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Monogatari Series Second Season (〈物語〉シリーズセカンドシーズン, Monogatari Shiriizu Sekando Shiizun), is the fourth Studio Shaft anime adaptation of the Monogatari Series light novels. Unlike previous adaptations which were named after specific books, Second Season is named after the second season of the light novel series and contains a compilation of arcs that each had their own book.

It covers five volumes of the original light novels, from Nekomonogatari White to Koimonogatari. Although Hanamonogatari is included in the Second Season of the original Monogatari light novel series, it was not included in the original broadcast, and was instead adapted separately months later. In the initial blu-ray releases of Second Season, each arc was separated as their own release with their original novel title. However, the complete Second Season blu-ray collection includes Hanamonogatari as the third story arc in the season.

The series aired from July 6th, 2013 to December 28th in Japan with a total of 26 episodes. Three of the 26 were recaps, so only 23 are actual episodes. 

The tagline of the series is "The days of youth cannot end until everything has been seen" (青春を、すべて見るまで終わらない, Seishun wo, subete miru made owaranai).

Plot[]

See also: Nekomonogatari #Plot, Kabukimonogatari #Plot, Otorimonogatari #Plot, Onimonogatari #Plot, and Koimonogatari #Plot

The story of Monogatari Series Second Season follows the events of Nisemonogatari and takes place during two main time periods: summer and fall/winter. The arcs generally alternate between the two time periods, with 3 happening in the summer, and 2 in the fall/winter period.

Unique to Second Season (and later Off Season), some arcs are told in different characters' perspectives, unlike usual where stories are told from the perspective of Koyomi Araragi.

Apparitions, oddities, and gods continue to manifest around Koyomi Araragi and his close-knit group of friends: Tsubasa Hanekawa, the group's modest genius; Shinobu Oshino, the resident doughnut-loving vampire; athletic deviant Suruga Kanbaru; bite-happy spirit Mayoi Hachikuji; Koyomi's cutesy stalker Nadeko Sengoku; and Hitagi Senjogahara, the poignant tsundere. 

Monogatari Series: Second Season revolves around these individuals and their struggle to overcome the darkness that is rapidly approaching. A new semester has begun and with graduation looming over Koyomi, he must quickly decide the paths he will walk, as well as the relationships and friends that he'll save. But as strange events begin to unfold, Koyomi is nowhere to be found, and a vicious tiger apparition has appeared in his absence. Tsubasa Hanekawa has become its target, and she must fend for herself—or bow to the creature's perspective on the feebleness of humanity. 

Episode List[]

No. Title Endcard Original Air Date
1 Second Season Episode 01: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 1 VOFAN July 6, 2013
2 Second Season Episode 02: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 2 Kiseki Himura July 13, 2013
3 Second Season Episode 03: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 3 Makoto Kawai July 20, 2013
4 Second Season Episode 04: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 4 Satoshi Karasuya July 27, 2013
5 Second Season Episode 05: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 5 Iruka Shinomiya August 3, 2013
6 Second Season Episode 06: Summary One August 10, 2013
7 Second Season Episode 07: Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 1 VOFAN August 17, 2013
8 Second Season Episode 08: Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 2 Rensuke Oshikiri August 24, 2013
9 Second Season Episode 09: Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 3 Okama August 31, 2013
10 Second Season Episode 10: Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 4 Asako Nishida September 7, 2013
11 Second Season Episode 11: Summary Two September 14, 2013
12 Second Season Episode 12: Nadeko Medusa, Part 1 VOFAN September 21, 2013
13 Second Season Episode 13: Nadeko Medusa, Part 2 Yoshiaki Katsurai September 28, 2013
14 Second Season Episode 14: Nadeko Medusa, Part 3 Nishioka Kyodai October 5, 2013
15 Second Season Episode 15: Nadeko Medusa, Part 4 Chica Umino October 12, 2013
16 Second Season Episode 16: Summary Three October 19, 2013
17 Second Season Episode 17: Shinobu Time, Part 1 VOFAN October 26, 2013
18 Second Season Episode 18: Shinobu Time, Part 2 Shoji Miyamoto November 2, 2013
19 Second Season Episode 19: Shinobu Time, Part 3 Arco Wada November 9, 2013
20 Second Season Episode 20: Shinobu Time, Part 4 Natsumi Eguchi November 16, 2013
21 Second Season Episode 21: Hitagi End, Part 1 VOFAN November 23, 2013
22 Second Season Episode 22: Hitagi End, Part 2 Tatsuro Iwamoto November 30, 2013
23 Second Season Episode 23: Hitagi End, Part 3 Naoshi Komi December 7, 2013
24 Second Season Episode 24: Hitagi End, Part 4 Kinako December 14, 2013
25 Second Season Episode 25: Hitagi End, Part 5 Yamamoto Takako December 21, 2013
26 Second Season Episode 26: Hitagi End, Part 6 Akio Watanabe December 28, 2013

