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Ryoba Aishi is the main protagonist of 1980s Mode in Yandere Simulator.[6]She is the wife of Jokichi Yudasei and the mother of Ayano Aishi.

It has been confirmed from the first Basement Tape that Ryoba is the same girl featured in the Mysterious Tapes whom The Journalist confronted. She will be overseas for 10 weeks for Story Mode[7] because she is chasing down The Journalist, as said in Basement Tape #10.

Appearance

Ryoba's appearance is planned to be dependent on Ayano's appearance.[8]

Ryoba's default appearance has fair skin with black hair and eyes. Her hair reaches to her hips when let down but is usually tied into a ponytail with a white hair tie. Her hair reaches to her waist at her sides, and one of the strands from her bangs reaches her nose. Her face is normally gentle, but when her true nature is shown, her eyes become empty and soulless and her smile becomes very disturbing.

In the Story Mode, Ryoba appears as an adult woman. In the intro, her outfit consists of a dark purple t-shirt and dark blue jeans. In her house, she wears a bright purple apron and dark purple slippers. The most dominant color in her clothes is purple, because it's her husband's favorite color.[9]

In 1980s Mode, Ryoba appears as a 18-year-old school girl. As seen in the intro, in the flashback from her school years, she wore uniform number 6. However, YandereDev has considered making "stricter" uniforms for 1980s Mode, which would have longer sleeves and a longer skirt.[10] Ryoba also didn't wear the same black stockings as Ayano,[11] but instead wore black knee-length socks.

In a video showing Ayano's childhood, Ryoba appears younger than she is in Story Mode, probably around her 30's, wearing a white shirt, pink skirt, and pink heels.

Personality

Ryoba Aishi is the mother of Ayano Aishi, the protagonist of Yandere Simulator. Ryoba attended the same school as her daughter in 1988-1989. She has lived in the same neighborhood for her entire life.
She is a cheerful and friendly woman who seems to get along very well with everyone in her neighborhood, although nobody seems to know very much about her, not even her next-door neighbors.
She is a very private woman who never talks about herself, and never divulges many details about her occupation...but she's always willing to talk for hours about her husband and how much she adores him.

 
— Description on official website.

According to her profile on the Character Page of the Game's Website, her personality is "Lovesick" and her weakness is being "Obsessive", just like Ayano.

Ryoba is a Yandere, someone who loves a certain person so much that they are willing to threaten, harm, or kill any other person who seems interested in their love interest.

Due to her family's illness that suppressed her emotions, Ryoba is a sociopath without a conscience. Under normal circumstances, she is incapable of sincerely caring about the well-being of anyone other than herself.[12] But despite her being sociopathic, she would still have reasons to genuinely care about her daughter, for reasons pertaining to the Aishi Condition, regardless of whether or not the Senpai Effect had been activated.

Ryoba always dreamed that there was one boy in her life that was the perfect guy. One day, she meets the same guy in her school and falls madly in love with him, thinking of him everyday. She seeks to eliminate anyone who threatens to take Jokichi away from her, because she doesn't want to lose the one thing that makes her feel alive.

In 1980s Mode, Ryoba is shown to be murderous, cold, and brutal, as she doesn't hesitate to harm or kill any girl who threatens to take her Senpai away from her, and she shows no remorse for any of her actions. She has zero tolerance for, and is disgusted by, any girls that romantically express love towards Jokichi. She firmly believes violence as the only solution to get rid of her problems. This shows that she only cares about winning her Senpai's love, since being with him was the only way for her to continue living, and values her Senpai over other people's lives.

Ryoba also cares about her reputation, and the way that other people see her. She killed Sumire Saitozaki and made the other rivals' deaths look like accidents, without any students witnessing her. When the Journalist confronted Ryoba behind the school, she desperately tried to pretend that she didn't do anything, but failed. During her murder trial, Ryoba convinced the public that the Journalist falsely accused her of Sumire's murder. She did this so that the public would see her as innocent and avoid being punished for her crimes. Otherwise, Jokichi would know her true nature and would stay away from her, and she would lose her only reason to live.

Ryoba is also manipulative, as she made other students who admired Komako Funakoshi turn on her by gossiping about her, befriended Sonoko Sakanoue to make her believe she is a good person, and even making the whole court believe that the Journalist only accused her of murder for the sake of sensational headlines.

