Yumi going to school just to see Akira in detention somewhat draws her even closer to one of my favorites. I'm always debating if I really like her or that i just find her hot, cause she did do a lot of fucked up shit in her bullying (I'll probably reach a conclusion during a replay).
How is it that he saw Niki in Yumi though? I would think that he saw himself instead, since she comes from a broken family where no once cares about her.
If he saw Niki in her, I'd expect that Maya would be at least aware of her existence before the resets but that doesn't seem to be the case. Actually, from their first conversation, it's like Yumi is even doubtful of where Maya came from. Add Pareidolia knowing Yumi by a different name and her having keys to the roof, and maybe there's something there.
Also, since we touched on Maya, new Maya recently said that she has no home but has been with Akira for years. We know she came from somewhere, haven't really talked to him about it either, and ended up living in his rented out tutoring place. So what happened since? He kept renting the place just for her and only stopped when school started?
I can see why others may like Yumi, but she's far too cliché for my taste. Even Otoha has became more interesting lately. Hopefully she'll get involved in the resets again soon.
Sensei tends to compare Yumi and Niki to eachother:
Yumi is kind of like a delinquent Niki with black hair, but it's probably the Tsundereness that makes them similar to him.
Btw, Yumi can go back to her estate and be the Yakuza princess with bodyguards etc, whenever. Her mom ditched her, but Yumi just seems to ditch her father until she needs something.
Maya and Sensei also seemed to refuse to talk about Niki, so I doubt it'd come up if Sensei actually remembered who Yumi reminded him of.
As for Maya, presumably, she had an apartment, after leaving where Sensei tutored, with him, until she moved into the dorms. She does seem to have a weekend job and some savings, so I doubt she was just living at the shrine, albeit, it's hinted at that she may have crashed at net cafes before meeting Sensei. I doubt Ami, pre resets, would have just let Maya sleep on the streets though, considering she's asked Sensei if Maya could move in just to save money:
Where Sensei tutored also seems to have become a storefront during the resets, as the city still changed during them:
New Maya's apartment may not be hers anymore considering the resets, and how she has the dorms, which is probably the only home she has.
