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Bakemonogatari, Part 1

Bakemonogatari, Part 1

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  • Author：NisiOisiN
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Summary

There’s a girl at their school who is always ill。 She routinely arrives late， leaves early， or doesn’t show up at all， and skips gym as a matter of course。 She’s pretty， and the boys take to whispering that she’s a cloistered princess。 As the self-described worst loser in her class soon finds out， they just don’t know what a monster she is。

So begins a tale of mysterious maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche， a set of case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humor。 So begins the legendary novel that kicked off the MONOGATARI series， whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim。

This first of three parts introduces Senjogahara and Hachikuji， and fans of the blockbuster prequel KIZUMONOGATARI will be delighted to meet their favorite crazies again: the weirdly reliable narrator Araragi， class president among class presidents Hanekawa， shady problem-solver Oshino， and a certain pale， blonde former vampire。

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Reviews

Ethan ，

A dry， often uncomfortable tale of a high schooler helping solve supernatural problems two girls have。 It's dialogue heavy， but unfortunately 70% of the dialogue is cringe repartee， cringe even when accounting for things lost in translation。 I will say the second part picks up significantly compared to the first， but only in the last 30 pages， and then it all gets ruined。 I really wanted to like this series。 Instead， every scene that could be good is thrown into disarray by dumb arguing， dumb fa A dry， often uncomfortable tale of a high schooler helping solve supernatural problems two girls have。 It's dialogue heavy， but unfortunately 70% of the dialogue is cringe repartee， cringe even when accounting for things lost in translation。 I will say the second part picks up significantly compared to the first， but only in the last 30 pages， and then it all gets ruined。 I really wanted to like this series。 Instead， every scene that could be good is thrown into disarray by dumb arguing， dumb fanservice like the heroine changing in front of the protagonist， or dumb non sequiturs。 There's even a crucial contradiction in the heroine， who should be extremely uncomfortable around others due to her backstory， acting so cavalier about that changing scene。 I won't be trying the rest of these works， but what little there was to like here was nice while it lasted。 。。。more

Jackson Rangel ，

This one was really interesting， it’s a whole lot of talking。 However， this is probably the most charming dialogue I have come across so far。 If you do not like the dialogue or are not invested in the characters， this book will probably be very boring。 Reading this book was just like laying in the bed and eating ice cream。 It was just great， with not any real flaws with the story or the writing。 However， the actual flaws lay in some of the iffy scenes with young characters。 Nothing that bad happ This one was really interesting， it’s a whole lot of talking。 However， this is probably the most charming dialogue I have come across so far。 If you do not like the dialogue or are not invested in the characters， this book will probably be very boring。 Reading this book was just like laying in the bed and eating ice cream。 It was just great， with not any real flaws with the story or the writing。 However， the actual flaws lay in some of the iffy scenes with young characters。 Nothing that bad happens， but it’s definitely something that is there。 All in all， really good book for teens。 。。。more

Iskar ，

Dos historias， dos chicas poseídas por monstruos conocidos como Excentricidades。 Y un joven de 17 años que entra en escena para rescatarlas。 PEro como dice Oshino Memè， las personas solo pueden salvarse a sí mismas。Como inicio esta bien， me gusta。 Vengo del Anime， del cual me faltan un par de temporadas， pero definitivamente me leeré todas las novelas porque soy un gordo otaku friki que solo come doritos。

Nishkarsh ，

Best ln i ever read praise to nisi

owletkind ，

DNF at 20%-ish。 Watched the first two episodes of the anime， later found this on my library and decided to check it out。 While the themes are interesting the writing is extremely annoying。 Seems like you'd either love it or hate it。 "Dialogue heavy" doesn't equal "bad"， a story like this will have to explain a lot， but the wordy and rambling sense of telling with "funny" side notes and thoughts thrown in here and there did not hit home for me。 Tried to power through to see if it got better， but DNF at 20%-ish。 Watched the first two episodes of the anime， later found this on my library and decided to check it out。 While the themes are interesting the writing is extremely annoying。 Seems like you'd either love it or hate it。 "Dialogue heavy" doesn't equal "bad"， a story like this will have to explain a lot， but the wordy and rambling sense of telling with "funny" side notes and thoughts thrown in here and there did not hit home for me。 Tried to power through to see if it got better， but I officially give up。 。。。more

