Nisio Isin Explained
, stylized as NISIOISIN to emphasize the palindrome, is a pseudonymous Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer.
Nisio debuted in 2002 with the novel The Beheading Cycle (the first in his Zaregoto series), which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Prize at twenty years of age. In 2005, he began his long-running Monogatari novel series, which was published in 29 volumes as of 2023, and was later adapted as a highly-successful animated series of the same name, produced by Shaft. His Katanagatari novels, Medaka Box manga series, Jūni Taisen novel, and The Beheading Cycle have also been adapted as anime. He has also collaborated with Death Note writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata to write the light novel . Between 2009 and 2016, he ranked among the top 10 best-selling authors in Japan, ranking as the best-selling in 2012 and 2014. As of November 2022, his novels and manga had over 36 million copies in circulation.
Nisio's works frequently feature lengthy and witty dialogues. He is viewed as an author that blends regular novels and light novels, going through the genres of mystery, sekaikei, and shindenki, with frequent references to other manga and anime.
Career
Nisio Isin was a manga enthusiast since childhood and wanted to become a mangaka. However, seeing a lack of improvement in his drawing ability, he decided to become a novelist, mentioning that it didn't matter if his handwriting was subpar.[1] He attended the Ritsumeikan University College of Policy Science and left the university without graduating.[2]
During his early career when he submitted work for magazines, Nisio's writing speed was a selling point, and he once submitted two or three works to a single Mephisto Prize.[3] In 2002, Nisio debuted with the first novel of the Zaregoto series, Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User, earning him the 23rd Mephisto Prize.[4] He was twenty years of age at the time, and his slogan was "Nisio Isin, the 20-year-old from Kyoto".[5] Afterward, he proceeded to write the second title in the series, Strangulation Romanticist, in three days.
He still works with the Mephisto magazine, and worked with Kodansha on the literary magazines Faust, and Pandora. He also published his Katanagatari series as twelve volumes over twelve months for the Kodansha Box line in 2007; Ryūsui Seiryōin was matching this output, and the Kodansha Box website stated that it was the first time in the world two authors had done twelve-volume monthly novel series simultaneously.[6]
Nisio Isin is best known for the Monogatari series, which began as a trilogy of short stories on the Mephisto magazine in 2005, and developed into a series with 28 volumes. It has been adapted as anime up to Zoku Owarimonogatari, still has ongoing anime adaptations for the series, and it has also been adapted as manga. The series has consistently achieved a high number of sales, with the anime's first two seasons alone, Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari, selling over one million DVDs and Blu-rays combined as of September 2012.[7]
The first volume of Zaregoto, his Katanagatari and Medaka Box series, his Jūni Taisen novel, and the Pretty Boy Detective Club series have all been adapted into anime as well.[8] Juni Taisen was also adapted as a Stage Play in Japan in 2018.[9] His Bōkyaku Tantei series was adapted as a Japanese Drama in 2015.[10] Several of his series have been adapted as manga.
In February 2008, his novel , based on the Death Note manga, was released in English by Viz Media.[11] Del Rey Manga released the first and second volume in his Zaregoto series, which were revised for a rerelease by Vertical and followed by a translation of the third volume. Vertical is translating other titles and series by Nisio Isin, including Monogatari, Katanagatari, Pretty Boy Detective Club, and Imperfect Girl.
From 2009 to 2016, Nisio Isin was one of the top 10 best-selling authors in Japan, achieving a place in the top 3 for three years and, in 2012 and 2014, ranking first place as the best-selling author in the country. In those years, he sold 1,408,319 copies and 997,211 copies, respectively.[12] As of November 2022, his novels and manga had over 36 million copies in circulation.[13] The Publishers Weeklys Translation Database reported that from 2008 to 2018, 19 of Nisio's novels were translated into English, putting him as the second author with the most English translations of that period in the U.S.[14]
Style
Since Nisio's debut, wordplay and tongue-in-cheek dialogue have been characteristic of his works.[15] When asked if his use of manzai comedy was related to the fact he is from the Kansai region, he replied "I think it's certainly because I'm a Kansai person."[16] He feels that "dialogue is the character" and focuses more on dialogue than appearance.[17] Nisio features many women in his works because "it is easier for them to express their individuality" explaining that "women are much more adorned as characters (e.g. fashion) than men".[18]
His greatest influence comes from such things as Shōnen Jump manga and shōjo manga en masse. About manga, he is a passionate fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; in a dialogue with Hirohiko Araki, the author of the manga, he commented this is "a manga he would like all humanity to read."[19] Among his references, references to JoJo are particularly common and in a novelization project of the series called "VS JOJO", together with Kouhei Kadono and Ōtarō Maijō, he wrote one of the novels that were published, called JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven.
His works are characterized by a sense of literature that is amid the so-called "Shindenki" (ja) mystery-light novel genre, in which insane characters attempt to solve a mystery in a situation that would be impossible or unlikely in reality; and inexhaustible quotations of anime and manga from the past.[20] He is well regarded as an author who has blended the conventions of mystery novels and character-driven light novels. Tsunehiro Uno describes Nisio Isin as the only writer who has made a smooth transition from "Sekaikei" (ja) to "Shindenki".[21]
He has made no secret of his policy of not doing crossover or linking in his Zaregoto series. This is because crossover and linking was a technique Kouhei Kadono, whom he admires, excelled at, and so he decided to stick with the opposite style,[22] but he replied he made an exception for the Ningen series because he began writing it as an homage to the relationship between the Kouhei Kadono's Boogiepop series and Beat's Discipline. He still maintains a steady writing pace and develops several series at the same time, but until Mazemonogatari, he did not link his works to each other. After fifteen years of non-crossover writing, he decided it was time to try a new pattern.[23]
He has a unique way of naming his characters. He seeks to define his characters by their names, and he does not simply give them unusual names, but instead establishes some rules for them, although he will occasionally deviate from these rules. When it comes to naming, he has been described as "bizarre" and "extremely strange". Examples are Namanie Nienami, Kiki Kikitsu, Shibuki Shibushi, Mukae Emukae, Momo Momozono, Kajiki Kurokami, Kariteru Kanaino, Sukinasaki Saki, Shikigishi Kishiki, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, Backyard Bottomslash, Quarter Queen, Sagano Usagi, Byōinzaka Kuroneko (which translates roughly as "Black Cat of Hospital Hill") and Shikizaki Kiki.
He said he learned much from the novels of Kiyoshi Kasai (the author of Vampire Wars), Hiroshi Mori, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Ryūsui Seiryōin and Kouhei Kadono. He has also stated the five writers were, metaphorically speaking, God-like beings, who had shaped and molded his writing style.
Nisio and light novels
Most of Nisio's works are published by Kodansha Novels, a general literature imprint, but are sometimes classified as light novels. In a conversation with Tow Ubukata, Otsuichi said of Nisio, "I think he falls into the light novel category in a broad sense."[24] The January 2005 issue of Nikkei Characters! introduces Nisio as "a new generation of writers who are breaking down the barriers between general literature and light novels."[25] The Nisio Isin Chronicle describes his Zaregoto series as "often regarded as a light novel".[26] Kiyoshi Kasai talking about light novels in the 2004 special edition of Eureka,[27] commented that, although having the Zaregoto series ranked in a guide for light novels could be out of place, the influences Nisio had in his writing are easy to see, such as Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekais academy romance, fighting pretty girls, moe characters, and Sekaikei-like settings, so it is not strange to see his works through the lenses of light novels.
In the 2004 edition of the light novel guide book This Light Novel is Amazing! 2005, the Zaregoto series ranked as the second most popular light novel series, but the authors wrote: "There are different opinions on whether the Zaregoto series is a light novel or not."[28] Taking into account various opinions on "bunko is the light novel", "packaging", "age of the characters", and other factors, the book's Genre Guide refers to the Zaregoto series and Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai as "borders" outside of the bunko. In the following year's This Light Novel Is Amazing! 2006, the Zaregoto series ranked first, and in an interview held to commemorate this, Nisio said, "I'm unsure if it's a light novel" commenting that "it's not a light novel in the sense that it's 'not a light novel label,' but it's part of a light novel in the sense that 'it's a collaboration between an illustration and a novel,'" and he also said that he has no qualms about his work being identified as a light novel.[29]
Works in English translation
Novels
- Zaregoto series
- Zaregoto, Book 1: DECAPITATION: Kubikiri Cycle - The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User (Del Rey. 2008., Vertical. 2017.) – the winning work of the 23rd Mephisto Prize (2002)
- Zaregoto, Book 2: STRANGULATION: Kubishime Romanticist - No Longer Human - Hitoshiki Zerozaki (Del Rey. 2010., Vertical. 2018.)
