Hisao Nakai is a normal high school student, currently in his final year of high school. One day Hisao receives a letter from parties unknown in his locker and waits at the written place for the sender. The person who wrote the letter turns out to be his crush; while speaking to her, he suddenly collapses. He awakes in a hospital bed, and is told by the doctors that the reason he collapsed is due to arrhythmia, a rare heart condition that causes his heartbeat to sometimes become irregular. Due to this, his parents have enrolled him in Yamaku, a school for disabled students of all kinds.
Hi Admin. Thanks for upload, is this full five acts 18+ version?
Regards,
S
Yes.
Wow admin! I read about this game along time ago and I never thought I would have a chance to play it. Thank you 🙂
Wow, thanks, admin! Glad that they finally finished, after over four years of blood sweat and tears!
It was more than 10 years wasn’t it?
Actually Exactly 5 years to the day
Admin is this the full version?
Read comments before asking, please.
Sorry bout that
This game is fantastic and the best “its free”.
It’s not like the other titles aren’t “free” on this site…
LOL
But this is REALLY “free” 🙂
Thanks.
I don’t know about it being free or not, but, even if the Admin require me to pay, I’m okay with it..since its almost impossible for to get this kind of game ‘officially’ in my country, gotta pirate it one way or another..
so, cheers for the Admin!
I seen this on a hentai manga website and I can’t find a way to play it… Now you gave it to us.
A thousand blessings! A wonderful year’s gift!
It’s not rally a wonder if you couldn’t find a way to download it. I mean the game came out on Wednesday (4.1.2012)
There was a demo version of this that was released some time ago.
Yes, I know. I played through it. I’m glad they managed to finish this though. I really like it.
the eroge Koi suru Otome to Shugo no Tate will be next right?
Eroge that u mentioned is still in middle of translation , so right now no one knows whats going to be next ( im placing my bets on Forest or Monmusu Quest(or Majikoi if u count partial patches in)).
ah…ok^^
naww no voices XD
yeah, but the musics are doing well as compensation for no voices
Gracias!
@sadfaced,
well its a fan-project, the whole game. So it would be quite expensive to get a good seiyuu cast for it 😉
somehow i smell a sad ending, i guess i wont play it until i confirmed that lol
I played only three routes and while it is an emotional rollercoaster, the endings were nice and heartwarming. One of them wasn’t even sad, it was mostly romance. So don’t worry, try it out. 🙂
have you seen Lily’s ending?
I hated it…. I like happy endings
That one, after you play it, look in your events. There are four extra slots after that ending implying a second one.
Second ending that is.
It continues after the credits. If it doesn’t, you probably screwed up somewhere. (And like LT: If it actually stops four scenes short…. Well, try again.)
Haha, Well thanks for that. I was wondering what I was doing wrong.
First, i would like to thank you admin for this rapid fire of nice VNs and secondly something ive been itching to ask for a while now. How is work going with forum ? And are you going to do some kind of chat on site ?(Chatango is easy to add to site i think). Im asking because its hard to check all those games for comments and help people, it would be much easier with forum or chat, not to mention it would be nice to discuss with other people what they think about this and that.
Hey, no VOICE?
well this is translated by the same creators of the game and i guess they were 2 lazy 2 add voice so yeah
this game is not a translated game, it’s a OELVN, an original fan made game by 4leaf
and it’s not that “they were 2 lazy 2 add voice” it’s a fan made, so they didn’t have that big of a budget to add voice acting..
it’s a GOOD game, and you got it for FREE, so just be grateful already..
This was awesome! I though it was gonna be heavy drama but it was rather bearable. Sure, few tears were shed, but the endings were pretty epic. Hanako and Lilly FTW!
And Admin, I think you should have stated in the discrimination that this is a free project, hence no voice. Maybe people will be more open-minded with their accusations…
I’d also add that not only is it fan-made, it’s also an OELVN, so even if it *did* have voices, they would be in English, not Japanese. A lot of people seem to think this was translated.
And yes, this game is amazing, or the more so because it’s a fan-work. These guys deserve a shit-ton of praise.
so this is like a foreign eroge? lol , no wonder they use condoms in an eroge , how awkward. hanako ftw
is there a miki route?