Development[]

Zenmonogatari preview

Preview poster of Zenmonogatari.

News about another upcoming adaptation of the Bakemonogatari light novel series arrived at an issue of the mailed newsletter Nisio Tsuushin, a publication which mostly features works by Nisio Isin.[1]The announcement included the tentative title of the project, Zenmonogatari (全物語), and the picture of the cover novels of the following novels: Nekomonogatari Black and White, Kabukimonogatari, Hanamonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari and Koimonogatari. On a feature article on the January issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Magazine, the title for the project was changed to Monogatari Series Second Season, with staff names including director Akiyuki Shinbo and background music composer Satoru Kousaki. The cast for the series remained unchanged from previous series.[2]

Presentation[]

See also: Bakemonogatari (anime series)#Presentation

Over all presentation and use of techniques in Second Season are relatively similar to the Nekomonogatari Black adaptation, with similar style screen cards, chapter numbers, and an abundance of narration text being flashed on screen. As the first adaptation containing multiple one arc books, each arc takes a slightly different presentation of its own, such as a difference in screen card colors. The following lists techniques that are either new, altered slightly, or notable in some way.

Mayoi anime vofan

Anime version of the Kabukimonogatari cover.

VOFAN Artwork References[]

Second Season introduced direct references to light novel artwork by artist VOFAN.

Abandoned Locations / Main Character Bias[]

Main characters are still mostly depicted in seemingly abandoned locations, but background and side characters are depicted much more commonly.

Koyomi's mother in shadow SecondSeasonEp4at3m43s

Obscured Faces[]

After an absence of minor side characters, they return, with their faces still mostly obscured as before. Examples include the Araragi Family Mother and Sasayabu. Background characters also appear with obscured faces walking in the background at times, though commonly only when it's relevant to the story. Prior to this, no form of background character was ever depicted.

Background Character Shadow Figures[]

Shadow people

Background characters are also uniquely depicted in another way. Exclusive to the Nadeko Medusa arc, crowds of people around Nadeko are depicted with colorful shadow figures. This starkly contrasts the abandoned look locations commonly have. It could be inferred that this is meant to highlight Nadeko's nature to be more conscious about the people around her, unlike Koyomi who mostly stays indifferent towards them.

Red nadeko

Alternate Color Palettes / Intense Lighting Effects[]

Muted

Alternate Color Palettes return with some new variations. The Nadeko Medusa arc occasionally depicts Nadeko in black and white, with red hair, or in a school uniform that has the browns replaced with reds.

In Shinobu Time, a somewhat saturated color scheme, a muted color scheme, and a black + red + white color scheme, similar to a palette in Nekomonogatari Black, are featured.

Music[]

Satoru Kosaki returned for the last time as music producer before his music came back to the series for Kizumonogatari. Second Season features music from Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari, but also a lot of new material.

Like usual, each arc had its own theme. A total of six different openings were made for the series: Chocolate Insomnia, Happy Bite, Mōsō Express, White Lies, Fast love and Kogarashi Sentiment.

The series has three different closing themes, being Ai wo Utae by Jin, Sono Koe o Oboeteru by Marina Kawano, and Snowdrop by Luna Haruna and Marina Kawano.

