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* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler:This is pretty much the logic behind Hanako's decision to end her relationship with Hisao. She doesn't actually use the line, but she pretty much breaks up with Hisao without giving him the reason. Justified in that Hanako felt too ashamed of her inability to help Hisao in his moment of need to talk to him about it.]]

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* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler:This is pretty much the logic behind Hanako's decision to end HidingBehindYourBangs: Hanako still has her relationship with Hisao. She doesn't actually use the line, bangs in order to hide her facial scarring, but she pretty much breaks up with occasionally uses a hair clip Hisao without giving him the reason. Justified gave her to move them aside in that Hanako felt too ashamed order to make kissing more practical or simply as a sign of her inability to help Hisao in his moment of need to talk to him about it.]]increased comfort around Hisao.



* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler:This is pretty much the logic behind Hanako's decision to end her relationship with Hisao. She doesn't actually use the line, but she pretty much breaks up with Hisao without giving him the reason. Justified in that Hanako felt too ashamed of her inability to help Hisao in his moment of need to talk to him about it.]]



* PeekABangs: Hanako still has hers in order to hide her facial scarring, but she occasionally uses a hair clip Hisao gave her to move them aside in order to make kissing more practical or simply as a sign of her increased comfort around Hisao.

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* LoveTriangle: Hanako worries sometimes that Lilly is secretly in love with Hisao herself and that's the reason she's been withdrawn lately. It later turns out her parents' summoning was what was burdening her and Lilly later tells Hanako in no unsure terms that she's not in love with Hisao. (Although she nevertheless feels a [[LikeBrotherAndSister strong sisterly affection for him]].)



* TriangRelations: Hanako worries sometimes that Lilly is secretly in love with Hisao herself and that's the reason she's been withdrawn lately. It later turns out her parents' summoning was what was burdening her and Lilly later tells Hanako in no unsure terms that she's not in love with Hisao. (Although she nevertheless feels a [[LikeBrotherAndSister strong sisterly affection for him]].)
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: When Hisao tries to take an increasingly passionate make-out session with Hanako to the next level, Hanako admits she's not ready for intercourse yet. Hisao appears to take it well, but Hanako worries he'll sneak off while she's asleep to 'give himself that happy ending I couldn't give him'. She solves the problem by [[spoiler:taking the matter into her own hands...literally.]]
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* BrutalHonesty: Dialled UpToEleven whenever Akira interacts with her father. Also counts as CallingTheOldManOut.

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* BrutalHonesty: Dialled UpToEleven up whenever Akira interacts with her father. Also counts as CallingTheOldManOut.



* HappyEndingMassage: Hisao regularly gives Hanako massages/backrubs to help her relax whenever she feels tense. Hanako notes a few of these massages devolved into something more. After their date to the arcade center, Hisao and Hanako take this one UpToEleven.

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* HappyEndingMassage: Hisao regularly gives Hanako massages/backrubs to help her relax whenever she feels tense. Hanako notes a few of these massages devolved into something more. After their date to the arcade center, Hisao and Hanako take this one UpToEleven.up to eleven.



* ParentsAsPeople: Lilly's parents, Karla and Hiroyuki Satou, take this trope UpToEleven. The fact that they went to Scotland and left Lilly behind in Japan with Akira isn't glossed over, but they're nevertheless portrayed as well-meaning and caring people who had their own problems influencing their decisions and who genuinely love their children.

