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Episode 12, the story about Otorimonogatari, contains the story Nadeko Medusa.
Nadeko said this:

> Favorite big brother: Koyomi Oniichan
>
> In Love with: Araragi Koyomi

why she said it differently? Does it mean that she consider Araragi as two
different person? Because in Monogatari Series Second Season she turn out to
be a

> yandere, and want to kill Araragi, the man that she love.


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Why did Nadeko use different names for Araragi?


The Oniichan has nothing to do with who she is. Oniichan is the honorific used
when addressing an older brother. If you'll see, it's listed as "favorite big
brother" before referring to him as "oniichan".

You can check out [this
page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics) for a full list of
Japanese honorifics.


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The difference emphasizes the extent of her love towards Araragi: she loves
Araragi as a big brother figure **as much as** she loves Araragi as a man.

> Favorite big brother: Koyomi Oniichan

This is the love of a sister for her big brother. _Sibling love_.

The honorific _onii-chan_ shows that she holds Araragi very dear and sees him
as if he were her real big brother.

> In Love with: Araragi Koyomi

This is the love of a girl for a boy. _Boy-girl love_.

The absence of honorific, which is a stark contrast to the previous line,
shows that she loves Araragi as a member of opposite sex, not just love
between sibling.


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