

At the end of the episode Kaiki doesn't use any honorifics...

> ...when speaking with Hanekawa.

This is highly unusual since they have never spoken with each other before.
What is the significance of him deciding to use _yobisute_?


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Yobisute (no honorifics) at the end of Monogatari Series Second Season Episode 24


I don't think there's anything unusual about it. You're right that in real
life, omitting honorific suffixes (i.e. _yobisute_ ) when first meeting
someone would be unusual, and may even be considered downright rude. When it
comes to anime characters, on the other hand, that just isn't so. Characters
will often refer to others in ways that would be considered inappropriate in
real life.1

Kaiki, in particular, never uses honorifics, except for _senpai_ for Gaen
Izuko (and that, too, is inconsistent). Consider the first time Kaiki refers
to Karen by name (in episode 5 of Nisemonogatari; also their first meeting):

> KAIKI: どうした？震えているぞ、阿良々木。  
>  KAIKI: What's the matter? You're shaking, Araragi. [no honorific]

And later, when Kaiki first refers to Koyomi by name (in episode 7 of
Nisemonogatari; only their second meeting):

> KAIKI: …あの元気のいいお嬢さん、お前の妹のことなら、心配することはない、阿良々木。  
>  KAIKI: ...As for that lively girl, your sister - you needn't worry,
> Araragi. [no honorific]

All said and done, Kaiki's failure to use honorifics when addressing Hanekawa
doesn't really mean anything. That's just how Kaiki speaks, and more generally
speaking, is how a lot of anime characters speak.

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# Notes

1 This is why people who learn how to speak Japanese by watching anime often
have a skewed sense of what is considered polite in Japanese society - anime
characters are often pretty darned rude by real-life standards. [This
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/215/3437) on Japanese.SE has a
bit to say on that topic.


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