Akio Watanabe
An anime adaptation of "Bakemonogatari" was announced in April 2008 and broadcast between July 3 and September 25, 2009 on Tokyo MX. The 15-episode series was animated by Shaft and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and series director Tatsuya Oishi, with series composition by Shinbo and Shaft staff under the collective pen name of Fuyashi Tō, character designs by Akio Watanabe based on Vofan's original concepts, and scripts edited by Yukito Kizawa and Muneo Nakamoto from Seven Days War. The music for the series was composed by Satoru Kōsaki. Only the first 12 episodes were broadcast on television; the remaining three episodes were distributed on the anime's website between November 3, 2009 and June 25, 2010. At Sakura-Con 2012, Aniplex of America announced that it had acquired "Bakemonogatari" for release in North America. All 15 episodes were released on Blu-ray with English subtitles on November 20, 2012.