I don’t think so.
God, I wish. She’s awesome.
Yeah I loved her too. She had an awesome personality 🙂
there is a Kenji route… as I found out
Ah, the “bad ending” I guess?
Yeeeeeeeeessssssssss!!!!!
*extreme veneration for the admin*
Thanks admin!
*drooling*
*giving a melancholical sigh* … KS was what brought me to VNs … loved the Act1-demo. Downloaded the full version from their site when it was released (3 days ago as of this writing). That said, thumbs up for spreading and being so quick about it Admin. You rock.
Rin’s path has left me emotionally tired now for 2 days..
Man, I can relate. Family project had the same effect for me. I couldn’t get it out of my head for many days. And now this. Maybe I should stop reading these…. but then I would miss all the great stories. (I don’t like the mindless sex ones…. as much)
Yeah, Fam Project was a real good and touching one too. But in difference to KS, it didn’t touch me in such a sad way, but sent me into rage again and again, because i dislike those, let’s say, “abusive” stories.
Anyway, if you liked Fam Project, you should try Kanon – it has some really touching stories too. =)
Btw. if anybody wonders/worries about the 18+ – the H-scenes can be disabled (just as the girls, ha ha ha. Boy, now i feel bad) but are anyway made in just the same sensitive way as the rest of the game. Except maybe for Emi’s Path 😉
Yeah, I played Kanon too. It didn’t have the same effect. But KS, I really really liked. For some reason, at the time I read it, Fam Pro really hit me hard.(in a good way.) Though I never finished Chunhua’s route as she just didn’t interest me enough.
On another note, I fail to see what you mean by “abusive”. Could you elaborate? Don’t be offended. I’m just curious.
I mean that all of the paths at Fam. Project deal with abuse in one way or another. Chunhua sold herself and probably got (ab)used even more, Jun sold herself, the whole angle with Masumi’s husband and the background of Aoba wasn’t much better. At least one could protect Matsuri before any harm was done. I mean, it’s nothing as f***ed up as “Hitomi – My Stepsister” (I’d say, it’s another kind of rage. One is positive and caring, the other is simply “WTF?!”), but it simply pushes my buttons and i go into “protector on white horse”-mode, if you know what i mean. I think, maybe I’m not the type for such stories… … … so, now going to play “Maiden Rape Assault – Violent Semen Inferno” … that sounds nice and romantic … …
Sirious through, any recommendations else for someone who liked stuff like KS, Fam.Project, Ever17 and such?
@Nizzy, im not really sure. alot of the really good ones made me hurt bad. if youre looking for something sweet and good, theres Clannad & Little Busters( as with any of the KEY company games), Wanko to Kurosu( tho half way its just fukafukafuk), Galaxy Angel, Symphonic Rain, and Planetarian.
other than those i havent played any others that were sweet and calming for the mind
these are violent(very) and sex oriented but actually have a decent story in a way: Cross+channel, Sengoku Rance(the main story made me cry a lil but i wouldnt recomend the other rance games cause theyre all extreme), swan Song, and Yume Miru Kusari.
These i recomend after you feel like your up to a different change of pace but they may not be your cup of tea. I know because it was hard to push myself thru some of these… ;_;
@nizzy: Manly man above me gave some good suggestions. It’s really been a while since I’ve last read a good vn other than KS, and you’ve likely read about every one that I can think of. (not many, for instance I haven’t read ever17)
@hohoi
Manly men aim to please(tho im not actually that manly). Thank you for the words of appreciation and you are welcome. you make me feel like a hero 🙂
ManlyMan~away
Lol..I feel you. I cried like a baby and was emotionally unstable after playing Kana Little sister~ That was my gateway VN.
Kana…. man, also one of the VNs that Left me drained for a while….
Mostly sad. Especially some of the endings.
