Koyomi Araragi

Origin

Koyomi Araragi was a normal high school student until bitten by a vampire. Although restored to humanity by Meme Oshino, some side effects of his vampirism still linger, such as night vision, superhuman strength and a powerful healing factor.

Creation

Koyomi was first conceived by Akio Watanabe for the series Bakemonogatari, but was not actually illustrated in the original light novels. His first proper appearance was in Shaft's 2009 animated adaptation of the series, reappearing in the sequel series Nisemonogatari and the prequel movie Kizumonogatari. ln all appearances he is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya.

Major Story Arcs

Koyomi Araragi is a normal third-year high school student with two sisters at home that make cameo appearances throughout the show...well, normal except for the fact that he's essentially a half vampire, and that everyone he runs into seems to be involved with an "oddity."

Oddities like a self-described tsundere girl who literally weighs 5 kg and can summon a stapler out of nowhere, a smart girl whose stress manifests itself in the form of a cat, or a lesbian with a sentient, demonic monkey arm.

Even so, Koyomi seems to feel that its his job to help these people out and free them from their oddity or at least get them under control.

Over the spring break Koyomi had a run in with a vampire and became one as well. However, a man named Meme Oshino helped him become human again

Personality

Powers & Abilities

He is no longer immortal but he seems to have some vampire attributes such as extraordinary eye sight, even at night, and heals fast from wounds.

Other Media

A drama CD titled Original Drama CD: Hyakumonogatari was released on August 3, 2009

Good Smile Company has made several nendoroid petit figures for the series, releasing them as separate sets. The first set containing the characters Koyomi Araragi, Hitagi Senjōgahara and Tsubasa Hanekawa.

A PlayStation Portable visual novel titled Bakemonogatari Portable that was released on August 23, 2012