Bakemonogatari Vol. 01

Bakemonogatari Vol. 01

“Newcomers and existing fans alike will enjoy diving into the world of Monogatari and meeting the delightful cast of characters. If you’re yet to experience this series in any form then this is the perfect time to climb aboard!”
– Anime UK News

One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But—much to his surprise—she doesn’t weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight…

Monsters have been here since the beginning.

Always.

Everywhere.

Biographical Notes:

Born in 1981, NISIOISIN dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, to pursue a career in story-telling. Initially he had ambitions to be a comic artist, but he began to focus on his writing, eventually winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize, for Kubikiri Cycle (Del Rey) recognizing his talents as a mystery writer, at the age of 20. Since his debut in 2002 Nisio has penned more than 50 novels and a number of comics. And he has quickly become one of Japan’s top selling author’s in recent memory with more than 5 million units sold since 2009.

Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films. His best known works are the Monogatari series and Katanagatari.

Title Notes:

Coordinated Major Anime Tie-in: The Monogatari series’ ongoing TV adaptations, considered a high watermark for the medium, already enjoy a sustained popularity on services such as Crunchyroll, Amazon Video and Funimation.

Proven Seller: The Monogatari series novels has sold millions of copies in Japan. For the North American market too, the novels continue to be the #1 selling novel series for Vertical.

Art done by Oh! great: Known for Air Gear manga, character designs in games Tekken 5 and Soul Calibur IV.

Popularity of Season 1 + 2 + Final Box Sets: The box sets of the novels were fan favorites and over sold expectations! Showing us the property is still going strong.

More details on Nisioisin:

Nisioisin’s Official page

More works by Nisioisin

Publisher’s Twitter account