The Best Episodes Directed By Tomoyuki Itamura

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (3)

   S0:E418/13/2017

   After being exposed, Ougi is about to be engulfed by the darkness, but Koyomi refuses to give up on her and Meme reappears in the nick of time to save them.

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   #2 - Owarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (1)

   S0:E358/12/2017

   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.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Owarimonogatari: Mayoi Hell (2)

   S0:E368/12/2017

   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.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Owarimonogatari: Hitagi Rendez-vous (1)

   S0:E378/12/2017

   Now fully human again, Koyomi is called by Hitagi for a date, as they spend some time together, Koyomi has a vision of Ougi.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Owarimonogatari: Hitagi Rendez-vous (2)

   S0:E388/12/2017

   Koyomi and Hitagi spend the rest of the date bonding further. Once back home, Koyomi has another encounter with Ougi.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (1)

   S0:E398/13/2017

   Gaen assembles Koyomi, Shinobu, Mayoi and Yozuru and reveals that Ougi is the responsible for some of the previous ordeals they faced.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Owarimonogatari: Ougi Dark (2)

   S0:E408/13/2017

   To stop Ougi from meddling further, Koyomi has a final confrontation with her.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (1)

   S0:E1812/31/2014

   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.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (2)

   S0:E1912/31/2014

   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.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (4)

    S0:E2112/31/2014

    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.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Tsubasa Tiger (5)

    S3:E58/4/2013

    Tsubasa determined the identity of the giant tiger apparition “Kako,” and writes one long letter. The letter was addressed to Black Hanekawa, the apparition that could be described as her other personality.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Ougi Formula

    S4:E110/4/2015

    Koyomi and Ougi find themselves trapped in a classroom, and the story shifts back to the point when Suruga introduces Ougi to Koyomi. Ougi approaches him with a mystery about a room not seen in the school's blueprints for them to investigate. When they enter the room, they find themselves trapped inside, leading them to their current situation. While talking about their predicament, the duo realize that the room is an oddity created by a traumatic memory from Koyomi's freshman years. Koyomi then tells Ougi that two years prior, the class president at his and Hitagi's class at the time, Sodachi Oikura, was looking for possible culprits of cheating on a math test, and would not allow any student to leave class until a culprit was found. Ougi surmises that they themselves won't be able to leave the room until the two-year-old mystery is solved.

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13. 

    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Mayoi Snail (1)

    S1:E37/17/2009

    Uncomfortable after quarreling with his sister on Mother’s Day, Koyomi leaves the house. Hitagi bumps into him at the park and makes an offer.

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14. 

    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Nekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (4)

    S0:E912/31/2012

    Araragi begs Shinobu for her help, which she eventually provides. He then formulates a plan to confront the Curse Cat and save Hanekawa.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Summary I

    S0:E108/11/2013

    A recap episode retalling the events of Nekomonogatari (Kuro), narrated by Koyomi. On the first day of Golden Week, Koyomi Araragi, together with Tsubasa Hanekawa, buries a tailless cat that was ran over by a car. A supposedly petty and commonplace event. However, the curtain rises on the “nine days of hell" that follow.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Summary II

    S0:E119/15/2013

    A recap episode retelling the events of Bakemonogatari from "Hitagi Crab" to Nadeko Snake", narrated by Koyomi. One day, Koyomi Araragi caught the body of his classmate Hitagi Senjyogahara, who was falling down after slipping on the stairs, knowing that it was dangerous to do so. However, her body was surprisingly light, as if the concept of weight did not exist.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Tsukimonogatari: Yotsugi Doll (3)

    S0:E2012/31/2014

    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.

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18. 

    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (1)

    S0:E138/16/2014

    After the graduation of Araragi and Senjougahara, Suruga alone to deal with her left hand that has been turned monsterous from her mother's monkey paw charm. After hearing rumors of a "Devil" that can solve one's problems no matter what, Suruga set out to find this person.

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19. 

    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Nekomonogatari Kuro: Tsubasa Family (1)

    S0:E612/31/2012

    Koyomi Araragi begins the day by being rudely awoken by his sister, Tsukihi. He decides to discuss love with her, asking how one can tell if they are in love or not. It turns out that recently, he can't stop thinking about his classmate, Hanekawa Tsubasa. Later, he runs into Hanekawa, who reveals a shocking fact which he may not tell anyone else about.

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    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Tsubasa Tiger (1)

    S3:E17/7/2013

    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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    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Tsubasa Cat (4)

    S0:E32/23/2010

    Koyomi takes Tsubasa on a visit to Meme to find out how to save her. For some reason, Meme is acting indecisively.

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    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Karen Bee (1)

    S2:E11/8/2012

    The five girls' problems with supernatural beings have been solved, and it's now summer break, with the culture fair over. Koyomi Araragi has two little sisters, self-proclaimed "heroes" nicknamed the Fire Sisters, Karen and Tsukihi.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Sodachi Lost (2)

    S4:E511/1/2015

    Araragi and Hanekawa visit Oikura and learn the painful story of her family's past.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Hanamonogatari: Suruga Devil (4)

    S0:E168/16/2014

    Rouka challenges Suruga to a one-on-one basketball match as the two discuss the events that led up to their collection of their respective "devil" parts. Suruga is still coming to terms with the ability to use her left arm again.

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    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Hitagi Crab (2)

    S1:E27/10/2009

    Koyomi takes Hitagi to consult Meme Oshino, the wandering expert on supernatural oddities. Meme provides advice to them on exorcising apparitions.

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