Hanamonogatari

A cursed hand, a rumor‑spreading “Devil,” and a reluctant heroine forced to confront her own luck.

With Araragi and Senjougahara long gone, the once‑bustling halls of Naoetsu Private High have thinned to a handful of familiar faces. Among them is Suruga Kanbaru, still clutching the cursed Monkey’s Paw that grants her a twisted form of luck. When rumors spread about a charismatic “Devil” who can magically fix any problem, Kanbaru’s instincts scream that the gossip is about her. Determined to clear her name, she tracks the source of the whispers to a quiet corner of the schoolyard. The “Devil” turns out to be Rouka Numachi, a former junior‑high basketball star whose promising career was shattered by a leg injury. Now she runs a low‑key counseling service, doling out hopeful yet deceptive advice to anyone desperate enough to ask. Rouka revels in the role of a misfortune‑collector, offering false promises that let her clients vent their anxieties without any real consequences. Kanbaru, convinced the scheme is harmless, scolds Rouka for toying with people’s hopes and heads home, relieved that she isn’t the target of the rumors. Her relief is short‑lived, however, when she discovers that the monkey’s paw on her left hand has reverted to its ordinary human shape, hinting that the supernatural tug‑of‑war is far from over.

A dialogue-heavy supernatural mystery centered on a high school girl grappling with a monstrous arm and a former rival who absorbs others' pain. Expect stylized but frequent sexualized framing of minors, heavy psychological themes, and abstract visual storytelling typical of the Monogatari franchise.