Madotsuki

Madotsuki (窓付き, lit. windowed, pronounced /mɑˈdɒts uː .kiː/) is the protagonist of Yume Nikki, a 2004 32-Bit freeware game created by KIKIYAMA, a mysterious Japanese game designer whose exact identity remains unknown to this day. The goal of the game is to seek out and acquire all 24 "effects" in an effort to transverse Madotsuki's surrealist dreamscape.

Made using RPG Maker 2003, Yume Nikki is regarded as one of the most original applications of the software to this day, seen as the start and inspiration to a vast new genre of games developed using the same software. As a result, Madotsuki has harbored great fame on the Internet and even become a cult icon among certain gaming communities such as 4chan's /v/idya board, partly thanks to her taciturn appearance yet endearing qualities.

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As with virtually everything else in her game, Madotsuki's identity and past life are a mystery. Her most identifying features are her constantly closed eyes, long braids and pink sweater. Although there are many varying interpretations of her character as her dreams are vague and often disturbing and traumatizing in nature, Madotsuki is most commonly described as a hikikomori, being a recluse trying to find a release from her sadness by exploiting her dreams for fun and self-discovery.

While there is no indication of her age given in the game, she is often depicted as a young person and rarely above the age of 18.