Yuka Takaoka
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| “ | Since I loved him so much, I just couldn’t help it. | „ |
| ~ Takaoka's confession. |
Yuka Takaoka (高岡由佳; January 28, 1998 - ) was a Japanese hostess who gained massive popularity after attempting to murder her boyfriend, Luna.
Background edit
According to the Japanese news, Takaoka dropped out of university and became the manager of a hostess bar in Tokyo. In October 2018, she met Luna there, who worked as a bar host in the nearby red-light district. Takaoka fell in love with Luna and was willing to spend over ¥1,000,000 (approx USD9,000) per month on him. On May 20th, 2019, the two started living together.
Three days later, Luna came home late, and Takaoka claimed that Luna had become cold towards her. She also found photos of Luna with different women on his phone. When Luna went to bed, she stabbed him with a kitchen knife. Luna woke up, shocked, and fled to the first-floor lobby. Takaoka followed him and stabbed him again.
The police arrived at the scene and found Takaoka seated in the lobby of the building, with her hands and legs covered in blood. She was smoking a cigarette, talking on the telephone, and ignored the police officers that tried talking to her. This was while her boyfriend had collapsed behind her with his abdomen sliced open. She was arrested on the spot.
Trial edit
On December 3rd, 2019, Takaoka was found guilty of attempted murder. Luna, who had recovered at that time, accepted Takaoka's apologies of ¥5,000,000 (approx USD45,000). He claimed to hold no grudge against her. He also apologized to Takaoka for cheating on her and asked the judge for a lighter punishment on Takaoka.
In the end, Takaoka was sentenced to prison for three years and six months.
Rise in Popularity edit
After the attempted murder, Takaoka gained massive popularity for being a real-life incarnation of a yandere character from the world of anime, such a character, typically female, turns to lethal violence in pursuit of love.
Her Instagram account gained over 70,000 new followers after her crime and continues to increase.
A GoFundMe fundraising to bail Takaoka out of jail raised over USD3,800 in two days. The creator of the fundraising took down the donation after it was mass reported.
Yandere Simulator fans also want a Yuka Takaoka skin.
Trivia edit
After Takaoka's boyfriend Luna recovered from his injuries, he changed his hostname to Phoenix Luna, as a nod to his recovery from near death.