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Amai’s confession

I see a lot of people talking about Taro’s rejection speech. And honestly it’s well written especially for Yandev’s standards.

But what confuses me is when he accepts Amai’s confession it kinda undercuts that. Because what she’s saying is still true even if Ayano doesn’t mess anything up. So does Taro not care as long as Amai can host a good picnic?

I think it’s made worse by how he doesn’t really say anything in the acceptance cutscene. He literally just says “i feel the same!” Without actually addressing what she said. He could have still addressed it while accepting her confession.

Maybe he was saddened and explains but still understands her heart was in the right place? I honestly just can’t see the rejection speech in the best light because of how underwhelming the acceptance confession was.

On its own, it’s a well written monologue but with the context of how he’d react otherwise it makes zero sense.

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u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 4 days ago

My Yan Sim rewrite showcased in Custom mode: The Clubless Students!

link to my 1st post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RyobaAishi/s/O9QxPBS1mw

(I was gonna post rival 6+7 next but I had an urge to do the clubless students next so here you go!!)

(Also holy yappatron! Did not think it would be this long, my apologies _ _ )

Horuda puresu—> Izumi Uchida

Kuu Dere—> Katie Brown

Sakyu Basu—> Katsumi Fujimoto

Inkyu Basu—> Chiaki Fujimoto

Kyuji Konagawa —> Kenji Shimizu

Otohiko Meichi—> Kiyotaka Abe

Hazu Kashibuchi—> Hajime Katō

Toga Tabara—> Takahiro Nagase

Nothing much can be said about my version of Hajime/Hazu and Takahiro/Toga as they are very similar except for more detail in their bios.

Izumi/Horuda and Katie/Kuu are very close in my rewrite, giving them more depth as characters. As they are both seen together.

And a crucial difference with my Horuda is even though she can still be driven to murder, it would be a more realistic exaltation than just simply showing her a picture of someone talking to her bully. The protag would have to provide more solid proof (such as an audio recording) and further decrease her reputation for Izumi to snap.

Kuu Dere has the biggest revamp as her character is arguably the weakest in Yan Sim. Instead of literally just being a “Kuu dere“ with no personality of her own. My Kuu Dere/Katie is a US exchange student with few friends. Giving her more depth as she’s adjusting to her new environment and anxious about attending Akademi.

Kenji/Kyuji also has a bit of a personality change. As I wanted him to be written as more compatible with my Osana/Hana. Rather than a surface level relationship. I know some relationships can be like that but for Hana to shift interest from her childhood best friend to someone she only knows in passing, he needs to share at least some of her interests/parts of her personality.

Otohiko has a bigger rewrite as I made him less of a gay stereotype.

My main grip with Otohiko is he’s described mainly by his faults and oddities which makes him just seem like a mean-spirited stereotype. (Not that Yandev intended this, i don’t think he really put a lot of thought into these background characters) So I changed that.

Scrapping his over-the-top clumsiness and mention of his “feminine mannerisms”. Though I do give him a pink scarf, to show he may still enjoy aspects of femininity without it being his whole character. (not that pink is inherently feminine).

Basu Sisters Overhaul:

Simply put, I don’t like the Basu Sisters and they wouldn’t fit my grounded interpretation of Yan Sim. So I turned them into positive interpretations of Gyarus instead! Since in OG Yan Sim Gyarus are portrayed as the harmful bully stereotype.

The existence of a flexible dresscode is also addressed through Katsumi and Chiaki. The catch mentioned being restrictions on Students that behave inappropriately or have low grades.

I know people like the Basu Sisters but this is my rewrite! So please respect that <3

Ages:

Horuda/Izumi: 15

Kuu/Katie: 16

Katsumi/Sakyu: 17

Chiaki/Inkyu: 16

Kenji/Kyuji: 17

Otohiko/Kiyotaka: 16

Hajime Kato: 17

Takahiro Nagase: 17

edit: I just realised Horuda/Itzumi’s rep is wrong TnT it’s -10 <3

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 4 days ago

Did the creator update this?

‼️NOT ASKING OR DEMANDING FOR AN UPDATED VERSION‼️

I don’t “want“ a remade version.

