Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu

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Lore & Background

The story begins with Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student at Naoetsu High School, who befriends Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honors student at his school. Tsubasa mentions a rumor about a "blonde vampire" sighted around their town. That evening, Koyomi encounters this vampire: Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion-Heart-Under-Blade, also known as the "King of Apparitions." The blonde, golden-eyed vampire lies in a pool of her own blood, all four of her limbs having been cut off by three vampire hunters. Kiss-Shot asks Koyomi to give her his blood to save her life. When he does, Koyomi finds himself reborn as her vampire subordinate, but Kiss-Shot is now in the form of a child. Koyomi wants to become human again and asks Kiss-Shot how to revert himself. She answers that he must find all of her limbs that were cut by her killers.

In Their Own Story

Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student at Naoetsu High School, befriends Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honors student at his school. Tsubasa mentions a rumor about a "blonde vampire" that has been sighted around their town recently. That evening, Koyomi encounters this rumored vampire: she is Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion-Heart-Under-Blade, also known as the "King of Apparitions." The blonde, golden-eyed vampire cries out for Koyomi to save her as she lies in a pool of her own blood, all four of her limbs having been cut off by three vampire hunters. Kiss-Shot asks Koyomi to give her his blood in order to save her life, and when he does, Koyomi finds himself reborn as her vampire subordinate, but Kiss-Shot is now in the form of a child. Koyomi truly wants to become a human again and not stay a vampire. He asks Kiss-Shot how he can revert himself, and she answers that he has to find all of her limbs that were cut by her killers.

Reader's Guide

This film is the first part of a trilogy adapting the 2008 light novel Kizumonogatari, which is the second entry in the Monogatari series written by Nisio Isin and a prequel to the first, Bakemonogatari. The anime adaptation was announced in July 2010, and in March 2011 it was announced that the adaptation would be a film. In October 2015, it was announced that there would be three films, and the cast and crew for Tekketsu were announced. The film was released in Japanese theaters on January 8, 2016. It was released in the United States by Aniplex of America on February 26, 2016. On its opening weekend in Japan, Tekketsu placed third, grossing ¥322,509,300 from 243,702 admissions. As of February 7, Tekketsu had grossed US$6,156,959. The Blu-ray Disc edition sold 36,018 in its first week, placing first in the chart. Nick Creamer of Anime News Network gave the first film an overall grade of A−, saying the film "might be the first third of a masterpiece." The first film was the runner-up in the "Best Picture (film)" category at the 2016 Newtype Anime Awards.

Did You Know?

• The anime adaptation of Kizumonogatari was first announced in July 2010, over five years before the first film's release.
• On its opening weekend in Japan, Tekketsu placed third at the box office, grossing ¥322,509,300 from 243,702 admissions.
• The Blu-ray Disc edition of Tekketsu sold 36,018 copies in its first week, placing first in the sales chart.
• The first film was the runner-up in the 'Best Picture (film)' category at the 2016 Newtype Anime Awards.
• Nick Creamer of Anime News Network gave the first film an overall grade of A−, calling it 'the first third of a masterpiece.'