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Having better access to computers would solve a lot of communication problems. You'd think that, but Shizune doesn't seem to like writing to reply to people and doesn't even check the messages she does get on her phone very often. Shizune learning to be less like Jigoro would solve a lot of communi...

There's another aspect to Shizune's deafness that got mentioned a while ago and got dropped and that's what is Shizune doing in 3-3 and not the hearing impaired class (3-1 if memory serves)? She doesn't seem to have any contact with that class. There is an obvious plot reason, and that is to meet Hi...

The relevant quote is during the visit to Shizune's house. In the last conversation between Hisao and Jigoro, Jigoro says "She stopped talking to me for twelve years". Since Shizune is 18, that implies a period of 6 years when she was talking. I think the most reasonable time slicing is t...

Just were are you getting the idea that Shizune used to be able to hear but lost the ability when she was young? I don't recall anything in the game that suggests that. The relevant quote is during the visit to Shizune's house. In the last conversation between Hisao and Jigoro, Jigoro says "Sh...

-- Shizune lost her hearing at 6 -- Therapists promised Jigoro that they could train Shizune to speak Hang on a sec. She would already have been speaking for years by age six. Most likely in this scenario would be Shizune going to mommy and/or daddy one day and complaining that she can't hear (well...

Did Shizune have a mother? Maybe she burst fully-grown out of Jigoro's ego.

metalangel, you have a lot of person experience with these issues and I appreciate the insight you can bring here. It sounds (pun not intended!) like we are in agreement. Let me summarize it to make sure: We can't be sure about the history, but a reasonable history is: -- Shizune lost her hearing at...

I don't mean to be an ass about this, but that exact question was discussed a few pages back in this very thread. You're certainly allowed to discuss it yourselves, but it would be a good idea to look at the discussion that's already been made, so it's something more than just retreading the same g...

There's something that Jigoro says during the vacation visit that's been bugging me. For twelve years, Shizune did not even talk to me, even though I had hired multiple tutors and interpreters of all sorts to try to get her to become normal. First weird thing: There's an implication here that at one...

I've been going back and forth on the Shizune route. I current thinking is that I hate playing through it but I think it's great as a story. Why I hate playing through it: Hisao is such a wuss. First, there is the student council work. In the start he whines about doing it but does it anyway. Either...

Hordes From The East Use the Khan's special ability to Rape'n pillage Yamaku ... What am I doing... That sounds awful. It's also geographically inaccurate, since ALL turkic tribes/Khanates were west of Japan He's talking about Ricardo Montalbán bringing in groups of tourists from California.

Finally putting in my comments ... 1) I liked the short chapters. They were all right to the point. 2) I didn't mind the short ending. To me, the actual climax of the story was in the chess game where Hanako stands up for herself. 3) I liked the chess game a lot, in that the moves reflected the stor...

I am utterly baffled that some people interpret Hanako's H-scene as a rape scene. The scene isn't rape, but it is really complicated. Hanako never actually says 'yes' at any point, and all along she is giving non-verbal signals she is very uncomfortable with going that far that quickly. Now, at som...

Comrade wrote:

potato wrote:
Vlad The Impaler: Join Kenji's rebellion, claim Yamaku as your base, and put all the girls' heads on pikes outside the front door.

To be more historically accurate
Vlad the anal impaler

So the achievement should be called Lemony Vlad?

About the choices in the Hanako route ... The first time through the route, my thinking was "Hanako is an introvert and introverts draw strength from solitude, so she'll want to be alone now." Playing through the route again and paying more attention this time, in the jazz club Hanako is p...