Aniplex of America Acquires OWARIMONOGATARI For Their Fall Line-up

Crunchyroll to Begin Streaming on October 3 Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: monogatari-series.com (Japan), AniplexUSA.com/monogatarifinalseason (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera

Following their announcement of their acquisition of THE ASTERISK WAR, Aniplex of America Inc. has announced OWARIMONOGATARI as their next title for the fall 2015 season. The first episode is scheduled to premiere on October 3rd and will be streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll. As part of the MONOGATARI Final Season, OWARIMONOGATARI follows the events of Koyomi Araragi as he meets a transfer student that turns his world upside-down. Director Akiyuki Shimbou (PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA) returns along with animation studio SHAFT (PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, NISEKOI) to produce the series. For more information on OWARIMONOGATARI, please visit AniplexUSA.com/monogatarifinalseason. About OWARIMONOGATARI (???) During the month of October of his third year in high school, Koyomi Araragi is introduced to a transfer student named Ougi Oshino by his underclassman Kanbaru Suruga. Ougi tells Koyomi that she has something she wishes to consult with him. When she draws the map of Naoestu High School, she finds something peculiar on the map of Naoetsu High School she draws. This discovery reveals a tale that wasn’t meant to be told, and this makes Koyomi’s high school life totally different. This is the story that brings to light “what” makes Koyomi Araragi. This is the story that reveals the “beginning” of everything. STAFF Original Works: Nisioisin "OWARImonogatari" (Kodansha BOX) Original Character Concept: VOFAN Chief Director: Akiyuki Shimbou Director: Tomoyuki Itamura Screenplay: Toufuyashi, Akiyuki Shimbou Character Design/ Chief Animation Director: Akio Watanabe Chief Animation Director: Taisuke Iwasaki / Shinya Nishizawa Art Director: Ken Naitoh Color Setting: Hitoshi Hibino / Yasuko Watanabe Director of Photography: Rei Egami CAST Koyomi Araragi: Hiroshi Kamiya Ougi Oshino: Kaori Mizuhashi Sodachi Oikura: Marina Inoue Hitagi Senjyogahara: Chiwa Saito Tsubasa Hanekawa: Yui Horie Suruga Kanbaru: Miyuki Sawashiro Nadeko Sengoku: Kana Hanazawa Shinobu Oshino: Maaya Sakamoto Yotsugi Ononoki: Saori Hayami Izuko Gaen: Satsuki Yukino Editing: Rie Matsubara Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka Music: Kei Haneoka Animation Production: SHAFT

About Aniplex of America Inc.

Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite DVD and Blu-Ray releases such as SWORD ART ONLINE, KILL LA KILL, BAKEMONOGATARI, DURARARA!!, FATE/ZERO, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, THE GARDEN OF SINNERS, BLUE EXORCIST, ANOHANA: THE MOVIE, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, VALVRAVE: THE LIBERATOR and WORLD CONQUEST ZVEZDA PLOT. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles SWORD ART ONLINE II, ALDNOAH.ZERO, PERSONA4 THE GOLDEN ANIMATION, The irregular at magic high school, YOUR LIE IN APRIL, FATE/STAY NIGHT: UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS, GUNSLINGER STRATOS, PLASTIC MEMORIES and SAEKANO: HOW TO RAISE A BORING GIRLFRIEND.

For more information on MONOGATARI SERIES SECOND SEASON please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: