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Risuka's production

The story of "New Authentic Magical Girl Risuka" was inspired by editor Katsushi Ōta's idea of a media mix with witchy characters. Nisio Isin was asked to write the story, with the keyword being "witch-child detective." To prepare, Nisio reread "The Complete Works of Lovecraft" and watched various videos of magical girls. The title was initially "Magical Girl Risuka," but Ota wanted something like "New Century" from "Neon Genesis Evangelion," leading to the addition of "New Authentic." Nisio wrote about a magical girl who transforms into an adult, using the magic of time manipulation and creating the character of Risuka Mizukura. The story incorporates elements of the Cthulhu Mythos to address the "falseness of general magic in fiction." Nisio wrote the work with a feeling that it could be called "the new JoJo." Illustrator Kinu Nishimura was approached by Ota to participate and changed the direction of the story with her illustrations. The three works published in 2020, "The Venice of Humanity's Strongest," "Delivery Room," and "New Authentic Magical Girl Risuka 4," are connected in subject matter but are an expression of Nisio's desire to delve deeper into the theme of "family."

Title	Series	Published
The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer	Zaregoto	February 7, 2002
Strangulation Romanticist: Hitoshiki Zerozaki, Human Failure	Zaregoto	May 8, 2002
Hanging High School: The Nonsense Bearer's Pupil	Zaregoto	August 6, 2002
Psycho Logical (Part One) Gaisuke Utsurigi's Nonsense Killer	Zaregoto	November 7, 2002
Psycho Logical (Part Two): Sour Little Song	Zaregoto	November 7, 2002
Cannibal Magical: Niounomiya Siblings, Masters of Carnage	Zaregoto	July 5, 2003
Uprooted Radical (Part One): The Thirteen Stairs	Zaregoto	February 8, 2005
Uprooted Radical (Part Two): Overkill Red vs. The Orange Seed	Zaregoto	June 7, 2005
Uprooted Radical (Part Three): The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer	Zaregoto	November 8, 2005
Sōshiki Zerozaki's Human Experiment	Ningen	February 6, 2004
Kishishiki Zerozaki's Human Knock	Ningen	November 8, 2006
Magashiki Zerozaki's Human Character	Ningen	March 7, 2008
Hitoshiki Zerozaki's Human Relations: Relations with Izumu Niōnomiya	Ningen	March 25, 2010
Hitoshiki Zerozaki's Human Relations: Relations with Iori Mutō	Ningen	March 25, 2010
Hitoshiki Zerozaki's Human Relations: Relations with Sōshiki Zerozaki	Ningen	March 25, 2010
Hitoshiki Zerozaki's Human Relations: Relations with the Nonsense Bearer	Ningen	March 25, 2010
Jinrui Saikyō no Hatsukoi	Saikyō	April 23, 2015
Jinrui Saikyō no Jun'ai	Saikyō	May 7, 2016
Jinrui Saikyō no Tokimeki	Saikyō	April 20, 2017
Jinrui Saikyō no Sweetheart	Saikyō	May 11, 2020
Jinrui Saikyō no Venechia	Saikyō	November 11, 2020
Double Down Kanguro	JDC Tribute	March 6, 2003
Triple Play Sukeakuro	JDC Tribute	August 7, 2007
Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai	Sekai	November 8, 2003
Bukimi de Soboku na Kakowareta Sekai	Sekai	October 10, 2007
Kimi to Boku ga Kowashita Sekai	Sekai	July 8, 2008
Bukimi de Soboku na Kakowareta Kimi to Boku no Kowareta Sekai	Sekai	December 5, 2008
Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka	Risuka	July 17, 2004
Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 2	Risuka	March 16, 2005
Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 3	Risuka	March 23, 2007
Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka 4	Risuka	December 9, 2020
Bakemonogatari (1)	Monogatari	November 2, 2006
Bakemonogatari (2)	Monogatari	December 5, 2006
Kizumonogatari	Monogatari	May 8, 2008
Nisemonogatari (1)	Monogatari	September 2, 2008
Nisemonogatari (2)	Monogatari	June 11, 2009
Nekomonogatari (Kuro)	Monogatari	July 29, 2010
Nekomogatari (Shiro)	Monogatari	October 28, 2010
Kabukimonogatari	Monogatari	December 25, 2010
Hanamonogatari	Monogatari	March 30, 2011
Otorimonogatari	Monogatari	June 29, 2011
