So what happened between Yuka and Phoenix in 2019?
According to reports, in May 2019, Yuka had looked through Phoenix’s phone while he was in the bathroom. He had got home three hours late.
Yuka found pictures of Phoenix serving another woman at the night club, and she misinterpreted it as her boyfriend cheating on her.
The same night, Yuka waited till approximately 3.50am when Phoenix was sound asleep. She grabbed the sharpest knife in the kitchen, sat on top of him on the bed and plunged the knife into his stomach.
The attack woke Phoenix up, and he managed to push Yuka away and escape from the apartment. He then took the lift down to the building’s entrance where he collapsed.
When the police arrived at the scene, Yuka, who was covered in blood, was seen calmly smoking outside the building.
Yuka pleaded guilty to attempted murder. She claimed she only did what she did because she loved Phoenix too much. She also said that she was intending to commit suicide after killing Phoenix.
She was sentenced to three years and six months of jail time after Phoenix, who survived the attack, appeared in court to plead for leniency.
Interestingly, not only was Yuka not condemned by the public, the incident also helped her gain an online following.
She was referred to as a “real life yandere”, a Japanese anime term used to describe a girl who suddenly becomes aggressive, deranged, and homicidal towards a lover.