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''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' originated from Website/FourChan. Further explanation is unnecessary.
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%%PLEASE, REMEMBER: Memes that don't explain where they came from will be deleted. Even if you think it's self explanatory, there are people who will not get it. There is no such thing as a universal meme.
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!!Please add entries in the following format:
* The meme. [=[[=]labelnote:Explanation[=]]=]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary.[=[[/=]labelnote[=]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
** Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
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[[folder: General ]]

* "Get out KS devs" is usually a stock response when ''anyone'' decides to talk about it on the image board of its origin.
** On January 4th, 2012, however, it was something else: [[spoiler:[[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments "Get in here, KS devs!"]]]]
* [[HollywoodHeartAttack HNNNG!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hisao's heart condition is a frequent joke with the fans as they give him random heart attacks in fan works. Later on, it escaped into the wild, and came to be used to describe ''any'' [[CutenessOverload sufficiently cute thing causing a heart attack]] in the viewer.[[/labelnote]]
* After a large number of commenters spammed the above in response to one too many cute pictures, several moderators said that anyone commenting with "a certain onomatopoeia" would be banned. This, of course, led to several comments of [[ExactWords "A CERTAIN ONOMATOPOEIA!"]]
* Hisao Nakai, [[SarcasmMode Master of]] [[CluelessChickMagnet Romance]]!
* Mutou's physical resemblance with [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Uncle Stu]], or with [[Series/DoctorWho the Tenth Doctor]].
* The Katawa Shoujo and ''Madoka Magica'' girls cosplaying as eachother; Shizune & Sayaka always swap, as do Hanako & Homura (not withstanding the fact that Homura would actually fit right in with her heart problem), Mami & Lilly usually swap (though sometimes with Misha, coz of the drills), with Rin as Madoka or Kyoko, Misha as the other, and Emi with Madoka or KYUUBEY!!!
** [[http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/3844?search=puella_magi_madoka_magica one way]] & [[http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/258306680/fanart/manga/digital/movies?offset=82&view_mode=2 the other]]
* Bitches love the [[WaistcoatOfStyle sweater-vest]].
* "[[EverybodyHatesMath Math is for gaylords]]. [[TheStoner I'd rather smoke weed]]."
* MANLY PICNIC! [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]The bad ending of the game where Kenji and Hisao have a "manly picnic" together on the rooftop while the festival resumes.[[/labelnote]]
* In the options menu, there is an option to disable the sex scenes, in case you'd rather enjoy the "PG-13" version of the work. It's common for some people to quip "I don't get why we have to disable the sex scenes. Aren't they all disabled anyway?" [[labelnote:Explanation]][[DontExplainTheJoke Because the main characters all have physical disabilities, so yes, the sex scenes are all "disabled".]][[/labelnote]]
* Psychic Spies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Kenji's many conspiracy theories.[[/labelnote]]
* The loss of sex drive often caused by this VisualNovel has been diagnosed as "Katawa Dick Syndrome," or KDS for short.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ovmtKSQTVU This video]] (by [[http://katawa-shoujo.com/staff.php Pimmy]], one of the artists that worked on KS) is a veritable [[FountainofMemes Fountain of Memes]]:
** Yuuko as a [[CuteClumsyGirl distressed employee cleaning up messes]] (that she probably caused herself, no doubt).
** [[CrazySurvivalist Kenji]] is dodging a security camera, Solid Snake style.
** [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] is hiding [[BlackComedy in the microwave]]. Then Emi [[CrossesTheLineTwice slams the door shut in her face.]]
** Kenji and Hisao hanging out in front of the convenience store and [[BingeMontage drinking]].
** Hisao acting like a lecherous JerkAss, resulting in Lily drawing a Zatoichi sword out of [[SwordCane her cane]] like Zatoichi.
** Rin [[AnOddPlaceToSleep sleeping on the roof]].
* "Oh God Mah [[DrillHair Drills]]!"
* The feels. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The now-memetic term for the SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} in each girl's path.[[/labelnote]]
* "Six inches lower and you'll see she's actually masturbating" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When the Mishimmie began to receive a lot of pictures of the ladies that were cut off around their waists, this comment began to appear.[[/labelnote]]
* "crapawa shitjo is not a game." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used by some people who, unfamiliar with visual novels, don't think they're games[[/labelnote]]
* Kenji's freaking out face is hilariously memetic enough to be photoshopped onto the other girls as a joke. Same with Emi's [[spoiler:anal]] face.
* [[VideoGame/KatawaCrash Rumba Rumba Rumba]] [[Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei Rumba Rumba]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]''VideoGame/KatawaCrash'', a game very loosely based on this VisualNovel and the SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/NanacaCrash'' brought up the ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' rap version of "Kuusou Rumba" as its game-play theme.[[/labelnote]]
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[[folder: Emi's Route ]]

