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ZOKU OWARIMONOGATARI novel debuts!!! Plus box set news!

MONOGATARI fans! Are you ready for this moment?

After five years, three seasons, nineteen novels and a few audiobooks, the “end” has come… in a good way!

Today we are celebrating the release of the ZOKU OWARIMONOGATARI – End Tale (Cont.) novel by NISIOISIN in PRINT, featuring a brand new cover illustration by none other than VOFAN!

Get it from your favorite retailer:  Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, RightStuf, Target and more!

ZOKU OWARIMONOGATARI
Written By NISIOISIN
Cover by VOFAN

Just when we thought the darkness menacing the town had been identified, named, and tamed, clear and unclear mysteries of seasons past looming or surfacing, then resolving, not without tears, not without bitter sweetness, of course, but satisfyingly, in a tripartite finale, all loose ends tied up into, or at least with, a bow…

The End Tale continues—if only for one last time, in a bonus stage for the ages, as our softie of a protagonist who wished for all parties involved, including himself, maturely enough, to end up happy, sees his reflected image freeze in a mirror and regretfully, regrettably, reaches for it to find himself through the looking glass.

In an alternate reality where bits of the world have been flipped around, the hero comes face to face with the hidden side(s) of familiar faces, along with author NISIOISIN, whose bravura attempt to reimagine character possibilities concludes, with signature flair, the MONOGATARI series proper—thank you for reading.

 

AND we got a SPECIAL announcement for you today! 

 

UPDATE 1/13/21:

MONOGATARI Series Box Set Season 1 is now back in STOCK!

Check with your local retailer for availability here.

 

Due to popular demand of the MONOGATARI Series Box Set SEASON 1, is returning later THIS MONTH! If you missed out the first time or want to introduce this masterpiece novel series to friend, this month will be your chance to snag a copy. The first seven books of the series -KIZUMONOGATARI, BAKEMONOGATARI part 1, 2, 3,  NISEMONOGATARI part 1, 2, NEKOMONOGATARI (BLACK),  an exclusive art card and the beautiful casing designed by VOFAN are included.  Once it’s available, be sure to get this this beautiful collectors’ item before it runs out again! 

   

In addition to Season 1, MONOGATARI Box Set, Season 2 has been restocked just in time for the holidays! 
The six books from the Second Season – NEKOMONOGATARI (WHITE), KABUKIMONOGATARI, HANAMONOGATARI, OTORIMONOGATARI, ONIMONOGATARI, KOIMONOGATARI, exclusive art card and box casing designed by VOFAN. 

 

 

Also don’t forget to check out the BAKEMONOGATARI manga series!

The story that kicked it all off is adapted into a fantastic manga, with amazing artwork from Oh!great. Get up to volume 6 available in print and digital! Want to try this series? Check out a FREE chapter 1 preview here!

 

 

 

 

Watch the video of VOFAN’s special guest appearance at Anime NYC 2019!

 

Watch VOFAN drawing Senjougahara & Hanekawa from MONOGATARI series!

Creator Spotlight: NISIOSIN! Rare Digital Novel Sale (Ends 9/07)

More NISIOISIN novels now available in digital! 

To celebrate the debut of new NISIOISIN novels in digital– including, OWARIMONOGATARI part 1 & 2, KATANAGATARI, DECAPITATION,STRANGULATION, & SUSPENSION – we’re pulling out all the stops for a rare Creator Spotlight sale to fill your digital library with all things NISIOISIN!

Think there are too many new NISIOISIN titles to get them all? Think again! For this special event we’re discounting these great debuting novels up to 30% off. And if you haven’t had a chance to jump into the world of NISIOISIN, we’re discounting backlist titles up to 50% off. Experience all the mysteries, urban fantasies, and supernatural excitement of the digital novels in this sale!

To save up to 30-50% off all these amazing digital novels, visit our participating digital vendors: Bookwalker, My Anime List, Kindle, Apple, Kobo, Nook.

Sale runs from August 25, until September 7!