Hey, another person whose first VN was Family Project. I’ve put off downloading this VN for the same exact reason as you…
Secondly I was going to download is straight from their site but it’s overloaded, then I get the Rin picture that says “I’ve got no arms to hug you with” while she’s looking so nonchalant… It’s both sad and cute at the same time. I don’t understand. T_T
I’ll still read it of course. Kinda worried about the fact it’s 18+ though, will there seriously be h-scenes…? I wonder how those’ll turn out…
I’ve only played for 20-30 minutes and I’ve already seen the error of my ways! I am now a better person for reading this visual novel! These things are only an issue if you make them one! Hahaha! 😀
Manly Man approves of this moral learned 🙂
and a simple spaz agrees
I totally agree, aside form the good story it really drove home some feelings people might have in similar situations. Emi and Nanako were really different, trying for Lily now
(This may not be related to this game but I’m gonna say it anyway)
Hey admin, just keep an eye out that Kikouyoku Senki Tenkuu no Yumina (Yumina the Ethereal in english) will be released in the early of 2012 so it could be somewhere on this month or next. But I will keep an eye out for you if you want me to 🙂
would love to see a completed walkthrough for this ^.^
Lurk the internet moar.
A simple google search will satisfy your needs for a walkthrough…
just search in google for “katawa shoujo walktrough” and you will find the full walkthrough for all acts
http://meta.filesmelt.com/downloader.php?file=KatawaShoujoFlowchartv26.png
its not a walkthrough but its a full flowchart that will give you 100% completion
As usual, haven’t tried the game throughly, but game seems to work ok with Mac OSX Lion, and WINESKIN 2.53 (a WINE implementation for OSX ), with the WS8Wine1.1.5 engine…(other engines might work too, but I have only tried with this one)…no need to set the LANG to japanese…fonts look ok, sound ok…thanks!
Their site actually has different downloads for MAC, Linux and Windows users.
thanks admin!
Can u use both of the file servers? by that i mean us part 1 as filesonic and use part 2 as fileserve?
And would that go to all the games you have on the website?
I’m pretty sure i heard Admin saying you could do that before but i’m not 100% sure Admin might want to confirm this.
Yes, it is correct.
You can. I’ve downloaded like 9 games doing part 1 filesonic part 2 fileseve.
hey guys~~ I know this isn’t related to the post~~ but~~ when I browsing on internet cafe~~ the newest 3 VN’s (katawa shoujo, Koenchu! Voice Actress Tale ~You,the sky and summer~ and my girlfriend is the president) aren’t displayed at the top page~~ instead the newest is Little Buster!~~ yes i refreshed the page few times~~ the result are same~~~~ but when I browsing at home the 3 newest VN are displayed~~~ why??
Your cafe or it’s ISP is using proxy cache that keeps copies of websites saved and serves them locally instead of downloading them again. You can try clicking shift-refresh to “force” redownload. If this won’t help then you should contact cafee staff – i can’t help you with this one, as it’s problem on your end.
got the same problem here… still find way to fix it … my desktop is display as well but my laptop stuck with Umineko ….
oh well i reinstall the browser and it works fine now …
ok~~ thanks for ur explanation admin~~ I guess I’ll ask the staff to fixed it~~ 😀
Same problem here but i´m at home, problem appear after i reinstall windows 7.
Problem solved.
grrr…. Hoshizora no Memoria Wish upon a shooting star english patch will come out april fools 🙁
arigatou gusaimas admin!
i can’t seem to hear any voice? is that normal?
Yes, this game is unvoiced.
That certainly is an amazing Visual Novel. Damn, I’m so tired going to sleep 3 a.m. because I can’t stop reading. D:
+ 1 on this.
I’ve done two solid nights reading until 4am because I’m so hooked, and I’ve only managed to complete two routes so far XD
I’m savouring everything. The artwork is frigging beautiful.
It’s a really great game despite being amateur-made, in fact, it’s better than many other eroges.
I’m honestly surprised that this is fan-made. This was truly a beautiful game, although I’ve only finished 2 routes. I expected this game to be an emotionally draining one, given the circumstances of the main character, but I was honestly surprised to see only a few tear jerking moments, and I’m not afraid to say that manly tears were shed on this game. The best part though, is that I found this game on my birthday a couple of days ago. A wonderful birthday present. Thank you Admin.
Ow damn I remember this game being deleted at my Pc because of reformatting. So does this means that the full version has been released?
