Maho Hiyajo

Maho Hiyajo (比屋定真帆) is Makise Kurisu's senior university associate at the Institute of Neuroscience at Victor Chondria University in the United States. She works as a research assistant to Professor Alexis Leskinen and specializes in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

As a character she appears in Steins;Gate - Epigraph of the Closed Curve, Steins;Gate - Pandora of Eternal Return, Steins;Gate - Altair at the Apoapsis of Infinity and the drama CDs Epitaxy of the Projected Curved Surface, Pandemia of Artificial Machinery, and Arpeggio of Time Rotation. She is a main character in Steins;Gate 0 visual novel and the anime series.

Appearence
A feisty young woman, due to her extremely short stature, she is often mistaken for a grade/primary schooler despite being in her twenties. Has long dark green hair, and mostly wears casual clothes.

Personality
She is aware but is often annoyed every time other people mistake her as a child, unaware of her true age and occupation. In Steins;Gate 0, Based on her interactions with Amadeus Kurisu, she often has quarrels with the real Kurisu although deep inside she holds great respect towards her colleague.

She also develops a close friendship with Rintarou Okabe as well as developing connections with the rest of the Future Gadget Lab members including Moeka Kiryu.

Trivia

 * In the Epigraph Trilogy Maho ends up wearing mismatched clothing after her belongings burn in a car crash in Steins;Gate: Epigraph of the Closed Curve.
 * She loves Okinawan dishes as depicted in the Pandemia of Artificial Machinery drama CD.
 * Faris theorizes that Maho's family had roots in Okinawa based on her surname.