Ryoba's actions caused the people who know her true nature, such as The Journalist and the Headmaster, to develop a strong grudge against her. They both swore that she would pay for her sins, and for ruining their lives. Megami also has a grudge against her daughter, Ayano, threatening to kill her for her sick and twisted nature.

Ryoba is also shown to be extremely vindictive whenever she is being crossed such as swearing revenge on the Journalist for sabotaging her chance to have Jokichi love her back in her monologue after the trial and relentlessly chases him to America implied by Basement #10 tape. She would not rest until she kills those who wronged her.

In the game, Ryoba's personality is "Devoted", which is code for "Yandere", just like Ayano.

Background

This section contains spoilers. You have been warned!

Ryoba was born in 1971.[13] Her mother — Ayano's grandmother — was a yandere that kidnapped and kept her husband in her basement, keeping him tied to a chair, and her father — Ayano's grandfather — was a mind slave that was mind-broken by his wife into loving her unconditionally.[14] Due to her father's state of mind, Ryoba was mostly raised by her mother, who likely told her at some point, that she was exactly like her when she was a child, and that, one day, she'd meet someone special who would "complete" her, just like she did. She also never hid from Ryoba what she did to her father. Ryoba was neutral towards her mother, which is normal for the Aishis before they meet their lover for the first time. Because Ryoba's mother never had to murder anyone to get her lover, she had less knowledge to pass on to her daughter, and only taught her the basics of being a yandere. However, Ryoba still respects her mother.[15]

Just like Ayano, since early childhood, Ryoba has suffered from an inexplicable, incurable condition, that left her with a perpetual sense of being empty, hollow, and incomplete. Ryoba was never able to experience satisfaction, fulfillment, or happiness, and was not able to experience emotions in the same capacity as other people. Ryoba pretended to be a normal person in order to avoid drawing negative attention from others, but was never able to feel any degree of empathy towards other human beings.

Ryoba began attending Akademi at age 18. Her first year was from April 1988 to March 1989, but since she hadn't met "someone special" yet, she didn't cause any trouble. During her first year, Ichiko Saikou was in the third year, but they never crossed paths.[16][17]

In the intro cutscene of 1980s Mode, Ryoba explains in a monologue that every night, she has been having the same dream, where she met a boy, fell in love with him, started a family, and lived happily ever after. Ryoba believed this dream was showing her the future, as she thought it was showing her the person she would be with for the rest of her life. She spent years fantasizing about what it would be like to finally meet him.

Eventually, in April 1988, when Ryoba was 18, she collided with Jokichi Yudasei, who was her Senpai, on her first day of school.[16][17] Although they hadn't even spoken, Ryoba instantly fell in love with Jokichi, since he was the boy from her dreams. She began to admire him for a year, building up courage to speak to him so she wouldn't make him hate her, as well as filling her Senpai Shrine up with stuff Jokichi touched or had. A year later, Ryoba found out that Sumire Saitozaki had a crush on him. To eliminate Sumire, Ryoba put a note into her locker and killed her in the east girls' bathroom on the third floor with a knife.[18] Although she disposed of all the evidence proving that she was the killer, Ui Tunesu witnessed Ryoba taking a knife from the Cooking Club. Ryoba later claimed that someone took a knife from the Home Economics Room and put it in the Cooking Club by mistake, and that she was simply putting it back where it belonged. Bundled with that, Ryoba failed to clean up a single bloodstain in the bathroom, which was enough for the police to label Sumire's disappearance as a potential murder. News of the case spread throughout the nation and eventually attracted a local Journalist.

After successfully eliminating her first rival, Ryoba continued to stalk Jokichi and any girl that spoke to him, constantly finding a new rival. Due to the attention that her first murder caused, Ryoba decided to use non-lethal methods to eliminate five of her rivals, while she made the other five rivals' deaths look like accidents.

Due to Ryoba's actions, her rivals became victims of bullying, were expelled, and in some cases, they stopped coming to school. However, The Journalist frequently saw Ryoba running with a mop and a bucket, implying that Ryoba still used lethal methods to eliminate her rivals, but disposed of their bodies or made their deaths look like accidents, to not make the same mistake as she did with Sumire. According to The Journalist, Ryoba was using manipulation, intimidation, and sometimes even violence to sabotage Jokichi's love life.

