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Monogatari

2009

Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each arc talks about a different girl's unique struggle and the mysterious cause of their affliction. The series explores themes of adolescence, personal growth, and the complexities of human relationships. It's known for its witty dialogue, stylistic animation, and unique narrative structure.

Maha Hamada

Maha Hamada (born September 18, 1974, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She entered the entertainment industry in 1986 and made her acting debut in the 1989 television series Kamakura Pension Monogatari. In 1997, she played a leading role in the drama Kore de Kazoku. Hamada is represented by Horipro. She is the daughter of Western-style painter Yoshi Hamada and the sister of professional golfer Rui Hamada.

Hiroshi Kamiya

Cast · Known for BLUE LOCK, Fate/stay night, Attack on Titan

Hiroshi Kamiya is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is best known for being the voice of Choromatsu Matsuno from Osomatsu-san, Takashi Natsume from Natsume Yūjin Chō, Seijuro Akashi from Kuroko's Basketball, Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan, Mephisto Pheles from Blue Exorcist, Yuzuru Otonashi from Angel Beats!, Yato from Noragami, Nozomu Itoshiki from Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Koyomi Araragi from the Monogatari series, Sōma from Working!!, Izaya Orihara from Durarara!!, Trafalgar Law from One Piece, Tieria Erde from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Kinshirō Kusatsu from Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!. He won "Best Lead Actor" and "Best Personality" at the Third Seiyu Awards, and "Best Supporting Actor" at the Second Seiyu Awards. He hosts radio show Dear Girl Stories along with voice actor Daisuke Ono.

Saori Hayami

Cast · Known for Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Magic Knight Rayearth

Saori Hayami is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. She is represented by the agency I'm Enterprise. As a singer, she is signed to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Japan. In 2016, she won the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Her major voice roles include Yukino Yukinoshita in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Ayase Aragaki in Oreimo, Shirayuki in Snow White with the Red Hair, Miyuki Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Shinoa Hiiragi in Seraph of the End, Kotohae Hanami in Witchy PreCure!, Urara Shiraishi in Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Yotsugi Ononoki in Monogatari, Aila Jyrkiäinen in Gundam Build Fighters, Wako Agemaki in Star Driver, Shōko Nishimiya in A Silent Voice, Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer, and Yor Forger in SPY × FAMILY.

Yuka Iguchi

Cast · Known for Ascendance of a Bookworm, Chiikawa, Monogatari

Yuka Iguchi (井口 裕香, Iguchi Yuka, July 11, 1988) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Office Osawa and her record label is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Iguchi's major roles include Index in A Certain Magical Index, Tsukihi Araragi in Monogatari, Maria Takayama in Haganai, Tamaki Irie in Majestic Prince, Miku Kohinata in Symphogear, Mea Kurosaki in To Love Ru Darkness, Norie Okazaki in Tamayura, and Hinata Miyake in A Place Further than the Universe.

Maaya Sakamoto

Cast · Known for Black Butler, Monogatari, Fruits Basket

Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Riho Yamazaki in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Moe Katsuragi in Risky Safety, Princess Tomoyo in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Shiki Ryougi in the Kara no Kyoukai film series, and Motoko Kusanagi in the newer Ghost in the Shell films and series. In video games she voices Aura and Natsume in .hack, Lisa Hamilton / La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Aeris in Kingdom Hearts, Aigis in Persona 3, Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in the Tekken series, and Alisa Illinichina Amiella in God Eater. She has also branched into singing, performing songs in both English and Japanese. She released her debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996. Her singles "Tune the Rainbow", "Loop", "Ame ga Furu", and "Triangler" have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: "Triangler" in particular charted at number 3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2010, her thirtieth birthday. In the Japanese localization of overseas dubs, she has voiced Padme Amidala as presented in the Star Wars films and cartoons, as well as being the dub voice for Natalie Portman on numerous films.

Keiko Takahashi

Cast · Known for Door

Born in Hokkaido, 1955. In 1970, she made her acting debut in "Kōkōsei Burusu" in her original stage name Keiko Sekine. Since then, she has appeared in numerous films over a 50 year career in television, film, stage and commercials. Her hit films include "Tattoo Ari" (1982), "Hana monogatari" (1989) and "Fumiko no Umi" (2007). She has received awards including the 3rd Asahi Performing Arts Award, the Akiyama Matsushiyo Award (2004), the 62nd Mainichi Film Competition, Supporting Actress Award (2008), and the 64th Mainichi Film Competition Tanaka Kinuyo Award (2010).