Avery ，

Bakemonogatari（Monster story） is the first out of the 14 light novels Nsio Isin Published for the Monogatari series。 The Bakemonogatari light novel has been on top of the charts for 15 consecutive years ever since 2006。 He wrote the book in 2006 and released an adaptation in 2009。 If you’re looking for a story with mystery， psychological fiction， a bit of romance， and comedy you’ve come to the right place。 Among all the novels I have read and their adaptations watched this is the most unique thi Bakemonogatari（Monster story） is the first out of the 14 light novels Nsio Isin Published for the Monogatari series。 The Bakemonogatari light novel has been on top of the charts for 15 consecutive years ever since 2006。 He wrote the book in 2006 and released an adaptation in 2009。 If you’re looking for a story with mystery， psychological fiction， a bit of romance， and comedy you’ve come to the right place。 Among all the novels I have read and their adaptations watched this is the most unique thing I ever experienced except。 In this Light novel， Nsio Isin played with language， local Japanese folk tales， and Psychology。 This Light novel sides more on the mature audience。Koyomi Araragi the Main protagonist lives out his day normally just like any normal person until he saw a girl Senjougahara Hitagi falling off a set of stairs， without thinking he catches the girl and sees she has no weight anyways they live out their day and he reminisces of that moment in front of his only friend Hanekawa Tsubasa， as soon as he leaves the room he gets threatened by Senjougahara and is forced to play along， Knowing how kind Araragi is he brought her to his Mentor Oshino Nene which specializes in apparitions And Senjougahara talks about her experience and Problems so Oshino Agrees to help her and for the first time in 4 years he actually found someone who could really help。 They soon began the Ritual of summoning the god just as Oshino says only you can help yourself。 Senjougahara struggles and confesses what’s been in her mind all this time and the god returns her weight。 A few days after， Araragi visits an unknown area and sees Senjougahara。 After a while he sees a small child gets in a fight with her and tricks her to reveal who she is， she then introduces herself and explains her situation knowing Araragi’s（from the name Araragi which is good in Japanese） attitude he decides to help。 After hours of helping Mayoii Hachikuji（the child）， they ask for help from Oshino so Senjougahara decides to leave and visit him then they get into another fight。 Not long after Hanekawa arrives and talks to the child and tries to be the mediator for them anyways they makeup and Senjougahara arrives， she then explains the tale of the Lost cow that Mayoii stands for lost and Hachikuji for cow or snail。 She then explains that it’s all in his head but not really soon after Senjougahara shouts to Araragi “I love you” Araragi does not mind it since it was English but he had the gist Anyways， they continue to travel to the area and brings Hachikuji to the location then she disappears。 As soon as it’s over Senjougahra explains that she is an apparition that only apparitions can see and they soon started to head home。 She then asks for Araragi’s response and pressure’s him， so he accepts and the story ends there。The Major theme in the story is the psychological trauma that carried over to their physical state。 For Senjougahara（Hitagi Crab） Senjougahara was a top student in her middle school then suddenly her mother betrayed her， her acting in self-defense she hit the cult leader which caused him to be hospitalized and her mother getting punished which result in the destruction of their family。 DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder are （1） exposure to a traumatic event， （2） recurrent memories， flashbacks， or physiological reactions to reminders of the trauma， （3） persistent avoidance of reminders of the trauma， （4） negative changes in cognition and mood， and （5） hypervigilance or extreme startle response。 Senjougahara displays all of these symptoms， though we cannot directly observe Senjougahara it got illustrated how he was treated which resulted in her attitude of being very conflicting from the word Senjougahara which means （Battlefield）。 For Mayoii Hachikuji she was a lost spirit that avoided people due to her showing off her independence。 Born in a conflicting household where they only fought and caused them to separate。 Due to this event， she tried to go to her mom’s house on Mother’s day which resulted in her dying by getting hit by a car。 The situation’s in her household that she experienced caused her to be very regretful and caused her to wander which made her a wandering lost spirit after her death。 Araragi during that time purposely stayed out of the house due to their conflict with her mother on Mother’s day which allowed him to see the lost snail， The bigger overview of Araragi’s and Hanekawa’s situation is in the next few Novels which I’ve also have experienced。 The story focuses on the mental state of people and how it can carry over to your physical state。To conclude I can say that Nsio Isin is a very good writer he uses Japanese folk tales that everyone in Japan can relate to， aside from that he uses a lot of wordplay which actually makes the story interesting， he is a master in using language to convey his story to others he uses modern Japanese kanji（writing system） and adds a bit of thing only Japanese can understand， Its also the reason I’m studying how to read and write Japanese but specifically he conveys his thoughts that relay to their culture so I have a long way to go for example， foreigners use Konichiwa in greetings but the Japanese use Ohayo de gozaimasu they technically are used for greeting but it differs for each person’s culture。 Finally， he uses Psychology to bring in a lot of fans who can relate。 Whenever Nsio Isin adds psychological elements he uses the common ones like the psychological effects of abuse， traumatic events， flashbacks， reminder of trauma which I know and have personally related to this， as a result， people feel like they can relate to this and it makes the person experiencing his story feel like they’re not alone with the psychological abuse they had。 。。。more