After eliminating all her rivals, Ryoba planned to confess her love to Jokichi underneath the cherry tree behind the school, but she was confronted by The Journalist, who convinced the police to arrest her before she could confess.[19] When she spotted the police and the Journalist, she reacted negatively, then pleaded not to be taken to court, trying to convince them that she didn't do anything wrong. After being arrested, Ryoba began planning how she would paint herself as someone innocent. Ryoba also waived her right to receive a lawyer, and chose to defend herself during the trial. In her mind, it was simply not acceptable to leave the job up to a lawyer that might be incompetent and mess things up for her, so she only relied on herself.[20]

Ryoba used her manipulative skills during the trial. She called the Journalist "a dirty pervert who enjoyed leering at schoolgirls" and "a fame-seeking yellow journalist," and claimed that he had only accused her of murder for sensational headlines. Ryoba also claimed that the Journalist wanted to gain the same respect as Sonoko got after stopping a killer, and that he was deeply insecure about his apprentice accomplishing more than him. The judge believed her, and declared her innocent.

Ryoba stalked The Journalist when, after the trial, he tried to escape the press by hiding in an alley behind the courthouse. When she found him, she threatened his life, saying it would be easy to make his death look like a suicide, then turned around and left him without another word.

After being declared innocent by the judge, Ryoba again planned to confess her love to Jokichi, but the case caused a lot of suspicion on her and affected her reputation at school. Ryoba became worried that if she confessed to Jokichi, he might reject her, and then, she wouldn't be able to resist the urge to kill him and then herself. Ryoba didn't want to risk that outcome, so to reduce her chances of failure to 0%, she decided to kidnap him instead.[19]

As revealed in the 1st Basement Tape, Ryoba kept Jokichi in her basement and tied him to a chair standing there, just like her mother did to her father. However, unlike her mother, Ryoba decided to not mind-break Jokichi, as she always felt slightly bad for her own father, but instead, she kept him tied to a chair for a long time, until she was 100% sure that he wouldn't try to run away and never try to leave her. When Ryoba eventually forced Jokichi to be in a "relationship" with her, he married her, took her surname, and moved out to her. Due to a plot-related reason that will be revealed in "The True" ending,[21] Ryoba chose to give birth to a child much later in life than the majority of her ancestors,[22] who all became mothers at around 19 or 20. Ryoba gave birth to her daughter or son, Ayano Aishi or Ayato Aishi, on April 1,[23] currently in 2005, when she was 34.

As revealed in the Intro and in a Yandere-chan's childhood video, Ryoba told Ayano the same thing her mother told her. She told her that she was exactly like her when she was a child, and that, one day, she'd meet someone special who would "complete" her, just like she did. However, she never told her what she did in the past, as she promised Jokichi to never do it.[24] Because Ryoba always knew about Ayano's condition, she didn't worry about her, but Jokichi desperately wanted to help their daughter, and be a normal family, which included taking her to hospitals and seeing doctors. Ryoba tried to explain to Jokichi the condition of their daughter, but he didn't want to listen to what she was saying. That was until Ayano began to pretend to be "normal".

As revealed in a childhood lesson video, Ryoba kept the promise she made to Jokichi, but she still found ways to "teach" Ayano how to get away with murder. At some point during Ayano's early childhood, when they both were making dinner together, Ryoba "accidentally" cut her fingertip with a knife. She asked Ayano to clean up the blood while she got a bandage. When Ayano cleaned the cutting board with soap and water, Ryoba told her that the blood was still there. She then took luminol from the shelf and sprayed the place where the blood was. Afterwards, Ryoba turned off the lights and, using a black light, she showed Ayano the bloodstains. Ryoba turned the lights back on, took out a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, sprinkled the place where the blood was, and wiped it clean. Afterwards, Ryoba turned off the lights again and, using a black light, she showed Ayano that the bloodstains were no longer there. In this way, Ryoba taught Ayano how to clean up blood after murders.

