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|image = What the fuck did you just fucking spin about me, you little Russian? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Miami Police Academy, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on the Russian Mafia, and I have over 300 confirmed solved cases. I am trained in door-slamming warfare and I’m the top cop in the entire Miami Police force. You are nothing to me but just another spinning dog. I will wipe you the fuck out with baiting the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with shooting me through that glass halfway across the map? Think again, fucker, I was born with thick skin. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of cops across the state of Miami and your movement pattern is being traced right now so you better get a grip, maggot. Prepare for the one shot that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, thug. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that’s just with my fists. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the shotgun in my trunk, golf clubs, baseball bats, knives, and whatever else is lying around and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the level, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little “clever” shot through that window was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking gun. But you couldn’t, you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, because I was born with thick skin you goddamn spinning idiot. I will spray bullets all over the place, and you will drown in your own fucking blood. You’re fucking dead, kiddo.
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|music = Everyday Fantasy [[File:1-18 Everyday Fantasy.ogg|noicon]]
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|occupation=School Librarian<br>
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Waitress<br>
|occupation = School Librarian, Waitress, University Student
University Student}}
| other = Average height, auburn-haired, glasses, very nervous}}
 
{{Quote|Yuuko has serious problems with managing her life, which makes her the perfect person to ask for help to manage one's own. She funds her university studies by working part time at a [[Shanghai|popular cafe]]. The lengths she goes to avoid being fired for her natural clumsiness bewilder other people, along with her neurotic attention to detail and frequent streaks of depression.|Official Description}}
{{Quote|Yuuko has serious problems with managing her life, which makes her the perfect person to ask for help to manage one's own. She funds her university studies by working part time at a [[Shanghai|popular cafe]]. The lengths she goes to avoid being fired for her natural clumsiness bewilder other people, along with her neurotic attention to detail and frequent streaks of depression.|Official Description}}
 
{{Japanese|Yuuko Shirakawa|白川 優子|Shirakawa Yūko}} is one of the librarians at [[Yamaku Academy]]. One of her duties includes stocking the library, which includes books with foreign texts and those in an alternative format (such as Braille or Audio). She also works part-time at a semi-popular tea house in town called the [[Shanghai]], so as to fund her university studies in European history.
{{Japanese|Yuuko Shirakawa|白川優子|Shirakawa Yūko}} is one of the librarians at [[Yamaku Academy]].  Her duties include stocking the library, including with foreign texts and those in an alternative format (such as Braille). She also works part-time at a semi-popular tea house in town called the [[Shanghai]], so as to fund her university studies in European history.


==Personality==
==Personality==
Yuuko is timid and a little ditzy; a notable refrain is her banging her head whenever someone startles her in the library, from books being returned to [[Lilly]] calling for her. Socially awkward, she will sometimes jump to irrational conclusions or speak her hidden thoughts without realizing, such as her views on the board's book budget versus her salary. In spite of her eccentricities and proffessed difficulty managing her love life, she listens to [[Hisao]] and advises him in more appropriately relating to his lovers and peers in his new environment.
Yuuko is timid and a little ditzy; a notable refrain is her banging her head whenever someone startles her in the library, either from books being returned or from [[Lilly Satou]] calling for her. Being socially awkward, she will sometimes jump to irrational conclusions or speak her inner thoughts without realizing, such as her views on the board's book budget versus her salary. In spite of her eccentricities and admitted difficulty managing her love life, she listens to [[Hisao Nakai]] and often advises him on how to interact with and adjust to his peers and lovers in his new environment.


In the Shanghai, a more professional side of her emerges; despite her underlying timidness, she seems to relax and enjoys providing a good service to customers, albeit with the occasional verbal slip-up.
In the Shanghai, a more professional side of her emerges; despite her underlying timidness, she seems to relax and enjoys providing good service to customers, albeit with the occasional verbal slip-up.


Yuuko will occasionally mention passingly that she was recently out of a relationship that ended very suddenly. She also mentions having plans to go to University for European History.
Yuuko will occasionally mention in passing that she was recently out of a relationship that ended quite abruptly. She also mentions having plans to study European History at a university, which is why she works multiple jobs at Yamaku Academy and the Shanghai so that she can earn enough to pay for her tuition.