Onimonogatari	Monogatari	September 29, 2011
Koimonogatari	Monogatari	December 21, 2011
Tsukimonogatari	Monogatari	September 27, 2012
Koyomimonogatari	Monogatari	May 21, 2013
Owarimonogatari (1)	Monogatari	October 22, 2013
Owarimonogatari (2)	Monogatari	January 30, 2014
Owarimonogatari (3)	Monogatari	April 2, 2014
Zoku Owarimonogatari	Monogatari	September 18, 2014
Orokamonogatari	Monogatari	October 6, 2015
Wazamonogatari	Monogatari	January 14, 2016
Nademonogatari	Monogatari	July 28, 2016
Musubimonogatari	Monogatari	January 12, 2017
Shinobumonogatari	Monogatari	July 20, 2017
Yoimonogatari	Monogatari	June 14, 2018
Amarimonogatari	Monogatari	April 17, 2019
Ōgimonogatari	Monogatari	October 28, 2020
Shinomonogatari (1)	Monogatari	August 19, 2021
Shinomonogatari (2)	Monogatari	August 19, 2021
Mazemonogatari	Crossover	February 6, 2019
Katanagatari 1	Katanagatari	January 10, 2007
Katanagatari 2	Katanagatari	February 2, 2007
Katanagatari 3	Katanagatari	March 2, 2007
Katanagatari 4	Katanagatari	April 3, 2007
Katanagatari 5	Katanagatari	May 8, 2007
Katanagatari 6	Katanagatari	June 5, 2007
Katanagatari 7	Katanagatari	July 3, 2007
Katanagatari 8	Katanagatari	August 2, 2007
Katanagatari 9	Katanagatari	September 4, 2007
Katanagatari 10	Katanagatari	October 2, 2007
Katanagatari 11	Katanagatari	November 2, 2007
Katanagatari 12	Katanagatari	December 4, 2007
Maniwagatari	Katanagatari	December 2, 2008
Himeiden	Densetsu	April 26, 2012
Hitsūden	Densetsu	February 27, 2013
Hisanden	Densetsu	June 27, 2013
Hihōden	Densetsu	November 26, 2013
Higōden	Densetsu	July 3, 2014
Hirokuden	Densetsu	February 26, 2015
Hibōden	Densetsu	November 25, 2015
Hieiden	Densetsu	December 28, 2016
Hikyūden	Densetsu	February 28, 2018
Hishūden	Densetsu	March 28, 2018
Shōsetsu-ban Medaka Box (1)	Medaka Box	May 2, 2012
Shōsetsu-ban Medaka Box (2)	Medaka Box	June 4, 2012
Good Loser Kumagawa (1)	Medaka Box	October 10, 2012
Good Loser Kumagawa (2)	Medaka Box	November 19, 2012
Juvenile Shōsetsu-ban	Medaka Box	October 4, 2013
Okitegami Kyōko no Bibōroku	Bōkyaku Tantei	October 15, 2014
Okitegami Kyōko no Suisenbun	Bōkyaku Tantei	April 23, 2015
Okitegami Kyōko no Chōsenjō	Bōkyaku Tantei	August 19, 2015
Okitegami Kyōko no Yuigonsho	Bōkyaku Tantei	October 6, 2015
Okitegami Kyōko no Taishokunegai	Bōkyaku Tantei	December 17, 2015
Okitegami Kyōko no Kon'intodoke	Bōkyaku Tantei	May 17, 2016
Okitegami Kyōko no Kakeibo	Bōkyaku Tantei	August 23, 2016
Okitegami Kyōko no Ryokōki	Bōkyaku Tantei	November 17, 2016
Okitegami Kyōko no Urabyōshi	Bōkyaku Tantei	May 24, 2017
Okitegami Kyōko no Iromihon	Bōkyaku Tantei	January 19, 2018
Okitegami Kyōko no Jōshaken	Bōkyaku Tantei	October 5, 2018
Okitegami Kyōko no Sekkeizu	Bōkyaku Tantei	March 18, 2020
Okitegami Kyōko no Kansatsu-hyō	Bōkyaku Tantei	April 22, 2021
Jūni Taisen	Jūni Taisen	May 19, 2015
Jūni Taisen Tai Jūni Taisen	Jūni Taisen	December 12, 2017
Bishōnen Tanteidan Kimi dake ni Hikari Kagayaku Ankokusei	Bishōnen	October 20, 2015
Petenshi to Kūki Otoko to Bishōnen	Bishōnen	December 18, 2015
Yaneura no Bishōnen	Bishōnen	March 18, 2016
Oshie to Tabisuru Bishōnen	Bishōnen	September 20, 2016
Panoramato Bidan	Bishōnen	October 18, 2016
Dizaka no Bishōnen	Bishōnen	March 22, 2017
Bishōnen Isu	Bishōnen	October 20, 2017
Ryokui no Bishōnen	Bishōnen	May 23, 2018
Bishōnen Emu	Bishōnen	October 24, 2018
Bishōnen Tokage (Hikarihen)	Bishōnen	November 22, 2019
Bishōnen Tokage (Kagehen)	Bishōnen	December 20, 2019
Morugu-gai no Bishōnen	Bishōnen	May 14, 2021
Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases	Novelizations	August 1, 2006
xxxHolic: Another Holic Landolt-Ring Aerosol	Novelizations	August 2, 2006
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven	Novelizations	December 16, 2011
Ningyō ga Ningyō	Standalone	September 7, 2005
Nanmin Tantei	Standalone	December 11, 2009
Shōjo Fujūbun	Standalone	September 7, 2011
Ripogura!	Standalone	January 7, 2014
The Veiled Man Hypothesis	Standalone	July 31, 2019
Delivery Room	Standalone	September 30, 2020

