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Episode (エピソード, Episōdo) is an oddity specialist who specializes in vampire hunting. He acts as a mercenary who is willing to cooperate with other specialists when paid. He is a half-vampire himself.

He is nicknamed Sode by Izuko Gaen.

Appearance

Episode has blonde hair of medium length and not too neatly combed, as well as have sanpaku eyes. He wears a white uniform and wields a giant cross as a weapon.

Despite his appearance, he claims to be six. He's likely gotten an abnormal maturity growth from his parent vampire, which led him to look like a teenager despite being a six year old child.

Personality

Episode is aggressive and arrogant, and as a half-vampire he is openly disgusted by vampires and references to his other prey as: "those who think if they have the powers of mosquitoes, then they are invincible". Shinobu Oshino states half-vampires do not belong anywhere, and consequently hate both humans and vampires. His catchphrase seems to be: "That's hilarious." In the English translation of Kizumonogatari, he says "Gotta love it."

Background

Episode is a half-vampire. Half-vampires, in exchange for an immortality that is weaker than that of a regular vampire, are characterized by not bearing most of a regular vampire's weak points. For example, they can walk under the sun and they can cast a shadow. Normally, half-vampires are not accepted in both humanity and oddity side, so this circumstance leads Episode to hate vampires as well as humans. He acts not entirely because of work but also for personal feelings, so Meme Oshino warned Koyomi Araragi that he wouldn't easily give up like Dramaturgy.

Plot

Koyomi Vamp

This section contains content from Kizumonogatari.
He stole the left leg of Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade in effort to slay her. While confronting Koyomi Araragi along with the other hunters, he is stopped by Meme Oshino, who convinces him to fight Koyomi 1 on 1 in order to learn the location of Kiss shot.

In his duel with Koyomi, he fights by throwing his giant cross and teleporting by morphing into mist. As a half-vampire, the weakness of crosses is nullified, so he is able to touch it without being burnt. Koyomi barely manages to dodge each attack, but still is affected by burning cuts that the cross give him.

Tsubasa Hanekawa calls out to help Koyomi before Episode wounds her with his cross. Koyomi flies into a flurry of rage and causes an explosion in the ground, causing debris to prevent Episode from manifest as mist. He gets the jump on him and nearly chokes him to death before Oshino stops him. Koyomi runs back to Hanekawa and saves her using his vampire blood to heal her. After wards, Episode returns the leg as promised.

In the novel, he helps clean up afterwards and apologizes for getting too excited and hurting his friend.

Tsubasa Tiger

This section contains content from Nekomonogatari.
Episode later returns to town for the first time after the events of spring break and had the chance of meeting with Tsubasa Hanekawa. Although Tsubasa showed some fear upon seeing the man who almost killed her, she manages to engage in a casual conversation with him. In this talk, he reveals that he returned after receiving a job from a client. That client later introduces herself as Izuko Gaen.^[1]

Shinobu Mail

This section contains content from Owarimonogatari.
Concurrent to Tsubasa Tiger, Episode then stops Koyomi from drinking a bottle of green tea that Shinobu's first minion had poisoned with holy water. He and Izuko show up to confront the first minion, who escapes, and they end up finding the erotic literature resembling them that Koyomi had purchased.

Along with Izuko, he observes the duel between Koyomi and Shinobu's first minion, amused at Shinobu's intention for her two former servants to fight over her. He later helps Izuko clean up the aftermath of the duel and collect the leftover samurai armor, which is forged into Yumewatari.

Catchphrases / Running Gags

"Totally makes me laugh!" (alternatively translated as "that's hilarious!")

Trivia

In the English audiobook of Kizumonogatari, Episode's voice is deep and booming, largely contrasting his more flamboyant voice in the anime adaptations. This is likely a result of the directors looking at the source material from a fresh perspective, not looking to directly replicate the standards set by the previous adaptations. This was later revised in the Nekomonogatari White audiobook.

Appears In

Kizumonogatari
Bakemonogatari (anime series prologue)
Nekomonogatari
Owarimonogatari
Koyomimonogatari (visual cameo in anime adaptation)

Gallery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Second Season Episode 04: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 4

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[tiger04-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Second Season Episode 04: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 4