I just distinctly seeing a reworked/different version of this dress and choker by the spritepack creator u/Lilla666gore

and I must have never bookmarked it or put it in my spritepack list because I can’t find it for the life of me. I love this version don’t get me wrong, but the memory of seeing a reworked version is driving me crazy because idk if I just imagined it 🥹

Edit: it wasn’t lilla it was u/banana_2007 MY BAD

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 5 days ago

My Yan Sim rewrite showcased in Custom mode: InfoChan overhaul

link to my 1st post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RyobaAishi/s/O9QxPBS1mw

Info-Chan—> Kiyomi Itō (Kei)

Info-chan extensive overhaul: 

In my rewrite, Info-chan is a non binary student and instead of being a perverted creep. They use their online presence and use it to manipulate and blackmail local criminals and their past bullies. Essentially a morally grey vigilante.  

They use Ayano/Akari to gather blackmail about their chosen targets. 

NOT PANTIE SHOTS EW. 

They are also less like a tutorial robot, giving advice but not extensive guides to the point it becomes unrealistic. They reward her with things that can help her eliminate her rivals in exchange for blackmail. 

The reason they are talking to Akari is quite clear. 

They are gathering information in hopes to expose her as a creepy stalker. Not a murderer (as they don’t know that). 

However, if Akari uses their services often and engages with them. They will discover her darker impulses and instead of just exposing Akari to the school, they will continue to “help” in order to build up evidence for a police investigation. 

Ages:

Kei/InfoChan: 17

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 6 days ago

My thoughts on a GEN AI Submod

(For context there was someone contemplating making a Monika After Story Submod using AI and I gave my opinion on it before the MASFandom mods took it down . . .)

There’s been discussion in the sub regarding a Monika AI Submod using Gen AI. It has been cancelled (to my knowledge) and this isn’t to spread hate to the submod creator. However, I do want to give my thoughts.

The beauty of MAS in my opinion is it’s community creativity. And to use Gen AI in any prospect for submods could open up a pandora’s box of issues for the community.

If AI gets used in one submod, then what’s to stop people using it to code or to make spritepacks? Monika may be an AI in story but she shouldn’t be watered down to a gen AI assisted character irl.

Gen AI‘s environmental impact is actually horrendous and with so many people now using it in their projects it’s refreshing that DDLC and by extension MAS is Gen AI free.

there’s no reason why MAS should have gen AI in it in any capacity.

AI won’t make Monika more cohesive. ChatGPT is famously unreliable and so are Apps like Character AI where the responses end up not at all what you want them to be. LLMS as a whole are considered not reliable and prone to misinformation.

Furthermore, Dan Salvato and Team Salvato issued explicit anti-AI guidelines. So that’s even more reason to not greenlight anything related to AI, even in the context of MAS.

Additionally, I honestly just find it disheartening that people think that Monika would be better with AI. When she’s perfect the way she is, crafted by real people and talented coders.

AI should never be considered better than human made art.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

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u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 9 days ago

My thoughts on a GEN AI Submod

There’s been discussion in the sub regarding a Monika AI Submod using Gen AI. It has been cancelled (to my knowledge) and this isn’t to spread hate to the submod creator. However, I do want to give my thoughts.

The beauty of MAS in my opinion is it’s community creativity. And to use Gen AI in any prospect for submods could open up a pandora’s box of issues for the community.

If AI gets used in one submod, then what’s to stop people using it to code or to make spritepacks? Monika may be an AI in story but she shouldn’t be watered down to a gen AI assisted character irl.

Gen AI‘s environmental impact is actually horrendous and with so many people now using it in their projects it’s refreshing that DDLC and by extension MAS is Gen AI free.

there’s no reason why MAS should have gen AI in it in any capacity.

AI won’t make Monika more cohesive. ChatGPT is famously unreliable and so are Apps like Character AI where the responses end up not at all what you want them to be. LLMS as a whole are considered not reliable and prone to misinformation.

Furthermore, Dan Salvato and Team Salvato issued explicit anti-AI guidelines. So that’s even more reason to not greenlight anything related to AI, even in the context of MAS.