 

Up to 30% off Debuting NISIOISIN Novels


OWARIMONOGATARI part 1 & 2


KATANAGATARI part 1 – 3


DECAPITATION: Kubikiri Cycle


STRANGULATION: Kubishime Romanticist


SUSPENSION: Kubitsuri High School – the Nonsense User’s Disciple


Up to 50% off backlist NISIOISIN Novels

KIZUMONOGATARI
BAKEMONOGATARI part 1 – 3
NISEMONOGATARI part 1 – 2
NEKOMONOGATARI BLACK
NEKOMONOGATARI WHITE
KABUKIMONOGATARI
HANAMONOGATARI
OTORIMONOGATARI
ONIMONOGATARI
KOIMONOGATARI
TSUKIMONOGATARI
KOYOMIMONOGATARI part 1 – 2

 

* KATANAGATARI series will be released and on sale starting August 31.

 

About NISIOISIN
Born in 1981, NISIOISIN dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, to pursue a career in storytelling. Initially he had ambitions to be a comic artist, but he began to focus on his writing, eventually winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize for Kubikiri Cycle (Del Rey), recognizing his talents as a mystery writer, at the age of 20. Since his debut in 2002, NISIOISIN has penned more than fifty novels and a number of comics. And he has quickly become one of Japan’s top selling authors in recent memory with more than 5 million units sold since 2009. Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films. His best known works are the MONOGATARI series and KATANAGATARI

Journey beyond the manga & anime with the Manga to Novel spotlight!

Watched the anime? Read the Manga? NOW read the novel!

Did you know that some of your favorite manga and anime series began as novels? And did you also know some of those favorite series spun-off or shared amazing side-stories through the novel format? Oh you didn’t know? Glad you asked somebody! This month we at Kodansha USA Publishing wanted to share some outstanding literary works that expand and give you a deeper look at fan-favorite series like Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins and Your Lie in April. Check out some of our favorites spotlighted below and a full list of other novels that will let you dive even deeper into some of your favorite manga stories!

Most of these books are in both print/digital and can be purchased online from our retail partners including: Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, Bookshop.org, Hudson Booksellers, IndieBound, Powell’s, Target, Walmart, Amazon.

 

Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City, Part 1
By Ryo Kawakami, Created by Hajime Isayama

An Attack on Titan side story in light-novel form—detailing in two volumes the fate of the Quinta District after Wall Maria is breached.

With Wall Maria breeched, communities within the Quinta district have been cut off from each other creating famine and chaos. A young field commander named Rita is tasked with a mission to reconnect transit across the massive district while putting her troops and residence right in the vanguard as Titans descend on her town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAKEMONOGATARI : Monster Tale, Part 1
By NISIOISIN

There’s a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn’t show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She’s pretty, and the boys take to whispering that she’s a cloistered princess. As the self-described worst loser in her class soon finds out, they just don’t know what a monster she is.

So begins a tale of mysterious maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche, a set of case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humor. So begins the legendary novel that kicked off the MONOGATARI series, whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim.

This first of three parts introduces Senjogahara and Hachikuji, and fans of the blockbuster prequel KIZUMONOGATARI will be delighted to meet their favorite crazies again: the weirdly reliable narrator Araragi, class president among class presidents Hanekawa, shady problem-solver Oshino, and a certain pale, blonde former vampire.

 

 

 

The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Scars They Left Behind
By Shuka Matsuda, Created by Nakaba Suzuki

The Seven Deadly Sins—a legendary order that once served the Kingdom of Liones as the mightiest of its Holy Knights—stand accused of treason and have fled the realm. Princess Margaret and young Gilthunder, the slain commander Zaratras’ son, know the terrible truth about the betrayal but dare not speak of it, not even to each other.

The aftermath of the event that shook Britannia comes to life in seven prose chapters that provide a superb introduction to the rich world of the original comic and satisfy longtime fans’ craving for more. Illustrated in a classic, warm style by the creator himself, Seven Scars They Left Behind walks the royal road of fantasy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voices of a Distant Star : Words of Love/ Across the Stars
Story By Makoto Shinkai, Adapted by Arata Kanoh

Award-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai offers a romantic sci-fi tale about young love and space adventure, based on his animated film. This new novel gives readers more insight into Mikako and Noboru’s relationship. Fans of the original series will again be immersed in the beautiful world of Shinkai.

