (7)

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    S2:E7

    Araragi goes to confront Kaiki and stop him from leaving the city. But Kaiki is wiley and smart, and not easily dissuaded when there's money on the line.

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  11. 6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Sodachi Lost (1)

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    S4:E4

    Hanekawa reveals her concerns about Ougi as she and Araragi go to visit Oikura.

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  12. 6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - SHINOBU Mail (5)

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    S4:E11

    Koyomi is confronted by Shinobu's first minion, the original apparition killer. But instead of starting a battle, the samurai makes a simple request.

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  13. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Karen Bee (3)

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    S2:E3

    Araragi leaves Kanbaru's house and meets a dangerous man named Kaiki. While following him, he runs into Senjougahara, who berates him for skipping his studies.

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  14. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Tsukihi Phoenix (3)

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    S2:E10

    Araragi agrees to take Shinobu on a trip to buy doughnuts. At the restaurant, an old acquaintance is able to give information on the town's new visitors.

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  15. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Tsubasa Tiger (1)

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    S3:E1

    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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  16. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Tsubasa Tiger (2)

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    S3:E2

    Worrying about Tsubasa Hanekawa as she lost a home to return to, Hitagi Senjyogahara allows the girl to spend the night at her place. Tsubasa eats a meal prepared by Hitagi and wakes up together with her.

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  17. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Mayoi Jiangshi (1)

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    S3:E6

    On August 20th, Koyomi Araragi left his home to deliver to Mayoi Hachikuji something she had forgotten, but was unable to find her. He realized he had not done any of the homework he was supposed to do, yet tomorrow was already the term opening ceremony.

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  18. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Mayoi Jiangshi (3)

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    S3:E8

    After succeeding in changing the destiny of Hachikuji, Koyomi Araragi and Shinobu Oshino returned to August 21st 11 years in the future. There, the two of them find out that their original world had been completely annihilated.

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  19. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Sodachi Riddle (1)

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    S4:E2

    In the aftermath of the previous day, Araragi is about to enter his classroom when Hanekawa informs him that a student absent all year is finally attending. The story pushes further into the past, as more of “what” makes Koyomi Araragi is revealed.

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  20. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Sodachi Riddle (2)

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    S4:E3

    Having rediscovered the room on the second floor of the ruined house, Koyomi tells Ougi of the events that happened there five years earlier.

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  21. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Tsubasa Tiger (3)

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    S3:E3

    Suruga Kanbaru, an underclassman, came to visit Tsubasa Hanekawa now that she has resumed attending school. Apparently, Koyomi Araragi has asked for Suruga's presence tonight. Tsubasa returned to Hitagi's house without knowing what was going on.

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  22. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Mayoi Jiangshi (2)

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    S3:E7

    Koyomi and Shinobu unexpectedly time warped back to May 13th 11 years ago. Koyomi thinks of saving Mayoi Hachikuji, who was “destined to become a ghost after getting into a traffic accident on her way to see her mother the next day – Mother's Day."

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  23. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Shinobu Time (1)

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    S3:E14

    Koyomi returned from the time warp with Shinobu. From North Shirahebi Shrine, he headed home together with Mayoi Hachikuji and returned her backpack to her. However, right afterwards, the two of them are assaulted by a mysterious “Darkness.”

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  24. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Shinobu Time (3)

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    S3:E16

    Koyomi finishes hearing the story about 400 years ago from Shinobu. Yotsugi joins them at the spot, and Mayoi wakes up from her slumber. The four of them were talking within the cram school ruins, but the “darkness” appears a second time at that location.

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  25. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Nadeko Medusa (1)

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    S3:E10

    Nadeko Sengoku's classmates are all strained thin due to the “hocus-pocus” of con artist Deishu Kaiki. Because of that, Nadeko goes to school every day with a heavy heart; but one day, she starts seeing white snakes all over the place.

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  26. 7.4/10(359 votes)

    #25 - Mayoi Snail (2)

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    S1:E4

    Koyomi and Hitagi meet a girl named Mayoi Hachikuji in the park. She seems to be lost and cannot find her way home. The two try to help her.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tsukihi Phoenix (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Monogatari". It scored 4.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Tomoyuki Itamura and written by Fuyashi Tou, Akiyuki Shinbo, it aired on 2/26/2012. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Karen Bee (2)".