History Heartwarming / YandereSimulator

* A meta example would be in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6wP1qj2USs "I Want My Senpai Back"]] special. Despite the RunningGag, the special ends with Kokona still alive. Yan-chan even [[PetTheDog genuinely thanks her for her time before leaving her in peace]].
** Even though at the end, Osana Najimi dies and Senpai has been captured, it's still a pretty good ending compared to what could've happened.
** Another good thing that happened to Kokona is that, in the "Club Benefits" video, she's one of the ones that Yan-chan hands treats to.
** Hell, going back to "My Senpai's Back", Midori also survives despite being killed '''even more''' than Kokona and being [=YandereDev=]'s punching bag to the point where some consider it overkill.

* The current animation for preparing octopus hotdogs in the Cooking Club features a cute smile. This would be [[WhenSheSmiles adorable enough already]], but the two characters who perform this action thus far? Kokona, who damn [[ChewToy needs something to smile about]], and Yan-chan, our EmotionlessGirl VillainProtagonist. Either way: awwww!
* Meta example: One of the few things that [=YandereDev=] allows people to email him about is fanwork. While it doesn't directly contribute to the game's development, he does appreciate people linking him to some. In "Yandere Simulator's Problem" he admits that people taking the time to make fanart or cosplay is one of the biggest things keeping him continuing to make the game.

* The ten rivals have differing personalities and attitudes, from the tomboyish Asu to the feminine Amai, the shy Oka Ruto to the brazen Osana Najimi, and more. Senpai is so accepting of all of their personality traits and faults, he also sees the best in them and won't look upon them negatively if, for example, they end up covered in blood.
** [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules Though Senpai will automatically freak out and trigger a]] GameOver [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules if he sees you covered in even a drop of blood.]]
* A meta example is seeing [=YandereDev=] gush about the breakthrough that occurred on May 22nd 2016, which finally allowed him to have students dress in a variety of fashions. After he TookALevelInJerkass due to stress, it was good to see an almost child-like enthusiasm, coupled with a fact that a significant problem was taken care of.

* A meta example. [=YandereDev=] made two videos where he explains his painful work schedule revolving around the game's development, and discusses how some of the potential solutions may negatively impact on his relationship with ''Yandere Simulator's'' fanbase. One of the two polls he put up asked whether his fans are "chill" (not minding if he takes breaks and don't mind the longer development time) or "heated" (demanding a strict work schedule and following deadlines). As it turns out, '''95% of his fans''' are of the "chill" variety, and [=YandereDev=] was correct about the game's detractors being a very VocalMinority. It truly shows that all but a small chunk of the fans don't mind about the development speed, so long as its developer is healthy.
** Adding on to this, Dev revealed in the first blog post of March 2017 that in response to the videos, he'd received a lot of messages basically telling him to take more care of himself. It's certainly nice to know that a lot of the fanbase cares about his well-being enough to encourage him to not overextend himself, and it was likely a huge relief for them to hear that he chose to take their advice and cut down his daily workload from 12 hours working on the game to 10.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-vY06MmU4 On June 5th 2016, YandereDev proposed a beat 'em up system as a potential approach to the game.]] However, the responses from many fans were rather less-than-positive – several people on his blog wrote point-by-point critiques of it – and so the next day [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMTMBPwvDZg he released a follow-up]] in which he apologizes for his rashness and admits it was poorly thought out, along with the ways it would and wouldn't work. You'd think that this would be a TearJerker moment and/or that Dev would retaliate, but he instead turned it into a lesson learned, taking some fans' concerns into account, and thanking the community for not being yes-men blindly accepting every idea and for being thoughtful with their responses even if they were against his proposal. Indeed, the top comments for both videos express compassion rather than backlash. In other words, even though his proposal was shot down, he appreciated that his fans ''cared'', especially the ones criticizing it. It's a reminder that, even with the recent influx of prepubescent fans of this M-rated game, enough of the fanbase are not [[FanDumb Midoris]], but are people who like ''[=YanSim=]'', care about it, and want to help by providing constructive feedback.

