With the aid of Meme Oshino, an expert in the paranormal, Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who has survived a vampire attack and is now a quasi-vampire, serves as the main character of the story. Koyomi makes an effort to live in a normal classroom where students, despite possessing some supernatural talents, such as resurrection, frequently come across girls who are experiencing supernatural issues.
Koyomi sees a woman plummeting from the top of the stairs as he climbs the stairs. He manages to grab her, but the woman, Hitagi Senjougahara, is noticeably thin. Koyomi thought it was normal but soon recognized there was a problem.
He visits Tsubasa Hanekawa to learn further about Hitagi since he is determined to assist her. After he attempts to contact her, she rejects his assistance and goes on to staple his mouth, warning him to stay away from her. Koyomi, who isn’t paying attention to her, demands instead before running after her to demonstrate that the cut she caused in Koyomi’s mouth has completely healed.
She accepts Koyomi’s assistance after becoming persuaded by this and learning that he has been connected with strange things. Hitagi is brought to Oshino Meme by Koyomi, the same person who assisted him. In the past, Hitagi Senjougahara’s mother had a connection to a cult and had invited one of its members to their home.
When the cult member tried to physically harass Hitagi Senjougahara, her mom did nothing to stop him. Hitagi Senjougahara then defended herself by hurting the man, and as a result, the family had the mother removed. The curse, according to Oshino, is a crab, a strange thing that causes you to lose some weight.
In Hitagi’s case, she had personal matters and had made an effort to absolve herself of the shame and weight of the problems, which led to her getting mauled by the crab abnormality, which robbed her of her body weight. Oshino advises them to return for the rite at midnight.
Koyomi and Hitagi eventually return to the cramming school. As soon as they spot Oshino, who has already prepared the ceremony, it begins. The crab emerges and assaults Hitagi, but she knows that to defeat it, she must carry the burden of her family’s sins. She returns to her usual weight, thanks Koyomi, and makes friends with him.
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15 Anime Series Like Bakemontogari
Following are the 15 Best anime series to binge-watch while waiting for Halloween, like Bakemontogari, filled with hot vamps, bloody stories, and deadly gruesome but beautiful murderous events.
15. Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai
During teenage, hypersensitivity, and volatility are thought to be the root causes of the abnormal experiences known as “puberty syndrome,” which are reported online. Several females who are going through this “puberty syndrome” are encountered by Sakuta Azusagawa this year, a second-year student at a high school close to Enoshima.
In the library, for instance, he encounters a wild bunny chick. She reveals herself to be Mai Sakurajima, a retired actress who is his schoolmate and a senior. Nobody else can see this lovely girl for some reason. What made her disappear…?
14. The Tatami Galaxy
A lonesome third-year college student runs with a man with a weird eggplant-shaped head who declares himself a god of marriage one fall evening at a mystery ramen shop near the Shimogamo Shrine. The student’s encounter with this man makes him think back on his previous two years of college, during which he cruelly attempted to separate couples on campus with his sole buddy Ozu, a ghostly man who seemed out to make his life as unpleasant as possible.
The student makes an attempt to ask out the shy and very kind underclassman Akashi, vowing to make the most of the rest of his college years, but fails to follow through, making him lament not living out his college years better. But as soon as this idea crosses his mind, he is shot across time and space back to the start of his college years, when he is offered a second opportunity to live.
13. Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant To Zaregototsukai
The deaths and riddles that the protagonist “I” runs into are the focus of the narrative. He makes unsuccessful attempts to avoid becoming involved in the narrative, but he constantly finds himself drawn into the action. Even if it may appear like he makes a lot of contributions, he always discovers that whatever he accomplished was in vain.
12. Mekakucity Actors
Shintarou Kisaragi is made to leave his apartment for the first time in 2 years on the scorching midsummer day of August 14. Shintarou Kisaragi accidentally spills cola all over his keyboard while arguing with the virtual female Ene who resides within his computer.