It’s the year 2046. Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao are middle school classmates, tentatively sharing an unspoken first love—but unbeknownst to him, Mikako has been recruited into the UN Space Force, and instead of going on to high school, will join the spacecraft Lysithea to search for alien Tarsians. As she travels further and further to the outer reaches of the solar system, the time it takes for a text message to reach the Earth grows longer and longer. Back on Earth, time passes normally for Noboru, but as the years pass he still can’t forget the voice on the other side of the cell phone…

Steeped in nostalgia and memory, Arata Kanoh brings to the page the award-winning OVA by acclaimed filmmaker Makoto Shinkai, director of Garden of Words, 5 Centimeters per Second, and the highest-grossing anime film of all time, Your Name. Arata Kanoh is a writer who has produced novelizations of Makoto Shinkai’s other works, including 5 Centimeters Per Second (also available from Vertical).

 

Your Lie in April : A Six-Person Etude
By Yui Tokiumi, Created by Naoshi Arakawa

THE POPULAR MANGA AND ANIME DRAMA COMES TO LIFE IN WORDS!

There’s not a competition that piano prodigy Arima hasn’t won since he started playing. His renditions are matchless in their precision. When he’s only eleven, however, his peerless fingers fall silent—right up there on stage.

Exploring the shock of the incident and its aftermath from his friends and rivals’ perspectives, A Six-Person Etude accompanies the boy’s halting efforts to pick himself up as an adolescent. Based on the hit series, these prose chapters expand on the original but form a coherent and hard-hitting tale of its own.

 

 

 

 

 

Need even more novels to add to your read pile, check out these other Kodansha Comics and VERTICAL novelizations!

5 Centimeter Per Second: one more side
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall (Novel)
Attack on Titan: End of the World
Attack on Titan: Kuklo Unbound
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls
Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City, Part 1
Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City, Part 2
BAKEMONOGATARI : Monster Tale, Part 1
BAKEMONOGATARI : Monster Tale, Part 2
BAKEMONOGATARI : Monster Tale, Part 3
HANAMONOGATARI : Flower Tale
KABUKIMONOGATARI : Dandy Tale
KIZUMONOGATARI : Wound Tale
KOYOMIMONOGATARI : Calendar Tale, Part 1
KOYOMIMONOGATARI : Calendar Tale, Part 2
KOIMONOGATARI : Love Tale
NEKOMONOGATARI (WHITE) : Cat Tale
NEKOMONOGATARI (BLACK) : Cat Tale
NISEMONOGATARI : Fake Tale, Part 1
NISEMONOGATARI : Fake Tale, Part 2
OTORIMONOGATARI : Decoy Tale
ONIMONOGATARI : Demon Tale
OWARIMONOGATARI, Part 1
OWARIMONOGATARI, Part 2
TSUKIMONOGATARI : Possession Tale
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose, Resurrection at Nineteen, 1
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose, Resurrection at Nineteen, 2
The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Scars They Left Behind
The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven-Colored Recollections
Voices of a Distant Star : Words of Love/ Across the Stars
Your Lie in April: A six-person etude

MONOGATARI Fan Art & Cosplay Contest winners announced!

Did you hear our announcement of MONOGATARI artist VOFAN’s visit to the U.S. during Anime NYC (November 15-17)? To help celebrate this rare appearance by the Taiwanese master illustrator and publication of his forthcoming Colorful Dreams artbook, we’re hosting a special MONOGATARI Contest!

And guess what?! None other than VOFAN himself will be the judge of the contest! Plus we’ve got some pretty sweet prizes, courtesy of our friends at Kinokuniya USA and XP-Pen! 

