The series debuted with Bakemonogatari and aired 12 episodes between July 3 and September 25, 2009, on the Tokyo MX television station.
[Note 1] A prequel to the original series titled Nekomonogatari (Black) aired four episodes back-to-back on December 31, 2012.
[11] Each of the opening themes was composed by Satoru Kōsaki and written by Meg Rock, featuring vocals from one of the main female characters.
The series' scripts were written by Yukito Kizawa (Karen Bee)[21] and Muneo Nakamoto (Tsukihi Phoenix)[22] of Seven Days War under the supervision of Shinbo and Shaft.
[27] Each of the opening themes was again composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by members of the female cast.
"Vanishing Daydream"), the ending theme, was written by Saori Kodama, composed by Satoru Kōsaki, and sung by Marina Kawano.
[31] The opening theme, "perfect slumbers", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Yui Horie (Tsubasa Hanekawa).
"Sing of Love"), the ending theme, was produced by Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) and sung by Luna Haruna.
[36] The opening theme, "chocolate insomnia", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Yui Horie (Tsubasa Hanekawa).
[36] The opening theme, "happy bite", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Emiri Katō (Mayoi Hachikuji).
"Remembering Your Voice"), the ending theme, was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Saori Kodama, and sung by Marina Kawano.
"Delusion Express"), was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Kana Hanazawa (Nadeko Sengoku).
"snowdrop", the ending theme, was written by Meg Rock, composed by Hidekazu Tanaka, and sung by Marina Kawano and Luna Haruna.
[45] The opening theme for the first three episodes, "fast love", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Chiwa Saitō (Hitagi Senjougahara).
"Cold Wintry Wind Sentiment") has additional vocals by cast member Shin-ichiro Miki (Deishuu Kaiki), and was used in the last three episodes.
"the last day of my adolescence", the opening theme, was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Miyuki Sawashiro (Suruga Kanbaru).
"Flower Marks -mark-"), was composed by Katsuhiko Kurosu, written by Saori Kodama, and sung by Marina Kawano.
"border", the ending theme, was composed by Ryōsuke Shigenaga, written by Meg Rock, and performed by ClariS.
The opening theme, "Orange Mint" (オレンジミント), was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Saori Hayami (Yotsugi Ononoki).
All of the opening themes were composed by Mito and written by Meg Rock, and 3/4 of them feature vocals by members of the cast.
The first opening, "terminal terminal", was composed by Mito and Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and was sung by cast member Emiri Katō (Mayoi Hachikuji); the second opening, "dreamy date drive", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Chiwa Saitō (Hitagi Senjougahara); the third opening, "dark cherry mystery", was composed by Mito, written by Meg Rock, and sung by cast member Kaori Mizuhashi (Ougi Oshino).
Zoku Owarimonogatari was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, has animation character designs by Akio Watanabe, and features music composed by Kei Haneoka.
"azure", the ending theme, was composed by Kōdai Akiba, written by Kei Hayashi, and performed by TrySail.
[64] The opening, "07734", was composed by Satoru Kōsaki and Mito, was written by Meg Rock, and features lines read by cast member Hiroshi Kamiya (Koyomi Araragi).
The second ending, an alternative version of the first titled "étoile et toi [édition le blanc]", features vocals by Clémentine and Ainhoa, and was used in the third film.
One ending theme, unique to this season, was used: "whiz", which was composed and written by Shō Watanabe, and sung by TrySail.