I'll certainly try to make this as spoiler free as possible but if you've just started playing, best to play the game first and then come back to this discussion.

My favorite character is definitely Yuri. I liked her elegance, quiet demenor and the long purple hair certainly drew me to her. With that, I ended up focusing my decisions and choices on getting to know Yuri first of all the available characters to choose from. I'm curious to see what character drew your attention first on the 1st play through of the game? In regards to the other characters, I didn't choose them because:

Natsuki: her aggresive nature was just extremely annoying on a first impression. We all know that saying of first impressions.

Sayori: would have been another good 1st run choice for her silly nature and carefree attitudes but since she was the first character you meet, I decided against learning more about her and opted for Yuri instead.

Monika: Unfortunately, there was really no chance to get to know her. Even when you get the chance as a player, it still doesn't work out.

So, who were you drawn too and why did you pick that character to get to know them on your first play through?

Starting out in the game I decided to go for Natsuki. I very much dislike tsundere characters in any medium, but I liked her eyes and hair the most.   After the game started over the first time I felt like I was being guided towards Yuri,  so I went along with it.

However, after having finished the game, my favorite character is Sayori.

You should be able to get to the credits even if you don't do all CGs, I think... You just don't get the happiest ending. Monika interrupts Sayori and crashes the game... Or did that not give you the credits?

On my first playthough, I wanted to get to know Natsuki. It's just her overly cute personality and how she struggles to express herself to the protagonist.

Then, after Monika started to play around with the characters, I started drifting towards Sayori instead, but I never got the chance since Monika already... You know.

Anyways, after Natsuki, I decided to interact with Yuri (since she was the only one left). Unfortunately, I never go to see any of Yuri's endings since Monika decided to f*** with the game halfway through, and I ended up in the deserted room with her.

I actually decided not to advance the game at this point for at least a few hours, since some of Monika's lines were actually interesting. Anyways, after finally deciding to move on, I was really happy that Sayori was the new club president, but then she went haywire.

After the credits, I kind of just sat there for a while, re-reading the note Monika left us, and she suddenly became my favourite character (I know she's the most f***ed up one in the game, but you've gotta admit, that song was adorable). A close second was Sayori, and then Natsuki and Yuri. There wasn't a character that I really hated, either. Overall, this game is amazing, and I'll happily go through the whole thing again just to listen to Monika's song a second time.

Sayori bc I like her hair style Andy her type