“For waifu ruining purposes,” the fan explained. Salvato’s initial statements were in response to fan asking him to confirm that the character Natsuki was assigned male at birth. If you’d rather not expose yourself to that, I’ve quoted some of his key points below. Both links contain transphobic slurs, especially if you delve into the comments. Following a Twitter conversation with a fan who had used the t**p slur in reference to one of the game’s characters, Salvato went to Reddit to issue an official statement to the community.
Dan Salvato, developer of the indie hit Doki Doki Literature Clubaddressed the game’s fan base directly on Wednesday.
