The BEST episodes directed by Tomoyuki Itamura

Ougi Dark - Part 1
star
9.30
40 votes

#1 - Ougi Dark - Part 1

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 5

Gaen assembles Koyomi, Shinobu, Mayoi and Yozuru and reveals that Ougi is the responsible for some of the previous ordeals they faced.

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Ougi Dark - Part 2
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8.87
13 votes

#2 - Ougi Dark - Part 2

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 6

To stop Ougi from meddling further, Koyomi has a final confrontation with her.

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Sodachi Lost - Part 3
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8.80
84 votes

#3 - Sodachi Lost - Part 3

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 6

Ougi claims to have figured out the whereabouts of Oikura’s mother and, in her own way, helps Araragi and Hanekawa to solve the mystery.

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Sodachi Lost - Part 2
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8.73
85 votes

#4 - Sodachi Lost - Part 2

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 5

Araragi and Hanekawa visit Oikura and learn the painful story of her family's past.

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Ougi Formula - Parts 1 & 2
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8.69
100 votes

#5 - Ougi Formula - Parts 1 & 2

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 1

During the month of October of his third year in high school, Koyomi Araragi is introduced to a transfer student named Ougi Oshino, who tells him she has something to consult with him. This reveals a tale that brings to light “what” makes Koyomi Araragi.

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Shinobu Mail - Part 6
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8.68
84 votes

#6 - Shinobu Mail - Part 6

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 12

As Koyomi prepares for his duel, he learns of the crisis that Hanekawa is facing and must decide what battle he should fight.

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Shinobu Mail - Part 5
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8.67
79 votes

#7 - Shinobu Mail - Part 5

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 11

Koyomi is confronted by Shinobu's first minion, the original apparition killer. But instead of starting a battle, the samurai makes a simple request.

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Ougi Dark - Part 3
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8.64
11 votes

#8 - Ougi Dark - Part 3

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 7

After being exposed, Ougi is about to be engulfed by the darkness, but Koyomi refuses to give up on her and Meme reappears in the nick of time to save them.

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Sodachi Riddle - Part 2
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8.58
81 votes

#9 - Sodachi Riddle - Part 2

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 3

Having rediscovered the room on the second floor of the ruined house, Koyomi tells Ougi of the events that happened there five years earlier.

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Shinobu Mail - Part 3
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8.56
77 votes

#10 - Shinobu Mail - Part 3

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 9

Having finally arrived at the meeting place, Koyomi and Suruga find an unexpected person waiting for them. Before their reunion can take place, they must face an unexpected foe!

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Sodachi Lost - Part 1
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8.53
83 votes

#11 - Sodachi Lost - Part 1

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 4

Hanekawa reveals her concerns about Ougi as she and Araragi go to visit Oikura.

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Sodachi Riddle - Part 1
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8.45
84 votes

#12 - Sodachi Riddle - Part 1

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 2

In the aftermath of the previous day, Araragi is about to enter his classroom when Hanekawa informs him that a student absent all year is finally attending. The story pushes further into the past, as more of “what” makes Koyomi Araragi is revealed.

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Shinobu Mail - Part 4
star
8.41
79 votes

#13 - Shinobu Mail - Part 4

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 10

The group relocates to the North Shirahebi Shrine where Izuko Gaen tells them the story behind the location and the effect Shinobu's first minion had on it.

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Shinobu Mail - Part 1
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8.30
81 votes

#14 - Shinobu Mail - Part 1

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 7

Koyomi Araragi waits in the ruins of the cram school to ask Suruga Kanbaru for help, a request he hopes she will refuse.

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Shinobu Mail - Part 2
star
8.27
78 votes

#15 - Shinobu Mail - Part 2

Monogatari - Season 4 - Episode 8

After a hurried departure from the cram school ruins, Koyomi and Suruga head toward the meeting place, only to encounter some difficulty along the way.

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Mayoi Hell - Part 2
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8.13
13 votes

#16 - Mayoi Hell - Part 2

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 2

Mayoi takes Koyomi to meet Teori, who offers him a way to return to the world of the living. Koyomi is in doubt about accepting his offer, as he believes others like Mayoi are more worthy of reviving than him, until he comes with a surprising decision.

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Mayoi Hell - Part 1
star
8.00
15 votes

#17 - Mayoi Hell - Part 1

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 1

March 13th, the morning of college entrance exams. Koyomi Araragi has died due to Izuko Gaen. Mayoi Hachikuji was waiting for him in the afterlife, and guides him towards an unknown destination. Koyomi would have never thought that this certain someone would be waiting for him there.

