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{{Quote|At a young age, Hanako Ikezawa had a traumatic experience that left her life in shambles. Her parents died when their home burned down in an accident, which also disfigured Hanako permanently and leaving her in an orphanage. She is extremely shy, shunning from most other people to the point of actually panicking from any social contact. Her only trusted schoolmate is [[Lilly]], who has taken Hanako under her wing ever since the two were introduced to each other.|Official Description}} | {{Quote|At a young age, Hanako Ikezawa had a traumatic experience that left her life in shambles. Her parents died when their home burned down in an accident, which also disfigured Hanako permanently and leaving her in an orphanage. She is extremely shy, shunning from most other people to the point of actually panicking from any social contact. Her only trusted schoolmate is [[Lilly]], who has taken Hanako under her wing ever since the two were introduced to each other.|Official Description}} | ||
{{Japanese|Hanako Ikezawa|池沢華子|Ikezawa Hanako}} is one of the five primary heroine characters in [[Katawa Shoujo]]. She is badly scarred on the right side of her body due to a house fire | {{Japanese|Hanako Ikezawa|池沢華子|Ikezawa Hanako}} is one of the five primary heroine characters in [[Katawa Shoujo]]. She is badly scarred on the right side of her body due to a house fire that claimed the lives of her parents. Having lost her only family, Hanako grew up in an orphanage, eventually becoming the oldest resident. In response to years of teasing and bullying by her peers as a result of her scars Hanako developed extreme social anxiety. As a result she is extremely shy and only trusts a few people in whose presence she seems to relax and be comfortable. Hanako grows her hair long and uses it to hide her facial scarring from casual observation. An honest girl, she believes in equality between friends and highly values the few people she chooses to spend time with. As a result of her social isolation, Hanako developed a number of solitary interests including chess, reading and billiards. Surprisingly, and in contrast to her personality, she is also fond of karaoke.__TOC__ | ||
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==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
===Family=== | ===Family=== | ||
Hanako's mother and father died in a house fire when she was little | Hanako's mother and father died in a house fire when she was little. She survived only due to her mother shielding her from the flames. Unfortunately, the right side of Hanako's body was burned and scarred. With no living relatives, Hanako became a ward of the state. . | ||
===Students=== | ===Students=== | ||
Hanako has | Hanako has only brief acquaintances with her fellow students at best. The only person at Yamaku with whom she has a deeper relationship is [[Lilly]]. Their friendship started when Lilly moved into the dorm room next to hers. Hanako was able to open up to Liily presumably because she is blind and does not react to Hanako's scarring. Although [[Shizune]] and [[Misha]] care for her well being as a student, they frown upon the liberties granted her due to her social anxiety. She is shown to be crippled in social situations on multiple occasions and is prone to running away or even breaking down, leaving other students to speculate what had occurred. Later in Lilly's route, she ends up joining the newspaper club, and makes a few more friends, overcoming her anxiety. | ||
===Staff=== | ===Staff=== | ||
Hanako only interacts with Yamaku's staff members if necessary. Usually teachers, including [[Mutou]], try to give Hanako time to herself which often leads to her secluding herself in the library, even during class. Hanako is | Hanako only interacts with Yamaku's staff members if necessary. Usually teachers, including [[Mutou]], try to give Hanako time to herself which often leads to her secluding herself in the library, even during class. Hanako is also acquaintws with [[Yuuko]] through Lilly. She also sees a psychiatrist every weekend. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
''See [[Hanako's route]] for the full | ''See [[Hanako's route]] for the full plot line.'' | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Ten years ago, at the age of eight, Hanako's house inexplicably caught in flames at night (hinted to have occurred on the night of her birthday), not only burning the house down but taking the lives of Hanako's parents as well. Miraculously Hanako survived due to her mother shielding her from the flames. Afterwards, Hanako lived at an orphanage where she | Ten years ago, at the age of eight, Hanako's house inexplicably caught in flames at night (hinted to have occurred on the night of her birthday), not only burning the house down but taking the lives of Hanako's parents as well. Miraculously Hanako survived due to her mother shielding her from the flames. Afterwards, Hanako lived at an orphanage where she was bullied and made fun of by other children, including girls who had been friendly with her before she was scarred by the fire. This developed into anxiety about her scarring and led to her voluntary social isolation. She secluded herself in the orphanage's library until she was offered the opportunity to attend [[Yamaku Academy]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Out of the main five girls, Hanako has only one H-scene, while the rest all have at least two. | *Out of the main five girls, Hanako has only one H-scene, while the rest all have at least two. | ||
*Hanako's name can mean "flower child," or "flower girl." This can either be in contrast to Lilly's name or to exemplify her inner beauty. | *Hanako's name can mean "flower child," or "flower girl." This can either be in contrast to Lilly's name or to exemplify her inner beauty. | ||
*Hanako appears to be more outgoing in Lilly's Route than her own "Good Route" (though this is understandable, as chronologically, Lilly's Route goes | *Hanako appears to be more outgoing in Lilly's Route than her own "Good Route" (though this is understandable, as chronologically, Lilly's Route goes farther than Hanako's Route). | ||
*In the leaked beta version, it was revealed that Hanako's route was a "trap" of sorts. If the player chose Hanako's path the only endings the player could get were bad. In order to get Hanako's good ending, you would have to first achieve all three of her bad endings and then the option for Hanako's good ending would be available as a branch off of Lilly's route. | *In the leaked beta version, it was revealed that Hanako's original route was a "trap" of sorts. If the player chose Hanako's path the only endings the player could get were bad. In order to get Hanako's good ending, you would have to first achieve all three of her bad endings and then the option for Hanako's good ending would be available as a branch off of Lilly's route. | ||
*Hanako is | *Hanako is reading "Life of Pi" when Hisao first meets Hanako. | ||
*Hanako is the only main character whose theme (''Painful History'') does not play when Hisao first meets her. Instead, the song ''Everyday Fantasy'' is heard. | *Hanako is the only main character whose theme (''Painful History'') does not play when Hisao first meets her. Instead, the song ''Everyday Fantasy'' is heard. | ||