I thought that they had already stopped working on it & never going to release the full of it.
no, they finished. it would be cool if you supported them and told them thanks 😛
thxs alot admin, hope this site will be running forever
oh yea is forest english patch out? tht means rewrite is gonna be translated soon
Forest patch out.
oh thanks admin!!
been waiting for you to upload it…
so is forest the next one to upload?
why the hell im imaging voices for the characters?
I keep coming across a bug that crashes the game at “I can count the ammount of times I go outside with the fingers of one hand”
this is with both the windblows version and Linux version from the website….be warned.
That’s right at the begining!!!, I’ll update python to make sure it’s not that.
Didn’t they upload a fix that was supposed to fix a problem the linux users were having?
This is the best VN i have played in a very long time. The stories were amazing.
I discovered what the problem was, it’s related to resolution.
But this is amazing…yeah not bad at all.
I like the Shizune route.
me too, i like the fact that misha and shizune love him but misha don’t want to ruin the friendship with shizune…this is the most touching VN that i’ve play until now( and i can put in almost in the same level of Clannad, Kanon and little busters!),i like hanako route too
I want to ask. i want to download the torrent from the main sites but it says act 1 what does that mean?. please reply ASAP
Possibly the chapters in the game. There are I believe 4 acts to each heroine’s story. They probably separated the .arcs into each act.
Since it’s in two files how do I put them together to install Katawa Shouju?
Wow. Was trying to get Rin’s route and some how got Emi’s. Oh well still a good game.
This VN is amazing. A masterfully-told tale, and a truly moving one at that. The girls aren’t overly cliche and are all unique (no, not because they have disabilities). The VN steps around some pretty sensitive ground with the story that encompasses it, but deals with these issues maturely and professionally.
I, myself, was a little bit overwhelmed when I first started this VN, as I had never really had any exposure to anyone with a disability before, and I am embarrassed to admit that at first I was judgmental of such people until I played and completed Katawa Shoujo.
The art was done to a relatively high-degree, especially given the circumstances of the production team. The music tracks are also great. Being musically-oriented myself, I have trouble liking a series or VN if the tracks aren’t enjoyable, however, again Katawa Shoujo more than fits the bill.
Personally, I will treasure this VN, as it taught me a very valuable life lesson, and helped me to be less narrow-minded and shallow, which is no mean feat.
Kudos to Four Leaf Studios, your hard work and determination over the years is very much appreciated!
ah i agree with you brother/sister. i thank you for sharing
I dunno, I didn’t really think Katawa Shoujo was that good of a VN. It wasn’t really bad, but there are a lot more VNs on this site I enjoyed a lot more than Katawa Shoujo. My problem with Katawa Shoujo is that there was not overarching sense of tension or conflict (other than the obvious ones) and each heroine seemed to belong in their own bubble, never really interacting with the other heroines in novel (at least, not to the extent that I’ve seen in other VNs). This is not to say that it’s bad, but after reading a lot of the VNs on this site, Katawa Shoujo felt kinda lacking.
However, props to the 4Leaf team for working so hard on something that was ultimately free lol that’s a lot more than I can do, and for bringing the medium of VNs to a lot wider audience.
Well, of course. We are all entitled to an opinion, after all. I was just expressing my views on a VN that I enjoyed greatly. I do concede that I’m not exactly an aficionado or entrepreneur of VNs, as I have only read a handful, but I’m not one to try to compare them, as I simply enjoy them for what they are.. Maybe that’s just me. 😉
Some routes of Katawa Shoujo, to me, were truly wholesome, and that’s precisely what reels me in. I’m also a fan of unlikely/taboo/unrequited love in fiction, so this VN was refreshing to read.
The plot also struck a chord with me, as I’m actually under similar circumstances to Hisao, however my story isn’t quite as exciting.. 😉
Might I ask you for other VN recommendations, perhaps ones you really enjoyed?
Thank-you.
The game has a LOT of things going for it, but it isn’t perfect either.