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+{{Character Infobox
-{{CharacterInfobox
-| image      = [[Image:Episode.jpg|270px|center]]
+| image      = episode profile.png
 | Birthday       =
 | Sign     =
+| Age        =
-| Age        =  6<ref name="tiger04">[[Second Season Episode 04: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 4]]</ref>
 | Gender     = Male
 | Hair Color = Blonde
 | Eye Color  = Yellow
-| Classification = Half-Vampire / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhampir]Dhampir
+| Classification = Half-[[Vampire]]/[[wikipedia:Dhampir|Dhampir]]
 | Occupation = Vampire Hunter
 | Relatives     =
+| Voice Actor  = [[wikipedia:Miyu Irino|Miyu Irino]] (Japanese)<br>[[wikipedia:Keith Silverstein|Keith Silverstein]] ([[Kizumonogatari]])<br>[[wikipedia:Erik Scott Kimerer|Erik Kimerer]], ([[Nekomonogatari]])((English) Audiobook)|Romaji = Episōdo|Japanese = エピソード|Physical Age = Late Teens|Literal Age = 6<ref name="tiger04">[[Second Season Episode 04: Tsubasa Tiger, Part 4]]</ref>|First Appearance = <br>[[Kizumonogatari]]<br>[[Nekomonogatari]] (anime)|First Chronological Appearance = |First Chronologic Appearance = <br>[[Kizumonogatari]]}}
-| Voice Actor  = [[wikipedia:Miyu Irino|Miyu Irino]]}}
-'''Episode''' (エピソード, ''Episōdo'') is one of the vampire hunters who tried to kill [[Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade]] while she was still a powerful vampire; he managed to steal her left leg. He is nicknamed '''Sode''' by [[Izuko Gaen]].
+'''Episode''' (エピソード, ''Episōdo'') is an [[oddity]] specialist who specializes in [[vampire]] hunting. He acts as a mercenary who is willing to cooperate with other specialists when paid. He is a half-vampire himself.
-[[Category:Characters]]
+He is nicknamed '''Sode''' by [[Izuko Gaen]].
-[[Category:Males]]
-[[Category:Vampire Hunter]]
 ==Appearance==
 Episode has blonde hair of medium length and not too neatly combed, as well as have sanpaku eyes. He wears a white uniform and wields a giant cross as a weapon.
+Despite his appearance, he claims to be six. He's likely gotten an abnormal maturity growth from his parent vampire, which led him to look like a teenager despite being a six year old child.<gallery>
-In ''Tsubasa Tiger'', it is revealed that he's six years old in age.
+episode designs.png|Designs for ''Nekomonogatari White''
+Kizu episode designs.jpg|Designs for ''Kizumonogatari''
+</gallery>
 ==Personality==
-Episode is aggressive and arrogant, and as a half-vampire he is openly disgusted by vampires and references to his other prays as: "those who think if they have the powers of mosquitoes, then they are invincible". [[Shinobu Oshino]] states half-vampires do not belong anywhere, and consequently hate both humans and vampires. His catchphrase seems to be: "That's hilarious."
+Episode is aggressive and arrogant, and as a half-vampire he is openly disgusted by vampires and references to his other prey as: "those who think if they have the powers of mosquitoes, then they are invincible". [[Shinobu Oshino]] states half-vampires do not belong anywhere, and consequently hate both humans and vampires. His catchphrase seems to be: "That's hilarious." In the English translation of ''Kizumonogatari'', he says "Gotta love it."
 ==Background==
-Episode is a half-vampire. Half-vampires, in exchange for an immortality that is weaker than that of a regular vampire are characterized by not bearing most of a regular vampire's weak points. For example, they can walk under the sun and they can cast a shadow. Normally, half-vampires are not accepted in both humanity and kaii side so this circumstance leads Episode to hate vampires. He acts not entirely because of work but also for personal feelings, so [[Meme Oshino]] warned [[Koyomi Araragi]] that he won't easily give up like what [[Dramaturgie]] did.
+Episode is a half-vampire. Half-vampires, in exchange for an immortality that is weaker than that of a regular vampire, are characterized by not bearing most of a regular vampire's weak points. For example, they can walk under the sun and they can cast a shadow. Normally, half-vampires are not accepted in both humanity and [[oddity]] side, so this circumstance leads Episode to hate vampires as well as humans. He acts not entirely because of work but also for personal feelings, so [[Meme Oshino]] warned [[Koyomi Araragi]] that he wouldn't easily give up like [[Dramaturgy]].
-He's got an abnormal maturity growth from his parent vampire, which led him to look like a teenager despite being a six year old child.
 ==Plot==
-[[Image:-Esper-raws-_Bakemonogatari_-_01_-BDRip_1080p_x264_FLAC-.mkv_snapshot_01.00_-2012.04.12_18.12.22-.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Episode with other hunters surround Koyomi.]]
 ===''Koyomi Vamp''===
