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Kokona Haruka (real name Kokona Harukawa) is one of the female students who attends Akademi.
She was the fourth and final test rival, succeeding Victim-chan.
Appearance[]
Kokona has fair skin, tyrian purple eyes, and a bust size of 2. Her hair is a soft purple and is styled into twin-drills with two white hair-ties holding them up. She has right-swept bangs and rounded locks that frame her face. Kokona's hair is a result of making a spiral shape with cardboard, wrapping the hair around the cardboard, and using hairspray to lock in the shape.[3]
School[]
She wears the default school uniform with purple socks and a purple friendship bracelet on her right wrist unless customized by the player. As a member of the Drama Club, she wears a red rose accessory in her hair. If the Drama Club is disbanded, she will remove the rose accessory for the rest of the game. If her reputation drops too low, she will remove the bracelet. She previously had purple thigh-high socks, and is still shown wearing them in fan interpretations. Her phone has a purple case[4].
Outside[]
In her casual outfit, Kokona wears a lilac pullover sweater with a white collar, a gold heart-shaped necklace, a two-tiered lace skirt, white socks, and lilac flats with black piping. She wears this outfit in the "Driving Your Rival To Murder" video. In this outfit, she has looser curls in her hair and the rose and bracelet are removed. She also appears to have pink lipstick. She used to wear this outfit in the town, where she participated in compensated dating.
Previous[]
As the fourth rival with a backstory and lore, Kokona's appearance and design origins consistently changed. Her first hair color was originally cyan instead of purple. However, the swap of colors was made with Saki Miyu due to YandereDev wanting Saki to have cyan twintails.[5] Additionally, in "The Curious Case of Kokona Haruka", he mentioned that the reason he picked twin-drills for Kokona was because he was running out of hairstyles for her. This resulted in many fans linking her appearance to Kasane Teto, a popular Synthesizer V vocal. The idea to replicate Kokona from a Vocaloid character was not intentional on YandereDev's end.[6]
Below are some of her appearance changes throughout the development of Yandere Simulator:
- From her implementation in the March 1st, 2015 Build[7] until the February 8th, 2016 Build, Kokona had light purple eyes and dark purple hair styled into twin-drills.
- As of the February 8th, 2016 Build, Kokona has had rounded twin-drills and right-swept bangs. Additionally, from this build until March 18th, 2017, she had dark purple eyes.
- From the September 20th, 2016 Build until the August 18th, 2018 Build, Kokona wore purple stockings and purple panties.
- As of the January 16th, 2017 Build, Kokona wears a purple friendship bracelet on her right wrist unless her reputation is below -33.
- As of the March 18th, 2017 Build, Kokona's eyes are once again light purple.
- As of the August 18th, 2018 Build, Kokona has a Drama Club rose accessory in her hair. Her purple stockings, panties, and friendship bracelet were removed.
- As of the August 22nd, 2018 Build, Kokona's friendship bracelet was restored.
- From the December 25th, 2018 Build to the December 26th, 2018 Build, Kokona had silver-white eyes. This was a bug.
- As of the January 28th, 2021 build, her hair color and eye color have changed; Her face texture has also been changed with a slight resemblance to Mai Waifu's face texture. She now has dull purple hair and eyes styled in large twindrills slightly resembling her 2015 hairstyle. She has two strands of hair on both sides of her head.
- As of the January 29th, 2021 build, her hair color has changed to her old hair color, and she now has lipstick.
- As of the December 15th, 2022 build, she now has purple socks.
- From the October 21st, 2024 Build to October 31st, 2024 Build, her Drama Club rose accessory was purple. This was a bug.
Personality[]
Kokona Haruka is a cheerful and friendly young woman who participates in the Drama Club at Akademi.
She is known around school for her eagerness to help others in need. If the Cooking Club needs someone to taste-test a new dish, she is the first to raise her hand. If the Science Club needs a test subject for their latest dangerous experiment, she volunteers without hesitation. This has led a few students to give her unflattering nicknames such as "test dummy" and "guinea pig," but she doesn't really see this as anything to be ashamed of.
There was once a point in time when she had a crush on Taro Yamada, but it was short-lived; she realized that the two of them had nothing in common, and moved on. It is very fortunate that she did not decide to pursue him; if she had remained interested in him, her life would have been in grave danger the following year, when Ayano developed an infatuation with Taro.
