Madotsuki was based on a girlfriend I had many years ago, who was highly withdrawn and introverted. A year or two after I broke up with her, I learned that she had committed suicide. Though I no longer felt as emotionally bound to her as I once had, the loss moved me, and I chose to base Yume Nikki's character on her. Her reclusive tendencies fit well with a game about escaping into the worlds of one's dreams.

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