30 years after the events of 1980's Mode, Ryoba never moved out of her hometown. The Journalist, who decided to try once again to deliver justice to her, began following Ryoba around town for a week. He realized she was stalking someone, and figured out that Ryoba's prey was a young woman, just out of high school. Shortly before The Journalist began to follow Ryoba, this woman casually flirted with Jokichi,[25] and Ryoba began to stalk her. She was probably a cashier at a convenience store, or a female co-worker of Jokichi.[26] However, there's no guarantee that she was actually in love with Jokichi, but as a yandere, Ryoba was so over-protective of her husband that she assumed any girl who was moderately polite to him was in love with him.[16] She was suspicious of any girl who seemed to be too sweet to her husband, and probably murdered a handful of times between 1980's Mode and Story Mode.[16] However, Ryoba eventually decided that the girl wasn't a threat and left her alone.[15]

As revealed on the 10th Mysterious Tape, Ryoba caught The Journalist following her. He followed Ryoba into an alley, but lost her in the shadows, and she sneaked up on him from behind. He then turned and ran, but Ryoba followed him to the airport and saw him get on a plane to America.[26]

As revealed on the 10th Basement Tape, Ryoba came back to her house after following the Journalist, and there, she caught Jokichi browsing their old tapes for an unknown reason. Ryoba told Jokichi that she "saw someone who she hasn't seen in decades", mistaking his curiosity with jealousy, and then informed him that they are going to America. When Jokichi asked about their jobs, Ryoba reassured him that she already called their boss and informed him about it, and he was "very" understanding. Ryoba's and her husband's jobs are currently unrevealed, but they will be revealed in one of the game's endings. However, it was revealed by YandereDev that they both have jobs in the same company, but in different positions,[15] and that technology is a huge part of Ryoba's job.[17] Jokichi reveals that this situation took place a day before Ayano's first day of her second year of school, and Ryoba expressed that she thinks if her daughter is anything like her, she'll have absolutely no problems whatsoever taking care of herself, and she hopes Ayano will meet "someone special", and will have a boyfriend by the time they get back, to which Jokichi responds negatively, but quickly changes his mind after being intimidated by his wife. At the end, when Jokichi wanted to pick up the tapes so that Ayano wouldn't find them, Ryoba told him to not bother, and that there's a part of her that hopes she finds them.

Relationships

Ayano Aishi

Main Article: Ayano Aishi

Ayano is indifferent to her parents.[27] Ayano believes her mother to be a lovely and innocent human being. She doesn't know what her mother did in the past.[28] Ryoba knows about Ayano's lack of emotion.[28] Ryoba loves and adores her daughter very dearly[29] because she is a physical manifestation of the love between her and her husband.[30] If Ayano died, she'd feel pain on another level because of her being a manifestation of the love between Ryoba and Jokichi as well as the same pain as any mother who has lost her child. She'd look at anyone who harms her daughter the same way she'd look at anyone who harms her husband. She'd probably attempt to take revenge for her daughter's death by going after whoever killed her.[31]

Knowing that her daughter has just reached the same age as when Ryoba got her Senpai, Ryoba would be very curious to know if Ayano is going through a similar experience. Ryoba may call Ayano every Saturday, just to check on her beloved daughter. During these checkups, she would learn that her daughter has found someone special. She would be extremely excited and give advice that relates to subjects such as reputation. Also, Ryoba would mail useful gifts to her daughter.[32] Ryoba once taught Ayano how to clean up blood when she was young.[4]

If Ryoba sees Ayano romancing a female Senpai, she would be delighted to see that her daughter has found "love" with someone. Her mother gets her values from her own experiences.[33]

YandereDev has stated that he believes Ryoba may have hinted to Ayano how to get away with murder without being up front about it.[34]

She would have aided Ayano with her crimes if she was still in Japan at the time.[35]

Jokichi Yudasei

Main Article: Jokichi Yudasei

During the 1980s, she kidnapped her Senpai, Jokichi Yudasei, and held him hostage. It is revealed that she absolutely loves him. Jokichi does have some affection back, but he is still extremely scared of her and feels there should be no more Aishi women.[36] She eventually married him and had one child, a daughter named Ayano.

Argue

Ayano's mother and father arguing about their daughter.

Even after having a daughter with her, Jokichi is still afraid of his wife. When he thinks he has accidentally said something wrong about his quiet daughter, he quickly corrects himself before Ryoba notices.[37] Basement Tape #10 proves that Jokichi doesn't dare go against Ryoba, and that he's submissive to the decisions of his wife.

She and Jokichi were revealed to have argued when it came to the topic of Ayano's childhood lack of emotion, as Ryoba didn't see an issue, while her husband did.[38]

Ryoba didn't 'mind-break' him because she felt pity for her mind-broken father.[39]

Sumire Saitozaki

Main Article: Sumire Saitozaki

Sumire Saitozaki was Ryoba's first victim. She was killed by Ryoba with a knife[40] in the third floor girls' bathroom in April 1st, 1989,[41] as hinted at in some of the Mysterious Tapes.