Kokona joined the Drama Club because of her deep admiration for the club's leader, Kizana Sunobu. (This admiration runs so deep that Kokona is willing to tolerate or outright ignore Kizana's numerous personality flaws.) Kokona's "twin drill" hairstyle was inspired by Kizana, who often styles her hair into very large ringlets.
Kizana chooses to style her hair differently every day of the week, rather than commit to one hairstyle. She does not feel offended that Kokona has chosen to use one of her hairstyles - however, Kizana values originality and creativity, so she feels that Kokona should develop her own original style rather than imitate what she sees others doing.
Kokona enjoys stageplays immensely, and has begun writing a play of her own - a story about a serial killer. Despite the fact that Kokona is a very bubbly and lighthearted person, her serial killer play is actually quite dark and morbid, which surprised her fellow clubmembers a lot. Kizana considers Kokona's play to be distasteful, and has strongly discouraged her from pursuing it.
Because of her cheery attitude, nobody would ever guess that there are numerous problems in Kokona's life; her father is in debt to a loan shark, and the amount of money he owes is astronomical. In an attempt to help her father, Kokona has recently begun to participate in "enjo kōsai" - the practice of dating older men in exchange for money and gifts. She gives the money she earns to her father.
Kokona is completely unaware that one of the other students at school is actually the daughter of the loan shark that is extorting her father. Despite her friendly nature, Kokona feels such intense anger towards that loan shark that - if manipulated or provoked in the right way - it's entirely possible that she could be convinced to harm or even kill the daughter of that loan shark...
Admires Kizana Sunobu, leader of the Drama Club, and joined the club to learn how to be more like her. This annoys Kizana, who doesn't want anyone imitating her unique style.
Kokona striking a cute pose.
Among the personas that are currently implemented in the game, Kokona is a Social Butterfly. She will happily pose for a picture if Ayano Aishi aims her Phone at her. If she sees a corpse or witnesses a murder, she will run to the nearest populated area and call the Police. If she knows Ayano is the murderer, and she approaches, Kokona will scream for her to go away, and if Ayano commits another murder in her eyesight, she will curl into a ball. She cannot participate in physical fights against murderers unless she witnesses Ayano murder Saki Miyu.
According to her description in the Official Website, Kokona is currently participating in compensated dating (also known as Enjo kōsai). Although she does not enjoy it, Kokona only engages in such an activity to try and help her father out of debt. Her biggest regret is getting Saki involved with her issues.
According to her description on the official site, it is known that one of her weaknesses is "Provocation." The idea of provoking Kokona could happen if she and Ayano Aishi ever teamed up to kidnap Musume Ronshaku. This would result in Musume being deceased, as the latter would be able to push Kokona to the brink of murder by repeatedly mocking her about her father's financial situation and her compensated dating.[8]
Background[]
Kokona talking with Saki about her family problems on the rooftop.
It is assumed in a conversation between her and Saki on the rooftop that she has been abused by her alcoholic father after her mother's death from cancer.[9] This is incorrect. When spoken to, Kokona will talk about how her father comes to her to cry about his debt problems. Her family is very broke due to a loan he took out to pay for Kokona's school tuition, accidentally becoming in debt with a group of loan sharks called Rokuda Loans.
Kokona is also involved in compensated dating with a person whom she has seen at least once in Shisuta Town. Kokona does this to pay for her father's debts. If Kokona's dark secret is bought, Yandere-chan will receive video footage of Kokona selling used panties to a boy from another school that can be used as blackmail.
Even though the "Free Kokona's father from debt" sidequest is no longer in the game, Kokona's backstory has not changed; her father is still in debt.[10]
Routine[]
General[]
Kokona's old routine before Amai was added to the game.
At 7:04 AM, Kokona enters the school grounds with the other members of the Drama Club. She walks to her locker at 7:06 AM and changes from her outdoor shoes to her indoor shoes. At 7:15 AM, she walks into the Gymnasium and watches Tsuruzo Yamazaki and Tokuko Kitagawa rehearse for an upcoming play with Shozo Kurosawa and Riku Soma.
At 8:00 AM, she walks to Classroom 1-1, sits at her desk, and plays on her phone. She starts her morning classes at 8:30 AM and leaves the classroom at 1:00 PM. She goes the outside of the Drama Club to eat her lunch at 1:00 PM.
She walks back to class at 1:30 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 P.M. and 4:00 PM. Afterwards, she heads to the Gymnasium and stays there until the end of the day.
If the Drama Club is disbanded, Kokona will still watch Tsuruzo and Tokuko rehearse along with the other former members.