Entry Period: October 4-November 17, 2019

*UPDATE (1/31) We’re excited to announce the winners of the MONOGATARI fan art & cosplay contest!
After much deliberation VOFAN and VERTICAL. have voted on all the amazing fan art and cosplay submitted to our email and to Twitter and Instagram using the #MONOGATARIContest hashtag. We’ve tallied the votes and are proud to announce the winning submissions – please check out and support all the winners below: 

Category 1: Fan Art

Grand Prize (1)

@blazpu_

Grand Prize artist wins:

Runners-up (2)

@RicardoKonart

@makoanns

Runner-up artists win:

Category 2: Cosplay

Grand Prize (1):

Kana M.

Grand Prize cosplayer wins:

Runners up (2): 

@Kimi_lovesyou

@YillidanCosplay

Runner-up cosplayers win:

Thanks to all the fans who submitted! 

UPDATE 11/22: Our Anime NYC 2019 recap w/ announcements + VOFAN highlights!

Our Anime NYC Recap Part 1: VOFAN!

This year at Anime NYC, Vertical was proud to welcome renowned Taiwanese artist VOFAN for his first trip to the largest city in America—New York City!  Know as the “Magician of Light from Taiwan,” VOFAN has drawn characters for game magazines, light novels, and is best known as the star illustrator of the MONOGATARI series novels written by NISIOISIN. To celebrate the launch of his newly remastered art book, Colorful Dreams, VOFAN participated in panels, autograph sessions, press interviews and more though out the weekend. 

Check out some highlights from VOFAN’s appearance at Anime NYC November 15-17! 

Team VOFAN preps before the events, pre-signing and stamping 200 copies of his new art book, Colorful Dreams. These were sold at the Kinokuniya booth and SOLD OUT by Saturday night!

All pre-signed books also came with the Anime NYC exclusive stamp featuring the cover girl of Colorful Dreams.

Booth prep started at the Javits Center from Thursday. We had an art gallery, product display, photo booth, autograph sessions and freebies all weekend.

Over 200 fans came to the live drawing panel on Saturday, November 16.  Post-panel photo with everyone … can you find VOFAN?

VOFAN commemorates his Anime NYC appearance by drawing  golden birds on an EVA Airlines model plane … maybe we will see this in the sky some day!

VOFAN drew detailed sketches for all fans who participated in the autograph session.

Press interviews with some interesting questions … “If you had to personify bubble tea, what would she look like?” Look forward to the answer to this question and more very soon!

The characters were off the page on Sunday for the MONOGATARI cosplay contest … we had 15 participants and many fans in the crowd cheering for their favorite character. VOFAN takes a photo with all the participants in our photo booth.

Congratulations to the winners of the contest!  VOFAN acted as an honorary judge!

And that’s the end!  Thank you to all who visited our booth and panels during Anime NYC!

Special thanks to all  of our partners and sponsors: Animate, EVA Airlines, Kinokuniya, XP-PEN,  and Anime NYC!

Our Anime NYC Recap Part 2: Panel announcements!

At our November 17 Sunday morning industry panel, Kodansha Comics and Vertical made some exciting announcements about upcoming titles and events for 2019 and 2020—check out the complete list below! We also had a special guest from Japan, Megumi Kitahara, editor of Kodansha’s Dessert magazine, join us to talk about the behind-the-scene process of making shojo manga! 

Announcements from Vertical!

 

 

OWARIMONOGATARI Part 2 NISIOISIN During October of his third year in high school,Koyomi Araragi is introduced to a transfer student named Ougi Oshino by his underclassman Kanbaru Suruga. Ougi tells Koyomi that she has something she wishes to consult with him. When she draws the map of Naoestu High School, she finds something peculiar on what she draws. This discovery reveals a tale that wasn’t meant to be told, and changes Koyomi’s high school life entirely. This is the story that brings to light “what” makes Koyomi Araragi. This is the story that reveals the “beginning” of everything. On sale February 2020!

ZOKU OWARIMONOGATARI by NISIOISIN Welcome to the end of the final season of the MONOGATARI novel series! On sale July 2020 with new artwork from VOFAN!