Arlo Linnard ，

Loved it， just as enjoyable as the anime

Junaed Islam ，

Absolute masterpiece。

Kai Walker ，

Another book in one of my favorite series， this specific installment goes into some of the earlier story arcs that are leading up to the further chapters within this series。 I think that the way NisiOisiN writes his stories is very interesting， I am not usually one for reading sentences that seem to drag on for a little too long。 But I think that it is justified when It is to express as much as is needed。

Yuri ，

I absolutely loved the themes approached and how reflexive this made me。 However I didn’t enjoy as much as Kizumonogatari。 Because the characters weren’t that compelling plus some dialogues were exhausting。 Especially the ones with Senjogahara。

Alessandro ，

Reading the prequel first helped。I started reading this book after reading the prequel kizumonogatari and having enjoyed it。I was fully prepared of a quite different style of book after reading all the reviews online ， is my understanding that this is a series that is either loved or hated， for me was neither。。。。 I can see why in Japan Niosisin is such a loved author ， he is a master in manipulating words and translating his works in English must have been an heck of a job ， my guess is a lot mi Reading the prequel first helped。I started reading this book after reading the prequel kizumonogatari and having enjoyed it。I was fully prepared of a quite different style of book after reading all the reviews online ， is my understanding that this is a series that is either loved or hated， for me was neither。。。。 I can see why in Japan Niosisin is such a loved author ， he is a master in manipulating words and translating his works in English must have been an heck of a job ， my guess is a lot might have been lost in translation and made for me hard to get into certain part of the book and few times I had to reared the same pages to make a sense of it。It certainly helped knowing the characters and their background in advance otherwise I am not sure I could have appreciate the book as much as I have。I rated it four stars because， although I liked it ， the book failed to impress me as much as I was expecting。 。。。more

