Katawa Shoujo OST - Painful History (Hanako's Theme)

[QuintusLiviusPriscus]

The real you..the real you that goes beyond those scars.

[TheChocos0]

I am playing this route at the moment.

When I see her smile just a little bit, I'm instantly happy.

Hanako, smile :3.

[MauroArevalo]

I fuking love this theme. Today I finished the Hanako route..and OMG so sad and so beautifull T_T

[360Facepalm]

whene i played teh hanako story i looked upp on teh internet just to get teh best ending

[radhjata]

@360Facepalm Y U DIDN'T FOLLOW YOUR HEART?!

[street6565]

This game has really touched me deep ;_;

[UnlimitedGrubGrabs]

Is it raining? My face feels wet.

[22harp22]

@UnlimitedGrubGrabs No, it's definitely raining.

[Tyroki]

This track makes me cry every single time I listen to it...

[Tyroki]

I honestly can't believe such beautiful music comes from the internets dung-heap. Katawa Shoujo is just... *Cries*

[dj2530]

I honestly got the Game for F-Material ended up loving the story too much.

[flyman00]

I'm probably that one guy that says that I wasn't exactly bonded with hanako.

Liked emis route better, though the h-scenes honestly were just plain unconfortable.

[TwinUzis]

@flyman00

Well, that's why there are 5 to choose from.

[BlazingCobaltX]

I didn't like the sex scene at all, since I still think Hanako should've been able to end up with Lilly. >.>

[YorkJonhson]

@BlazingCobaltX Why can't their friendship be looked at as platonic?

[BlazingCobaltX]

@YorkJonhson Of course it can be looked at like that, but I am a sucker for lesbian relationships, so...

[fetuscockslap1337]

all these feels, and i haven't even played the game yet... i want more of these feels...

[pokeplat]

@fetuscockslap1337 download it and you will feel so many feels.

[fetuscockslap1337]

@pokeplat just finished Hanako's story ark. i've never experienced so many feels...

[aeonbollig666]

@fetuscockslap1337 i know that feel

[flam3boy1337]

@fetuscockslap1337 thought the same thing. and then, i did Rin.... dont do rin... you are not prepared.

[fetuscockslap1337]

@flam3boy1337 @flam3boy1337 i can't help but feel i'd be ruining the memory of Katawa Shoujo just a little bit if i went back and did every girl's story ark. i'm having a tough time bringing myself to it, i liked Hanako's so much

[flam3boy1337]

@fetuscockslap1337 I did all routes but lillys so far. Playing emi or rin is like a whole other game,there is no mention of hanako in those routes. shizune and lilly on the other hand...

[NightAngel194]

I had emotionally bonded with Hanako straight off. I actually found myself getting angry when people judged Hanako for her scars.

[kratos009]

The violins get me every time... ;~;

[j23tpwns]

Why do I have to keep putting this song on repeat D:

[mastahmongo]

like dis if you cry everytime

[PingLagGLHF]

Hanako's story is the best. I REALLY hope that people having played this will understand more. People are so fucking ignorant, they can't see past their superficial impression of a person, always rush to judge and criticise. What Hanako's undergone is worse than drug addiction. It's living hell. I know what I'm talking about. Been there done that...

[xkieth]

Hanako is the best route... I swear down

[Stonedbrains]

Hanakos route was the first one i did and after that i cant find it in my myself to pursue any other of the girls.

[tacoman673]

I went into this expecting a lighthearted, funny story filled with h and sub-h scenes, something like Imouto Ijime...

Boy was I wrong.

Hanako-chan ;.;

[kagemusha23]

I just finished Hanako's story and I'm running low on tissues, its surprising how attached you get to the characters and how deep the story is for each character. Its not raunchy and even though its fiction you cant help but feel SOMETHING for each girl as their story unfolds.

[mastahmongo]

2 weeks of katawa dick and counting. Damn, this is unpleasant.

[PaulTheNG]

Katawa Shoujo makes me feel empty inside. :(

It's depressing.

[Convoicev2]

If you fapped to Katawa Shoujo you're probably bad at games/reading

[Dostwyn]

@Convoicev2 Only 1 scene made me wanna fap, and that was Lilly's 3rd sex scene (I think; the one when she wears black pyjamas). I didn't do it

[crotchshot101]

@Dostwyn Aw, come on. What about that scene in Emi's route with the, um, lemon stuff?

