Sota Yuki

Sota Yuki (real name: Sota Fuyuki) is one of the male students who attended Akademi in 1989.

Before he was reintroduced in 1980s Mode, he was one of the male students who attended Akademi in 202X Mode.

Appearance[]

Sota wears the default 1980s uniform.

He has short, straight blonde hair with choppy bangs that reach his eyebrows. His eyes are yellow.

Previous[]

Sota wore the default uniform unless customized by the player.

He had straight yellow hair that is cut short. His eyes were dark yellow.

Personality[]

“	An energetic and fun-loving boy. Loves to make horrible puns. Enjoys pulling small pranks on people, but refuses to do anything mean-spirited.	”
	— Description in Ryoba's notebook.

Among the personas that are currently implemented in the game, Sota is a Snitch. If he sees a corpse or witnesses a murder, he will run to the landline phone in the Faculty Room and call the police. He cannot participate in physical fights against murderers.

Week 10[]

During Week 10, Sota helps with Sonoko Sakanoue's investigation and uses the Sleuth persona. He will take a photo of Ryoba Aishi committing murder or of the corpse and run to show it to the police, who are just outside the school. This will cause an instant Game Over if the photo is of Ryoba committing murder, as Ryoba will have been arrested.

Routine[]

Week 1[]

Sota changes his shoes at 7:00 AM, then heads to the school plaza to hang out with the rest of the rainbow boys. At 8:00 AM, He goes to class in Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk and starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM. Afterwards, he leaves to eat his lunch on the school rooftop at 1:00 PM.

He heads back to class at 1:23 PM, then participates in Cleaning Time at 3:30 PM.

At 4:00 PM, he hangs out with the rest of the rainbow boys at the school plaza and stays there until 5:30 PM.

Week 2[]

Sota changes his shoes at 7:00 AM, then goes to the back of the school and hangs out with the rest of the rainbow boys and Moeko Rakuyona. At 8:00 AM, He goes to class in Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk and starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM. Afterwards, he leaves to eat his lunch on the school rooftop at 1:00 PM.

He heads back to class at 1:23 PM, then participates in Cleaning Time at 3:30 PM.

At 4:00 PM, he hangs out with the rest of the rainbow boys and Moeko Rakuyona in the indoor cafeteria and stays there until 5:30 PM.

Week 3 and 5[]

Sota will quickly rush to his locker and change into his shoes. At 7:00 AM, he will sit down and read by the shoe lockers.

At 8:15 AM, Sota will run to Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk and starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM. Afterwards, he leaves to eat his lunch outside of Classroom 2-2 at 1:00 PM.

Then, Sota runs back to class again at 1:28 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. At 4:00 PM, he will sit down to read at the Indoor Cafeteria, and stays there until the end of the day.

On Thursday, he will not participate during cleaning time and will instead sit down and read till the end of the day.

Week 4[]

Sota changes his shoes at 7:00 AM, then heads to the school plaza to hang out with the rest of the rainbow boys. At 8:00 AM, He goes to class in Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk and starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM.

Sota doing raijo taiso (2) — Sota doing raijo taiso

At lunch time, Sota heads over to the Home Economics room along with the other rainbow hair boys to make a bento for lunch. Making it harder for Ryoba to eliminate Sumiko Tachibana without a witness. Afterwards, he leaves to eat his lunch on the school rooftop at 1:05 PM.

He heads back to class at 1:23 PM, then participates in Cleaning Time at 3:30 PM.

At 4:00 PM, he goes to the indoor cafeteria to perform raijo taiso along with the Rainbow Haired students and Sumiko Tachibana. At 4:30 PM, he heads to his locker, changes his shoes, then walks out of school with the rest of the rainbow students.

Week 6[]

Sota changes his shoes at 7:00 AM, then he will quickly rush to the outside of Classroom 1-2 to sit down and read. At 8:00 AM, He goes to class in Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk and starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM. Afterwards, he leaves to eat his lunch by the doors leading up to the school rooftop on the east side.

