Madotsuki

Original Game-DREAM DIARY-MangaLight Novel

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“	It's always the same dream. Behind my door, there are twelve other doors. Beyond those... I never crossed any of them. Why? Am I afraid? I guess I'll have to go. If I go, I may find the answer. It's all right. If something happens, I can come back immediately.	„
	~ Madotsuki going to sleep during the beginning of the manga

“	Now that I think about it, there was one in the forest too. Those two towers that connected to another world. This world is the same. Doors that don't look like doors. And there could be many. And if there are effects behind those doors... I have to be sure. But even if I say that... What a depressing world. I want to go back. I want to go back to the door's world. I have to bring back the umbrella too. This shines, and doesn't look normal. So it isn't an effect, right? Then, what is it? An un-doorly door? Someone who lives here?	„
	~ Madotsuki wondering to herself as she travels Dense Woods B (The Road)

Background

Madotsuki is the playable protagonist of Yume Nikki. She is one of the few characters in the game with an official name.

Like much of the game, Madotsuki's background and life remain a mystery. The only canonical information comes from what is shown in-game, though her dreams are often ambiguous and unsettling, leading to various interpretations of her character.

Her age is never explicitly stated in any official materials, and different interpretations of her age have been presented in official Kadokawa products.

ExpandThis dropdown contains Different Interpretations from Official Media. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Manga InterpretationNovel Interpretation Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Dream The story begins with Madotsuki in her room, reflecting on a recurring dream of a room full of doors beyond her bedroom. She has not ventured far enough to explore what lies beyond. After gathering her courage, Madotsuki decides to return to the Nexus. Upon entering her dream world, she chooses to explore the Number World door, but quickly flees to the peaceful Forest World. As she explores, she encounters a gate that takes her to the Face Carpet Plaza, where a crazed Toriningen chases her. She escapes safely but is shocked when a frog leaps into her mouth, traveling down her throat, causing her to collapse. Upon waking up, she tries to pinch herself to wake up from the dream, but cannot due to the transformation into the Frog effect. Chapter 2: The Forest World Madotsuki continues to wander through Forest World, pinching herself in an attempt to wake up. She stumbles upon several Namekuji that wrap themselves around her body, leaking drool and almost engulfing her. She dives for the exit and returns to the Nexus. Her throat swells as the Frog effect dissolves, leaving behind an egg containing the Forest World frog. Madotsuki wakes up and attempts to write about her experiences in her diary, but instead finds a strange message: "collect the effects." Confused, she tries to leave her room, but the door is locked. She decides to play NASU before eventually going back to sleep. Chapter 3: Effects Madotsuki realizes that she must collect the effects and returns to the Nexus. She realizes that these effects are hidden in ordinary objects within the dream world. She explores Block World, where she finds the Hat & Scarf effect. After collecting it, she continues her journey into Puddle World, where she discovers the Umbrella effect. In the process, she encounters a large hand that pulls her into the Dense Woods, where she is teleported to Shitai-san. Here, she encounters a jellyfish and reaches out to touch it, transforming into the Stoplight effect. As she continues exploring, she begins to question the vastness of the dream world and whether she can truly collect all the effects. Chapter 4: Global Search Madotsuki, now with the Frog effect, continues her journey, eventually finding a disc with an umbrella symbol. Stepping on it, she transforms into the Umbrella effect. She discovers that she can swap effects by stepping on various discs. After learning how to switch effects, Madotsuki returns to normal and decides to visit Snow World, where she equips the Hat & Scarf effect to stay warm. In the snowy world, she encounters a Toriningen and an igloo, before being dragged into the Pink Sea by a large hand. Using the Frog effect, she swims to another island where she finds a balloon that transports her to a larger island. On this island, she meets Poniko. Chapter 5: Anger Madotsuki, initially hoping to befriend Poniko, finds herself horrified when Poniko transforms into Uboa. The peaceful room is suddenly filled with chaos as Uboa attacks Madotsuki, stealing her umbrella and beating her with it. After being knocked down, Madotsuki tries to retrieve her effect discs but is once again attacked by Uboa. In anger, she resolves to kill Uboa. She searches for a weapon in the Nexus, eventually finding the Knife effect. Upon returning to the Nexus, Madotsuki is overwhelmed with confusion as the ink from her pen begins to spill onto the diary, the words "Help me stop her from waking" appearing in the pages. Chapter 6: Confusion The ink from the dream diary continues to bubble and morph into Seccom Masada-sensei, who enters the dream world to find Madotsuki. After traveling through the Nexus, Masada discovers the world in disarray and learns that Madotsuki is responsible for the chaos. He seeks out Madotsuki, hoping to stop her. Eventually, Masada confronts Madotsuki, who is slowly transforming into another Uboa. Realizing that this is likely the result of Poniko, Masada tries to control the situation, but the dream world continues to collapse around them. Chapter 7: Mood Change Mars-san, overseeing the dream world, announces that the system is failing due to the collapse. In the Nexus, Poniko, using the stolen effects, manipulates the environment to her advantage. Meanwhile, Madotsuki continues her violent spree, killing dream world inhabitants like the Nopperabou Witches. Eventually, Masada is confronted by Poniko, who reveals her plan to escape the dream world. As the collapse continues, the dream world’s denizens deem Madotsuki a dream destroyer. Chapter 8: Give and Take In Madotsuki’s Room, Madotsuki reencounters a message in her diary and responds by writing that she prefers to continue cutting. Her response causes a disturbance, with Mars-san questioning her reaction. Madotsuki, unfazed, spins in her chair and writes again in her diary, asking where the exit to her room is. When Mars-san does not reply, she returns to sleep and finds herself in a ruined Nexus, now filled with various dream world entities. Madotsuki, undeterred, begins to stab the Wheelies to satisfy her violent urges. However, she is caught by a Toriningen, which sends her to Hell. She simply wakes up, returns to sleep, and re-enters the Nexus, continuing her killing spree. Despite the chaos surrounding her, Madotsuki remains focused on her actions, navigating the dream world as her violence and desire for destruction continue unabated. Chapter 9: Entertainer Madotsuki lies asleep in her bed as the dream world around her continues. However, things take a strange turn when a large, goopy monster resembling a Henkei Shita emerges from Madotsuki's chest, being her pure evil, intent on consuming the dream world. The creature retains memories of Madotsuki, especially the memory of Poniko, who had previously interacted with her as Uboa. The creature attacks Poniko, consuming her as part of its rampage. As the dream world collapses, Madotsuki remains unaware of the chaos unfolding around her. She is abruptly awakened from her dream to find Masada's head in her room. Startled, she questions the situation, but Masada reassures her that she is still dreaming. He tells her something significant has happened outside. Madotsuki steps outside onto the balcony and finds a set of stairs leading beyond the railing. The stairs, a clear signal of her journey's conclusion, beckon her to step forward. Ready to leave the dream world behind, she ascends the stairs, marking the end of her dream. Madotsuki is one of the protagonists in Yume Nikki: I Am Not in Your Dream, exploring her dream world to escape the monotony of her real life. She follows a similar journey to her game counterpart, collecting various effects along the way. Throughout her adventure, she is unknowingly aided by Poniko, who Madotsuki cannot see. However, it’s revealed that Madotsuki isn’t the one dreaming. The dream actually belongs to Poniko, and Madotsuki is a manifestation of Poniko’s subconscious. Specifically, she represents Poniko’s unborn child, whose future is a source of worry for Poniko.

