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NisiOisin

西尾 維新
Family name (in kanji): 西尾
Given name (in kanji): 維新
About:
His pen name is a palindrome i.e. can be read the same way in either direction.
Non-anime staff credits:
Story for "Zaregoto" (Light Novel) (Japanese)
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Friday Screening of Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp at Greenwich Cinema (Oct 22, 2024)
Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp U.K. Cinema Screening Listed on October 25 (Sep 18, 2024)
Monogatari Off & Monster Season Anime Previews Shinobumonogatari Story in Video (Sep 7, 2024)
YOASOBI Performs New Monogatari Series Anime's Theme Song (May 2, 2024)
Monogatari Series Anime Teases Thursday Countdown With Letter 'Y' (May 1, 2024)
Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season Anime's Teaser Confirms Staff, 2024 Launch With Orokamonogatari Story (Mar 24, 2024)
Monogatari Series' Off Season, Monster Season Novels Get Anime (Jan 18, 2024)
NisiOisin, Posuka Demizu Collaborate Again for New Marōshinshi B.T. 1-Shot Spinoff Manga (Dec 19, 2023)
Shonen Jump Magazine Launches 4 New Manga in Next 4 Weeks (Nov 6, 2022)
Hikaru Nakamura's Black Night Parade Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Ryō Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto (Aug 1, 2022)
MVM Will Release New Bakemonogatari Blu-ray on June 27 (Jun 6, 2022)
Monogatari Novel Series' 'Final Series' Novels Get Audibooks in Japan (Mar 19, 2022)
NisiOisin, Posuka Demizu Collaborate for 1-Shot Sequel for Hirohiko Araki's Mashōnen B.T. Manga (Sep 17, 2021)
Monogatari Series' Shinomonogatari Novels Ship on August 19 (Jun 22, 2021)
Nao Emoto Draws Manga of NisiOisin's Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka Novels (Dec 4, 2020)
NisiOisin's Bishōnen Series School Mystery Novels Get Anime (Nov 21, 2019)
Medaka Box Creators Release New 1-Shot Manga (Oct 4, 2019)
NisiOisin, Food Wars! Creators Collaborate on New Manga (Sep 10, 2019)
New My Hero Academia, Third Kizumonogatari Released Monday (Sep 7, 2019)
Kizumonogatari: Nekketsu Released on Monday (Aug 4, 2019)
NisiOisin, Suzuka Oda's Bishōnen Tanteidan Manga Ends 1st Part (Jul 17, 2019)
Kizumonogatari - Tekketsu Blu-ray Released Monday (Jun 9, 2019)
MVM Release Updates (Feb 12, 2019)
MVM Acquires Kizumonogatari (Feb 1, 2019)
M&C! Licenses The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami Manga (Jan 8, 2019)
Crossover Manga for NisiOisin's Works Ends Next Month (Oct 12, 2018)
Aria Magazine Manga Series' Fates Revealed (Apr 27, 2018)
NisiOisin's Densetsu Series Ends With 10th Volume in March (Jan 13, 2018)
2018 Zoku Owarimonogatari Anime Teased in Video, Visual (Dec 26, 2017)
Bleach, Nisekoi, Beelzebub, Toriko, More Creators to Pen 1-Shots for Shonen Jump (Dec 3, 2017)
NisiOisin Writes New 1-Shot Manga for Jump Giga (Nov 24, 2017)
Nisioisin, Osamu Mitsutani's Himeiden Manga Ends in December (Nov 6, 2017)
Monogatari Series Gets Smartphone Game App (Jul 27, 2017)
First Digimon Adventure Tri Film, Selector Infected WIXOSS Released Monday (May 22, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 1-7 (May 10, 2017)
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Heart Throb Released Monday (Feb 26, 2017)
NisiOisin's Works Get Crossover Manga Debuting This Week (Feb 6, 2017)
Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku Manga Ends '1st Season' in March (Feb 5, 2017)
NisiOisin, Akira Akatsuki's Shōnen Shōjo Manga Ends in April (Feb 4, 2017)
4th Monogatari 'Off Season' Novel Musubimonogatari Listed on January 12 (Nov 23, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 31-November 6 (Nov 9, 2016)
Gundam the Origin's Yasuhiko, Monogatari Series' Nisioisin Each End Manga Series (Sep 23, 2016)
Zaregoto OVA Will Have 8 Volumes Covering 1st Novel (Aug 19, 2016)
Mr. Osomatsu, Kizumonogatari Top DVD & Blu-ray Rankings (Aug 3, 2016)
Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion, NisiOisin's Monogatari Get Crossover Story (Jul 7, 2016)