Ironically one of the best things it had in it’s favor was the fact that a western team wrote it, but they hurt themselves by forcing a setting and culture they know little about (Japan) onto the game. Akward sex? Heroines that are non-virigns? A group of attractive girls in a game and it ISN’T a harem game? These things just don’t happen with Japanese eroge. I can only imagine how much better this game would have been if they would have ditched the “this is Japan” pretext and all the cliches and baggage that comes with it.
Also all of the stories seem to just end, without a proper ending. It almost feels like that they were sick of working on it so long and just ended the game about 2/3’s of the way through. In these types of games you are supposed to have an introduction, some strife/conflict, and an eventual resolution. With many of the endings the “resolution” is a paragraph of text at worst, or a single scene at best. You never really get the felling that that conflict/strife is properly resolved. Maybe that is supposed to be the point, but to me it felt like the plots just left me hanging.
Hanako and Rin’s “resolutions” are especially broken. I can’t even tell if they are supposed to be happy endings or not.
And then you have really unbalanced plots as well. Without giving too much away, there is one girl you never really properly have sex with and another girl that you ask to be your girlfriend REALLY early on and yet there is no inkling of a relationship until almost the end of her arc. The sex scenes are irrelevant, but a believable plot and proper pacing is important.
I agree about the isolated plot lines as well. The fact that you are “locked in” after act one feels a little odd.
To add on to that, most visual novels have a huge first act, immersing you into the world and showing how each character interacts with each other and really giving you a sense that you belong into that world. For me, a lot of visual novels less serious than Katawa Shoujo have moved me a lot more because I’m so immersed in the setting and I can see how characters interact with each other and the world around them, something I consider very important with a visual novel. For Katawa Shoujo, it just felt to me that each character was just doing their own thing and they never really interacted with their setting as well as a lot of other visual novels do, which for me at least, made it very boring to read sometimes.
Plus, like the guy before me earlier, there is no sense of overall conflict/dilemma, other than the obvious ones. In the end for every route, it just felt like a series of events happened that worked out in the end. That’s not really a story, that’s just a bunch of exposition. In the end, it doesn’t matter how “interesting” or “unique” your characters are, if they’re not doing anything in the story.
Like I said earlier, in the end Katawa Shoujo just felt mediocre for me. I can understand how hard those guys worked and the passion they felt for the material, but what they wrote didn’t feel like a visual novel for me, it just felt like 5 separate stories with “unique” characters. As for unlikely/taboo/unrequited love, no path made it seem like it was that way because no conflict was properly established in most routes. Things just happened and people ended up together. I dunno why I’m making such a big deal about it but I really want people to understand that Katawa Shoujo is really just scratching the surface of what VN can truly achieve and if you liked Katawa Shoujo, know that there are a lot better VN that really deserve attention.
Does anyone know if there’s a walkthrough out for this yet? Drifting around some lonely corner of cyberspace? I much prefer having a walkthrough then playing through normally, because it takes the anxiety of accidentally making a bad decision go away, which I’m quite over-sensitive to.
I’ve heard of a flowchart that briefly outlines the plot, but from what I know, it’s not very detailed. However, it does do its job letting you know which decisions to make, and how they affect your game play.
Personally, I like to play all the routes with both good and bad endings, as I’m always curious as to what could’ve been.
You should be able to find said flowchart with a quick Google search.
wow i lterally posted it right above ur post and u didnt see
the flowchart is there in my previous post
except nevermind my comment is awaiting moderation… didnt see that. it’s on generation otaku, katawa shoujo flow chart
Damn you SOPA&PIPA ==”
can’t download for now just when i found the full version T,T
can you fix the download likz please Admin?
by the way I found it here pirate bay can you make it a bittorent to download the game atleast
Hey admin, just wondering why the switch to mediafire and rapidshare? I have a Fileserv account and the ungodly slow download rates from those two selections make the games not worth it.
Read the site news, please.
thanks alot ur the best
nice.. i like mediafire.. glad its here now.. been waiting ages for that to come~
I am looking for the 1.3 patch. I have gone to the official website and it is in torrent form with absolutely no seeds… Also, Admin I write walk-through’s and have many walk-through’s for many of the games. I am wondering how I can go about with submitting them for this site.
