What Was Katawa Shoujo

Talking about a VN that in particular effected my life, perspective, and how I have acted moving forward. It's a game that means a lot to me and I wanted to share that with everyone.

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[DailySquadProductions]

Katawa shoujo is the most wholesome thing 4chan has ever done and it's amazing

[Kivalt]

I revisited the game last year, after about ten years when I first played it. Going the Hanako route was like revisiting a relationship with an actual person. Somehow, the people who made this game managed to make it as if it was an actual life experience. I don't recall any other game that has had that effect for me.

[somedude]

"It doesn't feel like I played it, it feels like I lived it. Authentically."

That hit surprisingly hard, you verbalised the feeling I've repeatedly failed to express myself. It's exactly that. It felt so sincere and real.

[lilysdong]

>played all of the routes to feel enriched mentally and emotionally
Truly Katawa Shoujo is for true patricians

[adraodah]

I remember the exact moment I fell in love with Rin. She was painting and having me help her by bringing her paint cans and mixing paint and she says: "That's not good. It has to be like... like the color when you wake up and you know that you saw the meaning of life in your dream but can't remember it." All I thought then was: Wouldn't it be more like yellow? And the next thing she says is: "Maybe it's yellow..."

That's why I love the game so much, it was just a weird line but it resonated with me because I knew what she was thinking because I was just thinking the same weird thing.

[PrinceVegeta]

My god this game will always be in my heart one of the best VNs ever!

[thewalkingdude]

i cant remember the last time someone made a katawa shojo video that wasnt a meme thanks for making this bro

[MinecraftLovesSteve]

Katawa Shoujo changed my life, literally. Before playing it, I was an edgy freshman in highschool who hid from his true self as often as possible to adapt a personality that mirrored those of my friends but... Katawa Shoujo tore that down. It forced me to see life in a new light and it told me how to be myself. I saw myself develop alongside Hisao and the stories of these girls took me through loops as I learned how people work. How people live and how they love. I came out the other side a different person, more true to myself and open about my passions and emotions. I would go through horrible things to relive Katawa Shoujo for how I felt during it. I cried during Katawa Shoujo, and only 2 events in my life have ever done that to me before. I love this game and recommend it highly beyond all things.

[tbhon]

I remember being 15 and wishing so badly to meet someone just like Rin

[Vizceral]

Oh man, I'm so happy that you decided to do a video on this. Katawa Shoujo is just one of those things that you experience that comes back to you from time to time, in the best way possible.

[StanTheWoz]

Katawa Shoujo was kind of a cultural phenomenon, it definitely took my friends and I by storm. Most of us (high school seniors at the time) were "that person who wouldn't step anywhere near a visual novel", in part just because of lack of exposure to the medium. It has a shocking amount of heart and merit for a fan project; comparable to or greater than many professional visual novels I've seen to the extent that to even call it an amateur production feels disingenuous. I'm not someone who recommends things "to everyone" in general, but I think Katawa Shoujo has a broad and varied appeal to a large variety of people, as you've stated, and it's absolutely an experience worth having.

[SecretIdentityStudio]

I remember this VN! It was really good, actually.

[YakuiMeido]

Oh this is a thowback. I remember the threads we had when it finally came out. Everyone on /a/ felt like we accomplished something even though most of us didn't work on it.

[TheTexasDice]

I remember realizing, that Lilly is the girl I want, but Emi is the girl I need.

[Angelic_Materia]

This game is an absolute classic and an underrated gem. Every single time I see a brand new Katawa Shoujo I beam and radiate pure happiness.

One of the best games within and out of genre and has been a part of me since freshman year of high school. Its been lovingly haunting me and has always been an inspiration.

[mushaboom]

I am from eastern Tennessee and go to college in western NC. I came home during the winter break of my freshman year fairly tired and unmotivated to return to college having failed to make any meaningful connections. I played this game in the loft of my family’s apartment at night after spending my days on break doing little to nothing productive. The game also changed me for the better, and I went back to school more prepared to open myself emotionally. I’m glad someone else gained a similar result through enjoying this visual novel, and I’m thankful that you took the time to go over your relationship with the game. -cheers.

[Melecie]

katawa shoujo: one of, if not the only, eroge that those who don't care about lewd content have a reason to play

this is one of the very few games that nearly made me cry as i have less emotion than the average human regarding fictional media

[haotehmao]

Y'all tripping. Kenji is obviously best route.

[basedsriracha]

very glad the emi faction is represented. I always enjoy your stories and anecdotes as in many cases they spur a number of revelations for myself, anyways thank you for the content.

[andrea]

Remember those "Katawa Shoujo 2 when?" times?

Seriously tho, I am very happy this is the very first VN that I played