3rd Monogatari 'Off Season' Novel Nademonogatari Slated for July 29 (Jun 3, 2016)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 23-29 (May 31, 2016)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 23-29 (May 31, 2016)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Writer Nisioisin's Site Launches Countdown Featuring Jun Aikawa Character (May 2, 2016)
NisiOisin Writes 2 More Monogatari Series 'Off-Season' Books in 2016 (Jan 14, 2016)
NisiOisin Pens Mazemonogatari Crossover Text Mini-Series (Jan 4, 2016)
1st Kizumonogatari Film Listed as 60 Minutes Long by Theater (Dec 13, 2015)
1st Kizumonogatari Film's Tsubasa Hanekawa Ad Streamed (Dec 12, 2015)
1st Kizumonogatari Film's Full Trailer Streamed (Dec 5, 2015)
Medaka Box Creators NisiOisin, Akira Akatsuki Reunite on New Manga (Dec 3, 2015)
NisiOisin's Himeiden, Shōjo Fujūbun Novels Get Manga Adaptations (Nov 15, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 5-11 (Oct 15, 2015)
Vertical to Release Audio Light Novels in Spring 2016 (Oct 10, 2015)
NisiOisin to Print Monogatari's 2nd 'Off Season' Book in 2016 (Oct 5, 2015)
Kizumonogatari Confirmed as 3 Films Starting on January 8 (Oct 3, 2015)
'Kizumonogatari I' Briefly Listed on Theater's Site for January 2016 (Oct 3, 2015)
Animator Lists Owarimonogatari Anime in 2015 (Jun 28, 2015)
Monogatari's NisiOisin, Arakawa Under the Bridge's Nakamura Make Jūni Taisen Novel (Apr 5, 2015)
Vertical Adds Kizumonogatari Novel, Seraph of the End Novels, Ninja Slayer Manga (Feb 15, 2015)
Viz's Shonen Jump to Publish NisiOisin, Akihisa Ikeda's Manga 1-Shot (Jan 5, 2015)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2014 (Jan 3, 2015)
Monogatari Characters Promote NisiOisin's Okitegami Kyōko Again in 2nd Ad (Dec 31, 2014)
Daisuki to Stream Tsukimonogatari Anime (Dec 26, 2014)
Viz's Shonen Jump to Publish NisiOisin, Takeshi Obata's Manga 1-Shot (Dec 22, 2014)
Monogatari 'Final Season's' Tsukimonogatari Opening Streamed (Dec 20, 2014)
Hanabee Announces Release of Koimonogatari (Dec 19, 2014)
Monogatari 'Final Season's' 2nd Tsukimonogatari Promo Video Previews ClariS Song (Dec 13, 2014)
Space Dandy and Miyazaki Box-set Released Monday (Dec 7, 2014)
Bakemonogatari's NisiOisin Writes 9 Manga One-Shots in 4 Months (Oct 29, 2014)
Attack on Titan, Hal, Appleseed Alpha, Marvel Superheroes Released Monday (Oct 27, 2014)
Medaka Box Creators Reunite for Manga One-Shot (Oct 24, 2014)
Monogatari Veterans Promote NisiOisin's 1st e-Book in Anime Ad (Oct 15, 2014)
Takeshi Obata Will Hold Signing at New York Kinokuniya Book Store (Oct 4, 2014)
Death Note's Obata, Monogatari's NisiOisin, Rosario + Vampire's Ikeda Make 2 One-Shot Manga Together (Sep 30, 2014)
More Monogatari Teased After 'Final' Book by NisiOisin (Sep 17, 2014)
Daisuki to Also Stream Hanamonogatari Anime (Aug 20, 2014)
NisiOisin's Zoku Owarimonogatari Novel Slated for September 19 (Aug 16, 2014)
Crunchyroll Adds Monogatari 2nd Season's Hanamonogatari Anime (Aug 15, 2014)
Monogatari's NisiOisin Gets 1-Shots in Weekly Shonen Jump (Jul 31, 2014)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Hanamonogatari Previewed in 2nd Promo Video (Jun 28, 2014)
2 More of Monogatari 2nd Season's Hanamonogatari Ads Streamed (Jun 21, 2014)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Hanamonogatari Ad Previews Marina Kawano Song (Jun 7, 2014)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Hanamonogatari Ad Streamed (May 31, 2014)
Monogatari Series' Author NisiOisin Penning New Manga (May 21, 2014)
Monogatari Series' Hanamonogatari Delayed Until August 16 (May 13, 2014)
Preview Page Opens for April 1 Item for Monogatari Series (Mar 29, 2014)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Hanamonogatari 1st Promo Streamed (Mar 24, 2014)
Owarimonogatari Final Novel's Promo Streamed (Mar 12, 2014)
Last Owarimonogatari Novel Volume Slated for April 3 (Mar 10, 2014)
2nd Monogatari Series Second Season Umaibo Snack Promo Streamed (Mar 5, 2014)
