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... up to eleven to compensate, and doesn't talk about her due to shame. Shizune doesn't discuss her mother because she felt betrayed when she broke ... a few reasons why I believe it doesn't work--at least in mentality and cultural context. Thing is, people who have same-gender preference here never ...

... instantly (one route is a serious offender of this)--at least from a cultural point of view. now, Misha. Yes, she did tried to leave Shizune alone. But Shizune, being the blockhead due to the lack of perception of her surroundings ...

brythain wrote:

Megumeru wrote:...can someone else link it for now?

[HERE] is a link to almost everything you've said about Shizune and cultural influences...

Thanks

here's a direct link to the list and explanation. I'd list some more once I have the time again
Cultural links and references

Cultural references in Shizune's route? Wow...there's a bunch...where should I start? I think some of the obvious ones should be pretty ...

Shizune's route is the one I'm going through now, for the third time. Since we're all KS alumni, ... of Lilly's neutral ending. If you happen to encounter something you're unfamiliar with (cultural references etc.), just holler. I love her route more than the rest mainly because ...

... as a whole. The fall festical, however, follows the more traditional cultural festival where students are expected to participate either in performance ... fact that both his son and daughter takes more on the look of his wife--Shizune in particular--doesn't exactly help him cope with the loss. ...

... father who is pretty much against anyone who comes close to Shizune. Sorry. Not seeing it. You're western, so no surprise there. Cultural differences and all, pretty simple. It's the same concept as how I see Lilly's 'H.A.S' ...

On the cultural part, there is a large part of that to do with Jigoro - he seems to me to want to ... samurai ideals so much as an idealized version of them. Like everything else in Shizune's route, "Jigoro displays samurai ideals" is complicated and nuanced. And ...

On the cultural part, there is a large part of that to do with Jigoro - he seems to me to want to ... through a series of insults. I did learn a couple of bits about psychoanalysis from Shizune's route as well - blocks of text stretching pages long on the subject tend to do ...

... but holds a lot more at stake concerning Emi as a character. Shizune: MAI WAIFU. Spirited, adventurous, curious, motivated, and most of ... by many, her route made notes and multiple passes to a number of cultural references that is alien to those outside of Asia (or Japan) which ...

... dye her back back to the color it was before she changed it for Shizune, so it could just very well be Misha just cutting it for the reason ... initial guess. Shizune's arc is also chock-full of traditional Japanese cultural references that frankly, I'm not surprised many missed it. This ...

... hes' the one that puts the final nail into the coffin, but Misha and Shizune's relationship is already heavily strained at that point and was ... the need to forget about this 'lost love' (hence, she cut her hair. In cultural reference, doing so means you're getting rid of the old and moving ...

I often hear Shizune's arc referred to as the "weakest," which always makes me sad. I thought ... in her route. The ones you name are just a few, with some bearing strong ties to cultural references that is more or less alien to the western community. Some of which ...

... different discussions and interpretations, many has come to agree that Shizune is pretty much the 'love interest of the intellectuals' and it takes ... my family, and I welcome you into it." Also, there's a number of cultural references in Shizune's route (such as when she made Hisao her bento, ...

... that made her a very-very well-written character.) Total: 35.5/40 Shizune Hakamichi Looks: 10 (Well-endowed, zettai ryouiki, glasses, and a ... and romance were made up in its depth, sadly it contains a number of J-cultural references that--when missed--could complicate the entire continuity ...