History YMMV / YandereSimulator

** It turned out that [=YandereDev=] and the creators of ''VideoGame/CrushCrush'' were mutual fans of each other's work, so when ''Crush Crush''[='=]s creator asked if Ayano could appear in their game, [=YanDev=] gladly agreed, allowing these games' fandoms to overlap. [=YandereDev=] also added costumes for Ayano of the Crush Crush characters.

* WTHCastingAgency: Some players have openly questioned a few of the casting choices. [=YandereDev=] has stated that since the game is still in development, voice acting is subject to change, so whether this will remain the case or not remains to be seen.
** Some people aren't fond of Budo's voice, believing it sounds too old for a schoolboy.
** Early on, some expressed dislike for Oka's voice, arguing it was too nasal. Her voice has grown on most fans since then though.
** Some of the voices of the rivals that debuted in the Rival Introduction Video are a bit divisive, with there being debate about which ones are annoying or too high-pitched.

** At this point there are more videos criticizing Yandere Dev-- with countless (very long and detailed) rant videos, which often leads to criticizing the game and its fanbase-- than videos about the game itself, with Dev especially being a controversial and often memetic (for the wrong reasons) character.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The AprilFoolsDay 2017 post ended up getting this reaction from a not insignificant chunk of the fanbase. While [=YandereDev=] has a history of posting silly videos on April Fools Day, the 2017 one ended up getting a minor backlash because it advertised a GenderFlipped option for the game. While it was obviously fake from the start of the video, many ended up lamenting the fact that it wasn't actually a feature of the game, finding the idea of male rivals – or even ''a'' male rival that Yan-chan herself had to deal with – [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot too interesting of a plotline to waste on a simple joke]].

* EvilIsSexy: Yan-chan's default appearance was intentionally designed to look plain and average, in a GenericCuteness way, though plenty of fans find her genuinely attractive – having several artists (including the lead designer) creating art that makes her much sexier than her in-game model helps. That said, it's possible for the player to invoke this through game mechanics. If she boosts her Seduction stat enough, she can more easily manipulate male classmates. At max, she can [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer seduce the girls]] with just as much effort. You can also change her appearance through customization, which includes breast size.
** Some people have expressed attraction to Nemesis, the player-killing character in Mission Mode. Although whether or not she's actually a villain is up for debate, considering [[VillainProtagonist who]] Ayano is.
** The Yakuza, a character [=YandereDev=] will possibly add in the final game, has attracted quite a lot of fangirls already.
** Some people find the Lust Demon and the Flame Demon attractive. Reasons why people find Lust Demon attractive [[BuxomBeautyStandard are]] [[AmbiguouslyBi quite]] [[HotAsHell obvious]], while Flame Demon has [[ArousedByTheirVoice quite an attractive voice]], and if the April Fools visual novel is anything to go by, he has a [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds sympathetic backstory]] and hidden romantic side.

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBCsY_OV9YFhZ7l06pbmowg NickeyT]], Russian Let's Player, dubbed her "Katrina Hurricane" for her tornado-shaped twintails; he made up that nickname back at the times when Kokona had her original drill hair, and it got stuck.

* TheScrappy:
** People who didn't hate [[RichBitch Musume]] before definitely hate her now after the September 2017 release of the ''[[https://youtu.be/908F0cP0j4c Driving Your Rivals to Murder]]'' video, both for her [[SlutShaming malicious taunting of Kokona]] [[BullyingADragon and her arrogance in the face of death]]. Few people felt sorry for Musume when [[spoiler:[[LaserGuidedKarma Kokona bashed her skull in with a baseball bat]]]].
** Even those who want to take the pacifist route in the game [[AssholeVictim want to kill off]] [[{{Ephebophile}} Mida]], due to her status as a serial seducer of teenage boys like Senpai. Despite being a HateSink, she completely avoids [[LoveToHate being the enjoyable kind]].

** Yandere-Dev's voice is considered very pleasing to listen to, even though in his videos he's almost always discussing how the player can do horrible things to Yan-chan's rivals and classmates.

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** [=YandereDev=]'s abuse of Midori in his videos and the panty shot mechanic may come off as this after [=YandereDev=] was accused of grooming a 16 year old girl, which prompted Ayano's VA, Michaela Laws, to quit.

* [=YandereDev=]'s abuse of Midori and the panty shot mechanic may come off as this after [=YandereDev=] was accused of grooming a 16 year old girl, which prompted Ayano's VA, Michaela Laws, to quit.

** In 2023, [=YandereDev=] was revealed to have groomed a 16-year-old victim, who had evidence of his wrongdoings. Many but the most devoted of his fans turned against him in disgust overnight, including many volunteers and the voice actors for Ayano and Senpai, with many calling for his removal from the game's development. [=YandereDev=] would post a public apology on his development blog before going on an indefinite hiatus.

** In 2023, [=YandereDev=] was revealed to be a groomer by a 16-year-old victim who had evidence. Many but the most devoted of his fans turned against him in disgust overnight, including many volunteers, and many called for his removal from the game's development. [=YandereDev=] would post a public apology on his development blog before going on hiatus.

** In 2023, [=YandereDev=] was revealed to be a groomer by an 16-year-old victim who had evidence. Many but the most devoted of his fans turned against him in disgust overnight, including many volunteers, and many called for his removal from the game's development. [=YandereDev=] would post a public apology on his development blog before going on hiatus.

** In 2023, [=YandereDev=] was accused of being a groomer by an alleged victim. Many but the most devoted of his fans turned against him overnight, including many volunteers, and many called for his removal from the game's development. [=YandereDev=] would post a public apology on his development blog before going on hiatus.