Taylor ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was something different， something that’s hard to describe if you haven’t read it。 I picked up this book expecting to be transported to Japan and experiencing an innocent coming of age story。 What I got was a much more deep and meaningful， at times， a comical story dealing with personal problems and at other times， a serious work dealing with demons/yokai that inhabit everyone around us。Being thrown into this book was exciting but confusing and really allowed me to see a totally new wr This book was something different， something that’s hard to describe if you haven’t read it。 I picked up this book expecting to be transported to Japan and experiencing an innocent coming of age story。 What I got was a much more deep and meaningful， at times， a comical story dealing with personal problems and at other times， a serious work dealing with demons/yokai that inhabit everyone around us。Being thrown into this book was exciting but confusing and really allowed me to see a totally new writing style。 I didn’t fall in love with the characters， but still really felt as if I was a bystander in their daily squabbles。 At times it was a bit too much （casual pedophile chats？） and on the repetitive side， but I still enjoyed the banter。I wouldn’t say this is my type of story or my type of book， but it did enlighten my close minded sense of traditional fiction and showed me how endearing small exchanges are。The heavy and deep meanings really made me think about my own life and my personal struggles， which is a challenge， so I really appreciate the author for creating a work that is raw， real and relatable。I don’t think I’ll continue this series， but I’m glad I was able to experience it。 。。。more

Faery Erio Erina ，

I hate Hachikuji， pls， I just wanted to die after 91238012h pointless babble。

Frankie ，

I had to write a short review on this book for school， so please ignore this。。Review of the light novel Bakemonogatari 01 by Nisio Isin。 Serialized in a magazine September 2005。 Published as a light novel November 2， 2006。 Although it is only 234 pages， I did get permission to write a review on this book。Bakemonogatari is an unusual tale of a boy named Koyomi Araragi who， thanks to being attacked by a vampire， knows his fair share of supernatural maladies。 After encountering a classmate and a lo I had to write a short review on this book for school， so please ignore this。。Review of the light novel Bakemonogatari 01 by Nisio Isin。 Serialized in a magazine September 2005。 Published as a light novel November 2， 2006。 Although it is only 234 pages， I did get permission to write a review on this book。Bakemonogatari is an unusual tale of a boy named Koyomi Araragi who， thanks to being attacked by a vampire， knows his fair share of supernatural maladies。 After encountering a classmate and a lost elementary school girl with a similar problem， Araragi decides that it would be best to try and help them。 However， supernatural beings are serious things， and most of their doings are rooted from the human mind and psyche。 Getting over their problems with the monsters means that they’ll have to get over their problems within themselves。 In this short but crazy story told by Nisio Isin， we get a taste of how serious and challenging our realities actually can be。Bakemonogatari is a whimsical novel that balances out its strange and immature dialogues with its deep themes and portrayal of escapism and the human mind。 The characters are all authentic and well-developed， and so many different themes and morals could be learned from this novel。 The book is dialogue heavy， however， and very little happens plotwise， so if you aren’t a fan of dialogue I wouldn’t recommend this story。 A lot of the conversations and topics mentioned in this story are highly sensitive and inappropriate as well， and the MC has many problematic characteristics。 In all honesty， I loved this book， and I will definitely buy the next one， but I don’t think it’s the type of story that one would recommend。 I would give it 3。5 / 5 stars。 。。。more

Sarna na Kiju ，

Ok。 Ive dropped it somewhere in the midway。After being told these books are good， I was expecting something great。 This wasnt it。It was surely an experience and Im glad Ive read it a bit， but it wasnt up to my expectations。I wont give it a rating， though， as I didnt finish it。

Idan Niv ，

9/10The first two arcs of Monogatari are not exactly my favorites in the series， they do provide a good example of the style of writing that is to be expected， but they're mostly there to introduce the characters and world （which is of course necessary） rather than tell a compelling supernatural mystery story like some of the later arcs （Owari， Otori）。Unfortunately， I can't say I love the endless conversations and banter without the trippy visuals and great soundtrack of the anime， they're still 9/10The first two arcs of Monogatari are not exactly my favorites in the series， they do provide a good example of the style of writing that is to be expected， but they're mostly there to introduce the characters and world （which is of course necessary） rather than tell a compelling supernatural mystery story like some of the later arcs （Owari， Otori）。Unfortunately， I can't say I love the endless conversations and banter without the trippy visuals and great soundtrack of the anime， they're still well written and funny （although some jokes don't translate that well）， but sometimes they do drag a bit， especially in the Mayoi arc。If the anime stayed close to the books in later seasons as much as it did with Bake， then books like Otorimonogatari and Koimonogatari will probably get a 10/10 from me， it's interesting to read the source material， but I think this is an example where the adaptation is better， due to it being faithful and due to how it elevated the strengths of the original。 。。。more

