Mayoi Hachikuji

Mayoi Hachikuji, also known as Hachihachiji and Hachirokuji, is one of the main characters from the Monogatari Series series.
== Charactah Account ==
Mayoi is a fifth-grade elementary school girl. She is 144cm tall and always carries a big backpack, wears a hairband, and sports ponytails. Befitting her age, Mayoi is cheerful, energetic and inquisitive. She makes a lot of spelling mistakes and has a habit of mispronouncing Koyomi's family name. On the other hand, she does not easily trust strangers, and will even fight back against them if they become too nosy.
Ten years ago she was involved in a traffic accident and died because of it. After that she became a ghost and considers herself a "lost snail." She unwillingly causes the people around her to become lost and unable to find their way home. The only people who can see her are people who don't want to go home in the first place. However, after Araragi and Senjougahara help her find the home she was looking for, she changed from an "earthbound spirit" to a "wandering spirit," a fact that she considers to be a bonus, as well as granting her to be free to wander wherever she desires. At the end of Nisemonogatari, she said goodbye to Koyomi, implying that she will not be seeing him again, which will be the basis of the next story, Mayoi Jiangshi. Her family name before her parents got divorced was Tsunade.
In Shinobu Time, she is chased by the darkness together with Koyomi Araragi. It is later revealed by Izuko Gaen that the darkness was targeting Hachikuji because she remained in the town even after she was saved by Koyomi. To stop the darkness, she finally decides that she must pass on. She kisses Koyomi and confesses her love for him before she vanishes.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Bakemonogatari
* Bakemonogatari Recap
* Koyomi History
* Koyomimonogatari
* MAGICA QUARTET x NISIOISIN
* Monogatari Series: Second Season
* Nisemonogatari
* Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku x Monogatari
* Owarimonogatari Second Season
* Owarimonogatari Second Season Recaps
* Zoku Owarimonogatari
=== Light Novels ===
* Bakemonogatari Short Stories
* Monogatari Series Heroine Hon
* Monogatari Series: Final Season
* Monogatari Series: First Season
* Monogatari Series: Monster Season
* Monogatari Series: Off Season
* Monogatari Series: Second Season
=== Manga ===
* Bakemonogatari
=== Video Games ===
* Bakemonogatari Portable
* Magia Record
* Monogatari Series Puc Puc
* Monster Strike
* Wazamonogatari
== Trivia ==
* Mayoi's first name can be read in a number of ways. Reading the original kanji of her name gives the meaning "true" and "evening". Alternatively means "to lose one's way".
* Likewise, Mayoi's last name Hachikuji has alternate interpretations. Although the name consists of the characters for "eight", "nine" and "temple", the kanji for "eight" and "nine" can also be read as "yaku" together, which means misfortune. 89th temple could refer to a trope of Buddhism where only 88 temples are allowed to go on a procession and so being the 89th temple is a sign of misfortune.
* Her family name before her parents got divorced was Tsunade.
* Despite being a ghost, Mayoi cannot pass through walls, although she can restore her clothing into a pristine form if it receives any damage.
* Her twin tail hair is meant to resemble a snail's antenna.
* Mayoi is the only main female character to never be depicted as having short hair in the series.
* Mayoi refers to her audience as "lolicool" in the audio commentary tracks.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Mayoi Hachikuji at Bakemonogatari Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Females
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