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Mayu (マユ?)
Mayu (マユ?) is a young homeless girl of around thirteen years old[10] (In the manga she is introduced at age twelve and turns thirteen; but in the anime she is introduced at age 13 and turns 14.) Mayu is first introduced when she arrives at the closed down restaurant (then inhabited by Kohta, Yuka and Nyu) to return an umbrella she found at the beach.[8] Mayu is homeless and lives on the beach with a stray puppy that she calls Wanta, subsisting mostly on bread crusts from a nearby bakery.
During the fight between Lucy/Nyu and Nana, Mayu is slightly injured. When she awakens in the hospital, she calls Kouta because he and Yuka are the only people she knows. Kouta and Yuka ask Mayu to stay for dinner at the Kaeda House, as Yuka suspects that Mayu may be homeless. Mayu, deciding that the fight between Lucy/Nyu and Nana was simply a bad dream, develops a friendship with Nyu as they bathe together, and Mayu accepts an offer to spend the night. The next morning, Kouta and Yuka discover that Mayu is gone; she has left a note thanking them for their help but stating that she does not want to be a burden on anyone.
In a flash back, it is revealed that Mayu had endured molestation by her stepfather before she ran away from home. Her own mother would not protect her, because she was jealous of the attention Mayu was receiving from the stepfather. Mayu ran away from home, and upon arriving at the beach, she befriended Wanta, who was also alone.
Back in the present, Mayu and Wanta return to the beach, but Wanta's original owner arrives and takes him away, while rudely turning down Mayu's request to visit him because of her dirty clothing. Mayu tries to comfort herself with the thought that Wanta will at least be able to live in a safe home with plenty of food, but later breaks down and cries. Losing her only friend, Mayu is devastated and spends the night, which is her birthday, alone, trying to shelter herself from the rain and cold; She cries as she wishes that Wanta was with her so she could brag about turning 14 (13 in the manga). When two police officers on patrol find her huddled in a shack, she tries to run from them, but bumps into Kouta, Yuka and Nyu who have come looking for her. After telling the police that Mayu is family (much to Mayu's surprise), they return to the Kaeda house, where Kouta and Yuka offer to let her stay with them. Yuka then presents Mayu with a small cake from the bakery — the woman at the bakery who provides Mayu with breadcrusts had saved it for her since it was her birthday. Mayu, surprised and happy at their compassion for her, becomes overwhelmed with emotions and begins to cry, prompting Kouta, Yuka and Nyu to comfort her. Meanwhile, on the front steps of the Kaeda house, Wanta is seen eagerly waiting, having decided that he would rather be with Mayu than with his original owner.
When Kouta and Yuka offer to become Mayu's guardians, her mother officially transfers Mayu into their care without a second thought. In the anime, Kohta states how strange it was that her mother was so eager to abandon her own daughter and why she never notified the police that Mayu was missing. However, he and Yuka agree not to ask questions.
The next time Mayu is seen, she is happy and smiling. She has enrolled in a nearby school and leaves each morning in her school uniform with a smile on her face (Kouta and Yuka are amazed at how Mayu has changed from when they first met). Wanta, who has been given his own doghouse, often accompanies Mayu to school. Nyu, who takes a liking to Wanta, becomes Mayu's friend. Mayu helps around the house with chores whenever she can, and soon comes to view Kouta and Yuka as her parents and Nyu as a sister.
Later in the anime, Mayu meets up with Nana and the two become friends. Mayu convinces Kouta and Yuka to let Nana stay at the house as well, despite Nana's initial hostility to Nyu (whom Nana recognizes as Lucy). Nana eventually opens up to Mayu and tells her the true story of the Diclonius, Lucy/Nyu, and her vectors. Mayu does everything she can to convince Nana that Nyu is not dangerous, still refusing to believe that Nyu and Lucy could possibly be the same person.
In the manga, it appears that Mayu has feelings for Bando which eventually becomes love, even kissing Bando before he "died". She is extremely happy to found out that Bando is still alive in the last chapter of the manga
During the fight between Lucy/Nyu and Nana, Mayu is slightly injured. When she awakens in the hospital, she calls Kouta because he and Yuka are the only people she knows. Kouta and Yuka ask Mayu to stay for dinner at the Kaeda House, as Yuka suspects that Mayu may be homeless. Mayu, deciding that the fight between Lucy/Nyu and Nana was simply a bad dream, develops a friendship with Nyu as they bathe together, and Mayu accepts an offer to spend the night. The next morning, Kouta and Yuka discover that Mayu is gone; she has left a note thanking them for their help but stating that she does not want to be a burden on anyone.
In a flash back, it is revealed that Mayu had endured molestation by her stepfather before she ran away from home. Her own mother would not protect her, because she was jealous of the attention Mayu was receiving from the stepfather. Mayu ran away from home, and upon arriving at the beach, she befriended Wanta, who was also alone.
Back in the present, Mayu and Wanta return to the beach, but Wanta's original owner arrives and takes him away, while rudely turning down Mayu's request to visit him because of her dirty clothing. Mayu tries to comfort herself with the thought that Wanta will at least be able to live in a safe home with plenty of food, but later breaks down and cries. Losing her only friend, Mayu is devastated and spends the night, which is her birthday, alone, trying to shelter herself from the rain and cold; She cries as she wishes that Wanta was with her so she could brag about turning 14 (13 in the manga). When two police officers on patrol find her huddled in a shack, she tries to run from them, but bumps into Kouta, Yuka and Nyu who have come looking for her. After telling the police that Mayu is family (much to Mayu's surprise), they return to the Kaeda house, where Kouta and Yuka offer to let her stay with them. Yuka then presents Mayu with a small cake from the bakery — the woman at the bakery who provides Mayu with breadcrusts had saved it for her since it was her birthday. Mayu, surprised and happy at their compassion for her, becomes overwhelmed with emotions and begins to cry, prompting Kouta, Yuka and Nyu to comfort her. Meanwhile, on the front steps of the Kaeda house, Wanta is seen eagerly waiting, having decided that he would rather be with Mayu than with his original owner.
When Kouta and Yuka offer to become Mayu's guardians, her mother officially transfers Mayu into their care without a second thought. In the anime, Kohta states how strange it was that her mother was so eager to abandon her own daughter and why she never notified the police that Mayu was missing. However, he and Yuka agree not to ask questions.
The next time Mayu is seen, she is happy and smiling. She has enrolled in a nearby school and leaves each morning in her school uniform with a smile on her face (Kouta and Yuka are amazed at how Mayu has changed from when they first met). Wanta, who has been given his own doghouse, often accompanies Mayu to school. Nyu, who takes a liking to Wanta, becomes Mayu's friend. Mayu helps around the house with chores whenever she can, and soon comes to view Kouta and Yuka as her parents and Nyu as a sister.
Later in the anime, Mayu meets up with Nana and the two become friends. Mayu convinces Kouta and Yuka to let Nana stay at the house as well, despite Nana's initial hostility to Nyu (whom Nana recognizes as Lucy). Nana eventually opens up to Mayu and tells her the true story of the Diclonius, Lucy/Nyu, and her vectors. Mayu does everything she can to convince Nana that Nyu is not dangerous, still refusing to believe that Nyu and Lucy could possibly be the same person.
In the manga, it appears that Mayu has feelings for Bando which eventually becomes love, even kissing Bando before he "died". She is extremely happy to found out that Bando is still alive in the last chapter of the manga
