Nadeko Sengoku

Nadeko Sengoku is a character from the Monogatari anime and light novels.

Nadeko is Tsukihi Araragi's childhood friend and an acquaintance of Tsukihi's brother Koyomi Araragi. She was a victim of a painful curse that caused an invisible snake to coil around her and manifest scars that resemble snake scales. During her attempts to cure herself of the curse, she met Koyomi once again after not seeing him for a long time.

Appearance
Nadeko is a young girl with dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes.She is 153 cm(5'0") and her weight is around 38 kg. During the times when she was still cursed by the jagirinawa, her outfit consisted of a waist pouch, an orange newsboy cap, a pink blouse, an orange jacket and a pair of baggy denims — all of which were designed to hide the scars that covered her body. She also always casts her eyes downward, with long fringes covering her eyes. It can be assumed that her newsboy cap represents the "snake" that cursed her, as its shape resembles a snake's head.

She later changes her style to a more comfortable set of clothes after being relieved of the curse, and she shows a preference to wearing skirts.

Later in the series, she cuts her hair short.

Personality
Nadeko has a shy personality, and can be easily amused. She's quite protective of her hair (particularly her forelocks) thinking that it's her place to guard more than her panties.

She later develops a dependence towards Koyomi (whom she calls "Koyomi-onii-chan") which slowly intensified as the events relating to the snake curse puts a pressure on her.

Trivia

 * Nadeko's first name is the alternate reading of the name nadeshiko which is derived from a flower of the Dianthus species. The word "nadeshiko" is also used to denote a perfect woman under Japanese standards. Literally, the name means "lovable, caressable girl".
 * Meanwhile, Nadeko's surname means "sieve", with the literal meaning of "a thousand stones". It is also a period in Japanese history marked by mass civil warfare and various smaller states vying for control of Japan.
 * Nadeko's favorite things are the following:
 * Food: Salisbury steak and yakisoba
 * Manga: Any manga from the 80s
 * Game genre: Retro
 * Music genre: Folk songs
 * Color: Purple
 * Older brother: Koyomi Araragi
 * In the official guidebook, series author Nisio Isin did an interview with all of the voice actors, and asked Kana Hanazawa on what character she would like to play, in which she replied that she'd like to play an evil character, possibly becoming the inspiration for Nadeko Medusa.
 * It seems Hitagi and Shinobu both dislike Nadeko.