Name Meaning

The name "Madotsuki" translates to "windowed," referring to having a window like one in a house. It is displayed as the protagonist's name in the game menu and is one of the two instances of kanji used in the game. The only other use of kanji is the message that appears when Madotsuki sits in her desk chair within the dream world.

"Madotsuki" is not typically used as a name in Japan and may not represent the character's actual name. Instead, it could serve as a metaphor, symbolizing the character as a "window" through which the player observes the game's dream world. Additionally, it could reflect the game's theme of isolation, emphasizing a lack of personal identity by giving the protagonist a functional rather than personal name.

Interestingly, when the name "Madotsuki" is reversed in Kunrei-shiki romanization as "Madotuki," it spells "Ikutodam." This resembles the Japanese phrase "行くと駄目" or "行くとダメ" (iku to dame), meaning "it is useless to go" or "going is futile." While this may be coincidental, it aligns with Madotsuki's refusal to leave her room in the real world, representing her preference for the vast and imaginative world of her dreams.

Personality

Canon Personality InfoTheorized Personality Info

Little is known about Madotsuki, requiring gathering clues throughout the game to get some ideas.

• Emotionally Complex: Madotsuki's dream world reflects the broad spectrum of her emotions, ranging from moments of joy and curiosity to deep fear and discomfort. While cheerful effects like Neon and the Witch's Flight suggest a playful and childlike side, unsettling experiences like the Severed Head effect and the Uboa event imply darker thoughts or memories. These emotional extremes reveal a psyche struggling to process trauma or inner conflict.

• Shut-In: Madotsuki refuses to leave her room, where attempting to do so will have her shake her head. She will only ever exit the door in the Dream World. Her only form of exploration is through her dreams, where she navigates surreal landscapes. This withdrawal from society could suggest severe social anxiety, depression, or past trauma that has left her unable to face the outside world. Though interpretations like the manga instead make the assumption that she is trapped in her room and cannot escape, this could also be seen as another metaphorical ideology of her hikikomori lifestyle.

• Gamer: Madotsuki seems to love games as she has a Famtendo console with a Famtendo game she can play in her room.

• Likes Forest: In the manga, Madotsuki notes that she likes forests, even if it is a dark forest.

• Lucid Dreamer: Despite the strange and often frightening nature of her dreams, Madotsuki maintains a remarkable level of awareness and control. Her ability to collect and manipulate effects, as well as her capacity to wake herself up by pinching her cheek, indicates her proficiency as a lucid dreamer. Through this control, she may be seeking to understand or resolve her inner turmoil.

• Emotionally Resilient: Confronted with nightmarish figures and unsettling environments, Madotsuki rarely shows hesitation in exploring her subconscious. Even when faced with disturbing imagery, she continues to navigate her dreams with determination. This resilience suggests an unconscious desire to confront and process her fears. The manga interpretation even showcases her being mostly unphased by seeing a corpse.

• Imaginative and Curious: The vivid and often bizarre nature of Madotsuki's dream world is a testament to her creative mind. From abstract, nonsensical creatures to dreamscapes filled with intricate symbolism, her subconscious is brimming with imagination. Her curiosity drives her to explore these realms, perhaps in search of meaning or escape. Though the manga interpretation instead has the dream world as a collective unconscious of different girls dreams merged into one.

This covers more theorized personality that has proof within the game, but due to the game being in a dream where a lot of repressed emotions can be executed, it is harder to tell if this truly applies fully to them as a person.