Chelsea Kelly ，

3。5/5 Stars: ‘Bakemonogatari: Part 1’ （Book #1 of ‘Monogatari’） by NisiOisiN。→ Age Range: Adult。→ Genre: Fantasy， Light Novel。→ Trigger Warnings: Nudity， Verbal Abuse， Sexual Profanity。In-depth Rating:→ Plot: ★★★★→ Character Development: ★★★★→ Setting: ★★→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★→ Writing: ★★★General Comments: Bakemonogatari is defined by NisiOisiN’s distinctive style and sense of narrative priorities; it consists of heavy constructed dialogue， where goofy banter eventually reveals emotional 3。5/5 Stars: ‘Bakemonogatari: Part 1’ （Book #1 of ‘Monogatari’） by NisiOisiN。→ Age Range: Adult。→ Genre: Fantasy， Light Novel。→ Trigger Warnings: Nudity， Verbal Abuse， Sexual Profanity。In-depth Rating:→ Plot: ★★★★→ Character Development: ★★★★→ Setting: ★★→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★→ Writing: ★★★General Comments: Bakemonogatari is defined by NisiOisiN’s distinctive style and sense of narrative priorities; it consists of heavy constructed dialogue， where goofy banter eventually reveals emotional complexity， letting characters build off of each other over time。 It is a story that can at times， feel almost directionless， with intent。 The Eastern folklore-inspired aberrations were appealing and intriguing。Favourite Quote: ‘Just because something bad happens doesn’t mean you have to face it。 Facing it doesn’t make you better。 Running away is always a valid option。’Time Read: Two Days。→ Audiobook: No。→ Audiobook Narrator: - 。。。more

Chantal Le Bouthillier ，

I liked the concept of this book more than the execution。 The main character's inner monologue was very repetitive， the other characters were fell flat。 It's a relatively quick read if it captures your attention， unfortunately， it didn't really grab mine。 I am giving thee stars because I did enjoy parts of the book and the concept of overall。 I liked the concept of this book more than the execution。 The main character's inner monologue was very repetitive， the other characters were fell flat。 It's a relatively quick read if it captures your attention， unfortunately， it didn't really grab mine。 I am giving thee stars because I did enjoy parts of the book and the concept of overall。 。。。more

Everett ，

I chose to listen to Bakemonogatari for my ENG 356 class， Young Adult Literature， to fulfill the ‘audiobook’ category。I've known of the Monogatari series for some time， but it wasn't until about a year ago that my brother introduced me to it's animated adaptation， it was all in its original language which was perfectly fine， as it made use of Japanese word puns and phrasing throughout。 Thus I was surprised when I found out someone had actually gone out and translated the original novel， and even I chose to listen to Bakemonogatari for my ENG 356 class， Young Adult Literature， to fulfill the ‘audiobook’ category。I've known of the Monogatari series for some time， but it wasn't until about a year ago that my brother introduced me to it's animated adaptation， it was all in its original language which was perfectly fine， as it made use of Japanese word puns and phrasing throughout。 Thus I was surprised when I found out someone had actually gone out and translated the original novel， and even more surprised when I discovered there was an audiobook version of it。 My interest piqued， and getting an excuse to give it a listen， I chose it for my class。A quick note on the readers: As the book is told from the first person perspective， nearly all of the narration comes from Eric Kimerer， with additional roles filled by Erica Mendez， Christina Vee， and Keith Silverstein。 All of them are well seasoned voice actors， particularly in the English Dubbing department。 Kimerer does a fantastic job portraying the main character and his inner dialogue。Now， as to whether or not Bakemonogatari should be taught in schools， I would give it a yes。 Firstly， it provides a cultural look into the life of high schoolers in Japan， their struggles and how they deal with them。 The struggles of the characters manifest through various spirits and myths， largely from Japan but not exclusive to it。 None of the characters are forced to deal with their struggles through standard means， and it's all deeply personal to them， they have to save themselves， with the help of others of course， but they're not saved by them， it's something they have to do for themselves。 That is an excellent lesson to learn。 It also tackles some difficult topics， such as: divorce， wanting to forget trauma， and strained family relations。Warning for the faint of heart:Two characters get into an immature squabble， one of them bites the other's hand。A character is threatened with a stapler and boxcutter in their mouth。 The inside of their mouth gets stapled。In frequent uses of your typical 'd' and 'h' words。A character discusses how she was almost sexually abused and fended off the attacker with her cleats。Multiple topics of divorce。Vampires， ghosts， and spirits。A character walks out of the shower nude but with nothing graphical discussed。Underage drinking （just a tiny amount， not actual drinking）。Brief teenage talk about menstruation and being virgins。 。。。more

