The Monogatari Series anime is also delayed
On the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels "Monogatari Series" it was announced that the ninth episode of the series "Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season" will be delayed. Instead, a compilation episode will be broadcast on September 7.
Unlike what was announced with "Oshi no Ko", this time no recognized leaker has claimed that there are production problems in the SHAFT studios, so it can be inferred that this suspension was already scheduled within the schedule. Additionally, let's remember that this series is broadcast directly on streaming platforms, so it might not be required to broadcast episodes weekly.
In light novels, "Off Season" consists of four volumes (Orokamonogatari, Wazamonogatari, Nademonogatari, and Musubimonogatari) and "Monster Season" of six volumes (Shinobumonogatari, Yoimonogatari, Amarimonogatari, Ougimonogatari, Shinomonogatari). The synopses write:
- Monogatari Series: Off Season: Oddities have been around throughout history, with some accounts dating back 600 years. Stories about vampires, a monkey's paw, shikigami, wanderers in the mist of the mountains, killer felines, mermaids, wolves, golems and, most terrifying of all, humans, have been picked up by so-called "oddity specialists". The purpose of these specialists is to combat, regulate, and most importantly, solve the many mysteries that lie behind the circumstances that create these oddities. Monogatari Series: Off Season follows eight protagonists – some specialists, others the oddities themselves – in their interaction with the world of aberrations, often falling into dangerous situations due to their own antics.
- Monogatari Series: Monster Season: "It's stylish to save a girl who has nothing to do with you once in a while." The students of Naoetsu High School have disappeared one after another. When the mummified bodies of the girls are discovered, a very distinctive mark remains on the back of the neck...? Koyomi Araragi, now a first-year college student, sets off to track down the culprit!
On the other hand, Nisio Isin began publishing the light novels of the "Monogatari Series" in August 2005 through Kodansha, with illustrations by Vofan. To date, the publisher has published a total of twenty-nine volumes, spanning a variety of sub-franchises whose titles always end with the suffix "-monogatari." Regarding the anime adaptation, SHAFT studios have been in charge of multiple installments since 2009.
Production Equipment
- Akiyuki Shinbou (Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica, Nisekoi, 3-gatsu no Lion) is in charge of supervising the project and is also in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Midori Yoshizawa (Go-toubun no Hanayome, 3-gatsu no Lion, Fate/EXTRA Last Encore, Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden) is in charge of directing the anime at SHAFT studios.
- Fuyashi Tou (Nisekoi, 3-gatsu no Lion, Bishounen Tanteidan) is also involved in writing and supervising the scripts.
- Akio Watanabe (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai, Grisaia no Meikyuu, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Synopsis of Monogatari Series
This is a story, a kind of "phantasmagoria", about scars that bind, monsters that lurk and fakes that deceive. The story of Koyomi Araragi begins through a fateful encounter with the all-powerful blonde-haired, "hot-blooded, iron-blooded, cold-blooded" vampire, later introduced as Shinobu Oshino. Their tragic encounter ends Araragi's life as a human and his subsequent rebirth as a vampire, a monster. However, this encounter is only the beginning of his meddling in the supernatural. Koyomi's noble personality leads him to become even more involved in the lives of other people with supernatural afflictions. This is their desperate attempt to return to a normal human life, in a paranormal world full of tragedy, suffering and inhumanity.
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