

At the beginning of Tsubasa Cat in Bakemonogatari, Mayoi tells Araragi that
she saw Shinobu at Mister Doughnut. Araragi doesn't seem to be all that
worried though, as Shinobu can't be too far away from him.

When Black Hanekawa is about to kill Araragi, he calls Shinobu for help, where
she appears from his shadow and attacks Black Hanekawa. At the end of the last
episode, when Araragi is riding on the bike with Senjōgahara, he notes that
Shinobu now lives in his shadow.

Between when Mayoi told Araragi where she saw Shinobu and when Shinobu
attacked Black Hanekawa, Araragi didn't see Shinobu or even came across her. I
am wondering: **When did she start to live in his shadow?** From the way
things played out, she must have been living there the entire time while he
was looking for her.


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When did Shinobu enter Araragi's shadow in Tsubasa Cat?


Araragi did go check out Mister Doughnut store Mayoi was talking about, about
five minutes into Tsubasa Cat Part 4.

![Mister Donuts sign](https://i.stack.imgur.com/41G8Rm.png) ![Araragi in front
of the store](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NqzqNm.png)

He didn't find her, but this seems like the most plausible time for her to
sneak into his shadow without him knowing.

In case of the alternate timeline, Araragi didn't know about that Mister
Doughnut, didn't go there and didn't get Shinobu into his shadow.


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