Additionally, I honestly just find it disheartening that people think that Monika would be better with AI. When she’s perfect the way she is, crafted by real people and talented coders.

AI should never be considered better than human made art.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

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u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 9 days ago

Little Message for the Transika Creators!

BIGG THANK YOU u/Bullfrog2point0 and u/LeftEmy from me and My Moniko <33

(And yes it's true, Transika submod is my favourite ^^)

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 10 days ago

My Yan Sim rewrite showcased in Custom mode: 3 more rivals + full body shots!

(Also edited Ema/Raibaru’s portrait slightly! And fixed an oversight with Sato/Senpai’s yearbook entry*) 

link to my 1st post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RyobaAishi/s/O9QxPBS1mw

Kizana  Sunobu—> Mei Akiyama

Oka Ruto—> Honoka Yamada (little OG taro refrence 😉)

Asu Rito—> Austin Reed 

Errors in the yearbook entires: 

Mei’s persona is Lovestruck

Honoka’s persona is Fragile 

Explanation for Asu changes:

I know making Asu male in this rewrite might rub people the wrong way however this isn’t because I don’t like the fact the sporty character is female. Rather giving Senpai/Sato a male love interest adds diversity and much needed representation. And making Asu also a US international student, gives depth to his character as he’s new to not just the school but the country. 

(* the oversight is I accidentally wrote hero complex instead of saviour complex which is the right term. I would have edited in game but i’m too lazy _ _ )

Ages: 

Mei/Kizana is 17

Honoka/Oka is 16

Austin/Asu is 17

Additional fun fact: 

In my rewrite certain characters have different body types!

For example: Honoka/Oka is plus size ^^

(Rival 6 and 7 coming soon along 

with extensive rewrites as they are inherently problematic) 

  

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 10 days ago

Yan Sim Rewrite in Custom Mode: Full body shots!

Full body shots of my Yan Sim Rewrite characters!

Link to my 1st post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RyobaAishi/s/O9QxPBS1mw

(Kizana and both Osana and Amai’s suitors are both already rewritten and designed but I want to introduce all the suitors together in a big post and the next 3 rivals in another post to avoid flooding the sub!)

Also additional lore to add:

In this realistic rewrite all the characters are 15-17!

Akari/Ayano: 16

Sato/Taro: 17

Hana/Osana: 17

Ema/Raibaru: 16

Misaki/Amai: 16

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 12 days ago

My Yan Sim rewrite showcased in Custom mode!

Taro Yamada—> Sato Watanabe

Ayano Aishi —> Akari Takahashi

Osana Najimi—> Hana Hayashi

Raibaru Fumetsu—> Ema Suzuki

Amai Odayaka—> Misaki Yoshida

(This a grounded rewrite of Yan sim, envisioned as an actual Japanese highschool (relatively) rather than the weird lore heavy mess OG yan sim is imho. This includes more realistic characters, backstories and names.(

(it isn’t perfect but i tried and it took all day, not even kidding)

(More characters, lore and full body shots coming soon!(

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 13 days ago

I’ve just started watching the lion guard and…

Preface this by saying: I get that i’m not the target audience so i take most of the annoying stuff at face value. Though I do wholeheartedly like My little pony gen 4 and Littlest Pet Shop. So i’m not against enjoying “kids stuff”

I HATE BUNGA SM. IDK I JUST FIND HIM SO ANNOYING 😭

Idk how unpopular of a take this is, i just hate the kid.

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u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 17 days ago

Submod question?

a submod where you can tell monika events that you’re looking forward to and mark them on the calendar? I know it’s weirdly specific but I’m curious if there’s anything similar to that i could download

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u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 19 days ago

MOTN &lt;33

The eyes ARE MY FAVOURITE AHHHHHHHHH (Made by u/Banana_2007 tysm so much diva!!)

HE IS SO MFING HANDSOME <333333

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 20 days ago

Flowered shirt?

Is there any recolours or similar spritepacks to this flowered shirt? It's my legit favourite clothing to put on Moniko :')

u/PinkFreckles_GachaYT — 20 days ago