Hanamonogatari Anime Previewed in Video (Dec 29, 2013)
NisiOisin's Owarimonogatari Novel Is Now 3 Volumes Long (Dec 14, 2013)
Medaka Box's Akatsuki Pens One-Shot in Jump Next! (Dec 7, 2013)
Kagerō Project's Mekaku City Actors Anime Slated for April (Dec 4, 2013)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Onimonogatari 2nd Promo Streamed (Oct 25, 2013)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Onimonogatari Promo Streamed (Oct 19, 2013)
Medaka Box Joins Shonen Jump Crossover Game J-Stars Victory Vs. (Oct 2, 2013)
Ghibli's From Up on Poppy Hill Released on Blu-ray and DVD Monday (Sep 22, 2013)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Otorimonogatari Promo Streamed (Sep 14, 2013)
Hanamonogatari Anime Slated for TV in 2014 (Aug 28, 2013)
RahXephon and Blu-ray Bakemonogatari Released Monday (Aug 25, 2013)
Monogatari 2nd Season's New Kabukimonogatari Promos Streamed (Aug 16, 2013)
Monogatari Series 2nd Season Anime's Kabukimonogatari Promo Streamed (Aug 8, 2013)
NisiOisin's Owarimonogatari Book Slated for Fall (Aug 5, 2013)
Kizumonogatari Film Briefly Listed for Fall (Jul 30, 2013)
Hanamonogatari to Be Separate From Rest of Monogatari 2nd Season (Jul 11, 2013)
Nekomonogatari (White) Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (Jun 28, 2013)
Nekomonogatari (White) Anime's 1st Promo Streamed (Jun 20, 2013)
Bakuman, Bakemonogatari, Last Exile Released Monday (Jun 16, 2013)
Aniplex USA Adds Nekomonogatari (Black), Monogatari Series 2nd Season Anime (Jun 13, 2013)
Bakemonogatari Blu-ray Release in August and September (Updated) (May 10, 2013)
Bakemonogatari DVD Release in June and July (May 7, 2013)
Medaka Box Manga's Next Arc Titled 'Mirai e no Bouquet Toss' (Mar 16, 2013)
Live-Action xxxHOLiC Show's 2-Minute Promo Streamed (Feb 15, 2013)
Monogatari 2nd Season's 2013 Start Previewed in Promo Video (Dec 31, 2012)
Nekomonogatari (Black) Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (Dec 15, 2012)
Monogatari 2nd Season's Anime Not Scheduled Yet (Dec 9, 2012)
Nekomonogatari (Black) Anime's Promo Streamed (Dec 7, 2012)
Medaka Box Abnormal's 100-Second Promo Streamed (Oct 3, 2012)
NisiOisin's Nekomonogatari (Black) Anime to Air on TV (Sep 26, 2012)
1+ Million Bakemonogatari/Nisemonogatari DVD/BDs Sold (Sep 25, 2012)
NisiOisin's 13th Monogatari Novel Art Previewed (Aug 22, 2012)
Medaka Box Anime's 2nd Season Green-Lit (Jun 20, 2012)
NisiOisin's Upcoming Monogatari Anime Works Outlined (Apr 9, 2012)
Weekend Wrapup: 2/April - 7/April (Apr 9, 2012)
Anime of All of NisiOisin's Monogatari Novels 'Officially' Green-Lit (Apr 7, 2012)
Medaka Box School Action Comedy Anime's Long Promo Streamed (Apr 2, 2012)
Medaka Box Anime's TV Tokyo Promo Streamed (Mar 30, 2012)
Medaka Box Anime's Akune Character Promo Streamed (Mar 23, 2012)
Nisemonogatari TV Anime Ends With 'To Be Continued' (Mar 18, 2012)
Medaka Box Anime's 3rd Character Promo Posted (Mar 16, 2012)
Nisioisin's Longest Novel Himeiden Slated for April 26 (Mar 14, 2012)
Medaka Box Anime's 2nd Character Promo Posted (Mar 9, 2012)
Medaka Box Anime's 1st Character Promo Video Streamed (Mar 5, 2012)
Nisemonogatari's 'Naisho no Hanashi' Song Ranks #2 (Feb 7, 2012)
NisiOisin Anime Project's 10th Work to Be New Story (Jan 19, 2012)
Nisemonogatari Anime to Have 11 Episodes (Jan 10, 2012)
Nisemonogatari Anime's Final 6 Pre-Broadcast Ads Aired (Jan 7, 2012)
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Nisemonogatari Anime (Jan 3, 2012)
Nisemonogatari TV Anime's 3rd TV Ad Streamed (Dec 31, 2011)
Nisemonogatari TV Anime's 2nd Trailer Streamed (Dec 28, 2011)
Nisemonogatari Anime's Program TV Ad Streamed (Dec 24, 2011)
Medaka Box Anime's 1st Promotional Video Streamed (Dec 20, 2011)
NisiOisin's Last 3 Monogatari Novels Titled, Dated (Dec 19, 2011)
Medaka Box Anime's Main Cast Announced (Dec 17, 2011)
Nisemonogatari Anime to Premiere on January 7 (Dec 8, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Nisemonogatari Anime's Ad with ClariS/Ryo Theme Posted (Nov 26, 2011)
