If you watched the Monogatari series based on the airing order, then you’ve probably thought that Koyomimonogatari is the last of the Monogatari series. Well, that’s actually wrong. The Monogatari series does not actually stop at Koyomimonogatari, and there will be more Monogatari anime in the coming time.

If you watched the Monogatari series based on the airing order like I did, then you might be asking this question right now:

“Is Koyomimonogatari worth watching?”

This review contains no spoiler for Koyomimonogatari series or the Monogatari series itself.

1. It All Depends on the Viewers

Koyomimonogatari is a series of short episodes which tells the story between Koyomi Araragi and other characters of the Monogatari series that happened during spring break (before Nekomonogatari: Kuro and Bakemonogatari) to the end of university exams (after Tsukimonogatari).

For example, the Koyomi Sand episode took place between the events of Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari. An advice I would probably give is to follow the chronological timeline so you won't be too confused when watching Koyomimonogatari.

See: How I Managed Myself To Finish Watching The Monogatari Series

Being a 12 episode anime with 14 minute duration for each episode, I did ask myself that same question about whether Koyomimonogatari is worth to spend my time on or not. I am a big fan of the Monogatari series, and I wanted to know everything that happened in the Monogatari storyline. So, I decided to watch all 12 episodes of Koyomimonogatari.

Based on my experience, I found out the answer for that question. The answer actually depends on how much do you like the Monogatari series. If you are a big fan of the Monogatari series like me, then you would probably want to watch all 12 episodes of Koyomimonogatari. However, if you don’t enjoy the Monogatari series that much and just wanted to know the important stuff, then you can watch the last two episodes of Koyomimonogatari. That is, if you have finished watching Tsukimonogatari.

2. The Good Old Complicated Dialogues

The Monogatari series does contain a lot of dialogues. Sometimes, the dialogues are hard to get and that make things confusing. To be honest, I did have problems understanding the dialogues while watching the Monogatari series, and I need to rewatch it a couple of times to understand it. If you want to understand about what’s going on in the Monogatari series, then you need to focus on the dialogues to be able to understand everything.

This also happens in Koyomimonogatari. That is why you need to focus on the dialogues while watching so you won’t be confused. Some dialogues are easy to understand, while some are hard to understand.

Overall, Koyomimonogatari is as enjoyable as the other Monogatari anime. Although how important Koyomimonogatari is, is actually a question with no easy answer.

“Is Koyomimonogatari important? Should I really watch it?”

How important Koyomimonogatari is depends on how important is the Monogatari series for you. Keep in mind that the episodes of Koyomimonogatari do not considered as filler episodes, and that the events happening at Koyomimonogatari did happen in the Monogatari timeline. Again, if you are a fan of the Monogatari series, then go watch all 12 episodes of Koyomimonogatari. If you are not that much of a fan of the Monogatari series, then you can just watch the last 2 episodes of Koyomimonogatari.

Oh, and one last thing. An important thing to note is watch Koyomimonogatari before you watch Hanamonogatari. Trust me, you’ll thank me later.