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My Mom's Out Tonight
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7.97
72 votes

#18 - My Mom's Out Tonight

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 12

What does it mean to be a vampire? Why does Ko want to become one? A chat with a friend reveals Ko’s lack of answers to these all-important questions.

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Call of the Night
star
7.93
81 votes

#19 - Call of the Night

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 13

The night feels distant. Ko isn’t sure how to close that gap.

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Do You Know What a Vampire Is?
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7.92
74 votes

#20 - Do You Know What a Vampire Is?

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 11

Nazuna needs new blood for her cuddle-buddy business, and Ko is on the case! But he’s not the only one wandering the night looking for someone…

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Well, That's a Problem
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7.90
88 votes

#21 - Well, That's a Problem

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 5

How does Nazuna make money, anyway? Ko is about to get the inside scoop on her (very suspicious) business, but first he’ll need to make sense of his complicated emotions.

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Reproduce
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7.89
75 votes

#22 - Reproduce

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 7

Boredom drove Ko into the night. Boredom drove Ko’s new acquaintance to killing time in her own way. She and Ko seem very similar… perhaps TOO similar for comfort.

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Hitagi Rendezvous - Part 1
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7.87
12 votes

#23 - Hitagi Rendezvous - Part 1

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 3

Now fully human again, Koyomi is called by Hitagi for a date, as they spend some time together, Koyomi has a vision of Ougi.

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Isn't This a Tight Squeeze?
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7.84
91 votes

#24 - Isn't This a Tight Squeeze?

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 4

Three’s a crowd when Ko invites Akira to hang out with him and Nazuna late one evening.

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All of Us
star
7.77
73 votes

#25 - All of Us

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 8

Ko thought he had all the time in the world, but the revelation of an unexpected deadline changes everything. Hopefully his friends (new and old alike) will have some advice.

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A Lot Came Out
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7.75
102 votes

#26 - A Lot Came Out

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 3

When can you start calling someone a friend? What even IS friendship, anyway? As Ko reconnects with a classmate, questions arise he isn’t sure he knows how answer.

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Might as Well Have Fun
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7.72
83 votes

#27 - Might as Well Have Fun

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 6

Ko doesn’t need a mirror to see his reflection. It’s staring right back at him in the form of Nazuna’s latest client.

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No Fair
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7.69
74 votes

#28 - No Fair

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 9

Seri is extremely popular, but popularity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when one of her human paramours develops feelings she isn’t ready to deal with.

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Hina / V.S.
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7.67
88 votes

#29 - Hina / V.S.

March Comes in Like a Lion - Season 1 - Episode 4

Will Hina be able to give her home made lunch to the person she is concerned about? Tune in as a fateful meeting unfolds in front of our eyes...

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Night Flight
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7.55
131 votes

#30 - Night Flight

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 1

A chance encounter with a stranger introduces Ko to a nocturnal life. Ko follows her and why shouldn’t he? The night is still young.

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Do You Do LINE?
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7.55
115 votes

#31 - Do You Do LINE?

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 2

How can you fall in love with a vampire when you can’t even track them down!? Nazuma remains frustratingly elusive, but Ko may have a nostalgic solution to this new problem.

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Hitagi Rendezvous - Part 2
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7.54
12 votes

#32 - Hitagi Rendezvous - Part 2

Monogatari - Season 5 - Episode 4

Koyomi and Hitagi spend the rest of the date bonding further. Once back home, Koyomi has another encounter with Ougi.

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Mémoire 1: Vanitas ―In the Event of Rusty Hopes―
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7.53
96 votes

#33 - Mémoire 1: Vanitas ―In the Event of Rusty Hopes―

The Case Study of Vanitas - Season 1 - Episode 1

Noé is on an airship bound for Paris, where he hopes to find the legendary "Book of Vanitas." He meets a woman named Amelia as the ship nears its destination, and then all hell breaks loose when a mysterious stranger appears. Has Noé's quest found him?

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Enlarge the Peeping-Tom Photos
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7.43
79 votes

#34 - Enlarge the Peeping-Tom Photos

Call of the Night - Season 1 - Episode 10

It’s not all sparkles and hearts at the maid café where Midori works. Someone is creeping on a certain maid, but uncovering the interloper isn’t as easy as it looks…

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