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The Monogatari Series is a very long series of light novels written by NISIOISIN. The novels are grouped into seasons, and there are five of them in total. But only the first three have been officially translated, and released, in English so that’s what we’ll be focusing on today.

Translating Monogatari Chapters:

  • 00:00 What is the Monogatari Series?
  • 00:30 Vertical Brings Monogatari to the West
  • 01:03 Translating the Novels & Who is Ko Ransom?
  • 01:58 Multiple Translators & Maintaining Consistency
  • 02:47 Does Translating Something Ruin the Experience?

Sources:

  • https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=18529
  • https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Novels#Final_Season
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_novels
  • https://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000208722
  • https://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000208992
  • Vertical (Tumblr) via AnimeNewsNetwork
  • https://bakemonogatari.fandom.com/wiki/Kizumonogatari
  • https://twitter.com/Fenris_Lupus/status/566754968921964544
  • https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/258266/kizumonogatari-by-nisioisin/
  • https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/625348/zoku-owarimonogatari-by-nisioisin/


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