• Murderous Side: Madotsuki showcases a potentially sadistic and murderous side in the Dream World, when she gets the knife effect, using it to harm and kill entities in her dream world, however since this is an act within a dream, it is likely a release of repressed emotions rather then being something she'd be willing to replicate in the real world.

• Potential Distaste In Her Own Looks/Curiosity in Other Designs: Madotsuki commonly has effects that freely change her design, with her being able to change it to poop-shaped hair, getting long hair, and getting blonde hair. This could either be her having a distaste for her own looks or because she's aware she's in a dream this could simply serve as her wanting to do different makeovers, as she is willing to turn into things like a cat girl without really changing her looks.

• Potential Desire for Escape and Understanding: While many of her dreams are unsettling, others offer a peaceful reprieve, such as the Sky Garden or FC Field. These serene locations may represent her longing for comfort and tranquility. Simultaneously, the more disturbing aspects of her dreams could symbolize unresolved trauma or fears that she struggles to confront, leading to her ultimate choice in the game's finale.

Appearance

• Looks:

Madotsuki keeps her eyes closed at all times, giving her a detached or introspective expression. Due to this we are not fully aware of her eye color, except for when she opens her eyes with the cat effect and they are red. She has red-brown hair styled into twintails, secured with small hair ties. Her facial features are simple yet expressive, with a neutral mouth and a small nose.

• Regular Clothes:

She wears a bright red, long-sleeved jacket that contrasts with her darker burgundy skirt. The skirt falls just above her knees, and she is usually depicted wearing red shoes with white socks. Her outfit has a minimalistic yet distinct design, making her recognizable despite the game's simplistic art style.

• Special Clothes:

The most notable feature of her clothing is the design on her shirt, which features a symbol resembling the CJK character 囧. This symbol can mean "window," aligning with the meaning of her name, or "clear," which could hint at her personality or state of mind. It is also widely recognized as an emoticon expressing sadness or shock, which may reflect the surreal and sometimes unsettling nature of her dreams.

Additionally, her shirt design closely resembles the emblem of the Japanese Tsuchiya clan, which could suggest a historical or cultural connection. It also bears similarities to the geometric patterns seen on Incan military tunics, potentially linking her imagery to indigenous or ancient influences. This detail, combined with the strange and symbolic elements present in her dreams, adds to the mysterious nature of her character and the world she explores.

Relationships

Poniko

From the game
Poniko's relationship with Madotsuki varies greatly on interpretation, in the base game, going off scene alone there is not much to gather from both of their relationship as Poniko just seems to be another NPC.

From the Manga Interpretation
Madotsuki initially admires Poniko upon their first encounter, expressing curiosity about whether Poniko will become her friend and complimenting her appearance. This admiration quickly turns to fear and resentment when Poniko transforms into Uboa and relentlessly attacks her. By attacking Madotsuki, stealing her effects, and trapping her in a nightmarish state, Poniko cements herself as a threatening and malicious figure in Madotsuki's mind.

As the story progresses, their relationship becomes even more complex. After using Madotsuki's stolen powers to attack Seccom Masada-sensei, Poniko is tasked with exterminating Madotsuki. However, instead of following through with this violent act, she chooses a different path. By destroying Madotsuki's dream diary, Poniko sacrifices the dream world to free both herself and Madotsuki from their destructive cycle. She notes to do this because she doesn't "want to be leave the dream world as a 'good girl'".

Despite this act, Madotsuki’s lingering hatred manifests in the form of a monstrous figure that ultimately consumes Poniko.

From the Novel Interpretation
Initially, Poniko serves as the narrator of Madotsuki's journey through the dream world, acting as an observer and guide to her progress. However, once Poniko encounters Madotsuki, the focus shifts from Madotsuki's journey to Poniko's own quest for understanding. Poniko becomes determined to uncover the reason for her presence in Madotsuki's dream and seeks a way to escape. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Madotsuki is not the dreamer but rather another dream character within Poniko’s own subconscious mind. Madotsuki exists as Poniko's shadow, representing the manifestation of Poniko's unborn child, an embodiment of her maternal fears and anxieties. The true nature of the real world is never explicitly shown, but it becomes clear that Poniko's concern for the safety of her child created the dream world as a form of mental escape. This revelation adds depth to their relationship, as it is not just a matter of Poniko trying to help Madotsuki, but rather Poniko trying to overcome her own fears and trauma associated with the unknown future of her child.

General Information

Name: Madotsuki

Origin: Yume Nikki

First Appearance: Yume Nikki

Company: Kadokawa Game Studio

Creator: Kikiyama

Sex: Female

Sexuality: Unknown

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: Unknown (Madotsuki's age is never directly stated or known, it is just known she is a young woman, who may be the owner of the apartment she lives in)

Time Period: Unknown, likely early 2000s (As the game was made in 2004, and many locales in the dream world are more modern for the early 2000s)

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: An Apartment in Japan

Story Role: Main Protagonist, The Dreamer

Legacy: Unknown Legacy (Not much is known about Madotsuki's regular life, though it's likely that she is not known as she is a shut-in)

Influence: Unknown Influence

Language: Likely Japanese

Ethnicity: Asian (Seems to be in a region of Japan)

Religion: Unknown

Classification: Dreamer, Hikkikomori (Shut-In)

Species: Human (With different effects, she bcomes: Yuki-onna, Cat-Human Hybrid, Frog, Medamaude, Nopperabou, &Demon)

