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Why "Katawa"?

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:11 pm
by SirMax
Apologies if this has been answered somewhere else that I couldn't find or is the metaphorical elephant in the room, but I was under the impression that "katawa" was relatively offensive term in Japanese. When the game seems very determined not to be offensive and the translation as "disability" is perfectly PC, why use an offensive word in the title? Or did I get the wrong end of the stick and no one finds "katawa" offensive?

Re: Why "Katawa"?

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:15 pm
by Silentcook
You are quite correct. This is explained in more detail on our blog:

http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2008/1 ... -game.html

Re: Why "Katawa"?

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:18 pm
by ROFLWAFFLE!
Japs just need to stop being pussies and suck it up.
Like how we stop giving them oil because they were bad then they bawm'd us.

Re: Why "Katawa"?

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:17 pm
by Envy
Silentcook wrote:You are quite correct. This is explained in more detail on our blog:

http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/2008/1 ... -game.html
This.

Also, blame RAITA.