[Drakedog777]

I... Ever since I've cleared Hanako's path I feel depressed, I lost my appetite and can't think right..

and.. I think I'm in love with a 2d character..

is this normal?

[fretless58]

@Drakedog777 As much as I'd like to mock those who have crushes on animated characters, the girls of Katawa Shoujo are a bit different. It's still not normal, but I'd say they're probably the most acceptable 2D characters to love.

[underdog353777]

@fretless58 I don't think love is the proper term to use...

What most people get is something called "Catharsis" and it's a rather wonderful aspect of a good story (I like to call it the reader's high) and it's often associated with crucial moments of certain characters. People associate those feelings with those characters and want to experience those feelings again.

A person can very easily feel certain emotions at recognition of an imaginary character. But I wouldn't call it love.

[fretless58]

@underdog353777 Wow. That's probably the best explanation of how these feelings work that I've seen. I'll have to remember what catharsis is now.

I think the problem arises when people don't know what catharsis is, and they interpret the emotions they feel as love for the character.

[TurmoilTom]

@Drakedog777 Can't exactly say it isn't justified, but...

It's not exactly a healthy kind of reaction, and one that wasn't intended for the people who played the game, methinks, heheh.

[Lazyboy0337]

@Drakedog777 I know that feel. You're not alone.

[TwinUzis]

@Drakedog777

Probably not. But the exact same thing happened to me. Lots of people, actually. Just ask /v/.

[HippieTornado]

@Drakedog777 We all know that feel, Drakedog.

[RossMarlow]

I feel somewhat bad for not physically crying during her route.

Still... This playing, during her H-scene of all scenes made me, as they say, "feel" for several minutes.

[Tobbywar]

@RossMarlow Hmf, that's my predicament too. Although I think my problem runs a bit deeper, as I have been unable to cry for as long as I can remember. Not even during the funeral of my father did I cry. I feel sad, yet I never cry. I guess it's the feeling that matters in the end, though.

[RossMarlow]

@Tobbywar I think we all got that feel... OF HANAKO'S BOOBS HYUK HYUK HYUK oh, I made myself sad.

[LennyonSensei]

I cried so hard after I finished her story. I got the good ending, and I would have probably went insane if I had got the bad. I fell in love with an anime character. ._. Hanako wasn't just a sex toy of the series, you could easily get emotionally attached to her. I did, and I'm sure some of you did to. I played her story so many times, and I don't even care about the H-scene. I prefer the flirting and the romancing of the novel than the sex scene.

[EHSGirlScout]

Only two songs in the world make me tear up. This, and the Homeward Bound theme song. Yeah, I roll hard.

[fretless58]

@EHSGirlScout Only ONE song in the world makes me cry. And it's this.

[S0rr0w38]

" I know... That I'm not pretty... Like Lilly. I just wanted you... to see the real me. "

[TheHaLoJeDi]

@S0rr0w38 oh Hanako, I loHNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGG

-Heart Attack

Scumbag Heart

[FinalWarrior591]

@S0rr0w38 You are beautiful beyond every word I could ever speak.

-- Griffinhart

[regnor112]

I think the H scenes are fitting the game, they aren't made to jerk on or anything, they are more there to make it complete I think... Don't go play Katawa Shoujo if you just want to fap >.>

[dommychi]

What bpm was the song played? the original one

[StrikeCel]

My feels. Take them.

[Josefssoul]

That feel.... *cries*

[Robrlop1]

@Ippikiryu I see, then i'll wait, thanks for your work :)

[calcilis]

actually i find it hard to fap at the H- scene

i was too engrossed on the story to actually fap

[RavenholmeCP42]

@calcilis That seems to be a pretty normal reaction to KS

[oOPPHOo]

@RavenholmeCP42 not normal enough I'm afraid...

[lGasMaskGuyl]

@RavenholmeCP42 i was surprised... the emotional feeling of the song and story for multiple characters didn't even give me the slightest hard on despite the explicit scenes

[SuperSalvatore27]

@RavenholmeCP42 indeed it would be disrespectful to the wonderfull seting of the story it was well loveand epicness.

[sonoskay]

@RavenholmeCP42 I wonder how anyone could fap to this.. either the sex scenes were way to forced and fake (rins) to sweet and hartwarming (lillys) or akward, real and deep (hanakos and shizune's)

I havent done emi's yet.. but she doesnt interest me at all so i dont see a reason too..