* "Am I [[Manga/{{Wagnaria}} poplar]] yet?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Before Emi's... unfortunate experiment with anal, she was the least popular of the girls and some fan-art depicted her doing extreme things to make herself more popular while asking if she was popular yet, often with this particular mispelling. Poplar is also a type of bush, which also explains the various fan-arts that depict her as a bush.[[/labelnote]]
* [[spoiler:"Anal."]] [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Emi calls Hisao out to a shed, supposedly to get some gloves. Once there, she reveals that she doesn't wear any, and Hisao discovers a tube of lemon-flavored personal lubricant. They then experiment with anal sex, with awkward results, and decide not to try it again.[[/labelnote]]
** Related: [[spoiler:Emi's path.]]
** Lemons.
*** This meme crosses over with VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}, what with Cave Johnson's quotable rant about lemons.
** [[spoiler:Gloves in the shed.]]
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[[folder: Hanako's Route ]]

* "[[{{Squick}} Gimme the chocolate, Hisao!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A StylisticSuck [[https://i.imgur.com/23zpV.jpg fancomic]](Warning: NSFW) that originated from 4Chan that showed a member's initial thoughts and such, until he falls in love with Hanako. Then the game throws in a XXX coprophilia sex scene much to the user's surprise, ending with the their squicked out reaction.[[/labelnote]]
** "Why does she need glasses if she's deaf?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A comment regarding Shizune from the same fancomic.[[/labelnote]]
* The word "Din" by virtue of being an uncommon word. To the point that "Din Dins" is used to refer to [[spoiler:Hanako's H-scene]], due to a scene in the film Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons
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[[folder: Lily's Route ]]

* On the Shimmie site, "[[YamatoNadeshiko Lilly]] [[ProperLady is too classy for X.]]" X being anything ranging from arguments to silly acts.
** Also, her rivalry with Shizune: "Who's there? ... No answer, must be that deaf bitch."
** Becomes HilariousInHindsight when, late in Lilly's route, [[spoiler:this essentially happens when Shizune gives Lilly the folder that she asked Misha to retrieve, and the two reconcile]].
* Lilly, in fanart, is often portrayed as a young LadyDrunk or a HardDrinkingPartyGirl. When it's revealed that she's half-Scottish, the comparisons to another [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 visually-impaired Scottish alcoholic]] are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=axqD99AWtVw#t=140s inevitable]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usxrnYRZf_g It's Fukin' Lilly!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A song by [[Music/KenAshcorp foreverpandering]] where he's requested to make a short song about Hanako and to not use the word "crispy". He keeps his promise by singing how much she tastes like bacon and then says that Lilly is better than her.[[/labelnote]]
** BEST GIRL IN THE GAME
* "[[InsistentTerminology Healthy adolescent]] [[CovertPervert sex drive]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When it turns out that Lilly greatly enjoys sex, she says she has this when Hisao suggests she's "dirty-minded", and it's often brought up regarding her.[[/labelnote]]
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[[folder: Rin's Route ]]

* [[http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/879 Rin in]] [[http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/1054 a tin bin.]] That makes me grin. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=1655 this topic]] in the Katawa Shoujo forums.[[/labelnote]]
* Rin [[http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/930 is]] [[http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/828 hugging]] [[http://shimmie.katawa-shoujo.com/post/view/935 you.]]
** Became an AscendedMeme in the full version when Rin actually does this in her route (the first pic, that is).
* "The problem is in your pants".
* And everyone lived happily ever after. [[RefugeInAudacity Except for Rin, who dies of breast cancer.]]
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[[folder: Shizune's Route ]]


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[[folder: Misha ]]

* On the on-site image gallery, all anonymous users have the name Shiina "Misha" Mikado. It has thus become common for users to call out Misha for saying something stupid/irrelevant/etc, followed by "Wait, I'm Misha." This is a reference to her ThirdPersonPerson tendencies when translating for Shizune.
* That's not what "comforting" means! [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]The single option in Shizune's route is whether or not to "comfort" Misha when she comes to Hisao's room feeling depressed. Many people do not equate "comforting" with "let's have sex". The use of the word "comfort" in the context of having sex funnily enough also shows up in Rin's route in the scene "Delirium" when Hisao wants to "comfort" Rin by giving her an orgasm.[[/labelnote]]
* Misha's disability. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Misha's reason for being at Yamaku was ambiguous before the full release and lent itself to much WildMassGuessing[[/labelnote]]
** Misha's disability is that she's [[HollywoodPudgy fat.]]
** Misha's disability is that she's [[spoiler:a lesbian.]]
** [[http://pimmy.deviantart.com/art/Sorry-Misha-123504581 It's cancer.]]
** [[http://i.imgur.com/kJsl3Ab.jpg Dev confirms]] that she [[spoiler:broke a nail]].
-->I am the twist of my curl. Pink is my hair, and [[LargeHam loud is]] [[NoIndoorVoice my voice]]. I have [[SignatureLaugh wahaha'd]] over 1000 times. Signing to Shiichan. Speaking for Shiichan. Waiting for Act 2's arrival... I have no regrets that I didn't get a route! My whole life is [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight UNLIMITED DRILL WORKS]]
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