Re: Hanako's no-scars ending?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:42 pm
She could still have trauma from the death of her father in the fire. Delicious yandere action, anyone?
They don't have to be inherited, birth defects cam arise from a variety of factors, and work in strange ways.Guest22 wrote:In terms of canon, devs/writers should check the wikipedia page, it says Rin's arms were amputated due to a birth defect, which is wrong IMO... I cannot recall any inherited defects that warrant amputation, mostly injury and infection/gangrene, but not defects.
True, true... Its what makes her unique.Guest wrote:How could you not love the scars?
Without them she wouldn't be Hanako.
She would be just another shy anime girl that holds little to no significance.
The money factor is definately a deterring one... as the price tag is up to the level of celebrities' budgets.lurk moar wrote:They don't have to be inherited, birth defects cam arise from a variety of factors, and work in strange ways.Guest22 wrote:In terms of canon, devs/writers should check the wikipedia page, it says Rin's arms were amputated due to a birth defect, which is wrong IMO... I cannot recall any inherited defects that warrant amputation, mostly injury and infection/gangrene, but not defects.
Remember that Hanako's entire side is covered with burn scars. Even if she could afford reconstructive surgery, she might still have some sort of psychological complex. I'm willing to accept a simple "there are complications that make it unfeasible to conduct reconstructive surgery on Hanako."
Well as stated it doesn't have to be inherited. At any rate depending on the defect the decision to amputate simply could have been made to give her a better quality of life. I can't think of anything offhand that might warrant this for the arms but I remember a story about a young girl who had a leg amputated below the knee because a condition early in life had resulted in multiple fractures causing one leg to be 7cm shorter than the other one. Odd as it may be sometimes it's actually better to chop shit off than try and live with defective limbs.Guest22 wrote:Like what was previously said, thalidomide was used a long time back as a morning sickness. Thal can cause shortening of BOTH arms and legs, or a one pair of limbs, so I agree...Guest Poster wrote:RAITA called Rin a thalidomide child. The current canon simply calls it a birth defect and surgery.
In terms of canon, devs/writers should check the wikipedia page, it says Rin's arms were amputated due to a birth defect, which is wrong IMO... I cannot recall any inherited defects that warrant amputation, mostly injury and infection/gangrene, but not defects.
There are certain inherited conditions affecting bones at young age, but mostly are treated with bone shortening/lengthening... but, yeah, good point, its sometimes better to literally cut shit off lol...Wreckusu wrote:Well as stated it doesn't have to be inherited. At any rate depending on the defect the decision to amputate simply could have been made to give her a better quality of life. I can't think of anything offhand that might warrant this for the arms but I remember a story about a young girl who had a leg amputated below the knee because a condition early in life had resulted in multiple fractures causing one leg to be 7cm shorter than the other one. Odd as it may be sometimes it's actually better to chop shit off than try and live with defective limbs.Guest22 wrote:Like what was previously said, thalidomide was used a long time back as a morning sickness. Thal can cause shortening of BOTH arms and legs, or a one pair of limbs, so I agree...Guest Poster wrote:RAITA called Rin a thalidomide child. The current canon simply calls it a birth defect and surgery.
In terms of canon, devs/writers should check the wikipedia page, it says Rin's arms were amputated due to a birth defect, which is wrong IMO... I cannot recall any inherited defects that warrant amputation, mostly injury and infection/gangrene, but not defects.
I thought KS was NOT about defining people by their disabilities. Holy shit, dude.Guest wrote:How could you not love the scars?
Without them she wouldn't be Hanako.
She would be just another shy anime girl that holds little to no significance.
Life of Pi, which Hanako is reading in the library, wasn't published until 2001.russianspy1234 wrote:presumably KS doesnt take place in the present because rin is a thalidomide baby and it was discontinued in 1961
she was reading life of Pi?anotherguest wrote:Life of Pi, which Hanako is reading in the library, wasn't published until 2001.russianspy1234 wrote:presumably KS doesnt take place in the present because rin is a thalidomide baby and it was discontinued in 1961
Hisao only ends up asking her what she's reading if you take the HI HANAKO MY NAME IS HISAO DON'T MIND MY VOLUME option.DESU wrote:she was reading life of Pi?anotherguest wrote: Life of Pi, which Hanako is reading in the library, wasn't published until 2001.
how do I not catch these things?