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NisiOisin's Last 3 Monogatari Novels Titled, Dated

posted on 2011-12-19 23:55 EST by Egan Loo

Advertisting for the Kodansha Book Club imprint is announcing that the final season arc of NisiOisin's Monogatari novels will ship next year. VOFAN will once again illustrate the novel series' last three books: Tsukimonogatari, Owarimonogatari, and Zokuowarimonogatari.

NisiOisin's Monogatari novels inspired the Bakemonogatari television anime series, next month's Nisemonogatari television series, and next year's Kizumonogatari film.

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