Medaka Box Inspires Spinoff Manga Next Month (Nov 22, 2011)
Medaka Box School Comedy TV Anime Made by Gainax (Nov 16, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16 (Oct 19, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 3-9 (Oct 12, 2011)
Medaka Box Manga Gets TV Anime (Sep 28, 2011)
Nisemonogatari TV Anime Series to Air in January (Sep 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14 (Aug 17, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 1-7 (Aug 10, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2-8 (May 11, 2011)
NIS America Adds Katanagatari, Arakawa Under the Bridge (Apr 15, 2011)
Anime/Manga Releases Delayed After Quake: Part IV (Mar 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 7-13 (Mar 16, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 28-March 6 (Mar 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 3-9 (Jan 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 27-January 2 (Jan 12, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 8-14 (Nov 17, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 1-7 (Nov 10, 2010)
2 Bakemonogatari Anime Drawings Stolen During Exhibit (Sep 20, 2010)
Maaya Sakamoto, Take, ufotable on Galactic Railroad Project (Sep 13, 2010)
Faust Editor: ufotable, Artist TAKE Involved in Project (Sep 11, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 30-September 5 (Sep 8, 2010)
Bakemonogatari's Last BD Ranks #1 with 51,000 Copies (Aug 3, 2010)
NisiOisin's Kizumonogatari Light Novel Gets Anime (Jul 28, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 5-11 (Jul 14, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 28-July 4 (Jul 7, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 5-11 (Apr 14, 2010)
Bakemonogatari Vol. 5 Blu-ray Sells 46,000 in 1st Week (Mar 2, 2010)
Bakemonogatari's 2nd Unaired Episode Streams in Japan (Feb 23, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 8-14 (Feb 17, 2010)
Producer: 2nd Unaired Bakemonogatari Episode Next Week (Update 5) (Feb 12, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 10, 2010)
Bakemonogatari Vol. 4 Blu-ray Sells 48,000 in 1st Week (Feb 2, 2010)
White Fox Addresses Katanagatari Anime Materials' Leak (Jan 7, 2010)
Kizumonogatari, Nisemonogatari BD/DVD Listed by Amazon (Jan 6, 2010)
Katanagatari Production Materials Posted Before Debut (Jan 4, 2010)
NisiOisin's Katanagatari Promo Video Streamed (Dec 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
NisiOisin's Katanagatari TV Anime Ads Streamed (Nov 20, 2009)
Bakemonogatari's 1st Unaired Episode Begins Streaming (Nov 2, 2009)
Bakemonogatari, xxxHOLiC Episodes' Releases Delayed (Nov 2, 2009)
Bakemonogatari's 1st Unaired Episode Delayed 1 Week (Oct 27, 2009)
Bakemonogatari's 1st Unaired Episode Online on October 28 (Oct 5, 2009)
Bakemonogatari Anime Promo Video Streamed (Jul 2, 2009)
2nd Bakemonogatari Promo, Summers Wars TV Ad Posted (Jun 17, 2009)
Bakemonogatari Anime Promo Video Posted (Mar 18, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (Jan 4, 2009)
NisiOisin's Bakemonogatari, Katanagatari Anime Dated (Dec 31, 2008)
NisiOisin's Katanagatari Light Novels to Be Animated (Nov 29, 2008)
NisiOisin's Bakemonogatari Light Novels to Get Anime (Apr 24, 2008)
Death Note Artist, Novelist Team Up on Urōboe Uroboros (Dec 27, 2007)
Interest:
Translator Resigns From Cipher Academy Manga, Citing Translation Difficulty (Feb 20, 2023)
Monogatari Author NisiOIsin Commemorates 20th Anniversary Since Novelist Debut (Feb 8, 2022)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Draw Scene From NisiOisin Magical Girl Risuka Novel (Dec 1, 2020)
Latest NisiOisin Novel is a Battle Royale Between Pregnant Women (Sep 28, 2020)
Publishers Weekly: NisiOisin is No. 2 Author with Most Translated Books in the U.S. in Last Decade (Jun 11, 2019)
NisiOisin Novel Characters Appear in Crossover Monogatari Novel (Dec 13, 2018)
All-Star Creators Mark JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's 25th Year (Sep 17, 2012)
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