==The Missing Ex==
==The Missing Ex==
Many times throughout the course of the game, Yuuko talks about how she was once in a relationship with someone who was a bit younger than herself. Conversations within this topic have led her to mentioning that this boyfriend was a fan of cryptology, and he caused her to be interested in it. Another revealed tidbit about her past relationship is that, after they broke up, this mysterious unnamed boyfriend seemed to drop off the face of the earth. Given the similarities between their stories, many fans speculate this ex to be [[Kenji|Kenji Setou]], as after his "experiences" with his own ex, he became sheltered. Kenji also once stole a book on cryptology, among other topics, from the school library, causing Yuuko to begin an investigation on the missing texts.<br /><br />In the leaked Kawata Shoujo beta, this was proven to be true. <ref group="note">''I know that both Yuuko and Kenji have mentioned that they had lost their respective partners, but this seems to make no sense at all. Then again, that alone makes it make perfect sense.''<br>~Hanako's "True" Route, Act 4 [Beta Only]</ref>
Many times throughout the course of the game, Yuuko talks about how she was once in a relationship with someone who was a bit younger than herself. Conversations regarding this topic have led her to mentioning that this boyfriend was a fan of cryptology, and he caused her to become interested in it. Another revealed tidbit about her past relationship is that, after they broke up, this mysterious unnamed boyfriend seemed to vanish off the face of the earth. Given the similarities between their stories, many fans speculate this past boyfriend to be [[Kenji|Kenji Setou]], as after his "experiences" with his own ex, he became sheltered. Kenji also once stole a book on cryptology, among other topics, from the school library, causing Yuuko to begin an investigation on the missing texts.<br /><br />In the leaked Katawa Shoujo beta, this was proven to be true. <ref group="note">''I know that both Yuuko and Kenji have mentioned that they had lost their respective partners, but this seems to make no sense at all. Then again, that alone makes it make perfect sense.''<br>~Hanako's "True" Route, Act 4 [Beta Only]</ref>  
 
== Etymology ==
* The name '''Yuuko''' means "excellence, superiority, gentleness" (優) ('''yuu''') and "child" (子) ('''ko''').
* Her surname '''Shirakawa''' means "white" (白) ('''shira''') and "river, stream" (川) ('''kawa''').


==Notes==
==Notes==
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"Yuuko has serious problems with managing her life, which makes her the perfect person to ask for help to manage one's own. She funds her university studies by working part time at a popular cafe. The lengths she goes to avoid being fired for her natural clumsiness bewilder other people, along with her neurotic attention to detail and frequent streaks of depression."
— Official Description


Yuuko Shirakawa (白川 優子, Shirakawa Yūko) is one of the librarians at Yamaku Academy. One of her duties includes stocking the library, which includes books with foreign texts and those in an alternative format (such as Braille or Audio). She also works part-time at a semi-popular tea house in town called the Shanghai, so as to fund her university studies in European history.

Personality[edit | edit source]

Yuuko is timid and a little ditzy; a notable refrain is her banging her head whenever someone startles her in the library, either from books being returned or from Lilly Satou calling for her. Being socially awkward, she will sometimes jump to irrational conclusions or speak her inner thoughts without realizing, such as her views on the board's book budget versus her salary. In spite of her eccentricities and admitted difficulty managing her love life, she listens to Hisao Nakai and often advises him on how to interact with and adjust to his peers and lovers in his new environment.

In the Shanghai, a more professional side of her emerges; despite her underlying timidness, she seems to relax and enjoys providing good service to customers, albeit with the occasional verbal slip-up.

Yuuko will occasionally mention in passing that she was recently out of a relationship that ended quite abruptly. She also mentions having plans to study European History at a university, which is why she works multiple jobs at Yamaku Academy and the Shanghai so that she can earn enough to pay for her tuition.

The Missing Ex[edit | edit source]

Many times throughout the course of the game, Yuuko talks about how she was once in a relationship with someone who was a bit younger than herself. Conversations regarding this topic have led her to mentioning that this boyfriend was a fan of cryptology, and he caused her to become interested in it. Another revealed tidbit about her past relationship is that, after they broke up, this mysterious unnamed boyfriend seemed to vanish off the face of the earth. Given the similarities between their stories, many fans speculate this past boyfriend to be Kenji Setou, as after his "experiences" with his own ex, he became sheltered. Kenji also once stole a book on cryptology, among other topics, from the school library, causing Yuuko to begin an investigation on the missing texts.

In the leaked Katawa Shoujo beta, this was proven to be true. [note 1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

  • The name Yuuko means "excellence, superiority, gentleness" (優) (yuu) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Her surname Shirakawa means "white" (白) (shira) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. I know that both Yuuko and Kenji have mentioned that they had lost their respective partners, but this seems to make no sense at all. Then again, that alone makes it make perfect sense.
    ~Hanako's "True" Route, Act 4 [Beta Only]


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