During Week 2, Kokona will read near Classroom 1-2 until 8:15 AM. She will eat her lunch near the shoe lockers and participate in cleaning time before going back to read near the shoe lockers for the remainder of the day.
Previous[]
Between March 22nd, 2021, and April 30th, 2024, Kokona is socializing with Saki next to where Osana and Raibaru have their conversation. Once the two people finish their conversation. They will rush to the rooftop, next to the airvent. And socialize again.
During Lunch Time and Cleaning Time, They will once again rushed to the rooftop again and socialize.
Specific events[]
As of the September 19th, 2020 build, all of Kokona's events were disabled. Below are all of her events before they were removed.
On Monday, at 7:45 AM, Kokona received a call from a mysterious stranger and ran to the Outdoor Cafeteria. She would go to the Rooftop from 1:10 PM to 1:20 PM to talk with Saki Miyu about what was vaguely hinted at to be domestic abuse. After cleaning time, she would go to the Cooking Club, make octopus-shaped hot dogs, and share them with her friends.
On Wednesday at 7:45 AM, Kokona would go to the girls' bathroom on the first floor. She would stay in the classroom until 1:03 PM, when she would walk down to the Plaza with her lunch. Once she arrived at 1:07 PM, she would place her lunch down on a bench and go to hide behind a tree to admire Taro Yamada. This was later removed in the May 22nd Build, before the September 19th, 2020 build.
On Thursday, at 7:15 AM, she would go to the shower room to take a shower and leave her phone inside her locker, which the player could steal. After cleaning time, she would make octopus-shaped hot dogs and leave them on the table.
Task[]
- Main article: Tasks
| This favor requires... | Description |
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Kokona Haruka's school uniform is too tight. Discover a way to provide her with a looser uniform. |
| To complete Kokona's task, the player must obtain a school uniform and modify it in the Sewing Room using the middle table. A school uniform can be obtained through varying sources, which can include: purchasing from Info-chan's drops menu for five Info Points, through Nozama's web store on Ayano's computer for $33.33, using the uniform Hazu Kashibuchi made (after completing his task), or using their own clean uniform. | |
Topics[]
The topics Kokona is Negative/Positive/Neutral towards are as follows:
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Miscellaneous[]
Her preferences unrelated to gameplay include:
- Romantic partner preferences: In her pre-rival builds, she found slicked back hair, purple hair, glasses, piercings, and intelligence attractive in a guy. She also preferred boys who use cute and elegant compliments instead of vulgar ones.
- Career preferences: She is considering a career as an actress.[11]
Relationships[]
Saki Miyu[]
- Main article: Saki Miyu
Kokona is seemingly good friends with Saki and almost opens up to her about her father's debt problems. According to Saki's Student Profile, Kokona is willing to tell Saki about personal matters, but not too much. However, if Saki learns about Kokona's compensated dating, she will be distraught and won't do anything to help Kokona out. There were original plans to have Saki comforting animations for Kokona when the latter was a rival. Saki will ultimately avoid Kokona if it gets too bad.[12] Kokona will attack Ayano if the latter kills Saki in front of her, and the same goes for Saki if Kokona is killed. She will also react negatively when Ayano gossips about Saki.
Saki will not be Kokona's crush, as they are just friends.[13]
It is revealed in Saki's task that Kokona had her involved in her plans for her father to get out of debt, though she regrets having Saki help her, as Saki planned to sell her underwear to boys from other schools but was too embarrassed to carry it out.
Others[]
- Taro Yamada: When Kokona was a test rival, she had a crush on Taro. The only event that showed her feelings was her Wednesday speech, where she hid behind the tree and spoke while staring at him. This event could be used as an opportunity to poison Kokona's bento. However, since Osana Najimi's release in the demo, Kokona's feelings towards Taro have been removed, as she is not a test rival anymore. Before Kokona was a first-year student in Akademi, she knew Taro without going to school with him.[14] Her official description says she did briefly have a crush on him, but those feelings faded once she realized they had nothing in common.
- Riku Soma: Kokona's secondary crush was Riku, and from the September 22nd, 2016 Build to the release of the game's demo, Ayano could matchmake Kokona with him. After the game's demo, Kokona was changed to a regular student. The only difference is that Riku still has a crush on Kokona. Riku will attack Ayano if she kills Kokona in his view, despite having weak self-defense, and will refuse to accept any gossip about her, regardless of whether the Drama Club disbanded.
