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[Suriko]

First of all, thanks so much for doing this thread and for all the work the devs put into the game. I almost fell out of my chair upon learning Shizune and Lilly were related. Great surprise and a great device to up the stakes for those characters.

How long ago was this decided and how collaborative was the writing of their paths? Or was it just a matter of agreeing on certain facts then writing the paths separately?

It was decided a long time ago. The paths were written separately, but A22 and I (as well as all the writers) were in constant communication to make sure our writing worked right together. A22 also often wrote batches of dialogue for where Shizune and Misha appear in L path, and I did the same for Lilly and Akira appearances in S path. Even where we didn't do that, we checked each other's writing in general a lot.

[Moekki]

Hisao wonders why Miki still has bandages on her arm; is there a backstory explanation for why this is, and if so, what is the reason?

because they look cool

[Merlyn_LeRoy]

I put this in feedback because it seems like an error, but in Lilly's path she wakes up Monday morning in Hisao's dorm room and takes a shower. Kenji's scenes show a typical boy's dorm communal bathroom/shower, so where is Lilly taking this shower? Even if it was 4:00 AM, Hisao can't assume an empty boy's bathroom, and the dorm simply wouldn't have a girl's shower anywhere. At best, he'd have to scout out the bathroom first and stand guard for Lilly to take a shower. Or he somehow now has a private shower, but is shown using the communal shower in other paths.

PS: no fair using the old joke that it's OK because she's blind and the other guys would never tell.

[Guest]

Did the devs make Misha cut off her drills to piss off fans who keep pestering for a Misha path? (I am not one of them)

I still love her, though.

Anyway, I really enjoyed the VN. Great job!

[Aura]

A question, we know now Emi lost a school year, is not natural to assume the same for Hanako?

You can assume that if you like.

[Aura]

I put this in feedback because it seems like an error, but in Lilly's path she wakes up Monday morning in Hisao's dorm room and takes a shower. Kenji's scenes show a typical boy's dorm communal bathroom/shower, so where is Lilly taking this shower? Even if it was 4:00 AM, Hisao can't assume an empty boy's bathroom, and the dorm simply wouldn't have a girl's shower anywhere. At best, he'd have to scout out the bathroom first and stand guard for Lilly to take a shower. Or he somehow now has a private shower, but is shown using the communal shower in other paths.

PS: no fair using the old joke that it's OK because she's blind and the other guys would never tell.

Only he and Kenji use the bathroom in their corridor because the other dorm rooms are not in use. And Kenji is blind.

[Aura]

Did the devs make Misha cut off her drills to piss off fans who keep pestering for a Misha path?

No.

[Guest]

First off, congrats for going gold. I'm glad you guys finally made it. But enough of that, and let's get to the point.

Someone on a certain English imageboard apparently extracted the files in the game and uploaded it in .zip format. I took a quick peek to see what lies within, and sure enough, it's everything in-game. Events, BGM, SFX, the cinematics, the whole shebang. Below lie spoilers, for those of you who haven't played through. You have been warned.

I looked through the event image folder, and saw a rin_goodend subfolder and a rin_trueend subfolder. It seems like the folders were organized and labeled properly, which makes me assume that the files were extracted and uploaded as is, save for the fact they were compressed into a .zip file. This brings me to my question: Is Rin's canon ending really the one where she leaves Hisao in the rain?

[DR]

I looked through the event image folder, and saw a rin_goodend subfolder and a rin_trueend subfolder. It seems like the folders were organized and labeled properly, which makes me assume that the files were extracted and uploaded as is, save for the fact they were compressed into a .zip file. This brings me to my question: Is Rin's canon ending really the one where she leaves Hisao in the rain?

This is also something that has been bothering me.
Is there paths that can be considered "true" instead of only good and bad?

[kourousx]

On pronunciation:

Katawa: The stress is on the second syllable?

Thanks to these posts,
http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t ... 105#p44066
http://media.indiedb.com/cache/audio/ga ... _Panel.mp3

I know that Hisao and Shizune have what we Americans call a "short I" sound as in the word tin. However, how should Hichan and Shichan be pronounced? (I hear it in my head as HEchan and SHE chan)

[Guest]

Those kinds of comments are my favourite kind. Like, at this point I don't really care that much about literary analysis or reviews of the game, but people commenting how they were emotionally touched feels very special.

You'll be happy to hear that I'm in the same boat, then. Hisao's various musings have helped me come to terms with my own disability in such a way that I hadn't even realized that I hadn't come to terms with it before, and I've been up till 6 in the morning for the last few days because the paths have left me with too much to think about.

On a less sappy note, was stuff like Emi being offended at Hisao trying to "fix" her and Hanako's bad end purposely lashing out at "white knighting" or was it merely coincidence?

[Guest]

I LOVED Katawa Shoujo
I'm gonna be visiting some anime cons in belgium/netherlands.
I'd love to spread the word about the game. Is it fine if I hand it out to people who are interested? (if they are over the age of 18 ofcourse)

[Aura]

On pronunciation:

Katawa: The stress is on the second syllable?

Thanks to these posts,
http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=13&t ... 105#p44066
http://media.indiedb.com/cache/audio/ga ... _Panel.mp3

I know that Hisao and Shizune have what we Americans call a "short I" sound as in the word tin. However, how should Hichan and Shichan be pronounced? (I hear it in my head as HEchan and SHE chan)

Yeah, slight weight on "ta", and that's more or less how the nicknames are pronounced.

[Aura]

I LOVED Katawa Shoujo
I'm gonna be visiting some anime cons in belgium/netherlands.
I'd love to spread the word about the game. Is it fine if I hand it out to people who are interested? (if they are over the age of 18 ofcourse)

You're free to distribute KS as long as it's for free and attributed to us.

[Merlyn_LeRoy]

Does Hisao have a pacemaker or any other kind of hardware inside of him?