Juku Ren (real name: Juku Renbutsu) is one of the male students who currently attends Akademi.
Appearance[]
Current[]
Juku has short light brown hair with tufts sticking out all around his head that mostly cover his eyebrows, with one going in between his eyes, and green eyes.
He wears the default school uniform unless customized by the player. He wears a white headband with the kanji "必" and "勝", which combined means "victory". If the club disbands, he will not wear the headband anymore. When in the Martial Arts Club, he dons a traditional karate gi.
Previous[]
Before the February 15th, 2016 Build, Juku had light brown hair with a hint of orange with eyes that were the same color. His hair was a mirrored and recolored version of Riku Soma's hair with tufts jutting out from the left side.
Before the February 19th, 2019 Build, his hair was a dark/burnt orange, with his eyes matching.
Before the April 15th, 2021 Build, his eyes were olive, his hair was a sandy brown, and he had pale skin.
Personality[]

Juku looking suspiciously at the camera.
Fanatically obsessed with martial arts films since childhood. Joined the Martial Arts Club to be more like his heroes.
Primarily interested in re-enacting moves from his favourite films, rather than developing proper self-defense skills.
Among the Personas that are currently implemented in the game, Juku is Heroic. If he sees a corpse, he will act upon the Teacher's Pet persona. If he witnesses Ayano Aishi commit murder, he will run to fight her. He is very weak so a fight with him is easy. If Ayano aims her phone at him, he will give her a suspicious look before crossing his arms.
YandereDev imagines him as shy and timid. He perhaps joined the Martial Arts Club because he heard about the Bullies and wanted to be able to defend himself, however, he is not progressing much.[2]
Routine[]

Juku watching Sho and Mina practice in the Martial Arts Club.
At 7:05 AM, Juku enters the school grounds with the other members of the Martial Arts Club. He walks to his locker at 7:10 AM and changes from his outdoor shoes to his indoor shoes. At 7:15 AM, he walks to the Martial Arts Club on the second floor, where he changes into his gi and proceeds to watch Mina Rai and Sho Kunin practice. He also goes to the Zen Gardens with the rest of the Martial Arts Club members and watches Sho and Mina practice there as well.
At 8:00 AM, Juku walks into Classroom 2-1, sits at his desk and plays on his phone. He starts his morning classes at 8:30 AM, and leaves to go to the outside of the Martial Arts Club to eat his lunch at 1:00 PM.
Juku walks back to class again at 1:30 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. Afterwards, he heads to the Martial Arts Club and stays there until the end of the day. If Ayano joins in club activities, he practices kicking with the other members from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM.
If the Martial Arts Club is disbanded, he will still go to the Zen Gardens with the rest of the former members and watch them spar.
Task[]
- Main article: Tasks
Juku Ren wants to develop his muscles. Bring him a dumbbell. You can find a dumbbell in one of the storage rooms in the school gymnasium. You can place a dumbbell into a bucket to transport it discreetly.
Ayano can complete this by bringing a dumbbell and dropping it near his spot. Ayano can conceal the dumbbell in a bucket to avoid drawing suspicion. (Unless she is in the Sports Club). She can also hide the dumbbell inside the Weapon Bag, and she doesn't need to take it out either to complete the task.
This task can sometimes be tricky to accomplish, as Juku sometimes might leave the area, ignoring the dumbbell. Additionally, other students who stumble upon the dumbbell might pick it up and return it to its proper location.
Topics[]
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Trivia[]
- He was implemented in the November 15th, 2015 build.
- His real name is Juku Renbutsu as of the July 1st, 2020 build.
- His nickname is a play on words. Jukuren (熟練) in Japanese can mean either "skilled" or "proficient", although this does not reflect Juku's self-defense level, which is "very weak".
- However it actually originates from jukuren shita shokunin (熟練した職人), meaning "journeyman", which is a reference to someone who is learning something.[3]
- His real last name is likely an alternate spelling of the surname Rembutsu (spelled 連仏). With 連 having two meanings, either "connection, link, series" or "lotus, water lily". 仏 meaning "buddha, buddhism, france."[4]
- Juku will not pick up dumbbells and return them to their correct location, since he doesn't know where they are and is too weak to pick them up.
- In the January 1st, 2016 Build, his persona changed from Heroic to Teacher's Pet.
- As of the August 18th, Build, his persona has changed back to Heroic.
Illustrations[]
References[]
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- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/8mkwyn/giving_the_martial_arts_club_tasks/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/691474184367525890
- ↑ https://japanese-names.info/last-name/rembutsu/#:~:text=%E9%80%A3%E4%BB%8F%20-%20Rembutsu%20-,%E9%80%A3%20means%20%22connection%2C%20link%2C%20series.%22