Hamza ，

I Consider this story less of a story and more of an artistic Endeavour。 The story does not live up to the anime but its still pretty engaging nonetheless。 the characters are portrayed with exaggeration and the plot is unclear until halfway through the book。 i think that this book is pretty good。 i have heard that the translation isn't the best according to some sources。 if you want a slice of life， school， mystery， horror and some fantasy elements in your story than this might be a book for you I Consider this story less of a story and more of an artistic Endeavour。 The story does not live up to the anime but its still pretty engaging nonetheless。 the characters are portrayed with exaggeration and the plot is unclear until halfway through the book。 i think that this book is pretty good。 i have heard that the translation isn't the best according to some sources。 if you want a slice of life， school， mystery， horror and some fantasy elements in your story than this might be a book for you 。。。more

João Cardoso ，

This Light Novel is divided into two different story arcs。 Senjogahara's arc was the most interesting one while Hachikuji's arc dialogue dragged for too long and had unnecessary fan-service （of an underaged girl）。 Still a good read with good characterization but also the aforementioned flaws。 This Light Novel is divided into two different story arcs。 Senjogahara's arc was the most interesting one while Hachikuji's arc dialogue dragged for too long and had unnecessary fan-service （of an underaged girl）。 Still a good read with good characterization but also the aforementioned flaws。 。。。more

ELNICO ，

4/10

Matt Midlock ，

This audio book was fun and well produced with multiple voices。 I wasn't even aware Japanese Light Novels had American audio books！ The story was the bizarre stuff you are probably familiar with if you know anything about Japanese storytelling。 If you're interested in this at all - you'll probably like it！！ This audio book was fun and well produced with multiple voices。 I wasn't even aware Japanese Light Novels had American audio books！ The story was the bizarre stuff you are probably familiar with if you know anything about Japanese storytelling。 If you're interested in this at all - you'll probably like it！！ 。。。more

Isbat Bin Hossain ，

I am truly disappointed to say that I really enjoyed Bakemonogatari anime more than I enjoyed this book。 Well， this book is very good。。。 Scratch that it's a great book。 But the anime was just so overwhelmingly awesome that the books are kind of full compared to that。 I always thought books are better than any kind of TV adaptation and I still believe that is true for most of the books。 But this is one of the very few exceptions。 Now enough rambling about the anime and onto the book review。Nisioi I am truly disappointed to say that I really enjoyed Bakemonogatari anime more than I enjoyed this book。 Well， this book is very good。。。 Scratch that it's a great book。 But the anime was just so overwhelmingly awesome that the books are kind of full compared to that。 I always thought books are better than any kind of TV adaptation and I still believe that is true for most of the books。 But this is one of the very few exceptions。 Now enough rambling about the anime and onto the book review。Nisioisin's writing style is intriguing and unique。 I came across his writing for first time in "Los Angeles BB murder case"。 That was also another great book。The monogatari books takes the reader to an almost familiar world which is mostly like ours except for a few things， like you know。。。。。 Ghost， Monsters and Vampires are real。 A boy named Arraragi comes across this various kind of "aberrations" and has to deal with them。 The premise seems very simple at first but trust me it goes way deeper into the rabbit hole。 Trying to bind monogatari series in any genre is probably a fool's errand。 And maybe saying it is its own genre wouldn't be an overkill。 But if you like mystery and some unique storytelling then you'll probably like monogatari series。P。S。 If it is not painfully obvious yet。。。 Yes， I am a big fan of monogatari series。 And last advice if you watch anime then probably watch the anime as well as reading the book。 As the anime gives a totally different experience and in many cases better experience than the books。 。。。more