- Zaregoto, Book 3: SUSPENSION: Kubitsuri High School - the Nonsense User's Disciple (Vertical. 2019.)
- Monogatari series
- KIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale (Vertical. 2015.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI, Part 1: Monster Tale (Vertical. 2016.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI, Part 2: Monster Tale (Vertical. 2017.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI, Part 3: Monster Tale (Vertical. 2017.)
- NISEMONOGATARI, Part 1: Fake Tale (Vertical. 2017.)
- NISEMONOGATARI, Part 2: Fake Tale (Vertical. 2017.)
- NEKOMONOGATARI (BLACK): Cat Tale (Vertical. 2017.)
- NEKOMONOGATARI (WHITE): Cat Tale (Vertical. 2018.)
- KABUKIMONOGATARI: Dandy Tale (Vertical. 2018.)
- HANAMONOGATARI: Flower Tale (Vertical. 2018.)
- OTORIMONOGATARI: Decoy Tale (Vertical. 2018.)
- ONIMONOGATARI: Demon Tale (Vertical. 2018.)
- KOIMONOGATARI: Love Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- TSUKIMONOGATARI: Possession Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- KOYOMIMONOGATARI, Part 1: Calendar Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- KOYOMIMONOGATARI, Part 2: Calendar Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- OWARIMONOGATARI, Part 1: End Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- OWARIMONOGATARI, Part 2: End Tale (Vertical. 2020.)
- OWARIMONOGATARI, Part 3: End Tale (Vertical. 2020.)
- ZOKU OWARIMONOGATARI: End Tale (Cont.) (Vertical. 2020.)
- Katanagatari seriesOmnibus 3-in-1 volumes.[30]
- KATANAGATARI, 1: Sword Tale (Vertical. 2018.)
- KATANAGATARI, 2: Sword Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- KATANAGATARI, 3: Sword Tale (Vertical. 2019.)
- KATANAGATARI, 4: Sword Tale (Vertical. 2020.)
- Pretty Boy series
- Bishōnen, Book 1: Pretty Boy Detective Club: The Dark Star that Shines for You Alone (Vertical. 2020.)
- Bishōnen, Book 2: The Swindler, the Vanishing Man, and the Pretty Boys (Vertical. 2020.)
- Bishōnen, Book 3: The Pretty Boy in the Attic (Vertical. 2021.)
- Other books
- Short stories
- Magical Girl Risuka (Faust 2. Del Rey. 2009.)
- This is the English translation of "Yasashii Mahō wa Tsukaenai" ("Easy magic cannot be used"), the first story of Risuka series.
- Kyōko Okitegami in STAY HOLMES - Bōkyaku Tantei series.
- A short story published on May 2, 2020, in a project titled Day to Day on the website tree.[31] [32]
- Street For You
- A short story published on August 28, 2020, in a project titled Story for you on the website tree.[33] [34]
Manga
- One-shot
This is the English translation of Hōkago, Nanajikan-me. one-shot story.
- Imperfect GirlAdaptation of the Shōjo Fujūbun novel.
- Imperfect Girl, 1 (Vertical Comics. 2017.)
- Imperfect Girl, 2 (Vertical Comics. 2018.)
- Imperfect Girl, 3 (Vertical Comics. 2018.)
- Adaptation of the Jūni Taisen novel.
- BakemonogatariAdaptation of the Monogatari series novels.
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 1 (Vertical Comics. 2019.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 2 (Vertical Comics. 2020.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 3 (Vertical Comics. 2020.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 4 (Vertical Comics. 2020.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 5 (Vertical Comics. 2020.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 6 (Vertical Comics. 2020.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 7 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 8 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 9 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 10 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 11 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 12 (Vertical Comics. 2022.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 13 (Vertical Comics. 2022.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 14 (Vertical Comics. 2022.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 15 (Vertical Comics. 2022.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 16 (Vertical Comics. 2022.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 17 (Vertical Comics. 2023.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 18 (Vertical Comics. 2023.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 19 (Vertical Comics. 2023.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 20 (Vertical Comics. 2023.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 21 (Vertical Comics. 2024.)
- BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), volume 22 (Vertical Comics. 2024.)
- Pretty Boy Detective ClubAdaptation of the novels with the same name.
- Pretty Boy Detective Club (manga), volume 1 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
- Pretty Boy Detective Club (manga), volume 2 (Vertical Comics. 2021.)
Novels
Zaregoto series
See main article: Zaregoto. The is written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. Nine volumes were published between February 2002 and November 2005. The tenth volume was published on February 8, 2023. It was followed by a spin-off series titled Ningen series starring the Zerozaki clan. A second spin-off series titled Saikyō series focusing on the character Jun Aikawa was also released. All books were released in Japan by Kodansha Novels.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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February 7, 2002 | | |
May 8, 2002 | | |
August 6, 2002 | | |
November 7, 2002 | | |
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July 5, 2003 | | |
February 8, 2005 | | |
June 7, 2005 | | |
November 8, 2005 | | |
February 8, 2023 | | | |
- (June 7, 2006. Kodansha.)
- A dictionary of the Zaregoto series telling the behind-the-scenes of the story. The 4-koma manga drawn by Take titled Zaregoto Ichiban (戯言一番) was re-released in the book.[35]
Ningen series
Spin-off of the Zaregoto series, it is also known as the Zerozaki Ichizoku series. The illustrations are provided by Take. Published by Kodansha.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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February 6, 2004 | | |
November 8, 2006 | | |
March 7, 2008 | | |
March 25, 2010 | | |
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Saikyō series
Spin-off of the Zaregoto series telling the story of "Overkill Red" Jun Aikawa. It was first serialized in the Mephisto magazine. Published by Kodansha. Take handled the illustrations for the series again.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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April 23, 2015 | | |
May 7, 2016 | | |
April 20, 2017 | | |
May 11, 2020 | | |
November 11, 2020 | | | |
JDC Tribute series
The Japan Detectives Club was created by Ryūsui Seiryōin, and Nisio Isin is one of several authors to write novels using that setting. The third book is a compilation of the first two.[36]
First published | Title | ISBN |
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March 6, 2003 | | |
August 7, 2007 | | |
January 15, 2010 | | | |
Sekai series
Interlinked mystery series with a different narrator telling the story each time. Published by Kodansha. Illustrated by Tagro.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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November 8, 2003 | | |
October 10, 2007 | | |
July 8, 2008 | | |
December 5, 2008 | | | |
- With the publication of the second novel, both books were also published in hard cover through Kodansha Box.
Risuka series
See main article: Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka. First serialized in Faust magazine with illustrations by Capcom's Kinu Nishimura. It was later published by Kodansha.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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July 17, 2004 | | |
March 16, 2005 | | |
March 23, 2007 | | |
December 9, 2020 | | | |
Monogatari series
See main article: Monogatari (series). The series was first created by Nisio Isin as a series of short stories for the Mephisto magazine. While his previous series, Zaregoto, featured large casts of characters, each Bakemonogatari story tends to introduce only one new character. The previously published stories, and some new ones, were eventually collected in two volumes as part of the Kodansha Box launch titles on November 2, 2006, and December 5, 2006, and it continued its 28-volumes publication until August 19, 2021. On January 25, 2023, Nisio Isin announced a new novel that was published on May 17, 2023,[37] continuing the series. Vofan handled the illustrations for the series. The series is divided into six parts: First Season, Second Season, Final Season, Off Season, Monster Season and Family Season.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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November 2, 2006 | | |
December 5, 2006 | | |
May 8, 2008 | | |
September 2, 2008 | | |
June 11, 2009 | | |
July 29, 2010 | | |
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October 28, 2010 | | |
December 25, 2010 | | |
March 30, 2011 | | |
June 29, 2011 | | |
September 29, 2011 | | |
December 21, 2011 | | |
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September 27, 2012 | | |
May 21, 2013 | | |
October 22, 2013 | | |
January 30, 2014 | | |
April 2, 2014 | | |
September 18, 2014 | | |
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October 6, 2015 | | |
January 14, 2016 | | |
July 28, 2016 | | |
January 12, 2017 | | |
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July 20, 2017 | | |
June 14, 2018 | | |
April 17, 2019 | | |
October 28, 2020 | | |
August 19, 2021 | | |
August 19, 2021 | | |
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May 17, 2023 | | |
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Mazemonogatari
In Koyomi Araragi meets various heroines from other series written by Nisio Isin. These crossover stories were first distributed in sessions for the Kizumonogatari movies between 2016 and 2017. Kodansha collected those stories, with 3 new ones, and published in 2019.
Mijikanamonogatari
In 2024, Kodansha collected 32 previously published short stories and 6 new short stories in a book titled .
