There's a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late leaves early or
doesn't show up at all and skips gym as a matter of course. She's pretty and the boys take to
whispering that she's a cloistered princess. As the self-described worst loser in her class
soon finds out they just don't know what a monster she is. So begins a tale of mysterious
maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche a set of
case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humor. So begins the legendary
novel that kicked off the MONOGATARI series whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international
popularity and critical acclaim. This first of three parts introduces Senjogahara and Hachikuji
and fans of the blockbuster prequel KIZUMONOGATARI will be delighted to meet their favorite
crazies again: the weirdly reliable narrator Araragi class president among class presidents
Hanekawa shady problem-solver Oshino and a certain pale blonde former vampire.
