Mai Waifu

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Mai Waifu (real name: Mai Wakahara) is one of the female students who currently attends Akademi.

She is the fifth student to be introduced as an Easter Egg.

Appearance[]

Current[]

Mai has knee length dyed^[2] pastel pink hair with two strands framing her face that curl at her neck. Her bangs are purple at the tips. Due to her SAIKOU contact lenses,^[3] her eye color changes throughout the day. Her true eye color is a light pink similar to her hair.^[4] She wears light pink lipstick. Her real hair color is something more mundane like black or brown.^[2] She is of average height.^[5]

She wears the default school uniform with a large red bow on the back of her head unless customized by the player.

She has not cut her hair in 11 years, causing it to reach a length of around 165 centimeters (65").^[6]

Previous[]

Mai's first look had pink hair that was a recolor of Sakyu Basu’s hair but longer, reaching her hips. Her eyes were the same shade of pink as her hair. She had the largest bust size, the same size as Kokona Haruka's, set at 2.

As of the January 1st, 2016 Build, her hairstyle went below her knees. On her left and right side, she had more hair, but most of it went to her elbow. The rest closed in on her chin. Her bangs were cut short and met together in the middle. Her bust size had been decreased to 1 so her hair couldn't clip through her chest.

As of the February 8th, 2016 Build, her hairstyle was of average length and was magenta. Her hair became longer and her bust size increased to its original size of 2 as of the February 15th, 2016 Build.

Mai Waifu with red eyes.
Mai Waifu with yellow eyes.
Mai Waifu with green eyes.
Mai Waifu with cyan eyes.
Mai Waifu with blue eyes.
Mai Waifu with purple eyes.
Mai Waifu with pink eyes.
Mai Waifu's eyes changing colors.

As of the February 17th, 2016 Build, her eyes now gradually change color, cycling through every color of the rainbow, every moment of the day.

In the September 1st, 2017 Build, Mai's eyes were slightly slanted downwards. Her eyes would only take this appearance while she was wearing the default uniform. In the September 2nd, 2017 Build, her eyes were changed back due to problems with her model.^[7]

In the February 2nd, 2018 Build, her new eye shape was restored, but in the February 3rd, 2018 Build, they were reverted once again, as they caused too many bugs.^[8]

In the April 26th, 2018 Build, her hair became pastel pink.

In the August 18th, 2018 Build, she received a red bow.

In the May 1st, 2020 Build, her hair model was changed and she now has lipstick.

As of the October 15th, 2020 Build, her bow model was changed.

Personality[]

“

A young woman who is pursuing an 'anime aesthetic'. To achieve this unusual goal, she never cuts her hair, wears special contact lenses, and asks people to refer to her by a nickname inspired by otaku culture.

”

— Description from Info-chan.

Among the Personas that are currently implemented in the game, Mai is a Phone Addict. 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 take a picture with her phone and text it to the Police, while running out of school. She cannot participate in physical fights against murderers.

According to YandereDev, while she hasn't decided a career yet, a part of Mai wants to be a housewife, just like her mother. This is due to her mother's big influence on Mai, not wanting to be a "career woman".^[5]

Routine[]

Regular[]

MaiGamer — Mai playing an augmented reality with the Gaming Club.

As of the August 18th, 2018 Build, Mai enters the school grounds at 7:05 AM with the other Gaming Club members. She walks to her locker at 7:10 AM and changes from her outdoor shoes to her indoor shoes. At 7:15 AM, Mai plays an augmented reality game with Midori Gurin, Ryuto Ippongo and Pippi Osu.

At 8:00 AM, Mai walks into Classroom 1-1, sits at her desk and plays on her phone. She starts her morning classes at 8:30 AM. At 1:00 PM, Mai leaves to eat her lunch near the Gaming Club alongside her clubmates.

Mai walks back to class at 1:30 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. At 4:00 PM, she continues playing the AR game with Midori, Ryuto and Pippi. At 5:00 PM, Mai walks to the Gaming Club and plays a game on a laptop until the end of the day.

If the Gaming Club disbands, she will still play her Miyuki AR game with her former club members except for Gema Taku.

Week 2[]

Mai enters the school grounds at 7:05 AM. She walks to her locker at 7:10 AM and changes her shoes. Afterwards, she will sit down and read outside the Home Ec Room.