Related book
- Audio drama script
- Character commentary script
Katanagatari series
See main article: Katanagatari. This twelve volume samurai epic with illustrations by Take was released one volume a month throughout 2007.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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January 10, 2007 | | |
February 2, 2007 | | |
March 2, 2007 | | |
April 3, 2007 | | |
May 8, 2007 | | |
June 5, 2007 | | |
July 3, 2007 | | |
August 2, 2007 | | |
September 4, 2007 | | |
October 2, 2007 | | |
November 2, 2007 | | |
December 4, 2007 | | | |
Maniwagatari
See main article: Katanagatari. Maniwagatari takes place 200 years before Katanagatari, when the first Kyotōryū head, Kazune Yasuri, met Kiki Shikizaki.
Related book
Densetsu series
A complete series with 10 volumes[38] published by Kodansha. The first volume was published as the "Nisio's longest book"[39] [40] at the time of its publication. The cover of the final volume was illustrated by Fuu Midori.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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April 26, 2012 | | |
February 27, 2013 | | |
June 27, 2013 | | |
November 26, 2013 | | |
July 3, 2014 | | |
February 26, 2015 | | |
November 25, 2015 | | |
December 28, 2016 | | |
February 28, 2018 | | |
March 28, 2018 | | | |
Medaka Box
See main article: Medaka Box. Spin-off novels of the Medaka Box manga. Illustrated by Akira Akatsuki.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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May 2, 2012 | | |
June 4, 2012 | | |
October 10, 2012 | | |
November 19, 2012 | | |
October 4, 2013 | | | |
Related book
- - Illustrated by Akira Akatsuki. It was distributed as a booklet at Medaka Box DVD Premium Event on March 3, 2013.[41]
- - (Shueisha. 2013.)
Bōkyaku Tantei series
See main article: Bōkyaku Tantei. Ongoing series with 14 volumes published by Kodansha. Illustrated by Vofan.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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October 15, 2014 | | |
April 23, 2015 | | |
August 19, 2015 | | |
October 6, 2015 | | |
December 17, 2015 | | |
May 17, 2016 | | |
August 23, 2016 | | |
November 17, 2016 | | |
May 24, 2017 | | |
January 19, 2018 | | |
October 5, 2018 | | |
March 18, 2020 | | |
April 22, 2021 | | |
June 8, 2022 | | | |
Jūni Taisen
See main article: Juni Taisen: Zodiac War. After the one-shot publication in the one-shot series manga Ōgiri, the story told one day before those events was published in one volume by Shueisha on May 19, 2015, with the illustrations provided by Hikaru Nakamura. A sequel was released in 2017.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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May 19, 2015 | | |
December 12, 2017 | | | |
Bishōnen series
See main article: Pretty Boy Detective Club. The "Pretty Boy Detective Club" was originally intended to be a group that would appear in the Bōkyaku Tantei series, but during the story's development, Nisio Isin decided it could be published as an independent title.[42] Illustrated by Kinako. Twelve volumes were published by the Kodansha Taiga label.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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October 20, 2015 | | |
December 18, 2015 | | |
March 18, 2016 | | |
September 20, 2016 | | |
October 18, 2016 | | |
March 22, 2017 | | |
October 20, 2017 | | |
May 23, 2018 | | |
October 24, 2018 | | |
November 22, 2019 | | |
December 20, 2019 | | |
May 14, 2021 | | | |
Henkyaku Kaitou series
For the 20th anniversary of Nisio's debut in 2022, a new series was announced.[43] The next two books were announced in the afterword of Phantom Thief Flâneur's Patrol, with the series titled as . The series was later retitled as .[44] Illustrated by Takolegs.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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September 7, 2022[45] |
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March 29, 2023[46] | | |
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Novelizations
First published | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
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August 1, 2006 | | | Shueisha |
August 2, 2006 | | | Kodansha |
December 16, 2011 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven | | Shueisha | |
Other works
Nisio Isin has also published several single-volume works, with some of them receiving manga adaptations. All of them deal with different themes from the usual. Ningyō ga Ningyō is a novel that invokes the style of old Japanese nonsense horror novels; Nanmin Tantei is a detective novel, a style always present in Nisio Isin's writing, but much more prominent in this title; Shōjo Fujūbun is a suspense novel, and Ripogura! is a novel that highlights Nisio Isin's love for constrained writing, based on three short stories rewritten three times each following restrained writing rules. The Veiled Man Hypothesis was Nisio's 100th book.
First published | Title | ISBN |
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September 7, 2005 | | |
December 11, 2009 | | |
September 7, 2011 | Book cover illustrated by Fuu Midori | |
January 7, 2014 | | |
July 31, 2019[47] | Book cover illustrated by Mai Yoneyama | |
September 30, 2020[48] | Book cover illustrated by Samehoshi | |
July 26, 2023[49] | Book cover illustrated by Uichi Ukumo | |
April 17, 2024[50] | Book cover illustrated by Yuko Higuchi | | |
Uncollected works
Nakoto Manuscript series
Nakoto or Pnakotic Manuscript, referencing the grimoires H. P. Lovecraft created, has been releasing since 2004.[51]
- . Written in the Japanese magazine Eureka published by Seidosha in September 2004 issue. Illustrated by Akira Yamaguchi. .
- . Illustrated by Yoko Nihombashi - (January 30, 2006.).
- - (September 1, 2006.).
- . Released in the published by Kodansha in June 2008.[52]
- - (June 30, 2009.).[53]
- - - Distributed in December 2020.[54]
Shuugatari
Stories written for the Pandora magazine published by Kodansha. Illustrated by Maruboro Akai.
- SIDE-A - (October 9, 2008.)
- SIDE-B - (December 20, 2008.)
- NO-SIDE - (April 21, 2009.)
- ONE-SIDE - (August 21, 2009.)
- A fifth chapter titled GENOCIDE was planned for publication in Pandora Vol. 5 but never released, presumably due to Pandora itself being suspended.
- (Kodansha. January 20, 2009.)
- Art book illustrated by Take. Nisio Isin wrote short stories for it.
- A short story titled was released as a leaflet accompanying the on December 13, 2010.[55]
Sekai series
The fifth story titled was serialized in the Mephisto magazine published by Kodansha.
- - (August 7, 2009.)
- - (December 8, 2009.)
Monogatari series
Since the release of the Bakemonogatari Anime Complete Guidebook on October 28, 2010, Nisio Isin has written more than 60 short stories related to the anime or manga adaptation. The stories happen throughout all the timeline of the story featuring different narrators. They usually are brief stories talking about a specific topic, commentaries on literature, etc. Only the short stories in Mazemonogatari were collected in a book. Kodansha revealed in May 2024 that 32 previously published short stories and 6 new short stories were being collected in a book titled Mijikanamonogatari to be released July 3, 2024.[56] [57] However, on June 12, 2024, Kodansha announced that the book would be delayed after it was discovered that a story that should have been included was inadvertently left out.[58]
Detective Urban Legend
A series written in the Mephisto magazine published by Kodansha.
- - (December 7, 2011.)
- - (April 5, 2012.)
- - (August 7, 2012.)
Summer Vacation Sabotage
A story written in the Mephisto magazine published by Kodansha.
Stories written for the Mephisto magazine published by Kodansha that were not collected yet.
- -, August 8, 2018.[60]
- -, December 6, 2018.[61]
- -, April 10, 2019.[62]
- -, August 8, 2019.[63]
- -, December 4, 2019.[64]
- A short story published on May 2, 2020, in a project titled Day to Day on the website tree.[65] [66]
- - included in the Okitegami Kyōko no Kansatsu-hyō Special Free Paper distributed in the Japanese bookstores on April 27, 2021.[67]
Derived from works by other authors
- - (December 14, 2007.)
- - written by Yoko Nihombashi. Published by Kodansha (July 1, 2010.)
- A story written in the official B5 booklet dōjin magazine titled Shōnen Fight.
- - (August 29, 2014.)
- A story written in commemoration of the 150th serialization of the Nobunaga no Shinobi series.
Misc.
- - (November 3, 2002)
- A story released in the dōjinshi magazine Tandem Rotor no Hōhōron in the first literary flea market on November 3, 2002.[68]
- . Illustrated by Ōtarō Maijō - (December 24, 2004.)
- Competition on the theme of "coming to Tokyo".
- . Illustrated by Ōtarō Maijō - (December 24, 2004.)
- - (July 13, 2010.)
- - (April 7, 2012, Kodansha)[69]
- - (December 24, 2012, Kodansha)[70]
- - (December 5, 2013.)