He heads back to class at 1:23 PM, then participates in Cleaning Time at 3:30 PM. At 4:00 PM, he goes up the west side stairs leading up to the second floor to sit down and read, and stays there till the end of the day.

On Thursday, he will not participate during cleaning time and will instead sit down and read till the end of the day.

Week 7 and 8[]

Sota will quickly rush to his locker and change into his shoes. At 7:00 AM, he will sit down and read by the shoe lockers.

At 8:15 AM, Sota will run to Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk and starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM. Afterwards, he leaves to eat his lunch outside of Classroom 2-2 at 1:00 PM.

Then, Sota runs back to class again at 1:28 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. At 4:00 PM, he will sit down to read by the shoe lockers, and stays there until the end of the day.

On Thursday, he will not participate during cleaning time and will instead sit down and read till the end of the day.

Week 9[]

During Week 9, Sota walks around following Chigusa Busujima along with other male students in Akademi, making it harder for Ryoba Aishi to kill her without a witness.

Week 10[]

Sotaroutine — Sota investigating the school.

At 7:00 AM, Sota enters the school grounds and immediately investigates various students, including Ryoba.

At 8:00 AM, he then walks to Classroom 1-1 and sits at his desk. He starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM and leaves to once again investigate various students at 1:00 PM.

He lastly walks back to class again at 1:30 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. Afterwards, he will continue to investigate various students until the end of the day.

Task[]

Main Article: Tasks

"The student wants to fix their younger sibling's broken wooden toy. Go to the Workshop at the Second Floor and fix the toy."

Topics[]

The conversational topics that Sota thinks towards are as follows:

Positive	Negative

Drama Photography Video Games Jokes Socializing	Occult Science Gardening Violence Nature

Relationships[]

His younger sister[]

Sota's task implies that he has a little sister. He seemingly cares for his sister when he wanted to offer to buy her a new toy and wanted to fix the broken old toy for her.

Trivia[]

His name is a reference to the most popular male Japanese names in 2012, 3rd most popular being Sota, 4th most popular being Yuki.^[3]^[4]
- The "sō" part of his first name, Sōta, has several possible writings, such as "grass/draft" (草), "genesis" (創), "sound of the wind" (颯), or "wise" (聡). The "ta" part can be written as "large, big" (太) or "luxury" (汰).
- Yuki/Yūki, written as a first name, has several possible writings, such as "happiness" (幸), "help, hope" (祐希), "bravery, wood" (勇樹), "bravery, rejoice" (勇喜), "permanence, esteem" (悠貴), or "abundant, fundamentals" (裕基).
His real name is Sota Fuyuki as of the October 10th, 2021 Build.
- His real surname, Fuyuki (written as 冬木, 冬城, or 冬樹), means "wintry tree".
His female counterpart is Yuna Hina.
Before the June 29th, 2016 Build, he arrived on school grounds 9th in line on the left side, at 7:05 AM.
As of August 18th, 2018 Build, he has been removed from the game. YandereDev said that he (with the other rainbow students) will be put back into the game once the frame rate is stable, and if not, then he (along with the other removed rainbow students) will appear in 1980s Mode.
If he and Yuna were in a club, they'd be in the Gardening Club.
His voice actor, Nathan Sharp, is a musician on YouTube.
According to YandereDev, he along with the other Rainbow Hair Students had normal lives after they graduated. ^[5]
As of the May 2nd, 2023 Build, During Week 3 and onwards, he enters the school grounds running and tripping at the entrance.

Sota tripping at the school entrance.
- This is because he shares the same student ID number as Otohiko Meichi.
- It was later determined to be a bug and was fixed on the May 15th, 2023 build.

