At AnimeJapan 2024, Aniplex and Nisioisin announced the Monogatari Off Season and Monogatari Monster Season anime will premiere in 2024. The new Monogatari anime series will kick off with the Orokamonogatari story.
Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp made its debut on January 12 as a compilation of all three Kizumonogatari films. This trilogy includes Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, Part 2: Nekketsu, and Part 3: Reiketsu. Not too long after the premiere, Aniplex teased and then revealed the Monogatari Off Season and Monster Season anime adaptations, which are based on the books of the same titles.
Monogatari Off Season & Monster Season Anime Details Revealed at AnimeJapan 2024
The new anime series are currently being produced at SHAFT, with staff from the original Monogatari anime returning. Akiyuki Simbo is the chief director for Monogatari Off Season and Monster Season, with Midori Yoshizawa serving as director. Simbo is working with Fuyashi Tou to oversee the scripts. Once more, Akio Watanabe will be character designer and chief animation director.
Moreover, the following staff will be assisting in production:
- Art Director: Hisaharu Iijima
- Color Key Artist: Yasuko Watanabe
- CG Director: Hisato Shima
- Compositing Director of Photography: Hiyori Hashimoto, Mizuho Ishikawa
- Editing: Rie Matsubara
- Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Check out the new trailer and key visual below:
Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp is coming to the west sometime in 2024. Bakemonogatari anime series director Tatsuya Oishi directed the compilation film at SHAFT. Simbo was the chief director, with Watanabe and Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters. Moreover, Yota Tsuruoka directed the sound composition, and Satoru Kousaki composed the music.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the Bakemonogatari series, via Crunchyroll:
“Bakemonogatari” (translated “Ghost Story”) was written by Nisioisin, one of the most popular writers in Japan, and the series consists of 5 different stories. Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire…