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* ParentsAsPeople: Lilly's parents, Karla and Hiroyuki Satou, take this trope UpToEleven.up to eleven. The fact that they went to Scotland and left Lilly behind in Japan with Akira isn't glossed over, but they're nevertheless portrayed as well-meaning and caring people who had their own problems influencing their decisions and who genuinely love their children.
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* SwitchingPOV: As stated above, the chapters switch being told from the perspective of various characters. Hanako has the most POV chapters, followed by Hisao, then Lilly. Post-expansion, Akira narrates a small number of chapters, [[spoiler:Yumi Takawa narrates one chapter, Karla Satou narrates two chapters,]] and Chapter 57 does SomethingCompletelyDifferent (see the trope above)

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* SwitchingPOV: As stated above, the chapters switch being told from the perspective of various characters. Hanako has the most POV chapters, followed by Hisao, then Lilly. Post-expansion, Akira narrates a small number of chapters, [[spoiler:Yumi Takawa narrates one chapter, Karla Satou narrates two chapters,]] and Chapter 57 does SomethingCompletelyDifferent (see the trope above)something else entirely.

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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: Instead of events as seen (and narrated) through a character's viewpoint, chapter 57 is a collection of emails and internet messages between Hanako and just about everyone in the cast.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Instead of events as seen (and narrated) through a character's viewpoint, chapter 57 is a collection of emails and internet messages between Hanako and just about everyone in the cast.
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[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9907 Sisterhood (Hanako Epilogue)]] is a ContinuationFic that picks up around the time where Hanako's good ending in ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' left off. The story starts with Lilly still in Scotland, having just heard her parents' request to join them there and Hisao and Hanako adjusting to the changes their relationship has brought into their lives. Hanako, her confidence boosted a little bit by her success in winning Hisao's heart, is determined to strengthen her friendship with Lilly and get on more equal footing with her, but the situation is complicated when Lilly announces her parents want her to leave Japan and migrate to Scotland.

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[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9907 Sisterhood (Hanako Epilogue)]] is a ContinuationFic by Guest Poster that picks up around the time where Hanako's good ending in ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' left off. The story starts with Lilly still in Scotland, having just heard her parents' request to join them there and Hisao and Hanako adjusting to the changes their relationship has brought into their lives. Hanako, her confidence boosted a little bit by her success in winning Hisao's heart, is determined to strengthen her friendship with Lilly and get on more equal footing with her, but the situation is complicated when Lilly announces her parents want her to leave Japan and migrate to Scotland.
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* LameExcuse: Hanako got Lilly to give her anti-conception pills under the excuse of menstruation pains. She admits the excuse was blatantly transparent and is thankful to Lilly for being a good sport and playing along without asking any awkward questions.

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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Kenji tells Hisao that he doesn't trust the internet because it's being monitored.



* ThePowerOfLove / ThePowerOfFriendship: Hisao brings up the trope during his meeting with Hanako's therapist, suggesting that instead of therapy, maybe Hanako really just needed friends. Miss Yumi is quick to mention that the two are not mutually exclusive and Hanako benefits most from having both.



* TheShrink: Miss Yumi is type 3.



* TheStationsOfTheCanon: A variation. In the VN, Lilly's route and Hanako's route involve several shared events like Hanako's birthday party and Lilly having to go and visit her aunt in Scotland, but Hanako's arc ends sooner. The story is structured around several events that also happen in Lilly's arc, but since Hisao is now dating Hanako instead of Lilly, things play out differently.
** ForWantOfANail: The trio still goes to Hokkaido, but since Hanako reminds Hisao to take his meds and since Hisao's been working out to get healthier, he doesn't have a heart attack. Lilly's Scotland dilemma still comes up, but this time [[spoiler:it's Hanako who convinces Lilly to follow her heart and stay in Japan]].
** InSpiteOfANail: Hanako still ends up in the newspaper club, though the circumstances that cause her to join are a bit different.



* SwitchingPOV: As stated above, the chapters switch being told from the perspective of various characters. Hanako has the most POV chapters, followed by Hisao, then Lilly. Post-expansion, Akira narrates a small number of chapters, [[spoiler:Yumi Takawa narrates one chapter, Karla Satou narrates two chapters,]] and Chapter 57 does SomethingCompletelyDifferent (see the trope above)



* TheTalk: The nurse gives one to Hisao. Not so much about the act itself, but about doing it responsibly.



* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Kenji tells Hisao that he doesn't trust the internet because it's being monitored.
* ThePowerOfLove / ThePowerOfFriendship: Hisao brings up the trope during his meeting with Hanako's therapist, suggesting that instead of therapy, maybe Hanako really just needed friends. Miss Yumi is quick to mention that the two are not mutually exclusive and Hanako benefits most from having both.
* TheShrink: Miss Yumi is type 3.
* TheStationsOfTheCanon: A variation. In the VN, Lilly's route and Hanako's route involve several shared events like Hanako's birthday party and Lilly having to go and visit her aunt in Scotland, but Hanako's arc ends sooner. The story is structured around several events that also happen in Lilly's arc, but since Hisao is now dating Hanako instead of Lilly, things play out differently.
** ForWantOfANail: The trio still goes to Hokkaido, but since Hanako reminds Hisao to take his meds and since Hisao's been working out to get healthier, he doesn't have a heart attack. Lilly's Scotland dilemma still comes up, but this time [[spoiler:it's Hanako who convinces Lilly to follow her heart and stay in Japan]].
** InSpiteOfANail: Hanako still ends up in the newspaper club, though the circumstances that cause her to join are a bit different.
* SwitchingPOV: As stated above, the chapters switch being told from the perspective of various characters. Hanako has the most POV chapters, followed by Hisao, then Lilly. Post-expansion, Akira narrates a small number of chapters, [[spoiler:Yumi Takawa narrates one chapter, Karla Satou narrates two chapters,]] and Chapter 57 does SomethingCompletelyDifferent (see the trope above)



* TheTalk: The nurse gives one to Hisao. Not so much about the act itself, but about doing it responsibly.

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A notable aspect of the fanfic is that it switches perspective several times over the course of the story. While the story itself centers around Hanako, only some of the chapters are told from her perspective. Others are told through Hisao's eyes and a handful are from Lilly's point of view. Upon its release, the fanfic was praised as feeling like a natural extension to Hanako's route in the game.

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A notable aspect of the fanfic is that it [[SwitchingPOV switches perspective several times times]] over the course of the story. While the story itself centers around Hanako, only some of the story, with different chapters are told from her perspective. Others are told through Hisao's eyes and a handful are from Lilly's point of view.being narrated by Hanako, Hisao, or Lilly, amongst other characters. Upon its release, the fanfic was praised as feeling like a natural extension to Hanako's route in the game.



* SwitchingPOV: As stated above, the chapters switch being told from the perspective of various characters. Hanako has the most POV chapters, followed by Hisao, then Lilly. Post-expansion, Akira narrates a small number of chapters, [[spoiler:Yumi Takawa narrates one chapter, Karla Satou narrates two chapters,]] and Chapter 57 does SomethingCompletelyDifferent (see the trope above)



* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Chapter 0, a therapy session between Hanako and Miss Yumi that takes place before Hanako met Lilly, is inserted between chapter 5 and chapter 6, after Miss Yumi was already introduced in the main storyline. Later on, Chapter Alpha goes back even further.

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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Chapter 0, a therapy session between Hanako and Miss Yumi that takes place before Hanako met Lilly, is inserted between chapter 5 and chapter 6, after Miss Yumi was already introduced in the main storyline. Later on, Chapter Alpha goes back even further.further, [[spoiler:being told from Karla Satou's perspective and taking place during the time when she and Hiroyuki decided to fully commit to their relationship with one another.]]
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* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler: Hisao, the protagonist of the original Katawa Shoujo, is one of the flatter main characters in ''Sisterhood'', which focuses on the struggles of Hanako and the Satou family. The problems he faces in his relationship with Hanako are largely shared with Lilly, and apart from the episode that led to Lilly's decision to stay in Japan, his heart attacks were not a major nuisance.]]