- Kizana Sunobu: Kokona admires Kizana, the leader of the Drama Club, and joined her club to learn how to be more like her and even copied her twin-drill hairstyle. Kizana isn't too bothered by this, but she wants Kokona to develop her own style, since she values creativity and originality. It is known that Kokona will play a part in Kizana's week.[15]
- Tsuruzo Yamazaki: While Tsuruzo does not have a strong opinion on Kokona, he thinks that she is a friendly and good-natured girl who is enthusiastic about theatre, especially about writing her own scripts.[16]
- Her Father: Kokona cares immensely for her father, being concerned for his emotional wellbeing to the point of engaging in compensated dating to try to help him get out of debt with loan sharks. When Kokona noticed her home filling with alcohol bottles rather than cans of grape soda, she knew something was seriously wrong, and her father was changing negatively.[17] It is initially presumed that her father beats her; this is proven untrue with a conversation that she had with Saki Miyu, and instead, her father comes to her to cry about the debt problems, signifying a close parent-and-child bond between them.
- Her Date: Kokona is shown being aggressive during the start of her now disabled phone call, due to her telling him not to call her when she's at school and telling him that she doesn't want to meet up with him again. Eventually, she agrees to meet up again, due to him offering her an unknown amount of money. Before her replacement with another woman on October 10th, 2021 Build, Kokona could be seen cuddling with him on a bench. The man now cuddles with another woman, still engaging in enjo kōsai.
- Rainbow Girls: Before they were removed, Kokona and Saki were friends with Yui Rio, Mei Mio, Yuna Hina and Koharu Hinata. Due to their removal, Kokona and Saki have dreams about the 4 girls and vice versa (this is due to a rule where if something is removed from the Yandere Simulator continuity, the characters will have dreams about it).[18]
Trivia[]
- Her name is a reference to the eleventh and twelfth most popular female Japanese names in 2012, the 11th most popular being Kokona, and the 12th most popular being Haruka.[19][20]
- Her first name, Kokona, has several possible writings, such as "heart, south" (心南), "heart, vegetables" (心菜), "heart, name/reputation" (心名), "heart, summer" (心夏), "heart, pear" (心梨), or coconut (ココナッツ).
- Haruka, as a first name, has several possible writings, such as "distant" (遥か), "spring fragrance" (春香), "spring flower" (春花), "sunny weather, fragrance" (晴香), "distance, flower" (遥花), or "spring, good" (春佳).
- Her real name is Kokona Harukawa as of the July 1st, 2020 build.
- Her real surname, Harukawa, means "spring" (haru, 春) and "river" (kawa, 川).
- In older versions of the game, her name was Nodo Mana. The placeholder name was inspired by Nodoka Manabe from K-On!.[21]
- Her first name, Kokona, has several possible writings, such as "heart, south" (心南), "heart, vegetables" (心菜), "heart, name/reputation" (心名), "heart, summer" (心夏), "heart, pear" (心梨), or coconut (ココナッツ).
- Kokona's characteristic hair color was added on February 15th, 2015, and her original name on February 1st, 2015.
- Kokona was added to YandereDev's "characters" on September 22nd, 2024.
- YandereDev initially nicknamed Kokona as "Everyone's favorite punching bag", referring to how she can be killed in more ways than any other student. The main reason why it was so easy to kill her was that he needed to test killing methods quickly for the sake of debugging the game.[22]
- This resulted in YandereDev using her character to test the original elimination methods every new update, as he has shown in his tutorial videos.[23] When asked about the reason for this, he stated that somebody had to be the guinea pig, and she was simply unfortunate enough to be the one picked.[24]
- She makes a small cameo in the Gaming Club by appearing on the racing game, racing against Saki.
- Between the October 17th, 2019 Build and October 10th, 2021 Build, she could be seen sitting on a bench in town cuddling with an older man. If Ayano freed her father of his debt, kidnapped or killed her, she would not appear.
- While this character is not meant to be her, the w:c:crush-crush Crush Crush character Generica is based on her.
- Fittingly, Ayeka (formerly known as Ayano) also makes an appearance as a character, and kills Generica during her introduction. She later returns as a ghost for the Phone Fling segment of the game.
- Despite her telling her date that they will meet up in Shisuta Town, she was seen with him in Buraza Town.
- The player can befriend Kokona if they did the tutorial.
- Kokona's play was originally written by her; unaware of how edgy the play was, she named it "Midnight's Blade".[25]
- In the June 3rd, 2025 build, her eyes and hair texture were updated, but her portrait wasn't until the June 30th, 2025 build.
References[]
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