It, like the dark that makes up most of the cosmos, is not an aberration. Nonbeing can swallow you whole, yet if anything, it’s the anti-aberration. Darkness, in fact, is the Law, an executioner from whom a mark can try to run and hide, but only for so long. When it comes calling, the fortunate just might have the time to say goodbye. And the Darkness is—here now. Before ever visiting Japan to find a place to die, four centuries, indeed, before her failed suicide attempt, the legendary vampire KissShot literally stepped foot on the land of the rising sun with an epic jump that ended a lonely sojourn in Antarctica. It was back in those days that the proud noble created her first thrall. It was then, too, that she first met the Darkness. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Calendar Tale, narrated by our titular hero, sends us to various earlier points in the story where certain events had yet to occur—when, for instance, the shady “expert” Oshino was still in town, and the ex-legendary vampire Shinobu hadn’t tired of sulking in a corner. After revisiting with a “case files” feel of the series’ origins, we will start to catch up to the present moment until we are violently spliced back into the overarching plot. Weaving in a motif of ways, paths, roads, and streets—walks of life—the nostalgic vignettes hark back to the “case files” feel of the series-launching Monster Tale, but with a twist. Not all oddities are supernatural: stones and flowers; sand and water; the wind and the tree can just be plain weird without being aberrations. The vignettes for the months of October to March deal with six ladies who are either not quite human or older than titular narrator Koyomi Araragi, bless his bantering soul. In this instalment, say hello from the future to class president among class presidents Hanekawa, acid-tongued girlfriend Senjogahara, cheeky lost child Hachikuji, smutty athlete Kanbaru, pathologically shy Sengoku, and justice-loving martial artist Karen, young ladies who love to make our young man sweat. See how he handles—or is handled by—aberration of a little sister Tsukihi, enigma of a freshman or -woman Ougi, shadow of a legendary vampire Shinobu, corpse of a tween girl Ononoki, psychopath of a monster expert Kagenui, and know-it-all of a Machiavellian fixer Izuko Gaen. (Source: Kodansha USA, edited) *Note: The English release was split across two volumes, instead of the original singular volume.*

It's chic to go saving a girl who has nothing to do with you every once in a while. Female students from Naoetsu High School have gone missing one after the other. When the mummified bodies of the girls are discovered, there's a very distinctive marking left on the napes of their necks...? Koyomi Araragi, now a first-year university student, goes on the move to track down the culprit! The curtain opens on Monogatari Series: Monster Season! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Yotsugi Ononoki, the shikigami girl assigned to watch over Koyomi Araragi. This dead tsukumogami girl faces a challenge, but what exactly is that do-or-die struggle with her life on the line? As the "story" grows, it keeps on running, ever burning bright! These are the modern-day oddities! Oddities! Oddities! Youth is going back and forth between pain and peace. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

The latest issue of Nisio Isin's Youth Ghost Story Monogatari series! Koyomi Araragi and Hitagi Senjougahara are finally married. Shinobu Oshino and Suruga Kanbaru accompany the couple on their eccentric honeymoon, and the itinerary includes an investigation into a strange phenomenon. Koyomi has a plan related to Hitagi and Shinobu? These are the modern-day oddities! Oddities! Oddities! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

The first instalment of the Boukyaku Tantei Series. Okitegami Kyouko, also known as the forgetful detective. She forgets everything in a day, and solves cases (almost) immediately! An unfortunate young man, Kakushidate Yakusuke, gets caught up in every case and is always the prime suspect! He cries out, "Please let me call a detective—!!!" A swift development, a fleeting memory. Will Kyouko-san be able to solve the case before she forgets its details? (Source: Kodansha, translated)

"I don't know anything. You're the one who knows... Officer Araragi." Cracking down on a "rumour" before it can turn into a ghost story. Police officer Koyomi Araragi has begun working at the Hearsay Department of Naoetsu Station. Hitagi and Tsubasa, who have left town. What paths have the three have chosen after turning 23 years old... and what feelings will Koyomi convey in the end...? As one knows more, the more you find things you don't know. These are the modern-day oddities! Oddities! Oddities! For all time, these hearts in love cannot be unbound. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Around 600 years from the present day, a now-destroyed country was where the girl called the "Fair Princess" had lived. With such beauty that anyone would offer one's life for, the road the girl trod on became a mountain of corpses. These are the legendary oddities! Oddities! Oddities! Youth is cruel like a fairy tale. (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: The Princess Beauty short story is included in the chapter count.*

"It's an unfashionable monster. Even vampires are no match for them." Araragi Koyomi was consulted by his friend, Hamukai Meniko, about her falling out with her boyfriend. He himself had just been told by Hitagi Senjougahara that she is breaking up with him — along with an apology. Koyomi deduced that this commotion was the work of oddity. He goes to Oshino Ougi, an expert in the field of oddities. This modern day oddity! Oddity! Oddity! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Araragi Koyomi's university arc (Monster Season) Oddities x Mystery "Do you still feel like playing detective?" From his kouhai at Naoetsu Highschool, Higasa Hoshiame, comes rumours of the kidnapping of an elementary school girl. Araragi Koyomi, now a first-year university student, along with Hachikuji Mayoi, Oshino Shinobu and Ononoki Yotsugi begin investigating, but...! This modern day oddity! Oddity! Oddity! In the Evening darkness, youth shines brightly. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

"I've known Yotsugi Ononoki for a long time now, considering." Koyomi Araragi receives a request from Iezumi, an associate professor of linguistics: "Please save my child from my abuse." Apparently, she had heard from Sodachi Oikura that Koyomi is "an expert on child abuse." As Koyomi scrambles to take his beloved car to the associate professor's apartment, the scene of the abuse, he is suddenly confronted by Yotsugi Ononoki. He has no idea why she's tagging along, but the pair soon bear witness to an astonishing sight at their destination. This modern day oddity! Oddity! Oddity! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Unlike ne’er-do-well former vampire Araragi, his two younger sisters Karen and Tsukihi, who attend a private junior high, are little balls of energy and charisma that their peers look up to. That the “ka” in Karen and “hi” in Tsukihi are both written with the character for “fire” isn’t the only reason they’ve come to be known as the Fire Sisters. Karen is the brawn and Tsukihi the brains of a vigilantism that the pair sees not merely as defending justice but as justice itself. They can’t encounter a harmful fad without trying to hunt down a specific source that had a motive for spreading it. In their big brother’s humble opinion, there is something fake and precarious about it all. (Source: Kodansha USA)