* [=YanDev=] has said in a twitter post that all women in Ayano's bloodline exhibit similar yandere behavior -- in their late teens they become obsessed with a single male, marry him one way or another, and live out the rest of their life together with him. When asked about what would happen if the husband passed away of illness or old age before the wife did, Yandev replied that an Aishi woman has no reason to keep on living without a soulmate, and will take her own life without a second thought, following him into the grave. It's a little heartwarming, in a dark, horrifying way.

* Even though it's an act, there's something truly heartwarming about seeing Ayano on stage during the drama clubs activity

* Crossover with Tearjerker. [=YandereDev=] included a hidden character in the Mid-January update named "Rainey" who spawns in the martial arts club if you type her name. He later confirmed on Reddit that Rainey is the name (or at least alias) of a fan who is terminally ill and is likely to pass away before the game releases so he agreed to include her as a tribute character.

*** Also, if Yandere-chan [[FrameUp blames the delinquents for her being covered in blood]], she sincerely apologizes to her for [[AdultFear accidentally putting her life at risk by allowing the delinquents to carry weapons on school grounds]], [[ItsAllMyFault accepts full responsibility for it]], and makes up for it by banning the delinquents from carrying weapons. This shows that she holds herself fully responsible for the delinquents becoming who they are, and is [[TheDeterminator willing to do whatever it takes to make things right.]]

* Due to the Matchmaking Update getting delayed during September 2016, he released small previews each day past the original deadline until it was ready. Preview #6 shows Kokona and her new boyfriend[[labelnote:*]] (Riku Soma with his appearance altered to hide his identity)[[/labelnote]] about to confess their love to each other, walking together to school, and holding hands and sitting together on a bench during lunchtime (the later two also have them [[CrushBlush blushing]] and little hearts floating between them)

* [[https://yanderedev.wordpress.com/2017/07/09/first-unity-5-build-now-available/ On July 9th 2017, the first C# Unity 5 build of the game went public.]][[labelnote:*]] Based on Dev's comments, the C# conversion was finished in early June, and the porting to the new engine about four weeks later, but he still needed a few days to familiarize himself with the new architecture and check for bugs.[[/labelnote]] Why is this heartwarming? Well, just read that blogpost. [[https://yanderedev.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/july-10th-bug-fixing-build/ And the one posted the day after.]] [[https://youtu.be/K7wNpStFPA0 And his video on the subject a week later.]] It's obvious that [=YandereDev=] has regained his enthusiasm for working on the game. After watching him struggle and spin his wheels for nine months, it's nice to see him finally have some joy again.

* In a game about an emotionless love-obsessed killing machine, you can choose to forgo violence altogether and instead [[MatchmakerQuest play cupid for all your rivals]], [[VideoGameCaringPotential setting them up with other boys]]. Imagine how your similar {{Yandere}} [[EvilCannotComprehendGood mother flipping out at you for not following in her footsteps]].

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* For an April Fool's Day joke video, the "Male Rival Introduction Video" is surprisingly cute, with little moments like the delinquent boy giving Ayano his coat when it's raining, the little brother character [[ShipperOnDeck shoving Ayano towards Senpai]], and the athlete protecting her from danger. It all looks like something you'd seen in a fun, {{WAFF}}y harem anime.

** The second video apparently worked, as the saga came to somewhat of a resolution in February 2017, when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbQfGyxGDM Twitch finally responded]] with an email explaining not only why ''Yandere Simulator'' was banned, but also why they had remained silent up until now, and why the game was unlikely to be unbanned in the near future. [=YanDev=] went over the email in the linked video, coming to the basic conclusion of "It sucks, but I can see why they did it now; I'll lobby for it to be unbanned once the game is more-or-less done."

** Similarly, Musume will still do the Social Butterfly pose after being released from being held hostage. It's exactly the same animation, but in context it feels like you can't take away her smile, even when she's been irreversibly traumatized.