[khorn1994]

@RavenholmeCP42 the problem must be in your pants!

[fretless58]

@calcilis I don't think any of the H-scenes are really fappable.

[calcilis]

@fretless58

Lily's masturbate scene does really turn me on abit

while abit onli

[NeutralDrow]

@calcilis That was one of the scenes where it did feel epically against the point (like the shed, or Rin's first).

I generally subscribe to the VN sex scene theory of "nothing wrong with fapping; after all, it's what the characters are feeling," but unlike, say...Shizune's or Lily's scenes, the mood of Hanako's scene was much too counter to that.

Which is weirdly ironic, since it also has the most explicit art. Seriously, it's the only scene with drawn genitals...

[DrAN0NYM0]

@calcilis I agree entirely. The sex scenes in most h-games like this are emotional, not erotic, which is weird seeing as they were made to be erotic, but the sex is used as a bonding act, not something for pleasure like in a lot of h games. I didn't come into the game knowing anything about it, so the sex scene really surprised me, and I didn't fap, let alone getting even an erection.

[calcilis]

@DrAN0NYM0

after a peek at the H-scene i eyes just look straight at the words for the rest of the scene

[HolographicParasight]

@calcilis I couldn't even think of fapping at that scene.

[LbeatsKira]

@calcilis couldnt do it even if i tried.

[Robrlop1]

@ippikiryu Hey Man! before anything, thanks for doing the sheet music for this theme, now my question, there is a way that you can send me or upload the .mus archive? i have finale so i can use it, but, just if you want, thanks for your time :) (sorry for my english, i speak spanish :P)

[Ippikiryu]

@Robrlop1 @YinxYang69 When I get a video up (which may take a while, a few parts are a bit awkward for me to play) I'll have the mp3 and mus uploaded to mediafire for sure. If I can, I'll try to get a midi and a pdf as well.

[johnnyk7]

oh fuck..i'm geting that feeling again...shit fuck!

[zzzCruelFatezzz]

The scar on the body can be healed by time, but not the scar in the soul which can only be healed by someone who truly understand and sympathize you, and hanako's route made me realize that.

[Lazyboy0337]

This song makes me cry every time.

Why to I keep comming back here?

[supershanebug]

;_;

[emilecristof]

all my feels.

[TheBeatleManFI]

Why can´t i hold all these feels!..... :(

[supershanebug]

@TheBeatleManFI

We all know that feel, bro.

[Wilsondano1]

That's it. gonna go kill myself now, cya guys

[salvo711]

Ever notice how when you close Kawata Shoujo, the little confirmation box comes up, and there's a little chibified Hanako sitting there to the side, looking somewhat dejected? And it asks "Are you sure you want to quite Kawata Shoujo?"

This game is fucking devious.

[FlashJordan94]

@salvo711 I've never had that...weird.

[MrRaui]

@salvo711

It does the same thing in the uninstall window. No one will be able to uninstall KS.

[samuelsn83]

Why do I want to just hug her?

Why are all these feels inside me?

Why do I care so much?

;_;

[EpicFunkey]

Hanako's theme is best theme ;_;

[Mrthisguy978]

that feel when you planned to fap, but then you just cant

[kohjingwei]

I wanted to fap, but then i gave up.

It was too sad.

[flam3boy1337]

w-where y-you looking for a s-sad track? s-sorry its just mine, hanako's theme.

[lolmushrooms]

So many feels.

[BeKoed]

Great song! Hanako...TT^TT

[rancoroso]

Great job, guys. Just great.

[AkiraComplex]

ALL OF MY CREYS

[diazhungi]

why can't I hold all these feels ;_____;

[LordBunbuns]

I loved this scene but I still think her route would be waaaay better if it didn't have the sex part... When I replayed her route and got to that part I just quit the game because I didn't want to maker her go through that again ;_; I still can't believe she only did that because she wanted you to love her more than just as a friend when I'm pretty sure she had all of our hearts from the very beginning

[Mike9042]

@LordBunbuns If only Hisao wasn't retarded and would actually tell her what he felt.

[FinalWarrior591]

@LordBunbuns The sex is supposed to be awkward because they're, y'know, teenagers.

(And also Hanako was using her body to try and make you think of her as a *person* on equal footing, not something fragile that you had to take care of. Man, way to guilt trip a bro...

And yet, it worked on me.)

