“But being optimistic isn't a bad thing, is it? It's not like you're doing anything bad. It's also not like you're cheating either.”

Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism and now a human again, several side effects such as superhuman healing abilities and enhanced vision still remain. Regardless, Araragi tries to live the life of a normal student, with the help of his f...
“But being optimistic isn't a bad thing, is it? It's not like you're doing anything bad. It's also not like you're cheating either.”
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Bakemonogatari follows Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism and now a human again, several side effects such as superhuman healing abilities and enhanced vision still remain.
Whether you're looking for inspirational, emotional, or funny lines, our collection of Bakemonogatari quotes captures the essence of the series through its most powerful dialogue.
“Unfortunately, a psychotic virgin, starved for love and likely to fall for anyone who would be a little nice to her, has set eyes on you.”
“I'm bothered by the very fact that people exist, but you're an exception.”
“If I can, I'd like to bring back what she has lost, what she threw away.”
“If you're going to selfishly admire someone only to be disillusioned later, then maybe you shouldn't try to get to know them better at all.”
“You may be unfortunate, but that doesn't mean you have to suffer. You may not be blessed, but that doesn't mean you have to throw a fit over it. Even if bad things happen to you, just be strong!”
“Curiosity is like a cockroach. It likes to stumble upon secrets that are supposed to stay hidden.”
“I don’t know everything, I just know what I know.”
“Although my life hasn't been very fortunate until now, I'm glad if I caught your eye because of that misfortune...”
“That's what I call smallness as a human being. No matter how much I'm irritated by it, I can't do anything about it. It's not complex, just stunted. Because as a human being I'm small, or something.”
“People have to save themselves. One person saving another is impossible.”
“It's difficult to change the world on your own, but twisting it a little might not be all that hard.”
“In our society, letting others find out that you're a nice person is a very risky move. It's extremely likely that someone would take advantage of that.”
“Did you know every time you sigh, a little bit of happiness escapes?”
“How does one figure out if they're in love with a member of the opposite sex?”
“There's no reason a fake can't do what the real thing would. And it's possible for a fake to be more real than the real thing.”
“I just want to relieve my sexual frustrations. All I feel towards a cat eared high school girl in her underwear... is lust.”
“I am not a friend of justice. I am an enemy of evil.”
“If praying does not work, and words are ineffective... what's left is to fight.”