Bishōnen Tanteidan (Pretty Boy Detective Club) by NISIOISIN and Suzuka Oda Mayumi Doujima, a second-year student at Yubiwa Private Academy, is a girl on the hunt for a star that can only be seen once in every ten years. But it turns out that the “Pretty Boy Detectives Club”—a mysterious, non-profit organization that is rumored to secretly solve trouble on campus—has decided to help Mayumi search for the star. These five vivacious pretty boys send her reeling, and set the stage for days of risky adventure! Manga on sale Fall 2020!

Chi’s Sweet Home Complete Manga Box Set by Konami Kanata New York Times Best-Seller Chi’s Sweet Home is now compiled into a cute, collectible box set! Includes: 4 volumes + box set case + a cute Chi bonus item. On sale June 2020!

 

WEATHERING WITH YOU by Makoto Shinkai  and Wataru Kubota The summer of freshman year of high school. A boy named Hodaka runs away from his island home and goes to Tokyo, where he spends every day in loneness. Then, in a corner of the bustling city he meets a girl named Hina. But he soon finds out that she possesses a mysterious power. Manga on sale summer 2020! 

 

Digital-First Announcements!

To Write Your Words (Kuchiutsusu) by Aki Amasawa A pure-romance novelist is asked to try her hand at ghost-writing a popular steamy series. But when she injures said hand in a literal run in with her handsome dentist, she fears she’ll lose the job … until he offers to be her hands, as long as she needs … On sale December 3, 2019!

Ex-Enthusiasts: Motokare Mania by Yukari Takinami Yurika Nanba doesn’t need hobbies … not when she spends all of her free time thinking about her ex-boyfriend! Notwithstanding that they’ve been broken up for 5 years (and she hasn’t heard from him at all), Yurika proudly describes herself as a “Motokare Mania”—an Ex-Boyfriend Enthusiast. But just when a new love seems on the horizon, the company she works at makes a new hire … her ex! On sale December 10 (live-action drama announced in Japan)! 

Watari-kun’s ***** Is about to Collapse by Naru Narumi Naoto Watari has had his share of struggles: His parents died two years ago, and now he and his sister live at his aunt’s house. There, his desire to protect his sister earned him notoriety as “the guy with the sister complex,”—which never mattered to him, as his sister always came first. But when Satsuki, a childhood friend-turned-enemy, becomes his school mate, Naoto’s ordinary life is thrown into chaos … and Satsuki may just be the beginning. On sale December 17!

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns by Akiko Higashimura Rinko, Kaori and Koyuki swore they would get married by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics … Now they’re about to step into a new chapter of romance … but will they, should they, finally get married? On sale December 24!

To Be Next to You by Atsuko Nanba Nina is in love with her kind, handsome neighbor Kyosuke, and though he’s off to high school, she doesn’t see their friendly relationship changing much at all. But soon enough, Nina finds Kyosuke kissing another girl, his classmate. Will the one-year difference change them after all? Or can she work up the courage to confess and win him over once and for all? A sweet story of the joys and pains of first love. On sale December 31!

That Blue Summer by Atsuko Nanba Rio was looking forward to spending her summer vacation in Tokyo, meeting boys and going out with friends. But after a change of plans forces her to stay the (whole!!) summer with her grandmother in the countryside, she’s devastated … until she meets Ginzo, a handsome, mysterious guy with incredible talent and a hidden past … On sale January 7, 2020!

GE—Good Ending by Kei Sasuga High school student Eiji is in love with Aki, the head of the tennis team, but he is unable to ask her out. Another student, Yuki, discovers his obsession with Aki, and promises to help him get closer to her … but Yuki’s help comes at a cost, and soon, the analytical, strategic Eiji finds himself deep in the messy turmoil of emotion … By the author of Domestic Girlfriend! On sale January 14!

MabuSasa by Nanase Akira Sasagawa is a typical high school girl: cute, bubbly … and completely obsessed with BL. One day, she spots her fellow classmate, Mabuchi-kun, at her favorite bookstore, in her favorite aisle, and her fervor is ignited: Could a rough-and-tumble, mean-eyed guy like him possibly love BL too? Her quest to find out leads her to a conclusion even she can’t believe, and their otaku romantic comedy of errors begins! On sale January 21!

