Nekomonogatari: Kuro

The order the author originally wrote the series in, preferred by most Monogatari fans. The most recommended order for first time anime watchers.

Highly recommended to watch the Blu-ray version as a lot of animation decisions are changed due to financial restraints in the TV version.

Made in collaboration with Zeth_kiel and YoshePlays. Other watch orders in the collection:
Anime Release Order by Zeth_kiel: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/407
Semi-Airing Order by YoshePlays: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/708
Semi-Chronological Order by YoshePlays: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/716

This order is the result of Shaft's production delays so it's not the most popular order, but it has its own advantage for first-timers as well regarding enjoyment.

Highly recommended to watch the Blu-ray version as a lot of animation decisions are changed due to financial restraints in the TV version.

Summary: The Kizumonogatari films are put off until later on in the Final Season rather than after Bakemonogatari (LN Order), and Hanamonogatari is watched after Monogatari Series: Second Season rather than in between arcs.

Delaying Kizumonogatari until later on adds more to its sense of mystery regarding major characters' backstories, but in return sacrifices context for future arcs and takes away the importance of main characters' relationship development.

Made in collaboration with Squashbucklr and YoshePlays.

Other watch orders in the collection:
Light Novel Order by Squashbucklr
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/184

Semi-Airing Order by YoshePlays:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/708

Semi-Chronological Order by YoshePlays:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/716

Another order that first-time anime watchers use. Taking into account how the author intended to convey the story and correcting production constraints, while also considering the better way to experience the story in an anime format.

Highly recommended to watch the Blu-ray version as a lot of animation decisions are changed due to financial restraints in the TV version.

Summary: Moved Kizumonogatari films to LN order to overcome Shaft production delays, Hanamonogatari and Koyomimonogatari in airing order.

Made in collaboration with Squashbucklr and Zeth_kiel.

Other watch orders in the collection:
Anime Release Order by Zeth_kiel:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/407

Light Novel Order by Squashbucklr:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/184

Semi-Chronological Order:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/716

Order recommended by the MC's voice actor, Hiroshi Kamiya. Though, this order is not largely popular. It is claimed that you can see how events unfold and affect the main characters, but may lose the intended mystery held within. The animation and plot style for Kizu also largely differ from the rest of the story.

NOTE: Neither Zeth_kiel, Squashbucklr nor I know anyone that has used or recommends this order, so we are unable to objectively provide comparisons regarding how different it is to experience the series in this order. I suggest not using this unless someone told you to follow this knowing that it would fit you.

Highly recommended to watch the Blu-ray version as a lot of animation decisions are changed due to financial restraints in the TV version.

Summary: Moved Kizumonogatari & Nekomonogatari: Kuro before Bakemonogatari, follows the airing order for the rest.

Made in collaboration with Squashbucklr and Zeth_kiel.

Other watch orders in the collection:
Semi-Airing Order:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/708

Anime Release Order by Zeth_kiel:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/407

Light Novel Order by Squashbucklr:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/184

*Note
Hanamonogatari should be watched after the first two arcs of Monogatari Series: Second Season, followed by the last two arcs of the second season.

Make sure to watch hanamonogatari after ep 11 of second season.

Strict Monogatari series airing order.

The Monogatari anime in release order

This is also in my opinion the best watch order.

Note that if you watch in this order, you would need to watch Hanamonogatari in between Second Season after Episode 10.

Generally, go this order if you want to experience the series as people did when it came out, like the idea of experiencing an origin story before a finale, and or take interest in seeing how the presentation has changed and improved over the years with each instalment in the anime adaptation, at the cost of missing the originally intended order by the author.

Light novel release order.

My interpretation of the Monogatari Series Watch Order.
[STILL WATCHING IT]

A guide to see monogatari series in chronological order.

A comprehensive watch order of the Monogatari series, which includes every entry of the Monogatari franchise.
Original Guide: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1864606

There are different ways of watching this series: the suggested order (for first time viewers); the light novel order; and the chronological order. The order of the series is different with the anime because Shaft put Kizumonogatari on hiatus from 2012 when it was announced, up until 2015 when the film had finally returned to be released as a trilogy of films starting in January 2016 and finishing a year later.

