# List of Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari episodes

Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Onigunsou. The anime was announced in November 2021. 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. The first season aired from January 10 to March 28, 2023, and the second season from on July 4 to September 19, 2023, on Tokyo MX, BS11 and other networks. For episodes 1–12, the opening theme is "Koigoromo"(恋衣) by Arcana Project while the ending theme is "Rebind" by True. From Episode 13–24, the opening theme is "Dare ga Tame"(誰が為) by Megatera Zero, while the ending theme is "Private Room"(プライベート・ルーム, Puraibēto Rūmu) by Azusa Tadokoro. Crunchyroll has licensed the series.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) | March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) | September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Hyoma" Transliteration: "Hyōma" (Japanese: 兵馬) | Megumi Yamamoto | Keiichirō Ōchi | Ryuichi Kimura | January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) |
| 2 | 2 | "Shoreline" Transliteration: "Teisen" (Japanese: 汀線（ていせん）) | Tatsuya Igarashi | Keiichirō Ōchi | Tatsuya Igarashi | January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17) |
| 3 | 3 | "Overflow" Transliteration: "Itsuryū" (Japanese: 溢流（いつりゅう）) | Takatoshi Suzuki | Keiichirō Ōchi | Takahiro Ōkawa | January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24) |
| 4 | 4 | "Arrangement" Transliteration: "Mikkei" (Japanese: 密契（みっけい）) | Takayuki Tanaka | Keiichirō Ōchi | Kunihisa Sugishima | January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31) |
| 5 | 5 | "Suspicions" Transliteration: "Giwaku" (Japanese: 疑惑（ぎわく）) | Megumi Yamamoto | Kazuhiko Inukai | Teruo Satō | February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07) |
| 6 | 6 | "Botan" Transliteration: "Botan" (Japanese: 牡丹（ぼたん）) | Akira Toba | Akira Kindaichi | Kunihisa Sugishima, Takahiro Ōkawa | February 14, 2023 (2023-02-14) |
| 7 | 7 | "Quickening" Transliteration: "Taidō" (Japanese: 胎動（たいどう）) | Takahiro Hirata | Keiichirō Ōchi | Shigeyuki Miya | February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21) |
| 8 | 8 | "Circumstances" Transliteration: "Kyōgai" (Japanese: 境涯（きょうがい）) | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Kazuhiko Inukai | Kunihisa Sugishima | February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) |
| 9 | 9 | "Fire" Transliteration: "Kaika" (Japanese: 怪火（かいか）) | Ōri Yasukawa | Akira Kindaichi | Kazuo Terada | March 7, 2023 (2023-03-07) |
| 10 | 10 | "Radiance" Transliteration: "Genyō" (Japanese: 眩耀（げんよう）) | Tomo Ōkubo | Yoshimi Narita | Yasuaki Fujii | March 14, 2023 (2023-03-14) |
| 11 | 11 | "Ambush" Transliteration: "Ansen" (Japanese: 暗箭（あんせん）) | Kenta Kushiya, Tatsuya Igarashi | Kazuhiko Inukai | Tatsuya Igarashi | March 21, 2023 (2023-03-21) |
| 12 | 12 | "Efflorescence" Transliteration: "Kamei" (Japanese: 花明（かめい）) | Takatoshi Suzuki | Keiichirō Ōchi | Shigeyuki Miya | March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) |

### Season 2 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
| 13 | 1 | "Entrance" Transliteration: "Zurute" (Japanese: 出手（ずるて）) | Megumi Yamamoto | Keiichirō Ōchi | Kunihisa Sugishima | July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) |
| 14 | 2 | "Dance Performance" Transliteration: "Tsugaimai" (Japanese: 番舞（つがいまい）) | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Akira Kindaichi | Kazuo Terada | July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) |
| 15 | 3 | "Specter" Transliteration: "Anki" (Japanese: 暗鬼（あんき）) | Ōri Yasukawa | Yoshimi Narita | Atsushi Ōtsuki | July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18) |
| 16 | 4 | "Draconic" Transliteration: "Ryūhen" (Japanese: 竜変（りゅうへん）) | Akira Toba | Kazuhiko Inukai | Masaki Kitamura | July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25) |
| 17 | 5 | "Moonset" Transliteration: "Rakugetsu" (Japanese: 落月（らくげつ）) | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Akira Kindaichi | Kunihisa Sugishima | August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01) |
| 18 | 6 | "Vow" Transliteration: "Guzei" (Japanese: 弘誓（ぐぜい）) | Tomo Ōkubo | Kazuhiko Inukai | Shigeyuki Miya | August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) |
| 19 | 7 | "Turbulence" Transliteration: "Watō" (Japanese: 波濤（はとう）) | Takatoshi Suzuki | Yoshimi Narita | Kazuo Terada | August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15) |
| 20 | 8 | "Unseasonal" Transliteration: "Kyōhana" (Japanese: 狂花（きょうか）) | Megumi Yamamoto | Akira Kindaichi | Masaki Kitamura | August 22, 2023 (2023-08-22) |
| 21 | 9 | "Advent" Transliteration: "Raigō" (Japanese: 来迎（らいごう）) | Ōri Yasukawa | Kazuhiko Inukai | Kunihisa Sugishima | August 29, 2023 (2023-08-29) |
| 22 | 10 | "Dance" Transliteration: "Kagura" (Japanese: 神楽（かぐら）) | Yasuaki Fujii | Yoshimi Narita | Yasuaki Fujii, Takahiro Ōkawa | September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05) |
| 23 | 11 | "Sparks" Transliteration: "Hibana" (Japanese: 火花（ひばな）) | Tatsuya Igarashi, Kenta Kushiya | Keiichirō Ōchi | Tatsuya Igarashi, Takahiro Ōkawa | September 12, 2023 (2023-09-12) |
| 24 | 12 | "Fluttering" Transliteration: "Fudo" (Japanese: 風動（うどう）) | Akira Toba | Keiichirō Ōchi | Kunihisa Sugishima | September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) |