-- Griffinhart

[8mangaman]

Great Music for the Best girl! Sad, touching... I LOVE YOU HANAKO!!!

[Ippikiryu]

I'm almost done my piano arrange for this song. I'll try to record actual playing; if I can't, I'll just post a mp3 and a pdf or something.

[QuantumOverclock]

@Ippikiryu that would be awesome.

[AlonTavor]

@Ippikiryu Could you post the sheet for the original?

[Ippikiryu]

@AlonTavor What do you mean by original? Also, I need to check if I can print to .pdf because I have it in ,mus at the moment.

[AlonTavor]

@Ippikiryu mus? Is that Actuall sound or Midi? I can work with Midis.

[Ippikiryu]

@AlonTavor Neither. It's sheet music read by Finale.

[AlonTavor]

@Ippikiryu So if it's in a sheet format FL studio should be able to read it right?

Do you also have Parity?

[Ippikiryu]

@AlonTavor Not as far as I know. I'm pretty sure it's unique to Finale. Also, I might work on Parity, but I did Shizune route a little while ago, so I'd like to work on that first.

[YinxYang69]

@Ippikiryu can you also post a midi? I would love to learn this song, so if you can, please do it

[BeyondLame]

WHY DO I FEEL THIS WAY

[matheuszanelladias]

Could someone tell me if there is a visual novel as good as this? This is the first VN i've played, and I like it so much, but I could not find any VN like this one =x

[barbedwirebat111]

@matheuszanelladias

Try G Senjou no Maou.

Or Edelweiss. Don't let their cheery demeanor fool you, they are some heart-rending VNs.

[e2slayer]

I find it hard to cry at stuff like this but I would be lying if I didn't say I teared up a little bit

[QuantumOverclock]

Hell, who am i kidding. I do fucking cry half the time. I cant get this out of my head.

[salvo711]

I thought I was done crying like a bitch when I finished my first playthrough with Lilly's good ending.

DEAD FUCKING WRONG.

[QuantumOverclock]

Hanako's story filled me with a real heavy emotion, due to someone i know in real life who is very similar.

Every time i hear this song it almost brings me to tears. Dont judge.

[NeutralDepth]

There needs to be some official sheet music dammit.

[thekingofROFL]

BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[ChompNom]

honestly speaking, I don't know what anime is this but this music is nice. Can someone tell me what kind of anime is this? I might wanna give it a try (no bashing please lol) thanks

[fretless58]

@ChompNom It's called Katawa Shoujo, and it isn't an anime, it's a visual novel (kind of like a weird combination of a computer game and a very wordy choose-you-own-adventure book). And trust me, you HAVE to play it. It's an emotional roller-coaster and a masterpiece of storytelling and characterization.

[Abysia]

@ChompNom

If you play this, get ready to feel stuff.

[Necronator1]

@ChompNom It's not an anime. It's an interactive visual novel. (i.e. it's a video game).

[RoCKbOy245]

This made me cry a lot. ;_;

[RoCKbOy245]

This made me cry a lot. ;_;

[Poisonwater101]

*sigh* I wish her route never ended.. I'm a sucker for sad music and a really story..I actually cried over this :(

[FPSabrina]

You know...

I was really touched by this. I tend to get really immersed in the story and really clapped my hands and shouted BRAVO 5AM when the story ended. I got the good ending and I was really fucking happy that I did. Hisao deserved this. She deserved this. They make pretty much best couple ever.

[ragnarok1326]

Men don't cry. What? This in my eye you say!!?? Oh Fuck!!! I'm crying aren't I?

[The1AndOnlyMike]

Those legs in that picture.

*holds crotch*

[tsunamistate]

Before Katawa, only one VN made me cry - Clannad. But now there's two of them!

I know I shouldn't compare them, they're in different categories, but anyway these two are the BEST of romantic VN's

[djaysenpai]

This is all it takes to make me cry

[sniperbag]

Hanako just has the most touching story of them all, she's the cutest so far. And it's really hard to get through to her (well it's hard for Misao at least). The ending left me with a feeling I couldn't shake of until now. Kinda jealous of them...