Gallery[]

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The Monogatari Anime by Studio Shaft
Bakemonogatari 1. Hitagi Crab, Part 1 • 2. Hitagi Crab, Part 2 • 3. Mayoi Snail, Part 1 • 4. Mayoi Snail, Part 2 • 5. Mayoi Snail, Part 3 • 6. Suruga Monkey, Part 1 • 7. Suruga Monkey, Part 2 • 8. Suruga Monkey, Part 3 • 9. Nadeko Snake, Part 1 • 10. Nadeko Snake, Part 2 • 11. Tsubasa Cat, Part 1 • 12. Tsubasa Cat, Part 2 • 13. Tsubasa Cat, Part 3 • 14. Tsubasa Cat, Part 4 • 15. Tsubasa Cat, Part 5
Nisemonogatari 1. Karen Bee, Part 1 • 2. Karen Bee, Part 2 • 3. Karen Bee, Part 3 • 4. Karen Bee, Part 4 • 5. Karen Bee, Part 5 • 6. Karen Bee, Part 6 • 7. Karen Bee, Part 7 • 8. Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 1 • 9. Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 2 • 10. Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 3 • 11. Tsukihi Phoenix, Part 4
Nekomonogatari (Black) 1. Tsubasa Family, Part 1 • 2. Tsubasa Family, Part 2 • 3. Tsubasa Family, Part 3 • 4. Tsubasa Family, Part 4
Monogatari Series Second Season 1. Tsubasa Tiger, Part 1 • 2. Tsubasa Tiger, Part 2 • 3. Tsubasa Tiger, Part 3 • 4. Tsubasa Tiger, Part 4 • 5. Tsubasa Tiger, Part 5 • 6. Summary One • 7. Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 1 • 8. Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 2 • 9. Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 3 • 10. Mayoi Jiangshi, Part 4 • 11. Summary Two • 12. Nadeko Medusa, Part 1 • 13. Nadeko Medusa, Part 2 • 14. Nadeko Medusa, Part 3 • 15. Nadeko Medusa, Part 4 • 16. Summary Three • 17. Shinobu Time, Part 1 • 18. Shinobu Time, Part 2 • 19. Shinobu Time, Part 3 • 20. Shinobu Time, Part 4 • 21. Hitagi End, Part 1 • 22. Hitagi End, Part 2 • 23. Hitagi End, Part 3 • 24. Hitagi End, Part 4 • 25. Hitagi End, Part 5 • 26. Hitagi End, Part 6
Hanamonogatari 1. Suruga Devil, Part 1 • 2. Suruga Devil, Part 2 • 3. Suruga Devil, Part 3 • 4. Suruga Devil, Part 4 • 5. Suruga Devil, Part 5
Tsukimonogatari 1. Yotsugi Doll, Part 1 • 2. Yotsugi Doll, Part 2 • 3. Yotsugi Doll, Part 3 • 4. Yotsugi Doll, Part 4
Owarimonogatari 1. & 2. Ougi Formula • 3. Sodachi Riddle, Part 1 • 4. Sodachi Riddle, Part 2 • 5. Sodachi Lost, Part 1 • 6. Sodachi Lost, Part 2 • 7. Sodachi Lost, Part 3 • 8. Shinobu Mail, Part 1 • 9. Shinobu Mail, Part 2 • 10. Shinobu Mail, Part 3 • 11. Shinobu Mail, Part 4 • 12. Shinobu Mail, Part 5 • 13. Shinobu Mail, Part 6
Koyomimonogatari 1. Koyomi Stone • 2. Koyomi Flower • 3. Koyomi Sand • 4. Koyomi Water • 5. Koyomi Wind • 6. Koyomi Tree • 7. Koyomi Tea • 8. Koyomi Mountain • 9. Koyomi Torus • 10. Koyomi Seed • 11. Koyomi Nothing • 12. Koyomi Dead
Kizumonogatari Part 1. Tekketsu • Part 2. Nekketsu • Part 3. Reiketsu
Owarimonogatari 2

14. Mayoi Hell, Part 1 • 15. Mayoi Hell, Part 2 • 16. Hitagi Rendezvous, Part 1 • 17. Hitagi Rendezvous, Part 2 • 18. Ougi Dark, Part 1 • 19. Ougi Dark, Part 2 • 20. Ougi Dark, Part 3

Zoku Owarimonogatari

1. Koyomi Reverse, Part 1 • 2. Koyomi Reverse, Part 2 • 3. Koyomi Reverse, Part 3 • 4. Koyomi Reverse, Part 4 • 5. Koyomi Reverse, Part 5 • 6. Koyomi Reverse, Part 6


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