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology (With different effects, her physiologies change to: Yuki-onna Physiology (With Yuki-onna), Cat-Human Hybrid Physiology (With cat effect), Frog Physiology (With frog effect), Inorganic Physiology (With neon lights effect, lamp effect, stoplight effect), Medamaude Physiology (With Medamaude Effect), Nopperabou Physiology (With nopperabou effect), Witch Physiology (With witch effect), & Demon Physiology (With Demon Effect))

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: None

Affiliations: Poniko (In the light novel interpretation)

Enemies: Poniko (In the manga interpretation)

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Unknown (Though it looks like Madotsuki commits suicide in the ending of the game, there are a lot of cases pointing towards even the "real world" being merely a dream world rather than the actual real world, one of the main things being that in the ending, stairs suddenly appear that were not present in the balcony back at the beginning of the game. In this case, the ending could be taken as an interpretation of Madotsuki trying to truly wake up from her sleep, media such as the manga and -Dream Diary- further supports this with its ending)

Alignment: True Neutral (Madotsuki has no moral obligations within the dream world, being kind to other NPCs or outright killing them based on the player's input. While her actual alignment is technically not known, her actions within the dream world are likely reflective of Madotsuki as a person. In the manga, the one time she wishes to use the knife is after Uboa attacks her and takes all her effects away from her, She also later goes to stab all of the denizens of the dream world to try and escape the dream world), Chaotic Evil as the Dream Destroyer (Within Madotsuki is all of the inner evil within her, being just pure evil, being described as "evil beyond any reasoning")

Threat Level: Mental Threat in the Manga Interpretation (In the manga, Madotsuki greatly shifted and destroyed the entire dream world. Within Madotsuki is all of the inner evil within her, being just pure evil, being described as "evil beyond any reasoning", where it was noted that it would consume everything in the dream world, this included the other dreamers)

Codex Statistics

Tabber Information

• Real World: This tabber covers Madotsuki while she's in the "Real World", where she is "awake".
• Dream World: This key covers Madotsuki in the dream world. This falls under the Pseudo-Tiering System and these stats do not replicate what she can do outside of this dream.

Real WorldDream World

Grade: C

Tier: 10-B

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: None

Attack Potency: Average Human level (Physically a young woman)

Durability: Average Human level

Striking Strength: Average Human Class

Lifting Strength: Average Human Class

Travel Speed: Regular Human Speed

Attack Speed: Regular Human Speed

Reaction Speed: Regular Human Reactions

Stamina: Average

Range: Standard Melee

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence (Madotsuki seems to have a great array of imagination within her dream world, though her overall knowledge and intelligence are never explicitly known)

Knowledge: Unknown level

Key: Regular | Dream Destroyer

Key Information

• Regular: This key covers Madotsuki's regular self, the one mainly played through the games and seen throughout majority of th emedias.
• Dream Destroyer: This covers the manga-specific entity that is all of Madotsuki's inner evil within her, being just pure evil, being described as "evil beyond any reasoning".

Grade: A | S

Pseudo-Tier: 10-B, 9-C with Knife | At least 8-C

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Different Effects (Can transform herself into different objects by using effects along with gaining different abilities with some effects)

Attack Potency: Average Human level (Physically a young woman), Bone level with Knife (Can kill NPCs with a single stab) | At least Building level (Size) (Her size naturally reaches this large). Can ignore conventional durability with Consumption (Noted that it would consume everything in the dream world, this included the other dreamers)

Durability: Average Human level, likely Higher (Madotsuki is able to upgrade her health by buying drinks from vending machines, though the boost itself is not quantifiable as she does not fight) | At least Building level

Striking Strength: Average Human Class | At least Building Class (Size)

Lifting Strength: Average Human Class | Unknown: Powerful Class

Travel Speed: Regular Human Speed, Higher with the Bicycle (Can travel around faster with it) | Unknown: True level

Attack Speed: Regular Human Speed | Unknown: True level

Reaction Speed: Regular Human Reactions | Unknown: True level

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with Knife. At least Kilomters with Weather Manipulation (With the Umbrella, summons an entire rainstorm no matter where she is, this can also be used to take out massive fires. With Yuki-onna, creates a natural snowstorm whenever she enters this form)

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence (Madotsuki seems to have a great array of imagination within her dream world, though her overall knowledge and intelligence are never explicitly known)

Knowledge: Unknown level

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Powers and Techniques

In the Real WorldIn the Dream World

Human Achievements (Madotsuki showcases her ability to play instruments such as the flute), Vehicular Usage (Land Vehicles; Madotsuki is able to ride around on her bicycle around the dream worlds), Weapon Usage (Knife Usage; Madotsuki is shown in her dreams to be proficient with her knife effect) Enhanced Senses (Madotsuki is able to perfectly navigate areas even while her eyes are closed, it is also shown in the manga that her eyes are closed while she traverses around, along with being able to tell the exact location of the doors and which door is which while even being able to point at it), Psychological Resilience (In the manga, Madotsuki is relatively unphased by seeing a corpse, being more concerned with how she's going to be able to collect all the effects), Lucid Dreaming (Brings the dream world into existence upon sleeping, where she is fully aware and can control the actions she does in her dreams, no matter how many times she goes to sleep in them. This i further supported by the manga where she can perfectly remember her dreams, how many worlds there are, and the locations), Possible Immortality (Dream Immortality; It is heavily likely that Madotsuki is still in the dream even in the "Real World", stairs suddenly appear that were not present in the balcony back at the beginning of the game)