[Shadows274]

Hanako was not the first, and I managed to get past her afterwards. But she is without a doubt the most touching storyline out of all the ones I played. I cried at the end, I'd be heartless not to care what the storyline meant, real or not. I found myself torn between myself. I knew it was fake but I'm not sure if I ever had such strong feelings for anyone on that level. It's also shown me that I must press forward with my life, and not let my past get in my way. I love Hanako, or the

[Shadows274]

@Shadows274 Or at least the ideal Hanako has given me of relationships

[Talhos]

(continues from my last post) ... maybe I wont be able to finish the game seeing as I don't like Shizune very much.

[Talhos]

Right now I'm playing Lily's, I choose her because in this route Hanako still plays a role and you can see her getting better even without Hisao at her side (I see it as something similar to what would happen after the neutral end on Hanako's route). Lily's route is quite good but It doesn't keep my attention and every now and then I keep going to the library in the extras to read again some parts of Hanako's route. I think that if I'm having problems finishing the route of a character I like...

[hironada]

I love Hanako soooo much.

After playing her path, as stupid as this sounds, I couldn't bring myself to play any other paths. How could I leave her alone after all she has been through?!

Sounds stupid I know... But this VN has made the characters so deep and REAL and I just feel as though I actually know them. I feel for all of them :(

Four Leaf Studios, please, I beg you, keep making VNs. Take as long as you guys want, because 5 years was worth Katawa Shoujo.

[Talhos]

@hironada I know the feeling. I played Hanako's route as my second route (I wanted it to be the first but I activated Emi's by accident) and now I don't know if I can finish the other three routes that I have left...

[TheManGuyDude]

@hironada Or even better. Make a sequel.

[sniperbag]

@TheManGuyDude But with Hanako please xD.



[MartialArtsMaster]

@hironada

"How could I leave her alone after all she has been through?!"

Um...did you actually finish her path, or did you just play some of it? Because the mindset behind that sentence might not get you as much success with Hanako as you might think. ^_^

[hironada]

I love Hanako soooo much. Her story is so touching. I teared manly tears throughout her path....

After playing her path, as stupid as this sounds, I couldn't bring myself to play any other paths. How could I leave her alone after all she has been through?!

Sounds stupid I know... But this VN has made the characters so deep and REAL and I just feel as though I actually know them. I feel for all of them :(

Four Leaf Studios, please, I beg you, keep making VNs. Take as long as you guys want, bec

[HiroKunxx]

This fucked me so hard, I can't even bring myself to open the VN anymore. It feels somewhat real, manly tears were shed.

[PsychoOcelotVideos]

Extremely emotional. You can almost make out the entire situation with just the music alone



[FailMuffin123]

Manly tears boys ;__;

[BlackMarluxia]

I never made it to watch the whole Video, after 15 seconds i start crying and after about 30-40 seconds i just have to stop watching, because i can't go on. This is so emotional.

I even got depressed after playing this game. my first and only route was Hanako, and it made me cry so many times, even after completing it. Some people may think i'm weak now, as a man shouldn't cry, but i don't really care, it's just to beatiful

I don't know why i'm telling you this. I just wanted someone to know...

[Talhos]

@BlackMarluxia You are not the only one who cried while playing Hanako's route and I bet you wont be the last. And I doubt that anyone who played Katawa Shoujo would think any less of you for it.

[Parnellcakes]

Tear jerking bullshit ;_; sniff

[11wavework11]

I haven't even played the Hanako route yet and this OST is making me teary

[Wyndstryker]

Moment this song started playing when Hanako was showing her scars, I knew I was playing a masterpiece.

[danyo1301]

I can't wait for the official sound tracks to come out

[thekingofROFL]

HANAKO MADE ME CRY.....SO AMAZING. 

[willardhwright]

The moment this song played when Hanako started talking about her past and her mother was just... guh. I'm not a fan of her, but THIS was strong.

[ViolinSnowKid2]

Ah...this is just sweat.

[YorkJonhson]

These are Manly Tears. Don't judge me.

[smuttbullen]

Ah, it looks like it’s beginning to rain.

[MajinMinh]

My heart sinks seeing her like this. I don't care if she isn't real, I can't hold all these feels anymore. I love you Hanako ;_;

[TheRealToony]

You mean a man like me.....still hasn't run out of tears?

[TheGamezillaz]

after 1:50 this is where my emotions run high, i just love this sound

[FinalWarrior591]

"This is me. All... of me."

-- Ikezawa Hanako

[gamefoo]

@FinalWarrior591

"I've already seen the real you though..."

- ME

[samuelsn83]

@FinalWarrior591 she wants to fuck.