The Journalist

Main Article: The Journalist

Their backstory and how they interacted is told throughout the Mysterious Tapes. There's some more information on the Basement Tapes.

Ryoba doesn't kill the Journalist right away after the court case and he lives until sometime shortly before Ayano's first day of school, as seen from Basement Tape #10. Ryoba follows him to America, as he was on the run from her since she threatened his life, but it's currently unknown what happens next, though it may be revealed in an ending.

Ryoba had a hostile relationship with the Journalist even before the trial, as shown in the Journalist's tapes and in 1980s Mode. The Journalist strongly dislikes her and holds a grudge against her for her criminal actions, such as murdering Sumire Saitozaki, eliminating other girls by killing, gossiping, and getting them expelled just for trying to take Jokichi away from her. He was the only person who wasn't fooled by Ryoba's deception. Although the Journalist was able to have her arrested, Ryoba was able to escape a guilty verdict by manipulating the emotions of the court. As a result, her actions caused the general public to turn against the Journalist, including his former apprentice, Sonoko.

In Ryoba's diary cutscene after the trial, Ryoba swore to take revenge against the Journalist for ruining her chance to have a proper meeting with her love interest who attempted to expose her crimes, but could not do so due to now that the public have laid their eyes on her. Ryoba spared the Journalist's life, but only because killing him would draw too much suspicion towards her.

Sonoko Sakanoue

Main Article: Sonoko Sakanoue

Sonoko was Ryoba's last rival. Canonically, Ryoba befriended her after she went to an insane asylum to burn pictures of Sonoko that were in a duffle bag. After that, she was able to convince Sonoko to stay away from her Senpai.

When Ryoba was in court, Sonoko testified for her, saying that Ryoba is a good person and would never commit murder.

Although Sonoko had testified on Ryoba's behalf, she was in reality quite fearful of Ryoba and believed she would retaliate against her if she did not agree with her. Sonoko realized that she was an inhuman woman who had an extraordinary amount of skills and was undaunting, and after learning how dangerous she was, Sonoko was convinced that she was responsible for the various murders and disappearances at Akademi. She thus never interacted with her again after the trial.

Hairdresser

When Ryoba shops in the town, she can talk to the hairdresser in the hair salon. Once the hairdresser found out that Ryoba was also a murderer, she suggested they swap tips. Those tips will appear in Ryobas notebook.

Ui Tunesu

Ui witnessed Ryoba taking a knife out of the Cooking Club, and when the police came to investigate Sumire's disappearance, she informed them about what she saw.

According to YandereDev, Ryoba was furious with Ui and the Journalist after the trial, for making her obsessive love for Jokichi public. She planned to kill Ui for it, but before Ryoba could do so, Ui apologized to her for the negative media attention, which made Ryoba realize that Ui wasn't a threat to her. As a result, she decided to let her live.

Ichiko Saikou

Main Article: Ichiko Saikou

According to YandereDev, from 1985 to 1988, Ichiko was the president of the student council at Akademi. Everyone at her school feared Ichiko. They didn't want to "piss off" Ichiko or be on her bad side, due to the fact she was the daughter of Saisho Saikou, the founder and builder of the school they were studying in.

Ichiko hated the idea of people fearing her. She wanted to be treated like a normal person, rather than "some sort of hazard that they had to be careful around. Ichiko was completely unable to make friends who saw her as an equal, as a result, she felt isolated while being treated like a goddess by the surrounding people.

Members of the Aishi bloodline are "generally pretty fearless", and they do not care for the social norms as other people do. Ryoba had never feared or be wary of Ichiko like other students at Akademi. Ryoba speaking to her informally and casually was all Ichiko wanted from her peers. This resulted in Ichiko being one of Ryoba's only true friend, often confiding to Ryoba about her deepest secrets and problems.

Ryoba received countless amounts of information from Ichiko, who told her only friend how much she hated her own father, hated being the family member of the Saikou family, wanting to run from her responsibilities, no interest in inheriting Saikou corp, considered escaping Japan and changing her identity, and hearing voices in her head from someone claiming to be her twin sister.