Regular StateDream Destroyer

Immortality (Dream Immortality; Madotsuki is merely a dreamer within the dream and thus nothing that happens to her will kill her as she's merely in a dream, even acts like severing her head will not affect her. No matter where she's sent in the dream, even if she's trapped, she can merely pinch herself awake), Dimensional Storage (In the manga, Madotsuki has a compartment in her chest that allows her to store all her effects), Supernatural Resilience and Self-Sustenance (Respiratory & Nutritional; Can exist as a severed head and can survive melting after being turned into a snowman), Transformation (Transformative Arsenal [with various effects]; Can transform herself into different objects by using effects, this incudes: a Yuki-onna, a cat girl, a frog, neon lights, getting long hair, getting blonde hair, turning into a Medamaude, a lamp, a stoplight, nopperabou, a witch, turn her hair into the shape of poop, remove her entire body and leave just her head, turn herself fat, and turn herself into a demon), Aquatic Adaptation (In the manga, Madotsuki with the frog effect can traverse aquatic terrain), Erasure (Physical Erasure; With the knife, NPCs that are stabbed fade from existence), Teleportation (With the Medamaude, allows Madotsuki to teleport back to the Nexus from anywhere in the dream world), Perception Manipulation (With the Triangle Kerchief Becomes invisible to NPCs), Weather Manipulation (With the Umbrella, summons an entire rainstorm no matter where she is, this can also be used to take out massive fires. This is also shown within the manga, where the minute she opens the umbrella, a rain storm is instantly summoned. With Yuki-onna, creates a natural snowstorm whenever she enters this form), Heat Manipulation (In the manga, the hat and scarf can keep Madotsuki warm in a cold blizzard, despite just being a hat and a scarf), Electricity Manipulation (With the Oni effect, can summon lightning during rain), Flight (With the Witch effect, can fly on a broom), Small Size (Dwarf) and Duplication (With the Midget effect, can make herself tiny and create copies of herself. She can also cause her clones to explode into blood), Body Control (Several effects are capable of changing aspects of her body, such as making her fat, changing her hair, removing her face, or giving her body the properties of jelly. She can also make her head jump off of her shoulders and spin around with the Faceless Ghost effect), Mind Manipulation (With the Traffic Light, can force most NPCs to stop in place by switching her light to red), Empathic Manipulation (With the Cat Effect, causes all NPCs in an area to come towards Madotsuki, regardless of what they were doing prior), Light Manipulation (With the Lamp, lights up dark rooms allowing Madotsuki to explore them easier. With Neon, lights up Madotsuki's entire body in bright neon colors), Dream Manipulation (In the manga, Madotsuki greatly shifted and destroyed the entire dream world)

In the manga, Madotsuki has her inner evil unleashed inside of her, granting her more abilities Consumption (Metaphysical Consumption; Noted that it would consume everything in the dream world, this included the other dreamers), Large Size (Building-Sized; Reaches this size)

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Equipment

Frog (かえる）

Transform into a frog.

Appearance: Madotsuki morphs into a humanoid frog, taking on a hunched posture, moving in a distinct, amphibious manner.

Passive Effect: Madotsuki walks at a normal pace through water, making aquatic areas easier to navigate.

Action: (1) Madotsuki hops in place like a frog, giving a lively and playful vibe to her movements.

Location: Found in Forest World or Dense Woods B (Frog Path) by interacting with the Frog.

Practical Uses: - Speed up travel across the Pink Sea and Uboa's Trap. - Can also be replaced by the Bicycle, though the frog form gives a more natural feel when moving through water.

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Umbrella （かさ）

Use an umbrella.

Appearance: Madotsuki holds a vibrant red umbrella, adding a splash of color to her otherwise muted world.

Passive Effect: The umbrella creates a constant rainstorm until unequipped, accompanied by thunder and lightning when the Demon effect is activated.

Action: (1) Madotsuki spins the umbrella gracefully, a fun and soothing action that matches the calming sound of rain.

Location: Pick it up from the ground in Puddle World.

Practical Uses: - Can be used to douse the flames in the Blazing Corridor, similar to the Yuki-onna effect. - Stop the rain in Dense Woods A by equipping and unequipping.

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Hat and Scarf / Hat & Scarf（ぼうしとマフラー）

Wear a hat and scarf.

Appearance: Madotsuki dons a cozy hat and scarf, giving her an adorable snowman-like look when transformed.

Passive Effect: In snowman form, Madotsuki cannot pinch herself awake due to a lack of arms, and her movement is halved.

Action: (1) Transforms into a snowman when the weather turns snowy, adding a fun and thematic element to the environment.

Location: Find it in Block World - Pick it up from the ground.

Practical Uses: - While in snowman form, interacting with Mafurako ensures a quick teleport back to her side, saving time on exploration. - In the Blazing Corridor, standing too close to fire will melt Madotsuki, immobilizing her and creating an interesting dynamic.

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Yuki-onna / Snow Woman （ゆきおんな）

Become a Snow Woman.

Appearance: Madotsuki transforms into a mystical Yuki-onna, embodying the spirit of snow and cold.

Passive Effect: Snow falls continuously while this effect is active, which also turns the Hat & Scarf effect into the snowman form.

Action: None.

Location: Find it in Snow World by interacting with the Yuki-onna.

Practical Uses: - Use it to extinguish the fire in the Blazing Corridor, similar to the Umbrella. - Can stop the snow in Snow World when the effect is equipped and unequipped.

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Knife / Kitchen Knife（ほうちょう）

Equip a kitchen knife.