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* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler: {{Downplayed}} example with Hisao, who despite being the protagonist of the original Katawa Shoujo, Shoujo is ultimately one of the flatter main characters in ''Sisterhood'', which ''Sisterhood.'' Although he has the second most POV chapters (only behind Hanako), the story primarily focuses on the struggles of Hanako Hanako, Lilly and (post-expansion) the Satou family. family as a whole. The problems he faces in his relationship with Hanako are largely shared with Lilly, and apart [[spoiler:apart from the episode that led helps lead to Lilly's decision to stay in Japan, Japan,]] his heart attacks were are not a major nuisance.]]issue in the overarching plot.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Hanako's first aid class proved to be useful in Scotland.

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* ChekhovsSkill: Hanako's first aid class proved to be useful in Scotland.Scotland, [[spoiler: just not for the reasons you would expect, as she ends up using her skills to save Lilly's father's life after he suffers from a heart attack.]]

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[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9907 Sisterhood (Hanako Epilogue)]] is a ContinuationFic that picks up around the time where Hanako's good ending in VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo left off. The story starts with Lilly still in Scotland, having just heard her parents' request to join them there and Hisao and Hanako adjusting to the changes their relationship has brought into their lives. Hanako, her confidence boosted a little bit by her success in winning Hisao's heart, is determined to strengthen her friendship with Lilly and get on more equal footing with her, but the situation is complicated when Lilly announces her parents want her to leave Japan and migrate to Scotland.

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[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9907 Sisterhood (Hanako Epilogue)]] is a ContinuationFic that picks up around the time where Hanako's good ending in VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' left off. The story starts with Lilly still in Scotland, having just heard her parents' request to join them there and Hisao and Hanako adjusting to the changes their relationship has brought into their lives. Hanako, her confidence boosted a little bit by her success in winning Hisao's heart, is determined to strengthen her friendship with Lilly and get on more equal footing with her, but the situation is complicated when Lilly announces her parents want her to leave Japan and migrate to Scotland.



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** Hisao's remark about potentially dying upon breaking his neck on a shelf while naked is a direct reference to one of Katawa Shoujo Beta's Bad Endings, [[spoiler: in which Hisao breaks his neck by falling on a shelf after attempting to have sex with Hanako.]]
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* AloneAmongTheCouples: Akira suggests Lilly is this when [[spoiler: Lilly teases Akira for her flat breasts: While Karla has Hiroyuki, Akira has her boyfriend and Hanako has Hisao, Lilly is still single]].


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* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler: Hisao, the protagonist of the original Katawa Shoujo, is one of the flatter main characters in ''Sisterhood'', which focuses on the struggles of Hanako and the Satou family. The problems he faces in his relationship with Hanako are largely shared with Lilly, and apart from the episode that led to Lilly's decision to stay in Japan, his heart attacks were not a major nuisance.]]

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* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Hanako, eventually, though it takes her some time to take the step.]]

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* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Hanako, [[spoiler:Hanako, eventually, though it takes her some time to take the step.]]



* [[spoiler: ItsNotYouItsMe: This is pretty much the logic behind Hanako's decision to end her relationship with Hisao. She doesn't actually use the line, but she pretty much breaks up with Hisao without giving him the reason. Justified in that Hanako felt too ashamed of her inability to help Hisao in his moment of need to talk to him about it.]]

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* [[spoiler: HeterosexualLifePartners: Hanako and Lilly develop this relationship over the course of the story.
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ItsNotYouItsMe: This [[spoiler:This is pretty much the logic behind Hanako's decision to end her relationship with Hisao. She doesn't actually use the line, but she pretty much breaks up with Hisao without giving him the reason. Justified in that Hanako felt too ashamed of her inability to help Hisao in his moment of need to talk to him about it.]]



* [[spoiler: MalignedMixedMarriage: Lilly's parents. The only reason Hiroyuki's parents allowed the marriage at all is because their son threatened to elope otherwise. Even afterwards, they did what they could to get Karla to leave on her own.]]

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* [[spoiler: MalignedMixedMarriage: Lilly's [[spoiler:Lilly's parents. The only reason Hiroyuki's parents allowed the marriage at all is because their son threatened to elope otherwise. Even afterwards, they did what they could to get Karla to leave on her own.]]



