Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari (Japanese: もののがたり, Hepburn: Mononogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Onigunsou. It was first serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from April 2014 to December 2015, and it was later transferred to Ultra Jump where it continued from January 2016 to June 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Bandai Namco Pictures was broadcast from January to March 2023. A second season aired from July to September 2023.
Written and illustrated by Onigunsou, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari was first serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from April 15, 2014,[14] until the magazine's last issue, released on December 15, 2015.[15] The series was transferred to Ultra Jump, where it continued from January 19, 2016,[16] to June 19, 2023.[17][18] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 19, 2015.[19] As of August 18, 2023, sixteen volumes have been released.[20]
The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[21][22]
In November 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation.[50][51] It is produced by Bandai Namco Pictures and directed by Ryuichi Kimura, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs handled by Shiori Fujisawa, and music composed by John Kanda and XELIK.[2] The first season aired from January 10 to March 28, 2023, on Tokyo MX, BS11 and other networks. Arcana Project performed the opening theme song "Koigoromo" (恋衣), while True performed the ending theme song "Rebind".[52] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[53] The second season aired from July 4 to September 19, 2023.[54][11] Megatera Zero performed the second season's opening theme song "Dare ga Tame" (誰が為), while Azusa Tadokoro performed the ending theme song "Private Room" (プライベート・ルーム, Puraibēto Rūmu).[10]