- "Fragment Novels" (Nisio Isin Official Website)
- Self-Remix excerpts of his novels.[71]
- "Street For You"
- A short story published on August 28, 2020, in a project titled Story for you on the website tree.[72] [73]
- - October issue of "Gendai Shousetsu" (September 22, 2022, Kodansha)[74]
- - Magazine (November 15, 2023, Kodansha)
Commentary on the literature
Manga
One-shots
Since the publication of the Hōkago, Nanajikan-me. one-shot in Comic Faust, Nisio Isin has been writing several original scripts for manga.
First published | Title | Artist | Publisher and Magazine |
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June 24, 2006 | | Yun Kōga | Kōdansha Comic Faust |
January 4, 2008 | | Takeshi Obata | Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump[75] |
August 11, 2014 | | Yūya Kawada | Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue 37/38[76] |
| Miyokawa Masaru |
June 16, 2016 | | Kei Takizawa | Shueisha Weekly Young Jump Issue 27[77] |
December 11, 2017 | | Kawashita Mizuki | Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue 2/3[78] |
December 29, 2017 | | Iwasaki Yūji | Shueisha Jump GIGA 2018 Winter Vol. 2[79] |
March 3, 2018 | | Shueisha Shōnen Jump+[80] |
January 25, 2019 | | Shueisha Jump GIGA 2019 Winter Vol. 2[81] |
September 14, 2019 | | Saeki Shun and Tsukuda Yūto | Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue 42 Jump Romcom Festival![82] [83] |
November 2, 2019 | | Akira Akatsuki | Shueisha Jump Square[84] |
December 28, 2020 | | Iwasaki Yūji | Shueisha Jump GIGA 2021 Winter[85] |
October 19, 2021 | | Posuka Demizu | Shueisha Ultra Jump Issue November[86] |
December 19, 2023 | | Shueisha JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER[87] | |
Ōgiri
Based on 9 themes suggested by his editor, Nisio Isin wrote 9 one-shots with various artists that were released on Shueisha's magazines between 2014 and 2015 in a period of four months.[88] The collection of stories were published by Shueisha on April 3, 2015 .
Medaka Box
See main article: Medaka Box. Medaka Box is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Nisio Isin and drawn by Akira Akatsuki. It was serialized in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 11, 2009, to April 27, 2013. It was published by Shueisha in 22 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | October 2, 2009 | | |
2 | December 4, 2009 | | |
3 | February 4, 2010 | | |
4 | April 2, 2010 | | |
5 | August 12, 2010 | | |
6 | September 3, 2010 | | |
7 | November 4, 2010 | | |
8 | December 29, 2010 | | |
9 | March 4, 2011 | | |
10 | May 2, 2011 | | |
11 | August 4, 2011 | | |
12 | October 4, 2011 | | |
13 | December 2, 2011 | | |
14 | March 2, 2012 | | |
15 | April 4, 2012 | | |
16 | July 4, 2012 | | |
17 | September 4, 2012 | | |
18 | December 4, 2012 | | |
19 | February 4, 2013 | | |
20 | April 4, 2013 | | |
21 | June 4, 2013 | | |
22 | September 4, 2013 | | |
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Kimi to Nadekko!
See main article: Monogatari series. Kimi to Nadekko! is a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Nisio Isin and drawn by Ema Tōyama. It is an in-universe manga written and drawn by Nadeko Sengoku, a female character from the Monogatari series. The 3 chapters were released in various ways in 2014. All three chapters were collected as an extra in the Koimonogatari Volume 2 BD set.
First published | Title | Publication | ISBN / Issue / ASIN |
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January 30, 2014 | | Heroine Book #4: Sengoku Nadeko | |
June 28, 2014 | | Kōdansha, Aria magazine. | August 2014 Issue |
July 23, 2014 | | Koimonogatari BD/DVD vol. 2 | | |
Shōnen Shōjo
Shōnen Shōjo is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Nisio Isin and drawn by Akira Akatsuki. Shōnen Shōjo began serialization on January 4, 2016, and was published in Jump Square magazine until April 4, 2017, with a total of 16 chapters. Compiled by Shueisha into 3 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | June 3, 2016 | | |
2 | November 4, 2016 | | |
3 | May 2, 2017 | | | |
Seishun Kijinden! 240 Gakuen
Legend of Eccentric Youth! Nishio Academy (青春奇人伝!240学園, "240" is a pun with "Nishio") is a Japanese shōnen manga series drafted by Nisio Isin and drawn by Shiba Mochi. It was done in commemoration of the 15th year of Nisio Isin writing career and it features various characters from his other series. It began serialization on February 9, 2017, in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine until November 9, 2018.[97] Compiled by Kodansha into 3 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | August 9, 2017 | | |
2 | April 9, 2018 | | |
3 | December 7, 2018 | | | |
Cipher Academy
See main article: Cipher Academy. is a Japanese shōnen manga written by Nisio Isin and drawn by Iwasaki Yūji. It started serializing in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on November 21, 2022,[98] and finished on February 5, 2024.[99]
Screenplay
- Audiobook
- Character commentary
- Audio commentaries are content available on the DVD/BD release of the Monogatari series and Kubikiri Cycle. Each episode features two characters having a conversation about the specific episode they are in. Nisio Isin has written each one of them.
- Nisio Isin Daijiten
- A series of commentaries in the form of an audio guide with characters from Monogatari, Zaregoto, and Bōkyaku Tantei series written for the Nisio Isin Daijiten exhibition, held in Tokyo during 2017. A transcription of said audio guide has been published in the accompany pamphlet. Nisio Isin in this occasion also wrote the script for six FANDA Cards handed as a gift at the exhibition's visitors, each one with a different character giving a call on the phone of the visitors.[108]
- Drama CD
- Monogatari series
- Katanagatari series
- (Kodansha. 2010)[112]
- Episode 0 Kyotō Yasuri - An audiobook released in the DVD/BD of the twelve episodes of the Katanagatari anime. It contains 12 chapters telling the story in the rebellion twenty years before the main story.
- Medaka Box
- Pretty Boy Detective Club[114]
- Script
- Medaka Box (TV)
- Episode 12[115] - - Original air date: June 20, 2012.[116]
- Medaka Box Abnormal (TV)
- Episode 12[117] - - Original air date: December 27, 2012.[118]
- Madoka Magica x Monogatari manner movies
- Four skits written by Nisio Isin about theater manners that were presented in the Japanese sessions for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- between October 26 and November 22, 2013.[119]
- 1st week (October 26 – November 1): Ōgi Oshino Version
- 2nd week (November 2 – 8): Karen Araragi & Tsukihi Araragi Version
- 3rd week (November 9 – 15): Mayoi Hachikuji Version
- 4th week (November 16 – 22): Hitagi Senjōgahara Version
- Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku x Monogatari PVs. (2014. Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto)
- Two advertisements for the first e-book of Nisio Isin, Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku, from the Bōkyaku Tantei series.[120] [121] [122]
- Madogatari (Madoka Magica x Monogatari crossover)
- A crossover manner video shown in the Madogatari exhibition on September 22, 2016.[123] [124]
- Monogatari series in 120 seconds
- PV for the release of the final volumes of the Monogatari series, Shinomonogatari. Script written by Nisio Isin with Kana Hanazawa and Maaya Sakamoto voicing in-character, Nadeko Sengoku and Shinobu Oshino, respectively.[125]
- Nisio Isin 20th anniversary movie
- A short video published on August, 7th and narrated by Zaregoto series' protagonist Ii in which Nisio Isin's career is summarized and volume 10 of said series is announced.[126]
- Urgent Conversation! Nonsense User x Koyomi Araragi
- A 17-minute video released at the conclusion of the Nisio Isin 20th anniversary celebrations. In this video story written by Nisio Isin, the protagonists of Zaregoto and Monogatari, Ii and Koyomi, are portrayed by their respective anime VAs.[127]
- Ikusamonogatari Message Movie
- An animated video produced by whitepuzzle and written by Nisio Isin within the context of the Ikusamonogatari novel.
Related book
- (September 18, 2004. Seidosha.)
- (November 1, 2005. Gentosha.)
- Written by Ryūsui Seiryōin. Nisio cooperated as a special guest.
- (January 30, 2006. Takarajimasha Co.)
- Fan book containing an interview with Nisio Isin.
- (February 1, 2006. Takarajimasha Co.)
- Contains a dialogue with Nisio Isin.
- (March 12, 2008. Media Factory.)
- Nisio Isin lectured for five days as a special guest.
- (September 3, 2014. Kodansha.)
- (September 5, 2022).[128] Kodansha.
- Nisio answers 240 questions of fans.