Suggested order

The Following order of the list.

Light novel order

First Season
1. Bakemonogatari
2. Kizumonogatari
3. Nisemonogatari
4. Nekomonogatari (Black)

Second Season
5. Nekomonogatari (White)
6. Kabukimonogatari
7. Hanamonogatari
8. Otorimonogatari
9. Onimonogatari
10. Koimonogatari

Final Season
11. Tsukimonogatari
12. Koyomimonogatari
13. Owarimonogatari
14. Zoku Owarimonogatari

Off Season
15. Orokamonogatari
16. Wazamonogatari
17. Nademonogatari
18. Musubimonogatari

Monster Season
19. Shinobumonogatari
20. Yoimonogatari
21. Amarimonogatari
22. Ougimonogatari
23. Shinobumonogatari

Yet to be adapted:
Off Season
- Orokamonogatari (TBA)
- Wazamonogatari (TBA)
- Nademonogatari (TBA)
- Musubimonogatari (TBA)
Monster Season
- Shinobumonogatari (TBA)
- Yoimonogatari (TBA)
- Amarimonogatari (TBA)
- Ougimonogatari (TBA)
- Shinomonogatari (TBA)

Chronological order

Please refer to the RHS of the image at the bottom of the post.

https://i.imgur.com/VIPFLpT.png

AEGC Interest Stack index: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017008

Monogatari (物語, "Story") is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The plot centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survives a vampire attack and finds himself helping girls involved with a variety of apparitions, deities, ghosts, beasts, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena, which often serve as proxies for their emotional and mental issues. Between November 2006 and August 2021, Kodansha published 28 volumes in the series under its Kodansha Box imprint. All of the series' story arcs share the common title suffix -monogatari (物語).

Here is the order of watching from the monogatari series.

Vampires, ghosts, head-tilts and donuts. It can only be the Monogatari Series! Based on a series of light novels by Nisioisn, the Monogatari series really boomed in popularity after Studio Shaft adapted the novels into anime. The Monogatari series follows highschooler, Koyomi Araragi, who, during Spring Break, had a fateful encounter with a vampire. Throughout the series, Araragi discovers several of his classmates are also struggling with their own personal issues, which are often tied to some kind of supernatural phenomenon or apparition.

This is definitely not a show that will be to everyone’s tastes however. It is not so much plot-driven, and instead focuses almost entirely on the characters themselves, which leads to a very dialogue heavy show.

What makes the Monogatari series so unique is the way in which the series is laid out. Each season is released non-chronologically, with each new entry jumping back and forth between points in time. But thats not all! The english translation for “monogatari” means stories, and that’s exactly what it is, a series of short stories that are woven together. Each of the individual anime releases follows one particular story, or is several of them grouped together. Each of these stories fit together and make up Monogatari’s three “Seasons”.

A step-by-step guide to watching the entire Monogatari Series released so far, in as close to chronological order as possible.

I numbered the steps 1-30 on what order to watch the episodes in, as well as wrote the name of the arc next to the episode numbers.

Please note the following,

The series employs multiple framing devices such as flashbacks, narration, or characters telling other characters about the past. This guide is ordered by the sequence of events being framed, and not by the frames themselves.

I made note of the framing devices I found notable, however, some I willfully ignored, and others I'm sure I just missed.

Also at one point two arcs occur simultaneously, and I made note of that as well. I tried to order that part in the least confusing way possible.

The series is very clearly not intended to be watched this way. In order to watch in chronological order, you need to start in the middle of some seasons and jump back and forth between others.

Controversially, having watched the series in both broadcast and chronological order, I think this is the best order to enjoy the series in. Most detractors say that the chronological order takes away from the meta mystery, however, those elements are being artificially created, and not much is lost by their removal. I feel chronological order allows for a better appreciation of the story, characters, and foreshadowing.
There is no denying that the broadcast order is a lot more convenient to watch though.

*Note I plan to update this with Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season after it finishes airing, and I've actually watched it.