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I actually always felt that if there was a Satou sibling Hanako wishes she could be like, it'd be Lilly. Seeing how girly Hanako is, I don't see her wishing she could become more tomboyish like Akira. Lilly's rather girly herself, but also confident, assertive and elegant. Oh and unlike Hanako, Lill...

"Depressed girl" may have a twisted version of the Emi syndrome. Is afraid of intimacy, but instead of going after available guys and then stonewalling them, she goes after unavailable guys because it allows her to feel validated without the threat of someone actually getting too close to her. Emoti...

And I could actually see Hanako finding it easier to associate with fellow cynics and misanthropes in the right contexts. I don't know about that. Just because Hanako has a misanthropic side doesn't mean she likes that part of herself. In fact, she suggests in her good ending that she doesn't like ...

I kinda have to agree. Her bad end also shows something that's part of her, even though it's not particularly pretty, and shows the darker side of the relationship she shares with both Hisao and Lilly. Afterwards you're perfectly welcome to go back to telling yourself it never happened. Like I do. :...

This thread has probably served its purpose.

Spiritual convictions? That's the first time I heard that one. Most of the people who refuse to watch Hanako's bad ending simply don't watch it because they're afraid it'll depress them. Even though, on a more subtle level, I'd agree that her neutral end is more depressing when you grasp what's real...

Personally, I try not to get my hopes up until the project is either almost completed or the team produces a demo the scope of KS' Act 1 demo. (which shows that they don't just know how to write/draw/compose/script but also know how to work as a team) In general, if 20 projects like KS get started, ...

If you feel uncomfortable about having sex scenes in your fic, you shouldn't include them. It's perfectly possible to write a good KS-related story without them. And yeah, they're tricky to write. Sex scenes can be used to as an additional means of showing the dynamics in the relationship. They can ...

Rin has never shown any interest in stardom and stardom is a far cry from simply encouraging a student's talent. To be fair, Rin has also never shown any interest in her future beyond Yamaku. That doesn't mean it's not important. For the sake of making a living with a talent, rather than merely dab...

While writing I did some research of real estate prices and houses in Japan, along with exchange rates between Yen/US$, but if you tell me I'm wide of the mark, I'll believe you. It was a tricky balance, because in the VN Misha mentions she would not have been able to attend Yamaku without her sign...

Well, he does it because he truly thinks this is for Rin's best as well, misguided though this conviction might be. It's not like he knows she'll have a breakdown down the road. I can't really bring myself to fault him for failing to understand Rin. When reading Rin's route we have the advantage of...

Interesting story, though there were a few things that puzzled me. - First of all, 100,000,000 yen is just a little less than 1 million dollar. You describe Hisao's house as the biggest house Hanako's ever seen. She might have low standards, seeing that she grew up in an orphanage and lives in a rat...

True, but Hanako's a good friend to him too and the way things are escalating here, it seems almost inevitable that he'll end up drifting away from the girl he didn't choose. Which is probably still better than that girl pulling a Misha and continuing to stick to him despite being miserable over it,...

Was there ever a discussion inside the team about which aspects of Japanese culture to leave in for the sake of realism and which ones to eliminate for the sake of connecting with a largely western audience? I noticed for example that Yamaku doesn't seem to have any shoeboxes and students wear their...

Hmmm.

Interesting choice.
- Being rescued and given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by Nomiya.
- Drowing.

If wonder how many students would pick the second one.