Adaptations
Anime
|
Title | - of episodes
| Broadcast date | Director | Studio |
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xxxHolic (episode 17, "Jishō")[129] | 1 | July 27, 2006 | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G. |
Bakemonogatari | 12 | July 3 – September 25, 2009 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft |
Katanagatari | 12 | January 25 – December 10, 2010 | Keitaro Motonaga | White Fox |
Nisemonogatari | 11 | January 7 – March 17, 2012 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft |
Medaka Box | 12 | April 4 – June 20, 2012 | Shouji Saeki | Gainax |
Medaka Box Abnormal | 12 | October 10 – December 26, 2012 |
Nekomonogatari (Kuro) | 4 | December 31, 2012 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft |
Monogatari Series Second Season | 23 | July 6 – December 28, 2013 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura Naoyuki Tatsuwa (#6–9) Yuki Yase (#14–17) |
Hanamonogatari | 5 | August 16, 2014 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura |
Tsukimonogatari | 4 | December 31, 2014 |
Owarimonogatari (vol.1-2) | 13 | October 4 – December 20, 2015 |
Owarimonogatari (vol.3) | 7 | August 12–13, 2017 |
| 12 | October 3 – December 19, 2017 | Naoto Hosoda | Graphinica |
Zoku Owarimonogatari | 6 | May 18 – June 22, 2019 | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft |
Pretty Boy Detective Club | 12 | April 11 – June 27, 2021 | Akiyuki Shinbo Hajime Ootani |
|
Title | - of episodes
| Release date | Director | Studio |
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Bakemonogatari | 3 | November 3, 2009 – June 26, 2010 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft |
Koyomimonogatari | 12 | January 9 – March 27, 2016 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura |
Monogatari Off & Monster Season | | July 6, 2024 – current | Akiyuki Shinbo Midori Yoshizawa |
|
Title | | Premiere | Director | Studio |
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Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen | | January 8, 2016 | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft |
Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen | | August 19, 2016 |
Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen | | January 6, 2017 |
|
Title | - of episodes
| Release date | Director | Studio |
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Koyomi History | 1 | September 22, 2016 | Akio Watanabe | Shaft |
Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai | 8 | October 26, 2016 – September 27, 2017 | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase |
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Manga
Nisio Isin has several adaptations of his novels for manga and since most of his novels are published by Kodansha, most of them comes out in magazines of the publisher.
Zerozaki Sōshiki no Ningen Shiken
See main article: Zaregoto series. First serialized in Pandora Vol. 2 Side-A, it was later transferred to the Japanese magazine Monthly Afternoon. It's an adaptation of the first volume of the Ningen series and it was drawn by Iruka Shiomiya.[130] It was serialized from December 20, 2008, to August 2013. Compiled by Kodansha in 5 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | December 22, 2011 | | |
2 | May 23, 2012 | | |
3 | December 19, 2012 | | |
4 | April 23, 2013 | | |
5 | October 23, 2013 | | | |
Zerozaki Kishishiki no Ningen Knock
See main article: Zaregoto series. It was serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Afternoon from August 25, 2014, to September 24, 2016. It's an adaptation of the second volume of the Ningen series and it was drawn by Chomoran.[131] Compiled by Kodansha in 4 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | January 23, 2015 | | |
2 | August 21, 2015 | | |
3 | March 23, 2016 | | |
4 | November 22, 2016 | | | |
Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku
See main article: Bōkyaku Tantei. It was serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Shonen Magazine from August 6, 2015, to March 6, 2017. It partially adapts volumes 1 to 8 of the Bōkyaku Tantei series and it was drawn by Yō Asami. Compiled by Kodansha in 5 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | October 16, 2015 | | |
2 | April 15, 2016 | | |
3 | August 17, 2016 | | |
4 | January 17, 2017 | | |
5 | April 17, 2017 | | | |
Shōjo Fujūbun
Shōjo Fujūbun is an adaptation of the novel with the same name and was drawn by Mitsuru Hattori. Mitsuri wanted to adapt the novel after reading it. It was serialized between November 30, 2015 and August 29, 2016, in the Japanese magazine Weekly Young Magazine. It was compiled by Kodansha in 3 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | May 6, 2016 | | |
2 | August 5, 2016 | | |
3 | October 6, 2016 | | | |
Himeiden
It was serialized in the Japanese magazine Young Magazine Third from December 4, 2015[132] to December 6, 2017.[133] It's an adaptation of the first volume of the Densetsu series and it was drawn by Mitsutani Osamu. Compiled by Kodansha in 4 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | May 6, 2016 | | |
2 | December 20, 2016 | | |
3 | June 20, 2017 | | |
4 | January 19, 2018 | | | |
Bishōnen Tanteidan
See main article: Pretty Boy Detective Club. It was serialized in the Japanese magazine Aria from June 2016 until June 2018 because of Aria's termination.[134] It was transferred to Shonen Magazine Edge on October 17, 2018[135] and the rest of the chapters were released until July 17, 2019.[136] It's an adaptation of the first four volumes of the Bishōnen series, and it was drawn by Oda Suzuka. Compiled by Kodansha in 5 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | September 7, 2016 | | |
2 | February 7, 2017 | | |
3 | August 7, 2017 | | |
4 | June 7, 2018 | | |
5 | September 6, 2019 | | | |
Jūni Taisen
See main article: Juni Taisen: Zodiac War. It was serialized in the Japanese magazine Shonen Jump+ from September 23, 2017, to May 12, 2018. It is an adaptation of the Jūni Taisen novel and it was drawn by Akira Akatsuki. Compiled by Shueisha in 4 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | November 2, 2017 | | |
2 | January 4, 2018 | | |
3 | April 4, 2018 | | |
4 | July 4, 2018 | | | |
Bakemonogatari
See main article: Bakemonogatari (manga). Bakemonogatari is an adaptation of the Monogatari series novels and is drawn by Oh! great. It began its serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 14, 2018, with the last chapter published on March 15, 2023. It has been compiled by Kodansha with a special edition for the Kodansha Box label also published.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | June 15, 2018 | | |
2 | August 17, 2018 | | |
3 | November 16, 2018 | | |
4 | January 17, 2019 | | |
5 | April 17, 2019 | | |
6 | July 17, 2019 | | |
7 | October 17, 2019 | | |
8 | February 17, 2020 | | |
9 | May 15, 2020 | | |
10 | August 17, 2020 | | |
11 | November 17, 2020 | | |
12 | February 17, 2021 | | |
13 | May 17, 2021 | | |
14 | August 17, 2021 | | |
15 | November 17, 2021 | | |
16 | February 17, 2022 | | |
17 | May 17, 2022 | | |
18 | August 17, 2022 | | |
19 | November 17, 2022 | | |
20 | January 17, 2023 | | |
21 | March 16, 2023 | | |
22 | May 17, 2023 | | | |
Risuka
See main article: Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka.
- As part of the release of the fourth volume of the series, Hiro Mashima drew a scene from the chapter Easy magic cannot be used. of the first volume and Kodansha released it via Twitter on November 27, 2020. It was later published in the book distributed in the Japanese bookstores.
- A manga adaptation serialized on Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from April 9, 2021 to February 9, 2024. Nao Emoto handled the illustration. Compiled by Kodansha in 7 volumes.
Vol. | First published | Title | ISBN |
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1 | August 17, 2021 | | |
2 | November 17, 2021 | | |
3 | March 9, 2022 | | |
4 | July 8, 2022 | | |
5 | April 7, 2023 | | |
6 | November 11, 2023 | | |
7 | April 9, 2024 | | | |
TV Drama
Japanese drama. It adapted the first four volumes of the Bōkyaku Tantei series. Starring Yui Aragaki.
Stage Play
External links
Notes and References
- Book: 西尾維新クロニクル. January 30, 2006. Takarajimasha. 978-4-79-665092-2. Tōkyō. 87. ja. Nisio Isin Chronicle.
- Web site: June 2016. あなたの本を見つけよう!! Book Vox-web RUC-立命館生活協同組合. Find your book! Book Vox-web RUC-Ritsumeikan Life Co-operative. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128225619/https://www.ritsco-op.jp/re/ruc/2012/06/post_538.html. January 28, 2020. July 30, 2020. www.ritsco-op.jp. ja.
- Book: Nisio, Isin. ザレゴトディクショナル 戯言シリーズ用語辞典. June 7, 2006. Kodansha. 978-4-06-182489-8. 113. ja. Zaregoto Dictional - Dictionary for the Zaregoto series.
- Web site: Mephisto Prize report on Excite Japan. Excite Japan. ja. December 12, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061209171459/http://media.excite.co.jp/daily/thursday/030612/p05.html . December 9, 2006.
