Ayato Aishi

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Ayato Aishi (a.k.a Yandere-kun or Yan-kun) is the male counterpart of Ayano Aishi. At this time, he is merely hypothetical and does not actually exist.

Ayato is available from the Easter Egg menu as an experimental mode. As he has not been fully implemented, NPCs will still address him as Ayano or Yan-chan and his voice and laugh is feminine.

Appearance

Ayato has short, slightly messy black hair with bangs and dark grey eyes.

He wears the third male uniform, which consists of a high-collared, button-up white shirt, black trousers and black shoes. His facial expression is a bit sullen compared to Ayano's. He is also taller than the other students and even teachers.

In the official illustration, one button of his shirt is open and he has a more neutral facial expression.

If he is implemented, the player will likely be able to change his skin tone, accessories, hairstyle, and uniform.

Personality

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Many people have requested the ability to play as a male protagonist instead of a female. This would take a lot of extra time and money, since a male protagonist could not be added to the game without male equivalents of all of Ayano's animations and voiced lines. However, if it was to happen, what would 'Yandere-kun' be like?

One possibility is that Yandere-kun - exactly like his female equivalent - is an emotionless boy who feels no reason to live...until he meets Senpai, and finally begins experiencing the same emotions and sensations that everyone else can experience. Yandere-kun would seek to eliminate anyone who threatens to take Senpai away from him, because Yandere-kun doesn't want to lose the one thing that makes him feel alive.

Another possibility is that Yandere-kun is a naturally sadistic person who requires an obsession to give his life meaning. He has marked a girl to be 'his' - his property, his possession. He's hunting down anyone who flirts with Senpai because it's like a game to him...a game of death.

What kind of person will Yandere-kun be? Will there even be a Yandere-kun? Only time will tell.

”

— Description from Official Website.

YandereDev has imagined two different personalities for Ayato.

Ayato, much like Ayano, is an emotionless individual who has no purpose in life until he meets Senpai. After Ayato met his Senpai, he felt emotions and sensations in that he had never felt before. Ayato desires to hold on to the one thing that makes him feel alive and is will to kill anyone who poses a threat to his bond with Senpai. (Possibility one)

Ayato has a sadistic nature and needs an obsession to find meaning in his life. He has claimed Senpai as his own his possession, his property. To him, eliminating anyone who shows interest in Senpai is like a deadly game he’s determined to win. (Possibility two)

Trivia

YandereDev pictures him as a sadistic-looking version of Taro Yamada.^[3]
YandereDev does not find the idea of male yanderes appealing.^[4]
Yandere Dev initially considered naming him "Hayanari",^[5] which means either "Falcon Success" (隼成) or "Great Force" (逸勢). However, another character now has that name.
- In this Reddit post, YandereDev also expressed positive opinion for the name "Yanosuke" (彌之助 or 弥之助), which has various meanings, but stated that, in his opinion, the best name would be "Yanagi", which means "Willow" (柳),^[6] because it's short, snappy, and has a double-meaning to a type of knife, "Yanagi-ba-bōchō" (柳刃包丁), a Willow Blade Knife.
While this character is not meant to be him, the Blush Blush character Cole is based on him.
He had his official debut in Yandere no Sutoka, rather than the main game. He serves as the main antagonist in Yandere no Sutoka, if the player chooses him as their preferred yandere.
He is currently the first and only confirmed yandere male Aishi.
He will always wear Male Uniform 3, regardless of customization. Furthermore, his appearance will not change while wearing a gym uniform or school swimsuit, or while nude, though the censoring steam is still present.
- Ayato can be combined with other Easter Egg modes. However, he will wear his uniform under the Easter Egg outfit. To combine another Easter Egg mode, other than DK Mode, the day must be reset.
YandereDev was inspired to make a male version of Ayano by an artwork of Yuuya Kizami, a character in Corpse Party, without knowing who Yuuya was at that time.^[7]
He and Taeko Yamada are the only characters who hypothetically exist right now.
If it becomes possible to play as Ayato in the future, then male equivalent Easter Eggs will need to be created.^[8]
If Ayato is implemented in the game, male versions of the manga will be created for him. For example, bonuses in the manga “Touch of the Cherry” will affect girls first, and then boys.^[9]
If Ayato gets added to the game, instead of a choice of underwear, he will have a choice of undershirt.^[10]
If Ayato is added to the game, he will be one of the few playable male character, along with Taro from Yandere no Sutoka and YandereDev from Midori Forest.
Strangely, although he has the nickname Yan-kun, his name does not contain the word "yan".
Ayato, Ayano, Oka Ruto and Budo Masuta are currently the only characters that have a pillow case product on the Official Merchandise site.
- In the video published by YandereDev on March 31, 2020, YandereDev announced that the Ayato Aishi Pillowcase was his best-selling product up to that time.^[11]
If Ayato is added to the game, he will be able to join the Bullies and Student Council.^[12]
- Even though the Bullies is logically a group for females and Megami Saikou, the Student Council president, only accepts girls, Ayato will be able to join both.
  - This makes Ayato the only male student who can join the Bullies and 202X Student Council.