[citation needed] In an interview with GameSpot, Soejima stated that every character he designs has a "jumping-off point," with hers being a picture of how to create a ponytail.
[2]: The website for Persona 5 describes Yoshizawa as a "beautiful girl who enrolled at Shujin Academy in the spring of the same year as the protagonist transferred in.
[citation needed][5] In Persona 5 Royal, the focus of Yoshizawa's social link is originally her and gymnastics.
In game, on October 3, after finishing third-place in a competition, Yoshizawa becomes at risk of losing her honor student status.
Polygon's Laura Dale stated that Persona 5 Royal's additions, including Yoshizawa, made her want to "replay a game that is likely to take [a player] over 100 hours to complete.
[14] Siliconera's Jenni Lada, in a review of Persona 5 Royal, said that Yoshizawa "ends up being someone we might find ourselves identifying with.