Quotes[]

“	So, there are these invisible monsters that feed off of negative emotions. If these monsters grow powerful enough, they can influence human behavior, which results in crimes like murder. There's a small number of people who have the ability to see and fight the monsters. Only females can have this power. The show is about the magical girls who can see and fight the monsters. Their power depends on how many admirers they have, so the magical girls are usually pop idols. All of them are actresses, singers, models, super-popular bloggers, and things like that. Their power gets weaker when they're far away from their fans, so the Japanese magical girls stay in Japan, the American magical girls stay in America, and so on. Are you getting all of this? If they stopped being popular, then they would lose their power - so they have to juggle their public celebrity life with their secret magical girl life. That's where it gets interesting. The protagonist is a girl named Miyuki who isn't a celebrity, she's just the most popular girl in her school. The other magical girls look down on her because she's nothing like them. The show is about Miyuki's struggle to cut it as a magical girl even though she's relatively weak, and none of the other magical girls respect her. Trust me, man, this show is freaking amazing. I don't want to spoil it, but it gets REALLY GOOD once Miyuki starts getting stronger than some of the veteran magical girls, and they start... ah... just trust me, you NEED to watch this show. One of the main characters is a swimsuit model who has millions of fans because she's super busty. Magical Girl Pretty Miyuki! If you saw the show, you'd understand!	”
	— Sota during his conversation with Haruto during lunchtime on Monday.

“	Dude, you NEED to keep watching. It gets REALLY good about halfway through the first season. No, you don't get it! The first half of the show is there to TRICK people into THINKING that they're watching a typical magical girl show, and then, BAM, the plot twists start dropping! Yyyyyes, technically, BUT! If you were planning to drop the show, then it was totally worth it! You need to understand this: Magical Girl Pretty Miyuki is a DECONSTRUCTION of magical girl shows! It takes the concept of magical girls, and then applies it to real life. Like, how hard would your life actually be if you really were a magical girl? That's what the show is about! Yeah, but, Miyuki does it differently! Trust me, dude - truuuuust me! Keep watching. You NEED to!	”
	— Sota during his conversation with Haruto during lunchtime on Tuesday.

“	Have you been watching it? That's what makes it so good! It lays out all these tropes, and then it SUBVERTS the tropes! I can't let you drop the show, dude! I need you to know that there's a payoff coming soon! You don't get it, dude, you just don't get it! The show's creators are brilliant! Geniuses! Oh man, I can't WAIT until you hit episode 7. I wish I could see the look on your face...	”
	— Sota during his conversation with Haruto during lunchtime on Wednesday.

“	Aaaaand? Aaaaand? WHAAAAAT? No way. You're just trying to ACT like you're unimpressed, but I know it surprised you! That was SUBTLE FORESHADOWING.	”
	— Sota during his conversation with Haruto during lunchtime on Thursday.

“	DUDE! Seriously?! Wh-what was your favorite part?! ...Okay, yeah, but...what about the character development? The plot twists? The subversion of popular tropes? The deconstruction of the magical girl genre? The deep, philosophical introspection? ...but...but...deconstruction... ...you're not worthy...you don't DESERVE to watch Magical Girl Pretty Miyuki! Don't talk to me.	”
	— Sota during his conversation with Haruto during lunchtime on Friday.

“	Hey, you know those collectible wooden toys that were super popular a few years ago? My little sister got super attached to hers, but she accidentally broke part of it. She's been really depressed about it. I offered her to buy a new one, but she doesn't want a replacement - she wants the old one to be fixed. I brought it to school because I thought that I might be able to repair it in the school workshop, but...honestly, I have no idea how to fix it.	”
	— Sota's task.

“	You want to give it a try? Sure, go ahead. It's not like it can get much worse than it already is.	”
	— Accepting Sota's task.

“	Do you think if I bought her a new one, she would even be able to tell the difference...?	”
	— Declining Sota's task.

“	Hey! You did it! You actually did it! It's fixed! My sister is going to be so happy when she sees this! Thanks a lot!	”
	— Completeing Sota's task.