And more romance titles are coming as digital-firsts in the month of February!

Let’s Kiss in Secret Tomorrow by Uri Sagata On sale February 4!

The Dorm of Love and Secrets by Nikki Asada On sale February 11!

I’ll Win You Over, Senpai! by Shin Shinmoto On sale February 18!

I Fell in Love after School by Haruki Mitsui On sale February 25!

Print Announcements!

Whisper Me a Love Song by Eku Takeshima Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and, to Himari’s surprise, Yori says she loves Himari back! But when Himari realizes that she and her senpai are feeling two different kinds of love, she begins to ask herself what “love” really means … On sale Fall 2020!

Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It’s an effortless performance, and, ultimately … a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst—and he’s about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be! On sale Fall 2020!

Life Lessons of Uramichi-Oniisan by Gaku Kuze Uramichi is 31. Uramichi appears on children’s TV alongside two grown men dressed as forest creatures and a singing woman with a very short fuse. Uramichi leads little kids in exercises and answers their questions about life. But Uramichi’s life is pain. Uramichi just wants to be miserable in peace. But, in his words, “There are games that don’t end even after you forfeit. Like life, for example … ” On sale Fall 2020 (anime previously announced)!


Heaven’s Design Team by Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, and TARAKO On the seventh day, God rested. But it turns out He started getting tired long before … In fact, when it came time to design the animals, God outsourced the whole thing to an agency … Heaven’s Design Team! They love their work—the giraffe, the koala, the ping-pong tree sponge(?!)—but their divine client’s demands are often vague, and the results are sometimes wild in more ways than one! Print edition on sale Fall 2020—digital editions on sale now!

Wow, that’s a whole lot of upcoming titles! Stay tuned for more news!

MONOGATARI Humble Bundle—pay what you want for NISIOSIN digital novels, manga, art & audiobooks until Dec 4!

This is it! The MONOGATARI Humble Bundle is definitely our longest-running Humble Book Bundle ever, running for an epic 3 weeks—but it’s also our most multidimensional: at its core, an up-to-minute collection of the mind-bending light novels of Japan’s hottest literary phenomenon, NISIOISIN, rounded out into multisensory glory with feasts for the eyes (with manga by Mitsuru Hattori and Oh!great and an artbook by VOFAN) and ears (with two audiobooks featuring the talents of your favorite anime voice actors)!

And you pay what you want for it—helping out charity while you’re at it! What could be better?

It’s the ultimate NISIOISIN digital package of light novels, manga, art, and audiobooks—and a perfect gateway to a brand-new world. (And if you’re at Anime NYC November 15-17—let the star illustrator of all those beautiful MONOGATARI covers and Colorful Dreams artbook, VOFAN, know you supported his Humble Bundle!) Ready? So how does it work?

Name your price. All together, the light novels, manga, artbook, and audiobooks in this bundle would usually set you back more than $265. At Humble Bundle, though, you choose the price!

Read ’em anywhere. These comics are available in multiple formats including CBZ, PDF, and ePub, so they work on your computer, e-readers, iPads, cell phones, and a wide array of mobile devices! Instructions and a list of recommended reading programs can be found here. 

Support charity. Choose where the money goes—among publisher Vertical and our preselected charity American Civil Liberties Union and  The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund—or, if you like, a charity of your choice—via the PayPal Giving Fund. For details on how this works, click here. If you like this bundle or like what Humble Bundle does, you can leave a Humble Tip too.

This special bundle ends Wednesday, December 4, 10:59 A.M. PACIFIC TIME
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PAY WHAT YOU WANT! Here’s what you’ll get with each tier:


Pay $1 or more
BAKEMONOGATARI Parts 1-3
+ 10% off RightStuf Anime discount code for any print MONOGATARI novel


Pay $8 or more
KIZUMONOGATARI
NISEMONOGATARI Parts 1-2

Pay $15 or more
NEKOMONOGATARI (Black & White)
KABUKIMONOGATARI
HANAMONOGATARI

Pay $18 or more
OTORIMONOGATARI
ONIMONOGATARI
KOIMONOGATARI
Imperfect Girl Volumes 1-3 — manga by Mitsuru Hattori


Pay $20 or more
KOYOMIMONOGATARI Parts 1-2
TSUKIMONOGATARI
KIZUMONOGATARI audiobook
NEKOMONOGATARI (White) audiobook
BAKEMONOGATARI Volume 1 — manga by Oh!great
Colorful Dreams — full-color artbook by VOFAN

Pay what you want. Support charity. Get awesome manga! 