- Web site: June 6, 2018. ja:【西尾維新大辞展 京都篇】を開催します. The Nisio Isin Taishin exhibition in Kyoto will be held. http://www.bunpaku.or.jp/topics/15557/. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607074330/http://www.bunpaku.or.jp/topics/15557/. June 7, 2019. September 11, 2020. Bunpaku. ja.
- Web site: Kodansha Box official homepage. Kodansha. ja. January 18, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070403002222/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/kodansha-box/#07. April 3, 2007. dead.
- Web site: Loo. Egan. 1+ Million Bakemonogatari/Nisemonogatari DVD/BDs Sold. Anime News Network. September 25, 2012. September 26, 2012.
- News: Ressler. Karen. August 19, 2016. Zaregoto OVA Will Have 8 Volumes Covering 1st Novel. Anime News Network. August 1, 2020.
- Web site: Loo. Egan. NisiOisin's Katanagatari Light Novels to Be Animated. Anime News Network. November 29, 2008. December 2, 2008.
- News: Loo. Egan. June 20, 2012. Medaka Box Anime's 2nd Season Green-Lit. Anime News Network. August 1, 2020.
- Web site: Jūni Taisen Anime Airing This Year is '1st 12-Episode Season'. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. March 28, 2017. Anime News Network. https://archive.today/20180326213323/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-03-28/juni-taisen-anime-airing-this-year-is-1st-12-episode-season/.113843. March 26, 2018. live.
- Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. November 21, 2020. NisiOisin's Bishōnen series School Mystery Novels Get Anime. July 30, 2020. Anime News Network. en.
- News: Chapman. Paul. December 26, 2017. "JUNI TAISEN" Stage Play Rings Up the Curtain on the Zodiac War. Crunchyroll. July 15, 2020.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael. July 14, 2015. NisiOisin's Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku Novel Gets Live-Action Show. July 30, 2020. Anime News Network. en.
- Web site: Simon and Schuster Novel Listing. December 2, 2008. Simon & Schuster.
- Web site: December 4, 2009. オリコン 2009年 年間"本"ランキング 作家別. Oricon 2009 Annual Book Ranking by Author. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: December 1, 2010. オリコン 2010年 年間"本"ランキング 作家別. Oricon 2010 Annual Book Ranking by Author. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: December 1, 2011. オリコン 2011年 年間"本"ランキング 作家別. Oricon 2011 Annual Book Ranking by Author. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: December 3, 2012. オリコン 2012年 年間"本"ランキング 作家別. Oricon 2012 Annual Book Ranking by Author. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: December 2, 2013. オリコン 2013年 年間"本"ランキング 作家別. Oricon 2013 Annual Book Ranking by Author. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: December 1, 2014. オリコン 2014年 年間"本"ランキング 作家別. Oricon 2014 Annual Book Ranking by Author. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: November 30, 2015. 2015年 年間本ランキング『純文学の世界に『火花』ビッグウェーブ! 出版界に差し込んだ大きな光』. 2015 Annual Book Rankings "A Big Wave of 'Sparks' in the World of Pure Literature! A Big Light Shining on the Publishing World. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: December 1, 2016. 2016年 年間本ランキング、『小説 君の名は。』ミリオン突破! 話題の『天才』『ハリー・ポッター』最新刊もBOOK総合上位を席巻. 2016 Annual Book Ranking, The Novel Your Name. Breaks the Milestone! The latest "Genius" and "Harry Potter" books also swept the top spot in the overall BOOK rankings. September 26, 2020. ORICON NEWS. Oricon. ja.
- News: ja:デビュー20周年、西尾維新さん 型破りの「全身小説家」 . ja . Nisio Isin, on the 20th anniversary of his debut, breaks the mold as a "full-body novelist." . . https://mainichi.jp/articles/20221122/dde/012/040/010000c . November 22, 2022.
- News: Kopf. Dan. June 6, 2019. Half of all translated books in the US come from just nine countries. Quartz. October 21, 2020.
- Book: 別冊オトナアニメ シャフト超全集!!. Yosensha. 2010. 9784862485670. 39. ja. Bessatsu Otona Anime Shaft Chosen Collection!!.
- Book: 西尾. 維新. ファウスト Vol.3 2004.Summer. 奈須. きのこ. 原田. 宇陀児. 元長. 柾木. 清涼院. 流水. 舞城. 王太郎. 滝本. 竜彦. 佐藤. 友哉. 東. 浩紀. Kodansha. 2004. 9784061794306. 177–178. ja. Faust Vol. 3 2004. Summer.
- Book: 『ダ・ヴィンチ』2011年4月号. Da Vinci, Media Factory. 2011. 20. ja. "Da Vinci" April 2011 issue.
- 東. 浩紀. 斎藤. 環. 山口. 晃. 笠井. 潔. 仲俣. 暁生. September 25, 2004. Dialogue with Hiroki Azuma. . ja. Seidosha. 36. 10. 4-7917-0124-0. 1342-5641.
- Book: 西尾維新クロニクル. The Takarajima Company. 2006. 9784796650922. 85. ja. Nisio Isin Chronicle.
- Book: 中川, 大地. ほぼ日刊惑星開発委員会vol.176. PLANETS Corporation / Secondary Planetary Development Committee. 2014. Mail Magazine: Daily PLANETS. ja. Almost Daily Planet Development Committee vol. 176.
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- Book: 上遠野. 浩平. ファウスト vol.5. 佐藤. 俊樹. 元長. 柾木. 西島. 大介. 西尾. 維新. 北山. 猛邦. 竜騎. 士07. 奈須. きのこ. 東. 浩紀. Kodansha. 2005. 9784061795723. ja. Faust Vol. 5.
- Book: 日経エンタテインメント! 2017年2月号増刊「傷物語」版. Nikkei BP; undefined edition. 2017. 27. ja. Nikkei Entertainment! February 2017 Extra Edition of "Kizumonogatari.
- Book: 「Quick Japan Vol.54 ─ハルカリ/永久保存版ライトノベル大特集 サンボマスター」. May 2004. Ōtashuppan. 2004. 4-87233-857-X. Tōkyō. 116. ja. Quick Japan Vol.54 -Harkari/permanent light novel special edition: Sanbomaster. 170082041.
- Book: 日経 characters ! (キャラクターズ). Nikkei BP Publishing Center. 2004. 57. ja. Nikkei characters!.
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- Seidosha. 978-4-7917-0124-7. September 18, 2004. 53. ja. ja:ユリイカ2004年9月臨時増刊号 総特集 西尾維新. Eureka September 2004 Extra Issue Special Edition feat. Nisio Isin.
- Book: このライトノベルがすごい!2005. November 26, 2004. Takarajimasha. Takarajimasha., 宝島社. 978-4-79-664388-7. ja. This light novel is amazing! 2005. 674969378.
- Book: このライトノベルがすごい!2006. November 26, 2005. Takarajima. 4-7966-5012-1. 27. ja. This light novel is amazing! 2006. 959707530.
- News: Ressler. Karen. March 30, 2018. Vertical Licenses Katanagatari, Dark Maidens, Serial Killer Detective Novels. Anime News Network. July 26, 2020.
- Web site: Day to Day (English). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705110030/https://tree-novel.com/works/8afc163032cd84182a298eaa9bb432e0.html. July 5, 2020. July 11, 2020. Tree.
- Web site: 2 April, NISIOISIN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200504223238/https://tree-novel.com/works/episode/d836ca51c21e3c3c56169bd02625eae3.html. May 4, 2020. July 11, 2020. Tree.
- Web site: Story for you (English). August 28, 2020. Tree.
- Web site: 28 August, NISIOISIN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828150426/https://tree-novel.com/works/episode/d7ee2f74012527f180bef04d082766de.html. August 28, 2020. August 28, 2020. Tree.
- Web site: https://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000158707. ja:ザレゴトディクショナル 戯言シリーズ用語辞典. Zaregoto Dictional - Dictionary for the Zaregoto series. Kodansha. July 11, 2020. ja.
- Web site: ダブルダウン勘繰郎 トリプルプレイ助悪郎. Double Down Kanguro Triple Play Sukeakuro. July 28, 2020. Book Club Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: 西尾維新公式情報 on Twitter . ja . Twitter . January 25, 2023 . January 25, 2023.
- News: Pineda. Rafael. January 13, 2018. NisiOisin's Densetsu series Ends With 10th Volume in March. Anime News Network. July 11, 2020.
- Web site: 『悲終伝』. ja:Hishūden. July 21, 2020. Kodansha Novels. ja.
- News: Loo. Egan. December 15, 2011. Longest Novel by Bakemonogatari's NisiOisin Ships in 2012. Anime News Network. July 25, 2020.
