"[b]Katawa Shoujo[/b] is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right."

The game was released on January 4, 2012. 

The story behind the game's development is quite unusual. The original idea for the game stems from a one page sketch by the artist [[Honjou Raita]]. A translated version of the page (post #22437) was posted on 4chan on January 4, 2007. The post received a huge response and eventually a group of people emerged that was highly dedicated to realizing the creation of the game. These people formed Four Leaf Studios and continued to work on it. 

h4. Characters 

* [[nakai_hisao|Nakai Hisao]]
* [[ibarazaki_emi|Ibarazaki Emi]]
* [[tezuka_rin|Tezuka Rin]]
* [[ikezawa_hanako|Ikezawa Hanako]]
* [[satou_lilly|Satou Lilly]]
* [[hakamichi_shizune|Hakamichi Shizune]]
* [[mikado_shiina|Mikado Shiina]]
* [[setou_kenji|Setou Kenji]]
* [[shirakawa_yuuko|Shirakawa Yuuko]]
* [[mutou_akio|Mutou Akio]]
* [[nomiya_shinichi|Nomiya Shinichi]]
* [[saionji sae|Saionji Sae]]
* [[satou_akira|Satou Akira]]
* [[ibarazaki_meiko|Ibarazaki Meiko]]
* [[hakamichi_hideaki|Hakamichi Hideaki]]
* [[hakamichi jigoro|Hakamichi Jigoro]]
* [[iwanako|Iwanako]]
* [[miura_miki|Miura Miki]]
* [[suzuki suzu|Suzuki Suzu]]
* [[arai_taro|Arai Taro]]
* [[inoue naomi (katawa shoujo)|Inoue Naomi]]
* [[molly_kapur|Molly Kapur]]
* [[ooe natsume|Ooe Natsume]]
* [[maeda takashi|Maeda Takashi]]
* [[April Fools]] Characters
** [[Katayama Rika]]
** [[Enomoto Saki]]
* Cut characters
** [[niji_(katawa_shoujo)|Niji]]

h4. External links

* http://katawa-shoujo.com/ - Official page
* http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/ - Development blog
* [s] https://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/ [/s] - The Mishimmie (a booru)
** New Booru: https://cripple.booru.org/
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