Kabukimonogatari

Kabukimonogatari
Novel Information
Release	December 24, 2010
ISBN	978-4-06-283767-5
Pages	342
Cover	Mayoi Hachikuji
Novel Guide
Previous	Nekomonogatari
Next	Hanamonogatari

Kabukimonogatari (傾物語) is the fifth part of the Monogatari series. It is the eighth book overall, and contains the story Mayoi Jiangshi (まよいキョンシー).

Etymology

The title is portmanteau of kabukimono, a strange, deviant wandering samurai, and monogatari, "story".

An English adaptation of this title could be twistory.

The kanji used to write "kabuki" (傾き) more typically reads as "katamuki" and means "slant, slope, inclination, deviation". As with some other Monogatari novels, it contains the BAKE part (化), and is composed of the simplified form of "man" (人) and "period of time" (頃).

Synopsis

Araragi Koyomi and Oshino Shinobu decided to time travel back into 11 years ago using up the remaining spirit particles at the shrine from Nadeko Snake. In their adventure, Koyomi saved Hachikuji Mayoi from the car accident that killed her. When they returned to the present, they discover the world has changed drastically as a consequence of what Koyomi have done. Now they have to find an alternate way to get back to their original world.

Anime

See also: Monogatari Series Second Season

Kabukimonogatari was adapted into the TV anime series through the compilation cour of Monogatari Series: Second Season as the second arc. For Blu-ray releases, it was released separately with it's original novel title.