Joseph ，

Basically a script of the anime。 Mostly adds more substance to the word games the characters play。 Reading is definitely preferable to watching bc the anime moves too quickly for all the puns to really settle in

Rpish ，

Bakemonogatari #1 manga is exactly what I hoped for as a fan of the anime series。 It requires a particular taste in a mix in horror， drama， sci fi， and general weirdness with emotion。 The art style is nice and familiar and brings back for me some of the tension and emotion of the anime series， which is great feat。 You can really tell that they took care to do this adaptation right without rushing it and by the original creator to boot。 It is an amazing step to relive the Monogatari series in man Bakemonogatari #1 manga is exactly what I hoped for as a fan of the anime series。 It requires a particular taste in a mix in horror， drama， sci fi， and general weirdness with emotion。 The art style is nice and familiar and brings back for me some of the tension and emotion of the anime series， which is great feat。 You can really tell that they took care to do this adaptation right without rushing it and by the original creator to boot。 It is an amazing step to relive the Monogatari series in manga format and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series。I feel that this first volume is a good step into the Monogatari universe and will be adding it to my physical shelf soon as well。 。。。more

Holly Rose ，

I must say。。。 that was a very unique piece of literature。 It grabbed my interest pretty quickly - the plot really took off within the first chapter and I was hooked right away。 I was so intrigued by the main character， Araragi， and thought it was a brilliant tactic on the author's part to wait to reveal his backstory， because it kept me inquiring and eager to be enlightened。 The climax of both stories （the book was split into two parts） was riveting; the narrative would start to lull for a perio I must say。。。 that was a very unique piece of literature。 It grabbed my interest pretty quickly - the plot really took off within the first chapter and I was hooked right away。 I was so intrigued by the main character， Araragi， and thought it was a brilliant tactic on the author's part to wait to reveal his backstory， because it kept me inquiring and eager to be enlightened。 The climax of both stories （the book was split into two parts） was riveting; the narrative would start to lull for a period， then suddenly the climax would hit out of nowhere and have me plunging headfirst into the pages again with renewed interest。 I admired how both parts concluded with some profound and deeper meaning than I expected at the beginning， and I was forced to go back and reread sections for it all to click。 The text also distinctly and brilliantly broke through the fourth wall on several occasions， to which I'd find myself either laughing hysterically or confused out of my wits。 Whatever the case， I loved it。 Unfortunately， though， there were some aspects of it that I found hard to swallow。 One of the main supporting characters， Senjogahara， I found remarkably annoying and abrasive。 I understand that it's just her personality， but it was extremely hard for me to have any sympathy towards her， despite everything she goes through。 And then there was her constant explicit and hedonistic references and proposals that had me wanting to strangle her， but I suppose that's to be expected of most animes and mangas out there。 Another thing was the previously mentioned "lull" that would take place somewhere around the middle of each arc， where I'd have to just grind through until it picked up again， which it always did。 I've seen many reviews of people complaining about the amount of sheer dialogue in this series。 Although there is a LOT of content that is purely conversational， I personally didn't mind it， if you don't count all the times Senjogahara changed the topic to something lewd。 Overall， I'd say the pros greatly outweighed the cons for me here。 Yes， I want to binge watch the anime now as well as the spinoff and find out everything I can about Araragi because he is honestly just such a solid character。 Also don't even get me started on that ending， I can't exactly stop there can I？ Anyway， this was definitely a very unique story and different from anything I've encountered before， and it will be different for anyone else who decides to give it a chance， but if you go in with an open mindset， you will most likely enjoy the story and be moved by its connotation。 。。。more

