My YanSim Rewrite Idea
As the title suggests, this is my concept for a YanSim rewrite/au. I don’t really plan to make this rewrite a full-on game or story but I do want to ramble about it bc I have no one to talk about this with irl so I hope you guys like it. And sorry if it’s a little messy, I’m just writing out my thoughts as it comes.
So as you can see for the rivals, I cut the amount of rivals in-half. This is mainly because I didn’t really care for most of the previous established rivals. Speaking of which, I feel that this is a HUGE problem with Yandere Simulator. The creator seems to have a tendency to establish numerous characters to the story and lore (and more often than not they DO NOT NEED TO BE INCLUDED ON THE WIKI) but he doesn’t really do anything to make us (the literal audience) care about the characters. And at most, I feel people only care about the characters for their appearance or the small scraps of information that the creator gives us in the wiki which then leads people to make their own assumptions/more in-depth versions of the characters. Though, I could always be wrong lol.
Nonetheless, it’s time I talk about my version’s rivals.
Osana Najimi: Osana is still Taro’s childhood friend in this rewrite but she’s not his best friend in this route. This is because when they were younger, Osana had moved away and they lost touch. However, for some “unknown” reason, Osana and her family are back in town. I’d imagine that the two of them have unresolved romantic feelings lingering between them when she moves back—making her an instant target/rival for Ayano. She’d have that similar nagging personality from the original but it’s less cutesy and more “abrasive”—she’s heavily inspired by Mahiru Koizumi from Danganronpa. But in short, she means well but she’s not that great at showing it.
Otohiko Meichi: I know Otohiko Meichi is a little outta left-field as a rival but I just wanted a male rival who was also soft and delicate to balance Osana's harsh and abrasive nature since they’re the first two rivals—so there’s Otohiko. Anyways, he sort of remains the same from his original counterpart in canon. However, I did decide to merge a part of his character with Hazu. So basically, Otohiko is extremely feminine and likes to sew. But I did decide to make him related to one of the delinquents and hang out with them from time to time when he’s not in the nurse’s office lol. He falls in love with Taro at first glance as Taro defends him during an argument with his said brother.
Kokona Harukawa: Kokona makes her re-debut as a rival lol. Though, she’s not the first rival this time. Instead, I decided to make her the third rival and basically steal the event that occurs during Amai’s week which is the bake sale since in my rewrite, she’s still a part of the cooking club. Kokona’s personality remains the same, sweet and a bit naïve with a hidden burden of having to get rid of her father’s financial debts. She only finds Taro conventionally attractive with his personality only playing a small role in her wanting to pursue him. Nonetheless, she quickly becomes a target for Ayano—especially as she doesn’t truly “appreciate” Taro in Ayano’s eyes.
Budo Masuyama: Budo is more of a rival in the traditional sense rather than the more romantic sense (but the romantic implications will still be there). His reason for approaching Taro will be to get him to join the Judo Club (this rewrite’s version of the Martial Arts Club). Budo admires Taro’s sense of justice as well as all the good deeds he’s done the past few weeks (the time he’s spent with the rivals). To Ayano, if Taro joins the Judo Club, he’ll have less time left on his hands (less time than he already has) to spend time with Ayano. This obviously is not good (for Ayano) so she has to eliminate him before the week’s end (where Taro will be convinced to join the club).
Megami Saikou: Megami remains somewhat the same. She’s still the school’s student council president and she also doesn’t trust Ayano—viewing her as a dangerous person. However, there’s also a major difference in her character compared to the original YanSim. Megami is the only one in her family to feel some type of way towards Ayano. She has a strong, almost unhealthy fixation on ruining Ayano as “revenge” for something that someone in Ayano’s family had done (though I won’t name who, I’m sure you can guess who did this). She believes that Ayano is just like this person and will try to make Taro see things the same way. No matter if Ayano uses non-lethal or lethal methods, Megami will always see Ayano as a figure that’s not to be trusted. Thus, Ayano must eliminate her as even Ayano is completely unsure if Senpai trusts her enough to not listen to Megami’s words.
These little descriptions are still concepts and are subject to change the more I work on this rewrite. If you have any ideas or simply want to share your opinion on my rewrite, feel free to do so. Thanks for reading lol.