Yukari Takeba is one of the more prominent romance options inPersona 3 Reload, but though you’ll meet her your first night in the dorms, you won’t be able to properly hang out with her until the second semester of school after your summer vacation.

Yukari’s social link represents the Lovers arcana, and it’s one of the more tender in the game. You’ll help Yukari confront her fear of relying on others for fear of ending up too much like her mother, a terrifying struggle for a teenager. If you’re trying to romance Yukari in P3R, we’ve got you covered.

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Updated on July 10, 2025:Now that we’ve completely finished Yukari’s social link in P3R, we’re back to update our guide with more point values and information on what to do if you’ve accidentally reversed Yukari’s social link.

This guide contains spoilers for the Lovers social link in Persona 3 Reload.

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Though Yukari is one of the very first teammates you’ll meet when you move into Iwatodai Dormitory,before SEESeven formally invites you to join, it’ll take some time before you’re able to concretely begin a friendship with Yukari, since she has a pretty highCharm skill checkbefore you’re able to spend time with her outside the group.

The earliest you’ll be able to start her Lovers social link is on9/3after returning from summer vacation, as shereferences theYakushima tripin her initial ranking scene. Yukari, though she lives in the dorms with you, is technically still a classmate, and you’re able to’t hang out with classmates in a traditional way over the summer.

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Just be sure to spend some of the summermaxing out your Charm skill, though, as you’ll need to haveLevel Six Charm (Charismatic)to begin the Lovers social link in Persona 3 Reload.

As soon as these conditions are met, talk to Yukariin your classroom, standing where she always has by the door. You’ll know she’s ready to hang out with you when she has

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Below, we’ve kept track of every Lovers social link rank in P3Rthrough Rank Five. This includes yourdialogue and response choicesfor each prompt, as well as the number ofpoints earned with a matching Personam, as well aswithout.

With Yukari serving as the Lovers social link in Persona 3 Reload, you’d do well tobring a Persona of the Lovers arcanawhen you hang out with Yukari to maximize the number of affinity points you’ll earn per answer.

Points With a Matching Persona

Points Without

… I guess saying that only makes you more curious, huh?

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I think I’ll go with the gerberas. What color do you think I should get?

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What’s a gerbera?

Oh wait, you’ve never seen my room, have you? Well then, why am I even asking you?

What makes you say that?

Who was that?

What was that about?

Are you okay?

What should I do?

Did something happen?

What’s going on?

(Fierce Guy) Huh? Who the hell are you?

Choosing"You’re a girl, so…“causes Yukari’ssocial link to reverse,which you’ll need to manually undo before you may progress it further.

Wouldn’t that be annoying, (Your Name)-kin? Y’know, if people assumed we were dating…

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We could have lunch outdoors. Maybe we’ll even see a deer or something. What do you think?

I know! Why don’t you come help me pick something out, (Your Name)-kun?

I told her we could meet up and talk about her remarriage. I’m nervous just thinking about it…

Will you let her do it?

Do you want to see her?

What do you really think of me?

Wait, I didn’t mean it like that! Don’t get the wrong idea, okay!?

What’s wrong?

Gee, what should I do? If only someone would come with me…

What’s the magic word?

So I was just thinking maybe it could help you in some way, too.

Can I really have this?

By finishing Yukari’s social link, you’ll receiveYukari’s Strap, a gift that enables the fusion ofCybelein the Velvet Room.