Today, January 16, 2024, is the second anniversary of my acquaintance with Katawa Shoujo. For this reason, I am writing the first topic, and also attaching to it my two-year exam paper, inspired by one of the Katawa Shoujo routes. At one time, when I handed it in, the teacher, of course, was not familiar with the visual novel, and when he saw the volume of my work, he looked at the “short version” I had made. The initially according to the rules minimum amount of work indicated is two, three times less. My existing work came out, of course, thanks to Hanako; the ideas and themes that were “perceived” by me, I wanted to put into in it. Of course, not all ideas that are indicated in my work can be 100% referred to Katawa Shoujo, or can...?
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The teacher is not familiar with Katawa Shoujo, but the latter’s community certainly is, so I want to ask a couple of questions based on my work. Which in turn can be applied to any other creative embodiment, for example, to Katawa Shoujo itself.
- Who is the most important judge of the meaning of the work being reviewed, the viewer or its creator?
- If there are any meanings that are not found by the viewer, but indicated by the author in the work, can we consider that the author is making a mountain out of a molehill, exaggerating the quality of his work?
- If the author did not indicate the ideas that the viewer discovered, or what he identified is not true in the viewer’s opinion, can the author be considered wrong?
- Who and how determines the true, truest meaning of a creative project?
Tell all the pros and cons regarding these issues, and if you still have interest and strength, then I will be grateful for your comments on my work (the teacher gave an excellent grade, but you can evaluate it from the point of view of Katawa Shoujo), not only visually, but more meaningful, indicated with the participation of Katawa Shoujo. Thank you for your attention!