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The Worst Episodes of Monogatari

Every episode of Monogatari ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Monogatari!

Worst episode
S2E8 Tsukihi Phoenix (1)
5.28 votes
Best episode
S1E12 Tsubasa Cat (2)
9.3999 votes
Top season
Season 5
9.6avg
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1d 6h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Monogatari Season 2 Episode 8 - Tsukihi Phoenix (1)
    5.2/10(8 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  2. Monogatari Season 2 Episode 2 - Karen Bee (2)
    5.7/10(10 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yuki Yase
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  3. Monogatari Season 2 Episode 7 - Karen Bee (7)
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    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.

    Director:Naoyuki Tatsuwa
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  4. Monogatari Season 2 Episode 4 - Karen Bee (4)
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Yuki Yase
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  5. Monogatari Season 1 Episode 4 - Mayoi Snail (2)
    7.4/10(624 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yoshinobu Tokumoto
    Writer:Fuyashi Tou

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  6. Monogatari Season 2 Episode 9 - Tsukihi Phoenix (2)
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Yukihiro Miyamoto, Takashi Kawabata, Shunsuke Ishikawa
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  7. Monogatari Season 1 Episode 9 - Nadeko Snake (1)
    7.5/10(562 votes)

    S1:E9

    Tasked by Meme, Koyomi heads to a lonely temple to attach a prayer slip. There he sees a dead snake that has been severed into five parts.

    Director:Shin Oonuma
    Writer:Fuyashi Tou

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  8. Monogatari Season 1 Episode 1 - Hitagi Crab (1)
    7.6/10(766 votes)

    S1:E1

    High school senior Koyomi Araragi discovers a shocking secret one day after helping his classmate Hitagi Senjougahara—a secret he is never to tell.

    Directors:Yukihiro Miyamoto, Tatsuya Oishi
    Writers:Fuyashi Tou, Yukito Kizawa

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  9. Monogatari Season 1 Episode 11 - Tsubasa Cat (1)
    7.6/10(544 votes)

    S1:E11

    Nadeko comes to thank Koyomi, and the two geek out over a shared interest. Tsubasa Hanekawa passes by and suddenly complains of an acute headache.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writer:Fuyashi Tou

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  10. Monogatari Season 2 Episode 10 - Tsukihi Phoenix (3)
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  11. Monogatari Season 2 Episode 3 - Karen Bee (3)
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Yukihiro Miyamoto, Shunsuke Ishikawa
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  12. Monogatari Season 1 Episode 3 - Mayoi Snail (1)
    7.7/10(664 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writer:Fuyashi Tou

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  13. Monogatari Season 1 Episode 6 - Suruga Monkey (1)
    7.7/10(586 votes)

    S1:E6

    On his way to Hitagi's house, Koyomi bumps in to Suruga Kanbaru, the school's basketball star and an old friend of Hitagi, of whom he can't get rid of. Later that day, Koyomi is attacked by a mysterious being.

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:Fuyashi Tou

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  14. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 7 - SHINOBU Mail (1)
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  15. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 8 - SHINOBU Mail (2)
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  16. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 9 - SHINOBU Mail (3)
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    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!

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, Takuma Suzuki
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  17. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 10 - SHINOBU Mail (4)
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  18. Monogatari Season 3 Episode 1 - Tsubasa Tiger (1)
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Kenjirou Okada, Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  19. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 4 - Sodachi Lost (1)
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  20. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 11 - SHINOBU Mail (5)
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Tomoyuki Itamura, So Toyama
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  21. Monogatari Season 3 Episode 2 - Tsubasa Tiger (2)
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    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.

    Director:Sumito Sasaki
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  22. Monogatari Season 3 Episode 6 - Mayoi Jiangshi (1)
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    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.

    Director:Naoyuki Tatsuwa
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  23. Monogatari Season 3 Episode 8 - Mayoi Jiangshi (3)
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kei Ajiki
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  24. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 2 - Sodachi Riddle (1)
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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  25. Monogatari Season 4 Episode 3 - Sodachi Riddle (2)
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tomoyuki Itamura
    Writers:Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tsukihi Phoenix (1)" is the worst rated episode of Monogatari. It scored 5.2/10 from 8 votes. Directed by Tomoyuki Itamura and written by Akiyuki Shinbo, Fuyashi Tou, it aired on February 26, 2012. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Karen Bee (2)".

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