Katawa Shoujo

OHMYGOSH! I absolutely loved this Eroge. It's has beautifully illustrated scenes that happen to be very easy to relate to. It has a very kind perspective that one may not normally experience. The characters are based in a school for the disabled; with characters like a blind girl, a girl who is missing limbs, a horribly scarred and timid girl, etc. The plot is so easy to relate to and makes a deep emotional connection with the reader. The portrayal of the pain, loneliness, and other dark emotions, with or without the fact of their disability, becomes increasingly good as the plot becomes more intimate and emphatic.

Solely my opinion, but I hope there are some who agree. See you again :D

I just tried this and I cannot see anything special with it at all

Lily Satou - the Yamato Nadeshiko who revealed to be a pervert (what a surprise). Everything in her route was just her playing and talking until when her parents called her then went into a very cliched ending

Hanako - the idol of the broken hearts club with an adorable shyness that reminds you of Hinata from Naruto. But unlike Hinata who proved her strength all that Hanako did was to mourn her dead parents. Seriously, she was all "Oh no, my parents died. Time to cry and wait for prince charming"
Then it was made worse at how the MC just watched her without even doing anything. There was nothing romantic in her route at all!

I finished 2 routes and never bothered further. I cannot see whats with all the hype for this overrated game. Perhaps, the reason for the success was because people kept on associating themselves with the characters disabilities and of how they get to live normal lives

5/10 Average. The only thing truly praise worthy is the sensitivity

This is a great Visual Novel, the art, soundtrack, story was completely amazing, I can't seem to unlock every scene though, but really is amazing. I liked Emi the best :)

Katawa Shoujo an shuffle are my favorites VN. I love the artwork, the story line and all of the characters in Katawa Shoujo. I hope to see more work from 4 leaf.

I'm not even a rabid fan of the game and this response sort of bugs me. When you use the word "overrated," you're essentially saying "Too many people like something I don't." Kind of like those people who go into a popular game or movie already jaded because they don't want to be another one of the sheep who love it. The word overrated is pretty much at the core of every hipster's heart.

Like I said, I didn't think this game was "omg best VN EVAR." Hisao pissed me off with his incessant whining about his arrhythmia (I have an incurable disease and I've almost died like 3 or 4 times but idc), Shizune's route was boring, and some of the art was a little weird, but considering the context the game was made in, and the unique theme, it's an impressive feat and deserves most of the praise it got. And Hinata, really?

I'll never forget Katawa Shoujo, it was my first Visual Novel. Ahhhh memories...

Its called overrated when fans becomes rapid in praising it as if it is something exceptional among the crowds. Katawa is a game that relies too much on its unique theme to mask the blandness of the storyline.
There was practically no conflict that youve never seen before and an ending that cannot be seen from miles away. But for the sensitivity, i will give it an average rating

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Katawa Shoujo is only being called overrated by you. In your eyes, the game is too popular. The truth, though, is that it's popular and has received the praise it has for a reason. You wouldn't call The Sagara Family overrated, would you? No because it's not super popular and hasn't been lauded as awesome. You're entitled to your opinion, obviously, I just hate the implications behind "overrated."

So may I hear your rating for the game?

I'd give it a low 8, high 7. I prefer VNs that have gameplay, though, like Sengoku Rance, so that doesn't help its case. But, the concept was interesting enough to get my attention. Rin's route was bizarre and I'd never really encountered something like it before. And, yeah, there were obvious tropes, but at least the girls weren't the tropes incarnate like you can see in other VNs. I agree that Katawa Shoujo was far from amazing, but, in my opinion, it deserves to be recognized in this sea of throw-away VNs.

I also think it's overrated and it's pretty much just a 7/10.
Placing it on the same standard, there's nothing special about it.
Most of the western community, places it too high on a silver pedestal for just being a western release, when in fact it's quality is pretty much on par with any other ren'ai VN.




So, CHILL.

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edit: Changed link to the proper download page, it's updated now. And here's a link to the new Red Velvet version, hopefully on the download page soon as well.

It's understandable for people to exaggerate and overrate Katawa Shoujo if it's their first and only visual novel they have played. [size=1]hurr durr it's not a game. It's a book.[/h]

Even I thought too highly of KS when I first played it. That decreased once I played other VNs though.

Hanako is best girl :)

I'd give Katawa Shoujo a straight 10/10.

