Taito Monogatari Series: Black Hanekawa FigureBakemonogatari , A Portmanteau Of Bakemono And Monogatari , Is A Japanese Light Novel Series Written By Japanese Novelist Nisio Isin And Illustrated By Taiwanese Illustrator Vofan; The Series Is Published By Kodansha Under The Kodansha Box Imprint. The Story Centers On Koyomi Araragi, A Third Year High School Student Who Has Recently Survived A Vampire Attack, And Finds Himself Mixed Up With All Kinds Of Apparitions; Gods, Ghosts, Mythological Beasts,