Not sure if you’re a good enough yandere girlfriend or boyfriend? Use this checklist to score yourself!

Traits

[ ] You have a love interest.

[ ] You have a laugh that seems to frighten people.

[ ] You like to be prepared and thus are always armed.

[ ] You are able to fight if necessary.

[ ] Your past contains some tragic events or circumstances.

[ ] You tend to rely on someone else.

[ ] When in doubt, you assume the worst. Better safe than sorry.

[ ] You have powerful emotions.

[ ] You have a tendency to be single-minded.

[ ] You refuse to give up.

Mentality

[ ] You think that your lover is worth more than the world.

[ ] You are willing to do anything for the sake of your lover.

[ ] You must always know where your lover is and/or what he/she is doing.

[ ] You are extremely happy when your lover shows you affection.

[ ] Anything else that gets your lover’s attention does not deserve to exist.

[ ] You will protect your lover, no matter what.

[ ] Nobody else can be trusted. They may harm your lover.

[ ] Anything that harms your lover must be destroyed at all costs.

[ ] You will make your love interest love you as much as you love him/her.

[ ] If the above cannot be achieved, you are prepared to use force on your lover.

Action

[ ] You stalk your lover.

[ ] You keep track of everyone who spends time with your lover.

[ ] You have forced a display of affection on your lover.

[ ] You have restricted your lover’s freedom.

[ ] You have manipulated your lover.

[ ] You have repeatedly said or written a word or phrase in connection with your lover or your rival.

[ ] You have threatened someone because he/she was close to your lover.

[ ] You have harmed someone for the sake of your lover.

[ ] You have told someone to die.

[ ] You have caused someone to die.

Result: Traits ?/10, Mentality ?/10, Action ?/10, Total ?/30

If you scored more than 5 in traits, you have the potential to become yandere! Now, perhaps it’s just a matter of finding the right person or growing more attached to him/her.

If you scored more than 5 in mentality, you are well on your way to becoming yandere! All it will take is a little push from somewhere, maybe an irritating family member pestering your lover a little too much, and you can start displaying your true yandere colours!

If you scored more than 5 in action, you are a full-fledged yandere! Keep up your good work!

Grade your total score on the following scale:

0-5: Maybe you don’t really have it in you to be yandere.

6-10: Not really. Try harder.

11-15: A normal yandere. Could be better.

16-20: Doing pretty well.

21-25: Good job! You’re a good yandere lover!

25-30: Amazing achievement. God-tier yandere.

Character references:

Saionji Sekai: 3+3+4=10.

Fuyou Kaede: 5+3+4=12.

Katsura Kotonoha: 6+3+4=13.

Saya: 5+5+3=13.

Yumizuka Satsuki: 7+3+4=14.

Sonozaki Shion: 9+5+3=17.

Nonohara Nagisa: 6+6+5=17.

Takanashi Yumemi: 7+6+7=20.

Belarus: 8+7+6=21.

Gasai Yuno: 9+10+10=29. (I don’t recall her having a creepy laugh; if she does, she scores 30.)

Bonus points (i.e. what didn’t quite make it onto the list):

[ ] You appear cute and sweet.

[ ] You collect things to do with your lover.

[ ] You record what your lover does.

[ ] You are good at housework.

[ ] Your highest goal is to marry your lover.

The rankings seem somewhat unexpected. Yumemi scoring higher than Shion? Belarus ranking that high? It just goes to show how subjective yandere-ness is. Feel free to improve on this checklist and/or study other characters using these criteria.

What did you score?