History Characters / Bakemonogatari

* ShrinkingViolet: Though it turns out that she only acts like one to make people feel sorry for her. Once she [[spoiler:becomes a snake god]] and no longer has to hide behind her "cute and introverted" persona, she's more cheerful and outspoken.

* BigBrotherAttraction: She's liked Koyomi since she was six and asked for permission to call him "onii-chan". [[spoiler:Tsukihi asks her whether she ''really'' likes him or whether she just uses him as an excuse to avoid confessions from other people.]]

* ImageSong
** "Ren'ai Circulation" ("Romance Circulation"), from ''Nadeko Snake'' is ''very'' cute and bubbly, but is as lacking in content about Nadeko as the arc that it prefaces, telling us only that she loves Koyomi and wants to be a YamatoNadeshiko.
** "Mousou Express" (Delusion Express) from ''Nadeko Medusa'' is set after Nadeko realizes Koyomi already has a girlfriend and precedes the arc that finally tells us who Nadeko is. The visuals draw heavily from Ren'ai Circulation, but reversed and with [[DarkReprise darker colors and lyrics]]. Here, Nadeko is going full on {{yandere}}. There is a VisualPun in the song when she breaks her pencil writing the kanji for "calendar", symobolizing her break with Koyomi's sisters.

* SignificantBirthDate: She's born on Tanabata, a Japanese festival that heavily involves stars. It's the reason why she's interested in astronomy to begin with. Also, see WesternZodiac below.

* CatSmile: At times. It's most notable when she's eating something she likes.

* CatSmile: While possessed, she tends to have a ''real'' cat smile: carefree and arrogant.

* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Modesty is not a trait she possesses. Why bother?

* Mouthscreen

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The translated anime prefers to hyphenate her names: Kiss-Shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The translated light novels render his given name as Mèmè, presumably just to make the pronunciation clear.

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* IronicHell: Spends a lot of time in ''Bakemonogatari'' and ''Nisemonogatari'' sexually harassing Mayoi, then eventually gets a taste of his own medicine via Suruga when her reputation as the series' biggest pervert is impugned. He is even depicted with Hachikuji's hair and face while it happens. This is enough to convince him to cool it for a while. Mayoi, on the other hand, gets ''offended'' when he stops.

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* TearsOfBlood: This is apparently just how vampires cry.

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* BoobsOfSteel: In her fully grown form, she has one of the largest busts in the cast and she certainly is the most powerful fighter.

* PrefersBeingBarefoot: In the light novels, one of the things Sengoku tells us is, "I like being barefoot." she mentions she basically hates socks, noting, "Wearing them feels weird." She likes wearing just sandals and going barefoot, and is (generally) always barefoot in her room, even in the winter. In the "Wind" chapter of ''Koyomimonogatari'', her sudden urge to shed her socks in Koyomi's room is so [[CharacterTics peculiar]] to him that he wonders if it's some unspoken rule about courtesy, when in reality, she just wanted to have bare feet. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, [[MagicalBarefooter when she's possessed by a snake spirit, she goes around totally barefoot.]]]]

* PrefersGoingBarefoot: She tends to be barefoot a lot, especially in her youngest-looking form. [[UndeadBarefooter She's a vampire]] and [[BadassAdorable very childish]], and it makes sense she would find it hard to wear shoes in her compressed size when she grows bigger from drinking blood and was accustomed to wearing shoes in her normal mature size.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She exclusively wears short yukata and plain wooden geta with no tabi. But as she is almost always indoors, she is almost always barefoot.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: When under the influence of the Meddlesome Cat, she doesn't bother to put on shoes. She ''does'' have the opportunity, but doesn't...because she's a cat. Bare-pawed is normal for cats. At least she wipes her soles before going indoors. Which we're told in the light novels turns a towel ''jet black.''

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's almost always barefoot. This applies to her youngest appearances. Her mature appearances do not demonstrate this quality.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: In the light novels, one of the things Sengoku tells us is, "I like being barefoot." she mentions she basically hates socks, noting, "Wearing them feels weird." She likes wearing just sandals and going barefoot, and is (generally) always barefoot in her room, even in the winter. In the "Wind" chapter of ''Koyomimonogatari'', her sudden urge to shed her socks in Koyomi's room is so [[CharacterTics peculiar]] to him that he wonders if it's some unspoken rule about courtesy, when in reality, she just wanted to have bare feet. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, [[MagicalBarefooter when she's possessed by a snake spirit, she goes around totally barefoot.]]]]

* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Subverted in ''Koyomi Reverse''. [[spoiler:At first, Araragi thought that Ogi is his mirror image. However, Ogi explained that there is no "mirror world". What Araragi see is the 20% of light that conventional mirrors absorb, which contains people's regret, desire and suppressed past.]] She later helped Araragi solve the case by handling him a black mirror, which absorbs all light.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: Affects an even more stereotypical Kyoto-Ben than Yodzuru upon [[spoiler: walking in on [[IncestSubtext Koyomi and Karen's infamous toothbrush scene]]]].

* KansaiRegionalAccent: Kyoto-Ben, to be specific.

* PeekABangs: His bangs are very long and will cover his eyes if he keeps his head level. That said, considering how much he moves about or tilts his head back, his face ''is'' usually quite visible.

* PeekABangs: She's well known for hiding behind her bangs, which actually turns out to be a conscious, habitual defense mechanism designed to make people sympathize with her or go away if they're bothering her.

This page lists the characters of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' and their associated {{trope}}s.