More MONOGATARI ebooks now available! 9 more titles added October 8

Last June, we announced 6 novels from NISIOISIN’s legendary MONOGATARI series from Vertical  (and featuring the awe-inspiring cover art and illustrations of Taiwanese illustrator VOFAN) were finally available as ebooks.

And now we’re here to announce we’ve got 9 more MONOGATARI novels available as ebooks starting today October 8! You can buy them from our digital retail partners Apple Books, BookWalker, Google Play, Kindle, and Kobo!

If you know the MONOGATARI series from its anime, this is the one true way to dive deep into the original stories of the peculiar characters and unique vision of NISIOISIN.

Here’s the complete list of MONOGATARI novels available as ebooks so far!

Released in June:

KIZUMONOGATARI (Wound Tale)
BAKEMONOGATARI (Monster Tale, Parts 1-3)
NISEMONOGATARI (Fake Tale)
NEKOMONGATARI (Cat Tale: Black)

Available starting October 8:

NEKOMONGATARI (Cat Tale: White)
KABUKIMONOGATARI (Dandy Tale)
HANAMONOGATARI (Flower Tale)
OTORIMONOGATARI (Decoy Tale)
ONIMONOGATARI (Demon Tale)
KOIMONOGATARI (Love Tale)
TSUKIMONOGATARI (Possession Tale)
KOYOMIMONOGATARI (Calendar Tale Parts 1-2)

 

And if you like it as manga (who doesn’t?), there’s the just-released Volume 1 of the BAKEMONOGATARI manga collaboration between NISIOISIN and Air Gear legend Oh!great!

And finally … don’t miss MONOGATARI illustrator VOFAN’s rare Stateside appearance at Anime NYC in November! You don’t have to be there to participate in the MONOGATARI Cosplay and Fan Art Contest!

NISIOISIN Sale! Digital manga and MONOGATARI novels up to 50% off—plus Halloween Comic Fest!

To commemorate in style the debut of our epic BAKEMONOGATARI manga team-up today, we’ve decided to hold a special week-long digital sale featuring Japan’s biggest literary phenom (and palindromic pen-name) NISIOISIN! (It’s also our first digital sale featuring novels!)

If you’re an ebook reader, here’s a great chance to dive into some of the most original, daring fiction to appear on the Japanese literary scene in years. On sale is the “first season” of NISIOISIN’s famous MONOGATARI Series, featuring your favorite characters Kiss-Shot, Senjogahara, and Hanekawa. In addition, you can also pick up the full set of NISIOISIN’s thriller manga, Imperfect Girl.

Go to our digital retail partners Apple Books, BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook this week and get up to 50% off on our NISIOISIN digital libary! Sale ends October 7, though. Full list of titles on sale, below:

[novels]

KIZUMONOGATARI

BAKEMONOGATARI Part 1

BAKEMONOGATARI Part 2

BAKEMONOGATARI Part 3

NISEMONOGATARI Part 1

NISEMONOGATARI Part 2

NEKOMONOGATARI: BLACK

[manga]

Imperfect Girl

Halloween Comic Fest 2019

 

Wait, there’s more!? The end of the month marks not just Halloween, but Halloween Comic Fest—when participating comic-book specialty shops give away specially published comic books absolutely free. Just check out the Halloween Comic Fest website to find a participating retailer near you.

Both Kodansha Comics and Vertical will be part of the festivities and this year Vertical will be showcasing none other than the BAKEMONOGATARI manga! So here’s one way you can get a free sample, specially printed for comics stores!

As a bonus, there will also be special tribute artwork printed inside … details to be revealed soon!