Yuka Nishimoto

**Nishimoto Yuka (西本優佳)** is a third year student at Kamiyama Highschool. She's a member of the online doujin circle MAZE.

## Background

Yuka grew up with a family of talented musicians. Naturally from a young age, she excelled in singing and playing instruments. By middle school most of her siblings left home to pursue musical careers overseas. Her only wish was to continue making music.

After her previous music partner and best friend abandoned her without explanation, Yuka has since harbored a cynical outlook on the intentions of others, always assuming the worst when it came to the thoughts and actions of her classmates and family. In her eyes, everyone acts out of self-interest, so she decided to disengage from people. Yuka knew this sort of outlook was taboo in the mainly collectivist environment school is, so she masked it with a more genial personality. Entering high school, despite getting along with everyone, and even being relied upon, Although it was something she longed for, Yuka didn’t have anyone as a close friend to confide to. To make up for this isolation she re-immersed herself in songwriting, sporadically publishing her music online.

Upon entering the nightclub sekai, Yuka decided that joning MAZE would be a good opportunity for her to continue pursuing music and improving alongside other members who’s skills she respected.

## Appearance

Yuka is a tall girl with dark green eyes and long dark purple hime-cut. Her unit outfit consists of a black bodysuit and a purple skirt that wraps around her waist. Over top she wears a black mesh crop mock long sleeve embedded with a flower pattern. On one leg Yuka wears a thigh-high black sock with a fishnet underneath. Her boots are knee-length and purple with black accents. She dons a black beret with gold-coloured lining.

At school Yuka wears a grey school cardigan and skirt, brown loafers and white knee high socks.

## Personality

Yuka is playful and often described as very friendly and caring. Her constant high energy often comes off as extremely childish. Nonetheless, many of her peers rely on her due to her leadership qualities. Her charisma makes her a natural leader, but is a position she is not interested in, preferring to watch on the side. Inside, she struggles with deep emotions of vulnerability. When the situation calls for it, she can be calculating. Yuka is extremely observant of others, but will not go out of her way to relate to them emotionally or help them, instead leaving them to their own devices.

## Game Interactions

A list of characters Yuka interacts within the game.

## Relationships

**Kurayami Leon**: fellow circle member. Yuka thinks he’s a very amusing person.

**Koizumi Hibiki**: fellow circle member. Respects his musical capabilities.

**Kurosaki Takara**: Fellow circle member.

**Sakurai Yinxing:** Fellow circle member.

**Suzuki Ai:** "Let's go, Yuyun~!" Ai does Yuka's nails every once in a while but... Why does she visit so many times? While she enjoys her company, more often than she would like to, Yuka can't help but feel uneasy...like nothing lasts forever.

**Omi Anan**: Were middle school friends and were inseparable at the time until an event caused Yuka to resent her. Hasn’t talked to her since she entered high school.

**Tano Kazuki**: Childhood friend. They grew up making music together and eventually formed a music circle upon entering middle school. After the events that caused the music circle to disband, Tano moved away from Tokyo to pursue a musical career overseas. They keep in contact but Tano's generally too busy to reply.

**Akamatsu Eri:** One of Yuka's juniors, often interacting in nightcord.

**Kurosaki Kugo:** acquainted. Both frequent the same cafe after school.

## Songs

Yuka is either featured in or has an alternate vocal of the SEKAI versions of the following songs:

## Trivia

* Yuka has a sweet tooth. She especially enjoys macaroons.
* Name etymology: Nishimoto, 西 west / 本 true. Yuka, 優 tender / 佳 beautiful
* Yuka is the youngest in her family, with two older brothers and an older sister.
* Her favourite genre to produce is techno-pop.
* Yuka can play a range of instruments, her most notable is bass.