+{{Kizu}}He stole the left leg of [[Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade]] in effort to slay her. While confronting [[Koyomi Araragi]] along with the other hunters, he is stopped by [[Meme Oshino]], who convinces him to fight Koyomi 1 on 1 in order to learn the location of Kiss shot.
-In duel for the leg of Shinobu, he was fighting with [http://bakemonogatari.wikia.com/wiki/Koyomi_Araragi Koyomi Araragi] by throwing his cross with his vampire strength (incomparable to the true vampires but it's enough to throw his massive cross).
+In his duel with Koyomi, he fights by throwing his giant cross and teleporting by morphing into mist. As a half-vampire, the weakness of crosses is nullified, so he is able to touch it without being burnt. Koyomi barely manages to dodge each attack, but still is affected by burning cuts that the cross give him.
-[[Image:-Esper-raws-_Bakemonogatari_-_01_-BDRip_1080p_x264_FLAC-.mkv_snapshot_01.05_-2012.08.05_00.49.54-.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Episode vs. Koyomi.]]
-Koyomi can't match him because Episode was transforming into mist every time and didn't have vampire weaknesses, but when [[Tsubasa Hanekawa]] tried to help Koyomi, Episode wounded her with his cross; she still managed to get out what she wanted to say to Koyomi before falling unconscious. Koyomi flew into a rage and managed to find a weakness (thanks to Tsubasa's help) and began to choke Episode. He would be dead if [[Meme Oshino]] didn't stop Koyomi. After that fight he returned the leg as he promised.
+[[Tsubasa Hanekawa]] calls out to help Koyomi before Episode wounds her with his cross. Koyomi flies into a flurry of rage and causes an explosion in the ground, causing debris to prevent Episode from manifest as mist. He gets the jump on him and nearly chokes him to death before Oshino stops him. Koyomi runs back to Hanekawa and saves her using his vampire blood to heal her. After wards, Episode returns the leg as promised.
+In the novel, he helps clean up afterwards and apologizes for getting too excited and hurting his friend.
 ===''Tsubasa Tiger''===
+{{Neko}}Episode later returns to town for the first time after the events of spring break and had the chance of meeting with Tsubasa Hanekawa. Although Tsubasa showed some fear upon seeing the man who almost killed her, she manages to engage in a casual conversation with him. In this talk, he reveals that he returned after receiving a job from a client. That client later introduces herself as [[Izuko Gaen]].<ref name="tiger04" />
-[[File:Sode.jpg|thumb|nickname revealed]]
-Episode later returns to town for the first time after the events of spirng break and had a chance meeting with Tsubasa Hanekawa. Although Tsubasa showed some fear upon seeing the man who almost killed her, she manages to engage in a casual conversation with her. In this talk, he reveals that he returned after receiving a job from a client. That client later introduces herself as [[Izuko Gaen]].<ref name="tiger04" />
+=== ''Shinobu Mail'' ===
+{{Owari}}Concurrent to Tsubasa Tiger, Episode then stops Koyomi from drinking a bottle of green tea that Shinobu's first minion had poisoned with holy water. He and Izuko show up to confront the first minion, who escapes, and they end up finding the erotic literature resembling them that Koyomi had purchased.
+Along with Izuko, he observes the duel between Koyomi and Shinobu's first minion, amused at Shinobu's intention for her two former servants to fight over her. He later helps Izuko clean up the aftermath of the duel and collect the leftover samurai armor, which is forged into Yumewatari.
+== Catchphrases / Running Gags ==
+* "Totally makes me laugh!" (alternatively translated as "that's hilarious!")
+== Trivia ==
+* In the English audiobook of [[Kizumonogatari]], Episode's voice is deep and booming, largely contrasting his more flamboyant voice in the anime adaptations. This is likely a result of the directors looking at the source material from a fresh perspective, not looking to directly replicate the standards set by the previous adaptations. This was later revised in the [[Nekomonogatari|Nekomonogatari White]] audiobook.
+== Appears In ==
+* [[Kizumonogatari]]
+* [[Bakemonogatari]] (anime series prologue)
+* [[Nekomonogatari]]
+* [[Owarimonogatari]]
+* [[Koyomimonogatari]] (visual cameo in anime adaptation)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+-Esper-raws- Bakemonogatari - 01 -BDRip 1080p x264 FLAC-.mkv snapshot 01.00 -2012.04.12 18.12.22-.jpg|Episode as he originally appears in the [[Bakemonogatari]] prologue.
+episode neko.jpg|Episode in [[Nekomonogatari|Nekomonogatari White]].
+episode neko 2.jpg
+episode owari.png|Episode as he appears in [[Owarimonogatari]].
+Episode_Kizumonogatari.png|Episode as he appears in the [[Kizumonogatari]] films.
+.png|In the [[Bakemonogatari (manga)|Bakemonogatari manga]].
+</gallery>
 ==References==
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