BAKEMONOGATARI (manga) 18

Author NISIOISIN
Illustrated by Oh!Great
Paperback
$12.95 US
On sale May 16, 2023 | 194 Pages | 9781647292188

"Newcomers and existing fans alike will enjoy diving into the world of Monogatari and meeting the delightful cast of characters. If you're yet to experience this series in any form then this is the perfect time to climb aboard!"
- Anime UK News


With little time to spare, Koyomi is on a mission to save Hanekawa from the Afflicting Cat’s grip and find Shinobu. This time, he’ll take all the help he can get—even a lead from a sketchy aberrations expert—but will it be enough, or will things once again go from bad to worse?
Born in 1981, NISIOISIN dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, to pursue a career in story-telling. Initially he had ambitions to be a comic artist, but he began to focus on his writing, eventually winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize, for Kubikiri Cycle (Del Rey) recognizing his talents as a mystery writer, at the age of 20. Since his debut in 2002 Nisio has penned more than 50 novels and a number of comics. And he has quickly become one of Japan's top selling author's in recent memory with more than 5 million units sold since 2009.

Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films. His best known works are the Monogatari series and Katanagatari.

Known for Tenjho Tenge, Air Gear manga, artwork for Biorg Trinity and character designs in games Tekken 5, Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur IV.

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"Newcomers and existing fans alike will enjoy diving into the world of Monogatari and meeting the delightful cast of characters. If you're yet to experience this series in any form then this is the perfect time to climb aboard!"
- Anime UK News


With little time to spare, Koyomi is on a mission to save Hanekawa from the Afflicting Cat’s grip and find Shinobu. This time, he’ll take all the help he can get—even a lead from a sketchy aberrations expert—but will it be enough, or will things once again go from bad to worse?

Author

Born in 1981, NISIOISIN dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, to pursue a career in story-telling. Initially he had ambitions to be a comic artist, but he began to focus on his writing, eventually winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize, for Kubikiri Cycle (Del Rey) recognizing his talents as a mystery writer, at the age of 20. Since his debut in 2002 Nisio has penned more than 50 novels and a number of comics. And he has quickly become one of Japan's top selling author's in recent memory with more than 5 million units sold since 2009.

Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films. His best known works are the Monogatari series and Katanagatari.

Known for Tenjho Tenge, Air Gear manga, artwork for Biorg Trinity and character designs in games Tekken 5, Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur IV.

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