Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Yuri (ゆり) is a fictional character in the 2017 video game Doki Doki Literature Club! She is a shy girl and someone romantically interested in the protagonist of the game. Described as both a dandere and kuudere, she is a member of the literature club, and a frequent rival to fellow member Natsuki. Her self-harm tendencies become more pronounced due to the game's antagonist Monika influencing the in-game files, which culminates in her stabbing herself to death after confessing her love for the protagonist. By many this was seen as an incredibly vulgar and dark turn of overwhelming emotion-proposing the event to be most shocking to those either exposed to the scene or informed of such.

Her mental illness, particularly her secretive struggles with major depressive disorder and self-harm tendencies, have received commentary from critics, with one writer identifying her death as one of the most shocking moments in a video game. Another discussed how it contrasted Sayori's "intelligent" depiction of mental illness, with others stating that her behavior later in the game was out of character compared to her behavior in the beginning, which was likely in part due to Monika's meddling.