Appearance: Madotsuki wields a sharp kitchen knife, creating a sense of danger and intrigue.

Passive Effect: Mobile NPCs flee in terror, while stationary characters exhibit rapid movements, as if in panic.

Action:

• (1) Madotsuki switches the knife between her hands.
• (Z) Madotsuki stabs with the knife, causing various reactions in characters, such as:
  • Toriningen: Turns into a 'lunatic' form and starts chasing Madotsuki.
  • Mars-san: Eye color changes, small wound on its foot.
  • Onsen-san: Stops drinking water and changes color.
  • Pain Blob: Reveals its face.
  • The Eye Box: 1 in 30 chance of taking you to the Eye People section.
  • Henkei Shita: 1 in 256 chance of transporting Madotsuki to Footprint Path A.

Location: Found in Dark World - Pick it up from the ground.

Practical Uses: - Use it for killing or wounding NPCs. - Scare NPCs to clear the way. - Interact with environmental objects. - Collect money by eliminating NPCs. - Unlock new areas or access hidden paths. - Useful for clearing out the Stabbing Room.

The Stabbing Room, a room easily navigated with the Knife.

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Medamaude / Eye Palm (めだまうで)

Become Medamaude / Warp into an Eye Palm.

Appearance: Madotsuki's head becomes a giant hand with an eye in its palm.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki closes her palm and teleports to the center of the Nexus.

Location: Eyeball World - Interact with Medamaude.

Practical Uses: Can be used to teleport back to the Nexus quickly and escape from traps (such as being caught by a Toriningen or Uboa) without having to pinch yourself awake.

Notes: When Madotsuki pinches herself, you can notice a little teardrop.

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Fat / Fatten（ふとる）

Get fat / Balloon in size.

Appearance: Madotsuki becomes fatter.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki's belly rumbles and an emote appears.

Location: The Docks B - Interact with Strober.

Practical Uses: None.

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Midget (こびと）

Maximum number of Madotsuki midgets

Become small / Shrink in size.

Appearance: Madotsuki becomes very small.

Passive Effect: Madotsuki can fit through certain small entrances.

Action:

• (1) Madotsuki produces another midget which walks in sync with her. She can produce up to 7 midgets at once.
• (3) One of the cloned midgets will scream and burst in a small spray of blood.

Location: Candle World - Catch and interact with the Dwarf.

Practical Uses:

• Getting in and out of the Stairwell on Mars.
• Getting into Sewer Tunnel C from Sewer Tunnel B.
• Viewing Closet Madotsuki, as Madotsuki's normal height blocks the view.

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Whistle / Flute （ふえ）

Play a flute / Brandish a flute.

Appearance: Madotsuki holds a flute to her lips.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki plays a short tune. There are a few different tunes that Madotsuki randomly plays.

Location: The Music Room in the Mall - Pick it up off the floor.

Practical Uses: None.

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Neon （ネオン）

Become a neon light / Glow like a neon sign.

Appearance: Madotsuki glows like a neon sign.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Causes the screen to change color as if bathed in a neon light. The effect wears off when the effect is unequipped. Pressing the 1 button again causes the screen to cycle randomly between shades of red, blue, yellow, and violet.

Location: Neon World - Interact with the Neon Parrot.

Practical Uses: None.

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Nopperabou / Faceless Ghost （のっぺらぼう）

Become the faceless ghost / Materialize as a faceless ghost.

Appearance: Madotsuki becomes a Noppera-bō.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki's head jumps off her shoulders and spins around.

Location: Sewage Processing Plant B in The Sewers - Interact with the Nopperabou Ghost.

Practical Uses: None.

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Talking Head / Severed Head （なまくび）

Become a severed head / Be reduced to a severed head.

Appearance: Madotsuki becomes a severed head.

Passive Effect: Madotsuki's height and speed decrease. She also cannot pinch herself awake due to her lack of arms.

Action: None.

Location: Guillotine World - Interact with the Guillotine.

Practical Uses: Allows Madotsuki to see Closet Madotsuki, as her normal height blocks the view.

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Towel （タオル）

Wrap up in a towel / Wrap yourself in a towel.

Appearance: Madotsuki has a towel wrapped around her.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki sneezes.

Location: The Infinite Wilderness - Interact with Ittan-momen.

Practical Uses: None.

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Cat （ねこ）

Cat Madotsuki meowing, revealing her red eyes.

Grow ears and a tail / Sprout cat-ears and a tail.

Appearance: Madotsuki grows cat ears and a tail.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki faces the camera and meows like a cat, with large red eyes. She paws the air with her right hand and holds a koban coin in her left, resembling a Maneki-neko.

Location: Shield-Folk World - Interact with Nekoin.

Practical Uses:

• Drawing NPCs toward you - Can be used to move NPCs that block your way or to find NPCs hidden in the area.
• Provoking a reaction from certain NPCs and the environment.
• Summons UFOs at the top of Mars.

Notes: In most cases, this allows you to move characters out of your way without using the Knife Effect to kill them. This may be in tune with the Maneki-neko being loosely associated with Guanyin, who is revered in Japan as Kannon (観音), the goddess of mercy and compassion. Maneki-neko with their left paw raised are also said to bring in people or customers, thus why it attracts certain NPCs.

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Lamp （でんとう）

Become a lamp / Change into a lamp.

Appearance: Madotsuki's head transforms into a lamp.

Passive Effect: When the light is on, dark areas light up, improving visibility.

Action: (1) Switches the light on and off.