Before Ichiko graduated, Ryoba was being monitored by Saisho Saikou very closely. He wanted to know if his daughter was being negatively affected by Ryoba, which led to Saikou Corp to immediately researching everything about Ryoba and the Aishi family. Ichiko wanted to keep in touch with Ryoba, but due to her father keeping her busy, she could not communicate with Ryoba. Saisho would have stopped monitoring Ryoba after his daughter graduated, but due to a mysterious disappearance that occured at Akademi, Ryoba was still researched and monitored by Saikou Corp.

Ryoba received a letter from Ichiko at the beginning of 1990, saying that she was leaving Japan. Ichiko had one last phone call with Ryoba, before vanishing off of the public eye. [42]This letter was kept in the basement of the house, where Ayano could access and read it.

Trivia

  • Ryoba's name is derived from "Ryōbo", 寮母, which is a Japanese word for "Matron", but YandereDev changed it to "Ryōba" instead so it would sound more feminine.[43] Ryōba, 両刃, on the other hand means "Double-Edged", and it's a name for type of Japanese, double-edged blade.[44] The word "Ryōba" also has different meanings, which includes "Hunting Ground", 猟場, "Fishing Ground", 漁場, and "Good Horse", 良馬.
  • The first Basement Tape may have implied that she raped Jokichi. When asked about this on Twitter, YandereDev said that he would like to address this issue with a tape so it would not be spoiled on Twitter.[45]
  • The player might get to see her in action in a brief ending cut-scene of 202X Mode, but it would depend on budget and volunteers.[46]
  • There might be a specific cutscene between her and Ayano if the latter uses pacifist methods in eliminating her rivals.[47]
  • There are three times she will make an appearance: in one of the game's endings, in a post-credits sequence, and in 1980s Mode.[48]
  • Ryoba's nickname given to her by her classmates would have been "Ryo-chan"[5]
  • The reason why Ryoba worked hard to get into Akademi is because she cares about her younger sister, and wanted to set a good example for her.[49]
  • Canonically, Ryoba joined the Light Music Club at Akademi.[50]
  • Yandere Dev on Discord revealed why the Aishi family name is inherited by the Senpais after an Aishi gets married, and why Ayano and Ryoba have impressive skills at crafting objects. The Aishi family is highly successful in the textiles industry, producing everything from rugs to garments with the highest quality around; the family passed down the skills of sewing and weaving fabric for generations, reaching Ayano[51].
  • She and Ichiko Saikou were friends during their Akademi days. They prosumptively met a year before the events of the game.

Quotes

It would be very easy to make your death look like a suicide. Don't ever cross me again.
 
— Journalist quoting her exact words
Long time no see, Mr. Journalist.
 
— Mysterious Tape #10. The Journalist quotes her words.
Oh, darling! You're finally awake!
 
— Basement Tape #1. What she first says to Jokichi after kidnapping him.
Watching you sleep is always fun, but it gets a bit old after 6 hours, you know?
 
— Basement Tape #1. Ryoba cementing the fact that she's insane.
Say. My. Name.
 
— Basement Tape #1. After she politely asks Jokichi to say her name and then gets a bit angry.
Victim? Of course not, darling! You're the one I was protecting this whole time! That's right, darling! They were threatening our love! I had to get rid of them all.
 
— Basement Tape #1. After Jokichi is unsure if he's going to die.
Sorry, darling! You're not allowed out of that chair until I'm 100% sure that you'll never try to leave me! From this day forward, I'm never going to let you out of my sight! We'll be together...forever!
 
— Basement Tape #1. Denying Jokichi freedom from the chair.
Oh! Are those our old tapes? The ones we made back in the 80s? *Giggle* Did you get a bit nostalgic for the good old days?
 
— Basement Tape #10.
Oh, my! Are you jealous, darling? Are you worried that someone is going to steal your beloved wife away?
 
— Basement Tape #10. Jokes that Jokichi is jealous of The Journalist.
That's right, darling! Pack your bags! We're going to America!
 
— Basement Tape #10. She excitedly tells Jokichi that they're going to chase down The Journalist in America.
If our daughter is anything like her mother, she'll have absolutely no problems whatsoever taking care of herself! Oh! I hope she meets someone special! It would be so nice if she's gotten a boyfriend by the time we get back!
 