I have used this site for a while now and never dropped a thanks, but here it is. Thank you Admin!
Also for those who want the walk-through for this game I can leave it here. Sorry for the long post.
Shizune Hakamichi:
1: Yeah, of course.
2: Ask about Shizune’s deafness.
3: She has a point. Attack aggressively!
4: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.
5: She was cute.
6: Wait for Shizune and Misha to come to a decision.
7: Yes.
8: Don’t drag me into this! I’ve done my part!
9: Take it easy.
10: Try to dodge the subject.
11: Refuse.
Following this path will leave you with 3 CG’s blank. To complete the CG’s for Shizune’s route just choose to “Comfort Misha” instead of “Refuse” to unlock all remaining scenes and CGs.
Rin Tezuka:
1: Yeah, of course.
2: I think I’ve got everything I need to know
3: It’s a trap. It’s smarter to play defensively
here
4: I’m sorry I didn’t mean to startle you.
5: She wasn’t cute.
6: Read my book
7: Yes.
8: Don’t drag me into this, I’ve done my part.
9: Take it easy.
10: Sorry, I’m not in really good condition.
11: I’m interested in the art club.
12: I wish I was as good as you.
13: It makes me feel lik I’m stuck.
14: I want to be more like Rin.
15: You won’t get a chance like this again.
16: What about Emi?
17: I want to support her.
18: Is that why you’re being so supportive of Rin?
19: It doesn’t matter
20: But if you found someone like that, then what?
Follong this path will leave you with one CG blank. To complete the CG’s for Rin’s route just choose, “But aren’t you happy people are interested in your pantings?” This will unlock the remaining 1.
Emi Ibarazaki:
1: Yeah, of course.
2: I think I’ve gor everthing I need to know.
3: It’s a trap. It’s smarter to play defensively.
here.
4: I’m sorry I didn’t mean to startle you.
5: She wasn’t cute.
6: Read my book.
7: Yes.
8: Hey, come on. Cut me and Lilly some slack…
9: Go for it.
10: Offer to run with Emi.
11: Press Emi.
12: I suppose I can spare a few minutes.
13: Sure, why not?
14: Talk to her mom.
If you follow this path you will have 1 mission CG. To unlock all CG’s for the Emi path, at the final choice, choose to “Go after her”. You will get another choice: choose to “Downplay the issue” to get the bad ending, and choose “Give in and let Misha know” to get the final CG and an alternate
way to get back to the good ending.
Lilly Satou:
1: Why?
2: Ask about the Library.
3: It’s a trap. It’s smarter to play defensively
here.
4: Hi, I’m new here. Hisao Nakai. We’re in the same
class.
5: She was cute.
6: Go talk with Hanakao.
7: Maybe…
8: Hey, come on! Cut Lilly and me some slack!
9: Sorry, I’m not in very good condition.
10: Go for a walk into town.
11: Tell the truth.
12: Ignore his insane ramblings.
13: Ask about Hanako.
14: Address it.
15: Talk about Hanako.
16: Mention the letter
After everything is done you should have all CG’s of the Lilly route.
Nanako Ikezawa:
1: Yeah, of course
2: Ask about the library.
3: She has a point. Attack aggressively!
4: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.
5: She was cute.
6: Go talk with Hanako.
7: Yes.
8: Hey, come on. Cut me and Lilly some slack…
9: Take it easy.
10: Sorry, I’m not in very good condition.
11: Go to the library.
12: What do you think, Hanako?
13: Admit it.
14: Do you want to go into the city?
15: Agree with Lilly.
Following this path will leave you with 3 empty CG’s. In order to unlock the other three CG’s in the Nanako route, when asked to help out in the council, choose “I’ve done enough work for the council already.”. Then, at the end of
Act 3, choose “How about we call it a day?”. Then, in Act 4, choose “Agree with Lilly”. Also unlocks the final CG. Cut Petals – When on the phone, select “Trust my own judgment”.
i still think a flowchart is better
I don’t disagree with that one at all, but unfortunately a lot of people want to just look at the route they want to take and the answers to get them to the good ending.
Nice walktrought,.,..
Thanks for your advice.