- Web site: EVENT&CAMPAIGN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515185752/http://medakabox.jp/contents/hp0006/index00160000.html. May 15, 2013. July 10, 2020. めだかボックスアニメ.
- Book: 小田, すずか. 美少年探偵団(1). 講談社. 2016. 978-4-06-380874-2. 192.
- August 7, 2022 . ja: 西尾維新デビュー20周年記念PVが公開。『戯言シリーズ』最新作『キドナプキディング 青色サヴァンと戯言遣いの娘』刊行が発表 . Nisio Isin's 20th anniversary PV is released. Announced the publication of "Kidnap Kidding: The Blue Savant and the Daughter of the Nonsense User", the latest in the "Zaregoto" series. . . https://www.famitsu.com/news/202208/07271369.html . August 7, 2022.
- NISIOISIN Official Account. NISIOISIN_info. 1590903153465384961. November 11, 2022. ja:〈西尾維新NEXT20〉更新!
『怪人デスマーチの退転』2023年3月刊行!
『怪盗フラヌールの巡回』に続く「返却怪盗シリーズ」第2弾の刊行が決定しました装画はTAKOLEGSさんですどうぞお楽しみに!. ja. November 11, 2022.
- Web site: 怪盗フラヌールの巡回. Phantom Thief Flâneur's Patrol. September 10, 2022. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: 怪人デスマーチの退転. Retreat of Phantom Death March. March 23, 2023. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: ヴェールドマン仮説. The Veiled Man Hypothesis. July 27, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: デリバリールーム. Delivery Room. September 17, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: ウェルテルタウンでやすらかに. R.I.P. werther town. July 20, 2023. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: 鬼怒楯岩大吊橋ツキヌの汲めども尽きぬ随筆という題名の小説. A Novel Titled: Tsukinu Kinu-Tateiwa Ōtsuribashi's Endless Essays. April 15, 2024. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Book: 森瀬, 繚. All Over クトゥルー -クトゥルー神話作品大全. 三才ブックス. 2018. 978-4-86199-997-0. 247.
- Web site: KOBO CAFE情報ページ. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711203955/http://w-cat.sakura.ne.jp/notkozy/kobocafe.shtml. July 11, 2020. July 11, 2020. W-Cat 渡辺浩弐さんデータベース. ja.
- Web site: August 23, 2008. 西尾維新『〆に最初』. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711210246/http://vyg.blog117.fc2.com/blog-entry-118.html. July 11, 2020. July 11, 2020. blog117.fc2. ja.
- Web site: ja:西尾維新 新本格魔法少女りすか 完結記念パーフェクトBOOK 西村キヌ 真島ヒロ. Nishio Ishin New Authentic Magical Girl Risuka: The Perfect Book to Commemorate the Conclusion Nishimura Kinu Hiro Mashima. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h528059570. January 14, 2021. Yahoo! Auctions. Yahoo!. ja.
- Web site: December 13, 2010. 『大河饅頭 十二箇所巡』豪華特典決定!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200313065733/https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/anime/katanagatari/. March 13, 2020. July 10, 2020. Aniplex.
- Web site: New Book Release Schedule. ja. 16 May 2024.
- Web site: https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E7%9F%AD%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E-%E8%A5%BF%E5%B0%BE-%E7%B6%AD%E6%96%B0/dp/406536177X . ja:短物語 単行本 . Mijikanamonogatari Tankōbon . ja . Amazon.co.jp . May 27, 2024.
- Web site: https://twitter.com/kodansha_novels/status/1800755263487795474 . ja:【『短物語』発売延期のお知らせ】 . [Notice of postponement of release of "Mijikanamonogatari"] . twitter.com . Kodansha . June 12, 2024.
- Web site: メフィスト 2016 VOL.2. Mephisto 2016 Vol. 2. August 16, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: メフィスト 2018 VOL.2. Mephisto 2018 Vol. 2. August 16, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: メフィスト 2018 VOL.3. Mephisto 2018 Vol. 3. August 16, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: メフィスト 2019 VOL.1. Mephisto 2019 Vol. 1. August 16, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: メフィスト 2019 VOL.2. Mephisto 2019 Vol. 2. August 16, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: メフィスト 2019 VOL.3. Mephisto 2019 Vol. 3. August 16, 2020. Kodansha Book Club. Kodansha. ja.
- Web site: 連載企画 Day to Day. July 11, 2020. Tree. ja.
- Web site: 〈4月2日〉 西尾維新. July 11, 2020. Tree.
- NISIOISIN Official Account. NISIOISIN_info. 1386879212150132748. April 27, 2021. ja:【お知らせ2】
フリーペーパーには 西尾維新 さん書き下ろし短々編「掟上今日子の機械文明」と、忘却探偵 シリーズ立ち上げ時に VOFAN さんが描いたコンセプトアートを再収録!デザインは veia さんです。
電子版配信時には改めて当アカウントでご案内いたします。どうぞお楽しみに!. [Announcement 2]
The free paper will include a new short story "Okitegami Kyōko no Kikai Bunmei" written by Nisio Isin, and a re-recording of the concept art drawn by VOFAN at the launch of the Bōkyaku Tantei series! Designed by veia.
We'll post more information on this account when the digital version is released. Please look forward to it!. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427030619/https://twitter.com/NISIOISIN_info/status/1386879212150132748. April 27, 2021. April 27, 2021.
- Web site: タンデムローターの方法論 (佐藤友哉サイン入り). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190917062417/https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=253317. September 17, 2019. July 11, 2020. Mandarake.
- Web site: 講談社 抽プレ 西尾維新 西尾通信. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711195141/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1053263249&ref=list&keyword=%E8%A5%BF%E5%B0%BE%E7%B6%AD%E6%96%B0%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1&lang=ja. July 11, 2020. July 11, 2020. Mandarake. ja.
- Web site: 講談社 抽プレ 西尾維新 西尾通信Vol.2. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711195413/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1083818449. July 11, 2020. July 11, 2020. Mandarake. ja.
- News: October 8, 2015. 西尾維新、初の公式サイトがオープン 新作『断片小説』全文公開. ja. Oricon News. live. July 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129025016/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2060478/full/. January 29, 2020.
- Web site: Story for you (English). August 28, 2020. Tree.
- Web site: 〈8月28日〉 西尾維新. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828150705/https://tree-novel.com/works/episode/58eea1116b076841d76b7865c8d9c5a9.html. August 28, 2020. August 28, 2020. Tree.
- News: ja:ドラマ化決定記念! 今、日本で最も愛される探偵・城塚翡翠特集の「小説現代」10月号は9月22日発売! . ja . . https://www.asahi.com/and/pressrelease/422874304/ . September 22, 2022 . September 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922204951/https://www.asahi.com/and/pressrelease/422874304/ . dead .
- Web site: Loo. Egan. Death Note Artist, Novelist Team Up on Urōboe Uroboros. September 3, 2009. December 27, 2007. Anime News Network.
- Web site: 週刊少年ジャンプ 2014年37・38合併号. Weekly Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 37/38. July 19, 2020. Jump Book Store. ja.
- Web site: 2016. バックナンバー. https://web.archive.org/web/20190528135723/https://youngjump.jp/history/2016.html. May 28, 2019. July 10, 2020. Young Jump.
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- Web site: ジャンプGIGA 2018 WINTER vol.2. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227023958/https://jumpbookstore.com/item/SHSA_ST01M02993701706_57.html. December 27, 2019. July 10, 2020. Jump Book Store.
- Web site: March 3, 2018. くずかごマウンテン. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521113722/https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10834108156629101704. May 21, 2019. July 10, 2020. Shonen Jump Plus.
- Web site: ジャンプGIGA 2019 WINTER vol.2. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227024024/https://jumpbookstore.com/item/SHSA_ST01M02993701901_57.html. December 27, 2019. July 10, 2020. Jump Book Store.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael. September 10, 2019. NisiOisin, Food Wars! Creators Collaborate on New Manga. https://web.archive.org/web/20190911000326/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-10/nisioisin-food-wars-creators-collaborate-on-new-manga/.150929. September 11, 2019. July 10, 2020. Anime News Network.
- Web site: 週刊少年ジャンプ 2019年42号. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505204233/https://jumpbookstore.com/item/SHSA_JP01WJ2019038D01_57.html. May 5, 2020. July 10, 2020. Jump Book Store.
- Web site: ジャンプ SQ. (スクエア) 2019年12月号 (2019年11月02日発売). https://web.archive.org/web/20200710183052/https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/1281682413/b/1898807/. July 10, 2020. July 10, 2020. Fujisan.
- Web site: ジャンプGIGA 2021 WINTER. December 27, 2020. Jump Book Store.