Tomoyuki Itamura

Director · Known for Monogatari

Tomoyuki Itamura (Japanese: 板村 智幸) is a Japanese animator, director, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM, Inc. in 2005 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the Monogatari series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with Nisemonogatari. With Akiyuki Simbo, Itamura directed all subsequent installments until Owarimonogatari II, with the only exception being Oishi's Kizumonogatari trilogy. Itamura left Shaft in 2017. Source: Wikipedia

Masami Hata

Masami Hata (波多 正美, November 5, 1942) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Taipei, Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and raised in Toyama prefecture. He is a veteran director who has been active since the dawn of Japanese TV anime. After joining Mushi Production, he participated in Tezuka's works such as Goku no Daibouken and later worked on Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son-Gokū (The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son Gokuu, co-directed by Rintaro) at Madhouse. A veteran director known for directing many of Sanrio's feature films such as Shiriusu no Densetsu (The Sea Prince and the Fire Child) and Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell). Other masterpieces include the US-Japan collaboration fantasy giant Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (also known as Little Nemo).

Momo Asakura

Cast · Known for Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

Momo Asakura is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, employed by Music Ray'n. After passing an audition held by Music Ray'n, she made her voice acting debut as Yumi in the anime My Little Monster in 2012. She played her first main role as Ayumi Otosaka in the 2015 anime television series Charlotte. In 2015 She form a group Unit call "Try Sail" 3 voice actress (Momo Asakura, Sora Amamiya, Shiina Natsukawa), Mange by Sony's Music Ray's Subdivision. Their 1st single "Whiz" reached the 4th palce on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. And still active to this day. In 2017, they song Original "Interviews with Monster Girls, Adrenaline!!!" for "Eromanga Senl-sei". In 2018, they song azure for "Zoku monogatari", "Wanted Girl" and "Truth" for "Time Bokan 24.

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel Teito Monogatari (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.

Yui Horie

Cast · Known for Monogatari, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, The Vermilion Mask

Yui Horie is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "Hocchan" by her Japanese fans. She hosts a radio show called "Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago" and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is one of a handful of Japanese idol voice actors that rose to prominence in the 2000s, whose popularity today has been attributed to their solid experience and long-term interaction with their fan base, as opposed to the contemporary norms of youth and beauty in the entertainment industry. As a result of her ongoing success, she has performed solo at large music venues, such as the Nippon Budokan in 2009 and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium's First Stadium in 2015, each with capacities of approximately 14,000 and 13,000 respectively. Her official fanclub is the "Black Cat Alliance". Some of her notable roles in anime include Naru Narusegawa in Love Hina, Multi in To Heart, Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket, Ai in Dōbutsu no Mori, Ayu Tsukimiya in Kanon, Yuki Cross in Vampire Knight, Miss Monochrome in Miss Monochrome, Minori Kushieda in Toradora!, Tsubasa Hanekawa in Monogatari, Chie Satonaka in Persona 4, Kōko Kaga in Golden Time, Carla in Fairy Tail and Wiz in KonoSuba.

Kei Haneoka

Composer · Known for Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Monogatari

Kei Haneoka (羽岡 佳, Haneoka Kei, August 5, 1977) is a Japanese composer and arranger from Tokyo. He is affiliated with Creek, Ltd., and is an associate composer in Nichion. After graduating from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Music (composition major), he worked on composition of instrumental works for TV, radio, commercials and stage. After that, he began to compose pop-related works. Some of his major compositions include the soundtracks for the drama / movie “Team Batista Series”, the drama “GTO” (2014, 2012), “bad money”, “trembling cow”, “criminal look”, “RESCUE special altitude” "Rescue Team", movie "Real-Complete Emirates Day-", Super Sentai Series "Furoku Sentai Tokyuja", Anime "Samurai Monogatari", "Negima !?" In addition, Daiki Ise, Dong Bang Shin Ki, Tackey & Tsubasa, Yoshio Inoue, ZONE, Hiki Shiina, and other pop works are also offered to many artists. JASRAC member since April 2003.