暦物語
Koyomimonogatari
Third season of the Monogatari Series, part 2/5. Adapts the arcs Koyomi Stone, Koyomi Flower, Koyomi Sand, Koyomi Water, Koyomi Wind, Koyomi Tree, Koyomi Tea, Koyomi Mountain, Koyomi Torus, Koyomi Seed, Koyomi Nothing, and Koyomi Dead from the Koyomimonogatari light novel. “You’re looking for a horror story? I wish I got one for you." Untold stories… one per month for one year… Taking place between other Monogatari stories, a chapter not yet told surrounds Koyomi Araragi and the strange happenings he gets pulled into over the course of a year. With one episode told per month, the story unravels in this 12 episode-long series of shorts. (Source: Aniplex) Premiered on the Japan-exclusive Koyomimonogatari mobile app.
Names
| Original | 暦物語 (han) |
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| Romaji | Koyomimonogatari |
| English | Koyomimonogatari |
| Chinese | 曆物語 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Calendar Tale |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 12 ep · 14 min · 3h total |
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| Aired | 2016-01-09 → 2016-03-27 (Winter 2016) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Shaft |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyMysterySupernatural |
| Themes | Urban FantasyPhilosophyEpisodicMale ProtagonistAchronological OrderPrimarily Female CastPrimarily Teen CastVampireTsundere |
Reception
| Community score | 7.51 / 10 |
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| Bayesian score | 7.52 / 10 |
| Composite | 58.2 |
| On lists | 86,484 |
| Favourited | 1,062 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 93.1% |
| Drop rate | 0.9% |
| In backlog | 23.3% |
| Score spread σ | 1.46 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
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| Broadcast season | Winter 2016 | B | 15 of 92 |
| Studio | Shaft | C | 34 of 110 |
| Year | 2016 | B | 56 of 418 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | B | 130 of 857 |
| Source material | Light novel | B | 180 of 927 |
| Genre | Mystery | C | 219 of 652 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | B | 258 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Supernatural | C | 323 of 1,234 |
| Era | Late 2010s | B | 329 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 548 of 3,488 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 550 of 2,668 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,230 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Akiyuki Shinbou, Tomoyuki Itamura, Ken Naitou |
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| Series composition | Akiyuki Shinbou, Fuyashi Tou |
| Character design | VOFAN, Akio Watanabe |
| Original creator | NISIOISIN, VOFAN |
Franchise — 化物語
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Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| parent | 2009 | Bakemonogatari |
| parent | 2012 | Nisemonogatari |
| parent | 2013 | Monogatari Series Second Season |
| parent | 2014 | Tsukimonogatari |
AniList id 21520 · MAL id 32268 · record updated 2026-08-27