They try to find a substitute online, but because of the Obon celebration, most stores are closed, so they are forced to go to the neighborhood department store. Shintarou has a terrible fear of going outside, but the idea of life without his computer makes him feel even worse. He simply happens to get into a horrific shooting incident on the day he decides to venture outside.
Fortunately, the “Mekakushi Dan,” a group of young people with enigmatic eye abilities, help Shintarou resolve the issue. He and Ene are consequently compelled to join the group. As every member’s past is revealed, the truth that binds them together gradually comes to light. Their skills appear to be like jigsaw pieces linking each other.
11. Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion has the most emotional turmoil of any television program ever. Giant mechs called “Eva” driven by young children are the only means of defense against aliens known as “Angels” attacking the world. The plot of the show centers on Shinji and his coping with the obligations and difficulties of this position.
As we see them attempt to save the Earth, it is rife with emotional turmoil and misery between the individuals. Try out Evangelion if, while enjoying Bakemonogatari, you become fascinated with the strange ambiance and theatrical aesthetic of the anime.
10. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, like Bakemonogatari, centers on Kyon, a high school student who has unexpectedly taken a liking to the mysterious yet popular girl at his school. A “regular” girl named Haruhi Suzumiya yearns to discover the extraordinary.
To track out the supernatural, she founds the “SOS Brigade” or group. She is unaware of the power she possesses. A sequence of bizarre events starts to happen to Kyon, revealing to him a side of the universe he was unaware of, but one he cannot reveal to Haruhi for fear of destroying everything.
both play with the same conventions and themes and feature a main female character who is a major tsundere and who experiences a lot of supernatural interference. A tsundere girl who’s determined to rule over the main male lead must be dealt with.
The anime series is a somewhat jovial adaptation of Bakemonogatari, with rapid banter and a continual paranormal menace. While Haruhi is merely a tsundere, Hitagi is a tsundere, or chilly on the inside and out.
9. Arakawa Under The Bridge
The son of a successful businessman who firmly believes in his elitist status is Kou Ichinomiya. He won’t owe anyone anything. But one day, following a run-in with some cheeky kids on the Arakawa Bridge, he slips and falls into the river that is beneath the bridge. He is fortunately saved by a passerby, but now he owes this stranger his life!
Kou is incensed by this and insists on repaying her, but this might be the worst business decision the conceited man has ever done. The stranger, a stern, homeless woman only known as Nino, resides in a carton beneath the bridge and has one wish in life: to find true love.
Kou is compelled to agree when she asks him to be her lover, which forces him to leave his cozy house and begin a new life beneath the bridge.
8. Mononoke
A terrible and enigmatic practitioner of the occult known as the “Medicine Seller” roams feudal Japan in quest of evil spirits known as “Mononoke” to slaughter. He cannot simply kill one of these spirits when he finds it; instead, he must first understand its Form, its Truth, and its Reason to use the powerful Exorcism Sword to battle it.
He must conduct thorough research and profound psychological evaluation before beginning any odd exorcisms. This is a risky first step since the Mononoke must be faced and understood before having the tools to combat it.
The Medicine Seller eventually arrives at an antique inn wherein Shino, a pregnant woman has eventually found a place to relax. The landlord has reluctantly given her the final available room, but when she settles down, it soon becomes apparent that the space is inhabited by the deadly Zashiki Warashi band of Mononoke.
Before the Zashiki Warashi could murder again, the Medicine Seller launches his inquiry using his hunter’s instinct to learn the Form, the Truth, and the Reason.
7. xxxHOLiC
Kimihiro Watanuki can see spirits as well as other strange supernatural beings, which he finds to be rather annoying. He is for some reason forced to enter a weird house one day on his way home while being tormented by several spirits.
There he meets Yuuko, a mystery woman who offers to cure him of his propensity to see and draw problematic animals in exchange for a fee. Watanuki’s experiences through bizarre and fantastical events begin when she forces him to work at her “shop” where she grants people’s desires.
6. Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Comedy Wa Machigatteiru
What will take place when Yukino Yukinoshita, the only member of the one-member “Services Club” and a clever, appealing student who believes that everybody at her school is completely beneath her, coerces Hachiman Hikigaya into joining?
Hachiman Hikigaya is a secluded high school student who has no friends, no focus on making any, and a belief that everybody else’s presumably good high school memories are either fantasies or downright falsehoods.
5. Noragami
If you look closely enough in moments of need, you can find a weird phone number written in red. You can hear a young person introducing themselves as the Yato God if you phone this number.
Yato is a modest deity who calls himself the “Delivery God” and who longs to be worshipped by millions of people. However, he is a long way from achieving his objectives without even a single shrine bearing his name. He works odd tasks for five yen each all day long till his weapon partner gets tired of his useless master and leaves him.
As the god’s situation seemed to be getting worse, Hiyori Iki, a middle schooler, is said to have saved Yato from a vehicle accident by taking the impact on his behalf. She miraculously lives, but the incident allowed her soul to become free and depart her body.
Hiyori insists that Yato restore her to normal; but, when she learns that he must find a new partner to do so, she grudgingly agrees to assist him in doing so. And with Hiyori’s assistance, Yato’s fortune might finally be improving.
4. Katanagatari
Shichika Yasuri performs Kyotouryuu, a sword-fighting method that involves the user using their own body as a sword, which is among the most unusual in Edo-era Japan. Shichika, the mysterious seventh head of the Kyotouryuu school, coexists peacefully in banishment alongside his sister Nanami until one day, the ruthlessly determined tactician Togame interrupts their routine.
Togame audaciously requests Shichika’s help in her mission to collect 12 unusual swords, known as the “Deviant Blades,” for the shogunate. Shichika accepts and embarks on a mission out of concern for the girl rather than political scheming.
They are obstructed by the powerful wielders of these ancient weapons as well as several other egotistical entities aiming to thwart Togame’s objectives. If they are to prevail against their enemies, the couple must forge an unshakable alliance as they proceed along a dangerous and uncertain path.
3. Kyoukai No Kanata
In the television shows Bakemonogatari and Kyoukai no Kanata, the main characters must deal with the effects of all the paranormal activities and animals surrounding them. As the main protagonist deals with many supernatural beings while also battling his paranormal skills and immortality, all of the events in each anime are identical.
The conversations between the major characters showcase the humor and writing style of Bakemonogatari. Both have a general mystery that revolves around the primary protagonists. What is their exact essence and who are they?
2. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
School teacher Nozomu Itoshiki is so cynical that even minor setbacks can send him plummeting into a pit of sorrow. Nozomu’s distinct brand of melancholy has its way of affecting people, frequently in a beneficial way, despite being surrounded by progressively deranged students.
The conversation and the visual aesthetic of Bakemonogatari are its two defining features. The same characteristics that make Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei unique also apply to him. The artwork in both productions closely reflects the show’s mood, while the conversation is often deep and melancholy.
1. Fukigen Na Mononokean
Ashiya expended his initial week of school in the hospital as a result of being “yokai”-possessed. Ashiya goes to the “Mononokean” tea house for assistance since the “yokai” keeps stealing his energy. Ashiya encounters Abeno, the sour proprietor of “Mononokean,” who leads ghosts back to the depths where they belong.
Ashiya’s hopes of attending a typical high school are dashed when he is hired as a part-time employee at the Mononokean in exchange for Abeno’s assistance. They continue to assist spirits and those who have engaged with them as humans.
Fukigen na Mononokean is a good example of Bakemonogatari’s folklore, and spiritual elements, much like Noragami is. This is the anime you should watch if you want to witness many various types of “youkai” and how they interact with humans.
It undoubtedly has a slice-of-life feel, but Bakemonogatari-like dynamics exist between the two leads. You include one tsundere character and one sincere, only-wanting-to-help character. This program will make you feel pleasant while maintaining Bakemonogatari’s supernatural undertones.
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