Nisio Isin
Writer · Born November 30, 1980 (45) · Japan
Nisio Isin, stylized NisiOisiN to emphasize the palindrome, is the pen name of a Japanese novelist and manga writer. Born 1981. He attended and left Ritsumeikan University without graduating. In 2002, he debuted with the novel The Beheading Cycle (クビキリサイクル Kubikiri Saikuru), which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Prize at twenty years of age. He currently works with Kodansha on Faust, a literary magazine containing the works of other young authors who similarly take influence from light novels and otaku culture, and Pandora, the Kodansha Box magazine. He was also publishing a twelve volume series over twelve months for the Kodansha Box line; Ryusui Seiryoin was matching this output, and the Kodansha Box website stated that this is the first time in the world two authors have done twelve volume monthly novel series simultaneously from the same publisher. In February, 2008, his novel Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, which is based on the Death Note manga, was released in English by Viz Media. Del Rey Manga has already released the first and second volume in his Zaregoto series. His Monogatari, Katanagatari and Zaregoto novels have been adapted into anime. The sequel (Nisemonogatari) novel has also been adapted as an anime, as well as most of the "Monogatari Series" to date. Another of his works, Medaka Box, has been adapted into a two-season anime series, along with his light novel Juni Taisen, which has also been adapted into an anime. Source: Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1980 (45)
- Japan
- Writer
- 8 on Motif · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are Nisio Isin's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nisio Isin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (3).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Nisio Isin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks.
Filmography
16 credits, 8 with a Motif page.
Labyrinth Opera: Pretty Boy Detective Club Continued (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
〈物語〉シリーズ オフ＆モンスターシーズン (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Labyrinth Opera: Pretty Boy Detective Club (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Koyomi History (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Medaka Box(2012)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Katanagatari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Bakemonogatari(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season - A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
Highest rated
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
Most popular right now
Bakemonogatari (2009)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Nisio Isin's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 67/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Nisio Isin's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Nisio Isin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nisio Isin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiyuki Shinbō shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Akiyuki ShinbōShared titles: Pretty Boy Detective Club (2021), Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Akiyuki Shinbō
- Tatsuya OishiShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Tatsuya Oishi
- Yukihiro MiyamotoShared titles: Pretty Boy Detective Club (2021), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writers
- Yukito KizawaShared titles: Pretty Boy Detective Club (2021), Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Yukito Kizawa
- Fuyashi TôShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Fuyashi Tô
- Muneo NakamotoShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Muneo Nakamoto
Actors
- Hiroshi KamiyaShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Hiroshi Kamiya
- Takahiro SakuraiShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Takahiro Sakurai
- Yui HorieShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Yui Horie
- Maaya SakamotoShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Maaya Sakamoto
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Rie MatsubaraShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Rie Matsubara
- Satoru KôsakiShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Satoru Kôsaki
- Shinichiro EtoShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Shinichiro Eto
- Takayuki AizuShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Takayuki Aizu
Producers
- Atsuhiro IwakamiShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Atsuhiro Iwakami
- Mitsutoshi KubotaShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), Bakemonogatari (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Mitsutoshi Kubota
- Akiko YodoShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Akiko Yodo
- Kôsuke MatsunagaShared titles: Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017), Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Kôsuke Matsunaga