— Basement Tape #10. After Jokichi asks what will become of Ayano while they're away, Ryoba says it'll be fine.
Hello, dear! I'm looking for your mommy. Do you know where I can find her? It's difficult for me to track her down, since I only know a couple of things about her. I know that she has an alcohol problem, that she's recently gotten into debt, and that she was involved in compensated dating when she was younger. Oh? What's that? You want me to keep my voice down? That makes sense...after all, you wouldn't want to be bullied by your entire class. You wouldn't want anyone to treat you the way that you've been treating my daughter, Ayano. Hehe...yes, that's right, I'm Ayano's mommy. Make sure to treat her kindly, and not to let anyone else mistreat her...or else the whole class will find out about your mommy.
 
— Hypothetical dialogue for Ryoba talking to a student who bullies Ayano.
Your diary fell out of your bookbag. I picked it up to put it back...and I accidentally saw what was written on one of the pages.


Something about an..."Evil Photographer"? It made me worry. Are you in danger? Do you need help? Please, tell me what's going on.

Why don't you call the Police?

I'll go to the insane asylum and burn the photographer's pictures for you.

Don't worry. I'm tougher than I look.

Trust me...I'll be fine. Give me your phone number so I can call you when the problem is resolved.

 
— Ryoba's conversation with one of her rivals on the rooftop (Excluding Ritsuko Chikanari).
..it's happening. It's really happening! Today is the day...the day I finally tell him how I feel! It's taken so long...but now I'm ready. I'm ready to -

What...?

...it's you.

Wait, please! There must be some mistake! I had nothing to do with -

No! I would never hurt anyone! I swear! I'm innocent! You have to believe me!

 
— Ryoba's lines before she was arrested.
I did not kill Sumire Saitozaki.


It's true that I put a note in her locker and spoke with her in the bathroom...

...but I simply wanted to discuss a personal matter with her; nothing more.

I noticed that one of the knives in the Home Economics Room was missing.

It turned out that someone had brought the knife to the Cooking Club by mistake.

So, I simply took it from the Cooking Club and put it back in it's rightful place.

I love my school. I can't stand to see trash and garbage piling up everywhere.

I do my part to keep the school clean, just like everyone else does.

...

...Mr. Journalist.

There are a number of problems with your theory.

First of all, you're accusing me of murder, but...

...you don't actually have any proof that Sumire is dead.

She is still considered "missing" after all.

I think she simply ran away because of the stress of studying at an elite school.

I pray that she is alive and well, and will return to us one day.

You think I killed Sumire because of three facts:

I spoke to her, I held a knife, and I burned some trash.

However, none of these things are grounds for suspicion.

Every day at school, dozens of students talk to each other...

...touch objects that could be used as weapons...

...and carry garbage bags to the incinerator.

There was nothing unusual or suspicious about my behavior.

...you know, I think I've figured out what's going on here, Mr. Journalist.

Your apprentice, Sonoko Sakanoue, became a celebrity after she stopped a killer.

You're desperate to pin a crime on me.. because you want to be a celebrity, too.

The only reason that any of us are in this courtroom today is because...

...you're deeply insecure that your apprentice has accomplished more than you.

 
— Ryoba's lines in the Courtroom.
Senpai, no...
 
— Ryoba's lines before getting a game over

Illustrations

Gallery

References

  1. https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/656187836899549185
  2. https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/657342083435368448
  3. https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/662564064346832897
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhWS48DXL1E
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/790949348686823454/977252683037704322/unknown.png
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  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Vmuwg8k30
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  13. https://old.reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/adiie6/questions_about_first_aishi_for_dev_repost_attempt/
  14. https://old.reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/74i8yr/questionsdoubts_about_1989_mode/
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://www.reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/i4zglt/some_questions_about_aishi_family_members/
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 https://old.reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/7j2set/questions_about_yanderechans_father_and_ryoba/
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  36. Considering Ayano's father and a female Senpai... If he protested or was otherwise unhappy with his daughter's choice of romantic partner, would Ayano "deal with him", ignore him or would Ryoba "give him a talk"? : yandere_simulator (reddit.com)
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  38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydIf-EAmn0c
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  40. https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/641813698256900096
  41. https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/651520343064993792
  42. Relationship Between Ryoba And Ichiko Expanded

    https://discord.com/channels/411363271568785418/901365451060289566/1215797751112142988

  43. https://twitter.com/YandereDev/status/657601525070467072
  44. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_saw#Types_of_Japanese_hand_saws
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  50. https://yanderedev.wordpress.com/2023/11/01/short-update/#comment-136857
  51. Original message
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