- News: September 17, 2021. ja:西尾維新×出水ぽすかが「魔少年ビーティー」の60年後描く「魔老紳士ビーティー」. ja. Nisio Isin and Demizu Posuka's "Cool Shock Old B.T." 60 years after "Cool Shock B.T.". Natalie. September 20, 2021.
- News: November 29, 2023. ja:荒木飛呂彦氏の初連載作『魔少年ビーティー』の60年後を描く『魔老紳士ビーティー』新作読み切りが12月19日発売の「ジョジョマガジン」に収録。原作を『化物語』西尾維新氏、作画を『約束のネバーランド』出水ぽすか氏が担当. ja. Denfaminico Gamer. December 19, 2023.
- News: Hanashiro. Emma. October 29, 2014. Bakemonogatari's NisiOisin Writes 9 Manga One-Shots in 4 Months. Anime News Network. July 10, 2020.
- Web site: 週刊少年ジャンプ 2014年49号. Weekly Shonen Jump, Issue 49, 2014. July 19, 2020. Jump Book Store. ja.
- News: November 1, 2014. 西尾維新原作漫画9作品、集英社4誌に順次掲載. ja. Nine manga works based on Nisio Isin's original work were sequentially published in four magazines of Shueisha. Oricon News. Oricon. August 16, 2020.
- News: December 4, 2014. 西尾維新×福島鉄平、"魔法のコスチューム"着た空手少女描く読切. ja. Nisio Isin and Fukushima Teppei depict a karate girl in a "magic costume". News Mynavi. August 16, 2020.
- News: December 13, 2014. 西尾維新×山川あいじ、不思議な指輪を巡る恋物語が別マで. ja. Nisio Isin and Yamakawa Aiji's love story about a mysterious ring is now available in a separate volume. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 16, 2020.
- Web site: 週刊少年ジャンプ 2015年3号. Weekly Shonen Jump, Issue 3, 2015. July 19, 2020. Jump Book Store. ja.
- News: January 8, 2015. 西尾維新×中村光、願いごと題材の読切でYJに「LIAR GAME」は次号完結. ja. Nisio Isin and Hikaru Nakamura conclude the next issue of "LIAR GAME" in YJ with a wish-list theme. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 16, 2020.
- Web site: 週刊少年ジャンプ 2015年8号. Weekly Shonen Jump, Issue 8, 2015. July 24, 2020. Jump Book Store. ja.
- News: February 4, 2015. 西尾維新の「大斬」最終作はSQ.で金田一蓮十郎と、増田こうすけの小説も. ja. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 16, 2020.
- News: Ressler. Karen. October 12, 2018. Crossover Manga for NisiOisin's Works Ends Next Month. Anime News Network. July 9, 2020.
- News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . November 6, 2022 . Shonen Jump Magazine Launches 4 New Manga in Next 4 Weeks . . November 20, 2022.
- Web site: Tai. Anita. Cypher Academy Manga Ends. Anime News Network. February 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240205062715/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-05/cypher-academy-manga-ends/.207217. February 5, 2024. February 5, 2024. live.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 1 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 1 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883439-9 . January 19, 2023 . . ja.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 2 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 2 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883531-0 . May 1, 2023 . . ja.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 3 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 3 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883594-5 . June 27, 2023 . . ja.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 4 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 4 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883669-0. August 18, 2023 . . ja.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 5 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 5 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883795-6 . October 20, 2023 . . ja.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 6 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 6 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883846-5 . May 23, 2024 . . ja.
- Web site: ja:暗号学園のいろは 7 . Angō Gakuen no Iroha 7 . http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884021-5 . May 23, 2024 . . ja.
- News: December 20, 2022 . ja:【オーディオファーストプロジェクト第5弾】西尾維新によるAudible書き下ろしを鈴村健一が朗読 . ja . Kenichi Suzumura reads a new Audible book written by Nisio Isin . PR Times . December 20, 2022.
- Web site: July 26, 2017. ja:【西尾維新インタビュー:前編】西尾作品に欠かせないキャラクターの意外な共通点とは。「西尾維新大辞展」開催記念. [Interview with Nisio Isin, Part 1] What do the characters essential to Nisio's works have in common? Commemorating the Opening of the "Nisio Isin Daijiten" Exhibition. https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/news/book/36311795/. October 15, 2020. Tsutaya News. Culture Convenience Club. ja.
- Web site: Hyakumonogatari Original Drama CD. July 12, 2020. VGMdb.
- Web site: September 21, 2019. 「〈物語〉フェス ~10th Anniversary Story~」 MEMORIAL ALBUMの詳細を発表!. Announcing the details of the MEMORIAL ALBUM for the "Monogatari Fes - 10th Anniversary Story"!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524071907/https://www.monogatari-series.com/news/?article_id=51730. May 24, 2020. July 13, 2020. Monogatari series. ja.
- Web site: Monogatari Fes ~10th Anniversary Story~ MEMORIAL ALBUM. July 12, 2020. VGMdb.
- Web site: Towazugatari Original Drama CD. July 15, 2020. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Vol.1 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Vol.2 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Vol.3 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Vol.4 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Vol.5 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Vol.6 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal Vol.1 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal Vol.2 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal Vol.3 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal Vol.4 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal Vol.5 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal Vol.6 Bonus CD. October 26, 2021. VGMdb.
- Web site: Blu-ray&DVD. January 14, 2022. Bishonen Tanteidan.
- Web site: Medaka Box (TV). July 12, 2020. Anime News Network.
- Web site: Medaka Box (TV) [Episode titles]]. July 12, 2020. Anime News Network.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal (TV). July 12, 2020. Anime News Network.
- Web site: Medaka Box Abnormal (TV) [Episode titles]]. July 12, 2020. Anime News Network.
- News: Nelkin. Sarah. October 7, 2013. Madoka Magica, Monogatari Casts Teach Manners in Crossover Shorts. Anime News Network. July 28, 2020.
- News: Loo. Egan. October 15, 2014. Monogatari Veterans Promote NisiOisin's 1st e-Book in Anime Ad. Anime News Network. July 15, 2020.
- News: Ressler. Karen. December 31, 2014. Monogatari Characters Promote NisiOisin's Okitegami Kyōko Again in 2nd Ad. Anime News Network. July 15, 2020.
- Web site: 憑物語. Tsukimonogatari. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150521122528/https://www.aniplex.co.jp/lineup/anime/tsukimonogatari/blu_ray.html. May 21, 2015. July 15, 2020. Aniplex. ja.
- News: September 21, 2016. MADOGATARI展、9月22日から3日間限定で東京アンコール開催!リニューアル内容にも注目. ja. MADOGATARI exhibition will be held for three days only from September 22 for Tokyo Encore! Notice the renewal details.. Livedoor News. August 1, 2020.
- Web site: MADOGATARI展[SHAFT 40th ANNIVERSARY]. August 1, 2020. www.madogatari.jp. ja.
- NISIOISIN Official Account. NISIOISIN_info. 1427542495559364619. August 17, 2021. ja:さらに!
<物語>シリーズ モンスターシーズン 完結を記念して、
これまでの<物語>を振り返る、スペシャルPVも解禁です!
こちらもぜひご覧ください!
『死物語(上・下)』は、いよいよ8月19日発売!
発売日は地域によって若干異なります. Plus!
<To commemorate the conclusion of the Monogatari series
To commemorate the completion of the Monster Season, a special PV that looks back on the past "Monogatari" has also been released!
Please take a look at this as well!
Shinomonogatari (Vols. 1 and 2) will finally be released on August 19th!
The release date differs slightly depending on the region.. ja. August 17, 2021.
- NISIOISIN Official Account. NISIOISIN_info. 1556113502028562432. August 7, 2022. ja:<西尾維新デビュー20周年記念PV>本日8/7公開!
西尾維新さん書き下ろしの脚本に、 梶裕貴さんが声をあててくださいました。 ぜひ音声ありで、そして「最後の一秒」までご覧ください。
西尾維新〈20th〉ank you for your reading!. ja. October 19, 2022.
- NISIOISIN Official Account. NISIOISIN_info. 1628365760648351744. February 22, 2023. ja:〈西尾維新NEXT20〉更新
西尾維新アニメプロジェクトコラボ企画
西尾維新 書き下ろし・短々編
『緊急対談! 戯言遣い×阿良々木暦』が特設サイトで公開されました!
https://nisioisin-anime.com/20thsp/
ぜひご覧ください!. ja. March 13, 2023.
- Web site: ja:Nishio Ishin Debyū 20 Shuunen Kinen Furī Pēpā (240Q). 240Q, a free paper commemorating the 20th anniversary of Nisio Isin's debut . https://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000370872 . September 5, 2022 . Kodansha . ja.
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