Location: Lamp World - Interact with the Walking Lamp.

Practical Uses:

• Can be used to navigate Dark World, the Dark Woods, and the FC Dungeon more easily, though it is not required to get through them.
• Can be used to light up the inside of the hot spring house in the Wilderness.
• In previous versions, it was needed to light up the deeper part of FC World B where Buyo Buyo was found.

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Bicycle （じてんしゃ）

Ride a bicycle / Mount a bicycle.

Appearance: Madotsuki rides a bicycle.

Passive Effect: Madotsuki's speed is doubled.

Action: (1) Madotsuki rings the bicycle's bell.

Location: Graffiti World - Pick it up off the floor.

Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the dream world much faster than by walking, catch fast-moving characters, and escape from lunatic Toriningen.

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Long Hair （ロングヘアー）

Grow long hair / Grow long hair.

Appearance: Madotsuki's hair becomes longer.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki sits down (same as default).

Location: Mural World - Interact with the long-haired Mouth Monster.

Practical Uses: None.

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Poop Hair / Poo Hair (ウンコヘアー)

Grow a poo-shaped hairdo.

Appearance: Madotsuki's head gets a big poop on it.

Passive Effect: None.

Action: (1) Madotsuki grows a turd on her head.

Location: Egg World - Interact with Poo_Party.

Practical Uses: None.

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Blonde Hair / Blonde （ブロンド）

Grow long, golden hair / Glow long blonde hair.

Appearance: Madotsuki's hair becomes long and blonde.

Passive Effect: None.

Action:

• (1) Madotsuki sits down (same as default).

Location:

• Mural World – Interact with the blond-haired Mouth Monster.

Practical Uses: None.

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Triangle Kerchief / Spirit Headband （ずきん）

Wear triangle kerchief / Put on a Spirit Headband.

Appearance: Madotsuki wears a triangle kerchief as a tiara, symbolizing death in Japanese culture.

Passive Effect:

• In 'ghost form,' Madotsuki is invisible to NPCs.

Action:

• (1) Transforms into an 'invisible' ghost, becoming translucent.

(Older versions: The 1 key gradually decreased visibility, while the 3 key increased it.)

Location:

• Ghost World – Catch and interact with Fleebie.

Practical Uses:

• In ghost form, lunatic Toriningen cannot see Madotsuki unless she interacts with them.

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Witch （まじょ）

Become a witch / Become a witch incarnate.

Appearance: Madotsuki dons a witch outfit, including a pointed hat and robe.

Passive Effect:

• While flying, footsteps are muted on most surfaces.

Action:

• (1) Madotsuki mounts a broom, hovering slightly above the ground.

Location:

• Witch's Island – Interact with Kimajo.

Practical Uses:

• Can fly off the rooftop of the Mall.
• Pressing Z returns to the rooftop.
• Pressing 1 dismounts the broom midair, causing Madotsuki to fall out of bed and wake up.

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Demon / Oni （おに）

Become a demon / Reconstitute as an oni.

Appearance: Madotsuki’s skin turns red, she gains horns, and wears animal skin.

Passive Effect: None.

Action:

• (1) When it’s raining, produces a thunderclap with lightning.
• In snow, only the thunder sound is heard.

Location:

• FC Basement – Interact with the FC Demon.

Practical Uses:

• Summons the Demon in the Pyramids area of FC World B.
• Without this effect, summoning is normally a 1 in 8 chance.

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Buyo Buyo / Squish-Squish （ぶよぶよ）

Body becomes soft and squishy / Change into a squishy blob.

Appearance: Madotsuki wobbles like jelly while walking.

Passive Effect: None.

Action:

• (1) Wobbles up and down.

Location:

• FC World B – Interact with Buyo Buyo.

Practical Uses: None.

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Stoplight / Traffic Light （しんごう）

Become a stoplight / Change into a traffic light.

Appearance: Madotsuki transforms into a stoplight.

Passive Effect:

• Cannot pinch herself awake due to lack of arms.

Action:

• (1) Switches stoplight between green (go) and red (stop).

Location:

• Dense Woods B (The Road) – Interact with Shitai-san.

Practical Uses: When the light is red:

• All NPCs freeze, useful for avoiding Toriningen or catching fast-moving characters.
• Some NPC appearances change:
  • Monoko: Transforms into her five-armed state. Unlocks her full-screen event upon interaction.
  • Mafurako: Becomes fully visible.
  • Steve 'Leif' Kareha: Closes his eyes.
  • Wheelies: Changes appearance.
  • The Thing with the Quivering Jaw: Its jaw stops quivering.
  • KyuuKyuu-kun: Stops rubbing the stairway baluster.

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Instructions / Tutorial （ゲームのせつめい）

See the instructions again / Review the game's tutorial.

Appearance: None.

Passive Effect: None.

Action:

• (Equip) Displays a basic tutorial on how to play.

Location:

• Madotsuki starts with this effect.

Practical Uses:

• Provides guidance on game mechanics.

Practical Uses: Learning how the game works

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Notable Techniques

• Pinch: Madotsuki pinches her cheek, causing her to wake up and exit the dream world.
• Stab: Madotsuki stabs the target with her knife, causing them to fade from existence.

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Other

Standard Tactics: The only effect Madostuki uses for combat is the Knife.

Weaknesses

• Unique Effect Weaknesses: In the manga, Madotsuki cannot wake up by pinching her cheeks if she is in the frog form.
• Unique Weaknesses: Powerless outside of the dream world. Can only use one effect at a time. Forced to wake up if she encounters FACE. Notes in the manga that she is bad with maths.

