Monogatari

''Monogatari'' (series)}}

|lead=yes}} is a literary form in traditional Japanese literature – an extended prose narrative tale comparable to epic literature. ''Monogatari'' is closely tied to aspects of the oral tradition, and almost always relates a fictional or fictionalized story, even when retelling a historical event. Many of the great works of Japanese fiction, such as the ''Genji Monogatari'' and the ''Heike Monogatari'', are in the ''monogatari'' form. Provided by Wikipedia