I mean, the Art was brilliant. All the CG's were really well done IMO. And aside from Shizune's route, the Ero content never really felt out of place.

The Music was absolutely amazing, and the theme always blended really well to the emotion the scene was giving off. The only thing that confused me was "stride", which felt really dramatic but was rarely used for drama.

The stories for each route for really well done. Hanako was clearly best girl, but each route made me cry my eyes out (Well, except Shizune, but... Shizune was... Different..)

And While it may have been short the characters just struck a chord with me. Sure it's no CLANNAD or Little Busters, but no VN before or since has had me connect with the Heroines and protagonist as much as Katawa Shoujo did.

Only problem is that it is extremely easy to accidentally get locked into the Emi route early on, so that was my first one. Though the Hanako route was the first one I beat

I've somehow managed to take the bait and began playing Katawa Shoujo a couple days ago. After reading a lot of people's posts (spoilers) celebrating it for either making them succumb to fetal position in tears, cause one to sink into melancholic and philosophical thought, and also realize it's not just about the sex but also genuine emotions, I finally opened it up to play it and found myself feeling much the same way, overcome and drained by the feelings it brings forth in me. It's written very well and the writing does a good job of wrapping you up in the story and causing you to feel emotionally connected to the characters.

I played through Act 1 thoroughly going into the second act with each girl first, though I knew I was the most interested in Hanako from the start. She reminds me of myself, although I put on a good mask and try hard to be sociable, I'm simply less than adequate in the art of small talk and my literary voice is much more confident than my vocal one. There's simply something about her shy and gentle nature that is very alluring to me. I felt a lot like Hisao, wanting to be closer with her to help be there for her to help her through the pain she is experiencing. Fortunately, I made all the right decisions, but I went back to see the wrong ones anyway.

I was also interested in Lilly's polite demeanor. They were a gentle contrast to all the forcefulness of Shizune and Misha with the student council. I don't like being used or forced into situations, so I naturally felt more attached to the first two. However, I plan to play through them all eventually, since I am a completionist by nature.

It's made me feel a little lonely. I mostly am a self-sufficient person and I don't usually get in melodramatic lonely phases often, but sometimes I have that romantic craving that I should be with someone who means the world to me and share the good and bad times with. I'm a romantic at heart, and a tad idealistic, though I continue to push off girls I've met for many reasons I believe them superficially to possess, or simply because it isn't as clear that real girls can feel so obviously genuine as these girls were written to. Plus the realization that my college days are shortly behind me has me a little sullen that my chances of finding someone just went down drastically. Essentially it's now no longer about who I happen to run into by happenstance, but completely dependent and fueled by my own desire to get out there and make what I wish a reality. Now it's just a matter of getting into a disability schoo-I mean going to singles events, finding girls wanting what I want: a deep, meaningful, lasting relationship.

Pardon the personal rant, the more philosophical sides of the VN have gotten to me, in addition to the intellectually complex blog posts by Aura, one of the developers who has a talent for writing such wonderful and analytical things.

This is my second VN and I don't usually play these at all since I'm typically more of an interactive gamer and less big on VNs or straight reading in general. That being said, I pretty much don't go out of my way to play these and I don't anticipate playing another any time soon.

So, it goes without saying that I am not reviewing this in a fair or just position and I don't intend or care to, since I'm not knowledgeable in those matters. All I know is that I'm playing this VN right now and it is having a profound affect on me. The point of me posting is to spill my feels for how this VN has been, so far, a touching experience and although I feel pretty sad and empty from the feels seeping out of me, I will go forth to get the most out of this as possible. I finished Hanako's route completely and will now submerge back underneath the sea of manly tears from which I came. On to Lilly's route, wish me luck.

I'd love to hear on here or over PM of anyone's personal reception of the VN, or how it has, or hasn't, affected your life, or just to be here with open arms to embrace the feels. Thanks.

Kawa Soft's (French translators) artbook is now available for download.

edit (November): The latest artbook, Imperfect Spectrum, is now downloadable as well.

I have a question, I know you are able to download this to an android phone, but I am having problems getting it to work, I found the right downloads, both files, downloaded them, I even installed the game, but where I am having a problem is your have to place the other file inside a folder, but I can't find where to put it at all, so in the end when I try to start the game it says searching for resources.


Oh I have a galaxy note.


Can anyone help me out with this please

Still playing the game, but I am already able to closely relate this one to myself, because I too have a weak heart like the main character.