BAKEMONOGATARI, Part 2 (novel): Monster Tale Gothic As Sawako and her friends

As Sawako and her friends ring in the new year

it almost seems like a love confession

New York Public Library

Volume 1 of the Blue Lock: Episode Nagi manga

Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher

BAKEMONOGATARI, Part 2 (novel): Monster Tale Gothic As Sawako and her friendsBakemono, literally altered thing, which translates as monster. Monogatari, literally thing narrated, which translates as tale. Combined into a neologism by he of the reversible nom de plume, they yield BAKEMONOGATARI, the monster tale that kicked off a series whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim. A self described loser, Koyomi Araragi is struggling at a prep school that he should never have gotten into.