She wears a loose white dress and a pair of sandals, with an aviator hat as an accessory in Bakemonogatari. Through most of the series, she assumes a younger form as an eight year old. During the course of the series, she takes on several changes in appearance depending on how much of her vampire powers she possesses. Shinobu is a young female with yellow eyes, pointy ears, sharp fangs, and long blond hair which curls outward at the end. However, most people referring to her vampire nature abridge her name this way behind her back. Intimately, only Koyomi and Seishirou Shishirui called her by the nickname Kiss-shot in front of her. Koyomi generally refers to her as Shinobu intimately, but doesn't hesitate to refer to her by her full vampire name when thinking about her, not wanting to forget her nature nor forgive her actions during Spring Break. Shinobu herself agrees that being weak changed her personality and that she knows her personality would probably revert to the time of pre-Spring Break during the events of Kizumonogatari if she were to come back to being the powerful vampire she once was. Only Koyomi refers to her with both names, generally to referring to her according to her power level. On the contrary, people close enough to Koyomi Araragi to be aware of her existence refer to her as Shinobu, as her child form is the only one they generally know of (exception made for Tsubasa Hanekawa). It is understood that people who have known her, either directly or by reputation, call her by her full vampire name in all cases, exception made of the specialists close to Meme Oshino who was the one to adopt and name her Shinobu after she lost her power following Koyomi Vamp. Also, this name is connected with the plot of Kizumonogatari, where her heart was hunted by three vampire hunters, with each of them having wordplay with the word "blade" in their names. This name is also the inspiration for the name Shinobu (忍), as it is literally made up of the kanji for heart (心) under the kanji for blade (刃). Finally, Heart-Under-Blade, the 'last name', is born from Deathtopia's impressions of Princess Acerola as a strong woman, like a sword, but with a kind heart. Acerola-Orion, the 'middle name', is composed of Acerola, Princess Rola's self given alias after the start of her journey, and Orion, which is a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented as a hunter with a belt and sword, which reflects her nature as a vampire, that being to hunt and eat humans, as well as furthers Deathtopia's comparison of Princess Acerola to a sword. Also, "Kiss-shot" is a reference to the Japanese deity of beauty, Kisshouten, which mirrors her cursed beauty and attempt to become a goddess. This also mirrors Araragi, who saved her from death, and became her 'prince'. Kiss-Shot, the 'first name', is a reference to the fairy tale of cursed princesses being healed by a kiss from a prince. This vampire name was conceived by Deathtopia Virtuoso Suicide-Master, who was very proud of how meaningful the name is. She generally is called this, depending on the person talking about her or her power level at the time. Shinobu Oshino is the "human name" of the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. She is the titular protagonist of five main arcs: Shinobu Time, Shinobu Mail, Acerola Bon Appétit, Shinobu Mastered and Shinobu Suicide, and four minor arcs: Shinobu House, Shinobu Science, Shinobu Figure, and Princess Beauty. She now takes the form of an eight-year-old girl with another new name after losing most of her powers. She then took the name of Acerola before meeting a purebred vampire that turned her into a powerful vampire named Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (キスショット・アセロラオリオン・ハートアンダーブレード, Kisushotto Aseroraorion Hātoandāburēdo). She was formerly a human child princess named Rola (likely meant to be Laura, Lola, or Lora in English, though it may reference the name Acerola) who was cursed into causing anyone in proximity to her to commit suicide. Later in the series, she resides in Koyomi Araragi's shadow during the day. Friedel Morgenstern (German) Shinobu Oshino (忍野 忍, Oshino Shinobu) is a mysterious vampire girl who acts as Meme Oshino's companion in the ruins of Eikou Cram School.
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