Note

• As Madotsuki has minor abilities in the real world, the abilities listed are split between the real world and the ones that she can use in the dream world.
• As Yume Nikki is a dream world none of these abilities apply to any form of combat outside of the dream, they are more used as methods for Madotsuki to explore around her different dreams and we index them as such.

Gallery

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  Madotsuki's standard walking animation.

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  Madotsuki pinching her cheek in order to wake up.

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  Madostuki moving around on her chair.

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  Madotsuki spinning around in her chair.

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  Madotsuki using the Eye Palm effect.

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  Madotsuki's stomach growling after becoming fat.

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  Madotsuki hopping up and down as a frog.

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  Madostuki wearing a hat and scarf.

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  Madotsuki as a snowman.

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  Madotsuki wielding a knife.

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  Madotsuki switching her knife between hands.

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  Madotsuki as a midget.

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  Madotsuki duplicating herself as a midget.

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  Madotsuki as a Yuki-onna.

Trivia

Cat Madotsuki opening her eyes.

• The only time she is seen with her eyes open are when she uses the Cat effect, revealing them to be red. However, many have speculated that this is just a result of the effect, rather than their natural color.
• When the player attempts to perform an action without certain conditions (such as using the Demon effect without any rain), Madotsuki will make one of two small noises indicating she is unable to perform the action. These noises appear to be the phrases "dame" (ダメ) and "muri" (ムリ), which translate into "no good" and "it's impossible", respectively. This is the only instance of her audibly speaking words/phrases in the game.

A figure resembling Madotsuki on a Paracas poncho.

• An image of a human figure that somewhat resembles Madotsuki has been found on a very ancient Paracas poncho, which is interesting considering the many examples of mesoamerican imagery found throughout the game. A full scan of the poncho here and some info here.
• A picture book released in 1993 titled REX Yume Nikki (part of Kadokawa's REX series) features a girl who somewhat resembles Madotsuki on its cover. Interestingly, Kadokawa is the company that made RPG Maker, the engine that was used to make the game.

REX Yume Nikki

• Madotsuki's shirt design resembles a simplified version of the CJK character 囧. This character can mean "to shine", or "window" matching the theme of Madotsuki's name. It can also be used as an emoticon expressing sadness or shock. In Japanese, the Kanji means 'clear' or 'bright', which could be a small indicator for her personality.

  

  • In addition, her shirt design resembles the emblem of the Japanese Tsuchiya clan, or that of Incan military tunics, which could tie in with the Native American imagery often seen in the game.

Different Interpretations From Official Media

As Yume Nikki is an exploration game with largely no story, the game is left up to interpretation, though there are official Yume Nikki creations that have their own interpretations that can be dervied from.

• Manga Interpretation: In the Manga, Madotsuki is not a shut-in that refuses to leave her room, but rather it interprets the head shake as Madotsuki being unable to leave because she is trapped in her room rather then not wanting to leave it. The Dream World is also a shared collective conscious of girls trying to turn them into "good girls" with characters like Poniko trying to find a way to escape the dream world, along with this, the "real world" Madotsuki keeps returning back too is still the dream world and jumping off wakes her up into the true real world.

Misconceptions

Madostuki's Race

This misconception comes from the idea that since Kikiyama described the game has having no story or purpose, then her ethnicity is up to interpretaiton and thus she is likely of indingenous descent. While that could be true, there really lacks any concrete reason for Madotsuki to be anything other then Asian descent (most likely Japanese).

The reasons for her being considered of indingenous is due to the Aztec (or possible Paracas, Nazca, Rapa Nui or African) imagery in her dreams, having Aztec Rave Monkey, appearing in the background, Madotsuki's poncho looking similar to poncho's worn by figures in Paracas culture, and other entites/individuals that appear. While it could be possible that these are meant to be Madotsuki being in some way having indingenous descent in her, there comes an issue when looking into other dreams worlds, where they all have some form of different imagery not meant to represent cultural signifcance. Along with having an entire world that's mainly referencing old famicon games. Madotsuki also has a dream world that is on Mars, when she is very clearly not a martian.

The main house she stays in is of very clear Asian region, with it even having some customs from Asian cultures, such as having shoes for the balcony, and having similar room designs to one seen in Asian regions.

Madotsuki also has a "Famtendo Game" in her room, an obvious nod to Nintendo, with "Fam" most likely referring to the Nintendo Famicon, a console specific to Japan only.

Due to this and there being no direct confirmation, Madotsuki's Race is held under the assumption of the region she's in, which is most likely an Asian region. With it most likely being Japan.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: What is the reason for Madotsuki being tier 10 instead of around Tier 2 as I see on other sites?

A: Simply Yume Nikki is entirely a dream, Madotsuki enters this world through going to sleep in her bed, and does not meet any of our Dream World Standards to be considered usable. For her Dream World Key, she showcases no feats on this level and "waking up" is not a feat. As Pseudo-Tiering is under the guise of making a Pseudo-Tier for feats done within the dream and waking up is taking herself out of the said dream, thus this cannot be placed under pseudo-tiering.

Q: Why are her abilities listed then if they're all in a dream?

A: As Yume Nikki is an exploration game where the effects are a big part of it, then it only makes sense to index it. Along with this, other interpretations such as the manga interprets the Dream World as a shared collective conscious of girls trying to turn them into "good girls" with characters like Poniko trying to find a way to escape the dream world.

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