At 8:15 AM, Mai walks into Classroom 1-1, sits at her desk and plays on her phone. She starts her morning classes at 8:30 AM. At 1:00 PM, she leaves to eat her lunch near the Gaming Club alongside her clubmates.

Mai walks back to class at 1:30 PM and participates in cleaning time between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. At 4:00 PM, she will head to the Plaza to read by the entrance leading to the Faculty Room until the end of the day.

Topics[]

The Conversational Topics Mai has opinions on are:

Positive	Negative

Video Games Anime Cosplay Memes Justice	Drama Occult Sports Violence Gossip

Relationships[]

Independent Game Developer[]

In her previous description, it was stated that Mai "has sworn her heart to an independent game developer living overseas", and "prefers to spend her time alone, daydreaming about her loved one". In her description, it was also stated that she is described as "deredere" by her admirers, so most likely that would be her attitude towards him.

Admirers[]

As mentioned earlier, in her previous description, it was stated that Mai is described as "deredere", and also as "kawaii" and "moe" by her admirers.

Family[]

Mai's parents don't mind what she's doing with her hair, but they think her anime character dream is ridiculous and hope she'll grow out of it.^[9] YandereDev imagines Mai's family as the father being the "typical Japanese salaryman", and the mother being a housewife.^[5]

Mai also has two sisters, one older and younger one. Which makes her the middle child of her family.^[5]

Trivia[]

She was implemented in the November 15th, 2015 Build.
The game's warning referred to her, saying that the game contains "busty pink-haired schoolgirls". This warning was later removed because YandereDev said that it was "cringey".
She has many admirers, but no stalkers.^[10]
She resembles YandereDev's "appearance" on Twitter, where he described himself as a sixteen-year-old Japanese schoolgirl with pink hair, large breasts, and rainbow eyes.^[11]
Her name is a pun on the Japanese phrase "mai waifu" (マイワイフ), a term adopted from the English "my wife". Some Japanese husbands will refer to their wife as "mai waifu". When used in Western cultures, "waifu" means a person's favorite anime or manga character who is female.
- Her name, Mai, has several possible writings, such as "bury/fill up" (埋), "dance/revolve" (舞), "dream/vision" (夢), or "rice/grain" (米).
- Her name, Mai, also has some writings in other languages, such as Chinese, such as "wheat" (麥/麦), and in Vietnamese, such as plum/apricot.
Her true last name, Wakahara (spelled 若原), is a real Japanese name. With the Kanji (若) meaning youth, and (原) meaning origin and foundation.^[12]
She and Midori Gurin's Student Profiles were not updated to match their second and third hairstyles given to them in the January 1st, 2016 Build; however, this was updated in the January 15th, 2016.
She makes a small cameo in the Gaming Club's stealth game, being stalked by Oka.
If K is pressed at the debug menu, she will appear as a mind slave instead of Musume.
She may become a distraction for male students in the future.^[13]
In old version, in LoveSick Mode, her name is changed to Mai Wakabayashi.
- "Wakabayashi" means "Young Forest" in Japanese.
YandereDev thinks that Akane Toriyasu has more admirers than her. ^[14]
She might be removed from the Gaming Club in order to make the Gaming Club have 3 males and 2 females.^[15]
If an 'Anime and Gaming' club were implemented, she would potentially be the president.^[16]
She appears as a painting in the Art Club, likely due to her being considered beautiful by many students.
She holds the second place of having her hairstyle changes, having 6. While the first place to be Saki Miyu, having 7.
Her favorite food is strawberries.^[17]
- Additionally, if YandereDev "added" more thought to her favorite food, he would say strawberry ice-cream.^[5]
If she had a voice, it'd be very feminine with a friendly and cheerful tone.^[18]
Currently, she is the only member of the Gaming Club who does not have a voice.
- She and Midori Gurin are the only members in the Gaming Club without a task.
Mai pursued her anime aesthetic purely because she thinks it's pretty.^[19]
If killed, her eyes will still change color, and Info-chan will register her panty shot even if her hair is in the way.
She is right-handed.^[5]
If the Gaming Club did not exist, Mai would join the Art Club.^[20]
Her grades are average.^[21]
Mai thought that the red bandana Gema Taku gave her and asked to wear around her forehead was stupid, so she incorporated the bandana by wearing it as a bowtie.^[22]
Mai could be a likely victim of Sutemi Okada if they encountered one another.^[22]