Ayato Aishi

This page is for the male protagonist. For the female counterpart, please see Ayano Aishi.

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

He also serves as the main antagonist in the spin-off minigame Yandere no Sutoka, if the player chooses him as their preferred yandere.

Appearance

Similarly to Ayano Aishi, Ayato, with his default look, have short black hair and grey eyes.

His official artwork depicts him wearing the third male uniform, but he will wear the default uniform unless customized. He will be customizable when she is implemented. The player will likely be able to change his skin tone, accessories, hairstyle, and uniform.

Description

“

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.

Jklolol — Yandere-kun's in-game model. March 25th, 2017

As of the March 8th, 2017 Build, a playable Yandere-kun is now 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, such as when laughing, is still feminine. 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.

Yandere-kun 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.

Trivia

YandereDev pictures him as a sadistic-looking version of Senpai.^[4]
YandereDev does not find the idea of male yanderes appealing.^[5]
Yandere Dev initially considered naming him "Hayanari",^[6] 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),^[7] 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.
He is currently the first and only confirmed yandere male Aishi.
He and Kiyoko Tatsuhara are the only students 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]