Brent ，

The afterword of this volume notes that NisiOisiN came up with the idea through a weird， convoluted word association train of thought he had， and thought it would be a silly way for a couple of friends to banter with each other。It shows。 The title is a play on words。 The story behind each aberration is a play on words。 Many names and conversations involve some sort of play on words。 It's just impressive to get some insight into how bizarre NisiOisiN's brain is。And the characters are just so char The afterword of this volume notes that NisiOisiN came up with the idea through a weird， convoluted word association train of thought he had， and thought it would be a silly way for a couple of friends to banter with each other。It shows。 The title is a play on words。 The story behind each aberration is a play on words。 Many names and conversations involve some sort of play on words。 It's just impressive to get some insight into how bizarre NisiOisiN's brain is。And the characters are just so charming。 Araragi's waffling between being offended at the implication of his degeneracy and his realization of his degeneracy is great。 Senjougahara's tsundere character， except swap the dere for more tsun， is great。 Hachikuji's verbal assaults so ruthless and forgivable that only an 11 year old say them are great。By far the best light novel I've read。 Super ready for more。 。。。more

Doc ，

Who knew crabs and snails could be so random？Just as a warning there is some mature content， violence， and all around insulting remarks in this story so if you are overly sensitive to such things then venture no farther for I can not let you be scarred further by this story。 NisiOisiN is a special kind of crazy which shows in this book as once normal school student Koyomi Araragi finds himself helping a fellow student who has an unusual weight problem and an even worse problem with sharp things Who knew crabs and snails could be so random？Just as a warning there is some mature content， violence， and all around insulting remarks in this story so if you are overly sensitive to such things then venture no farther for I can not let you be scarred further by this story。 NisiOisiN is a special kind of crazy which shows in this book as once normal school student Koyomi Araragi finds himself helping a fellow student who has an unusual weight problem and an even worse problem with sharp things （especially her tongue） and later on he meets a lost little girl after getting into a fight with his own sisters and decides to help her。 A lot of the stories seem kind of random but from what I can tell they are actually pretty well thought out and （as the author mentions） main point of the story is not about the problems that arise and are eventually handled but rather the interesting dialogues between these unique characters who seem to have a flair for getting affected by the supernatural while having to deal with real world problems as well。Also， before I end this review I want to note that this book has an audio book from Audible for those that have a hard time following along the character interactions so you basically get a performed reading that you can hear from narators Eric Kimerer， Cristina Vee， Erica Mendez， and Keith Silverstein。 Personally I like getting the audio books with the kindle books so I can listen to them at work and this one was done well。 。。。more

Love ，

I have been wanting to read this series for a long time but have never gotten around to it。 So I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that there is an audiobook release。 I can always find time to listen to an audiobook， it's much harder to put aside the time needed to sit down and finish a proper book。 It should be noted that it's not just your typical audio release either but more of an audio drama， with multiple voice actors and music， a real big-budget production。 Which is a bit strange I have been wanting to read this series for a long time but have never gotten around to it。 So I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that there is an audiobook release。 I can always find time to listen to an audiobook， it's much harder to put aside the time needed to sit down and finish a proper book。 It should be noted that it's not just your typical audio release either but more of an audio drama， with multiple voice actors and music， a real big-budget production。 Which is a bit strange I have to admit。 I always figured the reason we get so few audio releases for light novels is that the audience is so small that it doesn't make sense financially。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Bakemonogatari, Part 1

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Bakemonogatari, Part 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Bakemonogatari, Part 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0