Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

• Animation
• Fantasy
• Drama
• Mystery
• Action

Before becoming the protector of others, Koyomi Araragi experienced a brutal and transformative fall. *Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu* unravels the origin story of his vampire entanglement, not as a heroic rise, but a desperate act of self-sacrifice to save the enigmatic, near-godlike vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, after a devastating encounter leaves her dismembered. The narrative plunges into a claustrophobic and visually arresting world of brutal vampire hunters, supernatural bargains, and agonizing physical reconstruction, relentlessly focused on Koyomi’s harrowing loss of humanity piece by piece—a stark contrast to the more established hero audiences will eventually know. The film isn’t about the thrill of vanquishing monsters, but the visceral, agonizing price of compassion and the dark beauty of a broken world clinging to survival.