Critical Reception

Light Novel

Nick Creamer from Anime News Network gave an A- score for Kizumonogatari's novel and praised Koyomi as a narrator saying that the narrative and prose present in the novel is a step up from what the audience knows in the series adaptation of other entries and that "Araragi's descriptions of his world and headspace come across as far more consistently lyrical than the anime..." He also commented about how well the story handle sexuality, in that while some entries in the series adaptation the fanservice can be "lecherous in universal," Kizumonogatari will show that "when the teenage protagonists really are trying to talk themselves into intimacy," a scene when Koyomi is trying to fondle Hanekawa's breast "comes off as fumbling and mutually embarrassing." He finishes saying the novel is an easy read, praising Ko Ramson's translation. Whereas the Publishers Weekly's review said of how rough the English translation is, that some phrases make little sense in English, and it also has little attempt to localize various culture references present in the work.

Demelza from Anime UK News gave the 3 parts of Bakemonogatari's novels a 9 out of 10 score saying "...while Bakemonogatari sets itself up as a harem series, it also puts into motion events to prevent falling into the usual harem tropes" because of how the romantic relationship between the narrator Koyomi and the heroine Senjougahara started early on in the series and that she find herself "with a lot more respect for Monogatari because of it." She also praises the author's writing commenting that Nisio Isin "has a charm to his writing that really grips you as a reader and captures you in the story."

Demelza from Anime UK News gave the 2 parts of Nisemonogatari's novels a 6 out of 10 score and criticized the change of the translator, saying that the reading wasn't as smooth as the earlier entries and the change of the catchphrase "Platinum Mad" to "Dagnabbit Mad" was "a huge disservice to existing Monogatari fans." However, she said that the story was managed well, wrapping up loose ends until then and that she's glad the series didn't stop there, as originally planned by the author.