** The 1980s mode is this. Its either seems as a AuthorsSavingThrow (making Ryoba have a more traditional Yandere personality than Ayano, Jokichi having a better personality than Taro, the rivals being more than just streotypes, etc) or not worth the hype (many players saying it's much harder, Ryoba being a pacifist for the rest of the game outside of her court hearing is otherwise seen as pretty pointless, non-lethal elimation methods are often seen as AllForNothing).

** In 2023, [=YandereDev=] was outed as a groomer by a victim. Many but the most devoted of his fans turned against him overnight, including many volunteers, and many called for his removal from the game's development. [=YandereDev=] would post a public apology on his development blog before going on hiatus.

** In the Befriending elimination video, Yandere Dev emphasizes the toll Musume's kidnapping had took on her, and states how it serves to show that even in that scenario, Ayano is hurting an innocent person. Viewers are supposed to see what happened to Musume as a bad thing. However, after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=908F0cP0j4c&t=6s this video]], it's pretty easy to say that she deserved it. It can now easily be said that befriending Kokona is preferable to matchmaking her with Riku, as even though he does help pay off Mr. Haruka's debt, all of Mr. Roanshaku's other clients would still be in debt, and he would be a KarmaHoudini. The way Musume shames Kokona for her compensated dating, and tells her that she and her father deserve their fate, makes it rather hard to see what happens in the Befriending video as anything other than justice being served.

** Reached an all time high with the introduction of Raibaru, an invincible student who follows Osana everywhere, will apprehend you if you try to kill either of them and can only be dealt with in a very specific manner that [=YandereDev=] has no intention of revealing. People have called her out for making it way too hard to kill Osana, especially considering that she's suppose to be the tutorial rival.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: This is a game where you play as a [[VillainProtagonist sociopathic girl]] who eliminates love rivals by any means necessary, even it it requires kidnapping, torture, or murder. To further get certain people's gander up, one of the game's method of getting "currency" to pay for Info-Chan's services are upskirt photos.

* FanonDiscontinuity: People like to remove the broken part of Jokichi's Stockholm Symdrone and have him be more willing towards Ryoba. Mostly so they can have a better consience over what LikableVillain [[VillainProtagonist Protagonist Ryoba]] is doing to him.

*** Fans of LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} often use his nickname for her, "[[BuxomBeautyStandard Boobs McKenzie]]". Other variants include "Funbags", "Boobserella", and "Big Tits [=McGee=]".

** In the Befriending elimination video, Yandere Dev emphasizes the toll Musume's kidnapping had took on her, and states how it serves to show that even in that scenario, Ayano is hurting an innocent person. Viewers are supposed to see what happened to Musume as a bad thing. However, after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=908F0cP0j4c&t=6s this video]], it's pretty easy to say that she deserved it. It can now easily be said that befriending Kokona is preferable to matchmaking her with Riku, as even though he does help pay off Mr. Haruka's debt, all of Mr. Roanshaku's other clients would still be in debt, and he would be a KarmaHoudini. The way Musume shames Kokona for her compensated dating, and tells her that she and her father deserve their fate, makes it rather hard to see what happens in the Befriending video as anything other than [[KickTheSonOfABitch justice being served]].

** [=Mom0ki=]. Over the course of a year, she ended up cast as a majority of Akademi's female students. She plays both [[GenkiGirl Midori]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Oka]] (how's that for emotional range?), along with Kokona and Saki. While those last two are harder to differentiate – even during their [[TalkingToHimself rooftop conversation]][[note]]([=Mom0ki=]'s version replaced Chelsea Druce's in late-July 2016, meaning no more [[OohMeAccentsSlipping randomly-English]] Kokona)[[/note]] – the emotion she puts into them is impressive, particularly poor Kokona.

*** The rival girls themselves. Many of Yan-chan's fans like to be able to kill them in gruesome and inventive fashion, despite the girls being average anime-style girls. This is more pronounced in girls like Amai, Oka, or Asu. But even the snobby Kizana doesn't deserve Yan-chan's ire. Mida is the most hated.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Of the VisualInnuendo variety; [=YandereDev=] decided to leave out [[http://imgur.com/ko28CaM.png Gema's silhouette]] from the video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvOsfGbaN8w Osana Progress Report and Mission Mode Update]]" that revealed the silhouettes of the other club leaders for this reason. He's holding a handheld game system, but as a silhouette, it looks like he's holding... [[ADateWithRosiePalms something else]].

** A lot of people have speculated that [[TheDragon Info-chan]] is a lesbian, due to [[https://yanderesimulator.com/img/characters/info-full.png her official art]] depicting her looking at a PantyShot while blushing. This implies in addition to {{blackmail}}ing Yan-chan's rivals, the pictures are also for [[ADateWithRosiePalms personal use]]. However, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/yandere_simulator/comments/7t7ofs/questions_about_osana_najimiinfochanjournalist/ YandereDev said she has no time for romance]].

** The Delinquents acting like Spiteful students when you kill one of the bullies, even without damaging one's reputation, becomes less funny/harsher after we learn that they were indeed victims of the bullies before the events of the game and almost commited suicide because of them. They have all the rights to hate the bullies for what they had done to them.

** Kokona Haruka, the debug builds' test rival, has many nicknames given by various [=YouTubers=]. Several of those make reference to her… [[GagBoobs assets]].

** [[AudienceSurrogate Midori Gurin]] was nicknamed "Churuya" by fans before her name was revealed due to her basically being an {{Expy}} of Tsuruya from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. In fans' defense, [=YandereDev=] ''did'' introduce her by setting her dialogue to a ''Manga/NyoronChuruyaSan'' panel.