* [[spoiler: PottyFailure: Played for drama with Naomi. On rare occasions, her epileptic seizures cause her to lose bladder control. Her best friend Natsume points out that this is the one aspect of her illness that Naomi is genuinely uncomfortable and sensitive about.]]

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* [[spoiler: PottyFailure: Played [[spoiler:Played for drama with Naomi. On rare occasions, her epileptic seizures cause her to lose bladder control. Her best friend Natsume points out that this is the one aspect of her illness that Naomi is genuinely uncomfortable and sensitive about.]]



* SupportingProtagonist: Hisao has the second most POV chapters after Hanako, and the development of his relationship with her is featured, but the story is ultimately about Hanako and Lilly. The title refers to the relationship between the two girls.
** The majority of the story after the first 20 chapters or so revolves around Lilly and her family's attempts to resolve their familial issues.



* TriangRelations: Hanako worries sometimes that Lilly is secretly in love with Hisao herself and that's the reason she's been withdrawn lately. It later turns out her parents' summoning was what was burdening her and Lilly later tells Hanako in no unsure terms that she's not in love with Hisao. (although she nevertheless feels a strong sisterly affection for him)

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* TriangRelations: Hanako worries sometimes that Lilly is secretly in love with Hisao herself and that's the reason she's been withdrawn lately. It later turns out her parents' summoning was what was burdening her and Lilly later tells Hanako in no unsure terms that she's not in love with Hisao. (although (Although she nevertheless feels a [[LikeBrotherAndSister strong sisterly affection for him)him]].)
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* MarshmallowHell: While in the process of getting ready for a [[FetishFuel full-body massage involving slippery lotion]], Hisao tells Hanako (who's lying on top of him) to push herself up his body until their eyes are at the same level. But Hanako ends up overshooting the mark, accidentally giving Hisao a case of this. His reply: [[MyEyesAreUpHere My eyes are down here.]]

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* MarshmallowHell: While in the process of getting ready for a [[FetishFuel full-body massage involving slippery lotion]], lotion, Hisao tells Hanako (who's lying on top of him) to push herself up his body until their eyes are at the same level. But Hanako ends up overshooting the mark, accidentally giving Hisao a case of this. His reply: [[MyEyesAreUpHere My eyes are down here.]]
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* ButNotTooForeign: Lilly and her sister Akira being this is brutally deconstructed in the Satou family's backstory.

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* ButNotTooForeign: Lilly and her sister Akira being this is brutally deconstructed in the Satou family's backstory.
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[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9907 Sisterhood (Hanako Epilogue)]] is a ContinuationFic that picks up around the time where Hanako's good ending in KatawaShoujo left off. The story starts with Lilly still in Scotland, having just heard her parents' request to join them there and Hisao and Hanako adjusting to the changes their relationship has brought into their lives. Hanako, her confidence boosted a little bit by her success in winning Hisao's heart, is determined to strengthen her friendship with Lilly and get on more equal footing with her, but the situation is complicated when Lilly announces her parents want her to leave Japan and migrate to Scotland.

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[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9907 Sisterhood (Hanako Epilogue)]] is a ContinuationFic that picks up around the time where Hanako's good ending in KatawaShoujo VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo left off. The story starts with Lilly still in Scotland, having just heard her parents' request to join them there and Hisao and Hanako adjusting to the changes their relationship has brought into their lives. Hanako, her confidence boosted a little bit by her success in winning Hisao's heart, is determined to strengthen her friendship with Lilly and get on more equal footing with her, but the situation is complicated when Lilly announces her parents want her to leave Japan and migrate to Scotland.



On 9-19-2014, the story received a massive expansion, making it one of the largest fanfics ever written for KatawaShoujo.

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On 9-19-2014, the story received a massive expansion, making it one of the largest fanfics ever written for KatawaShoujo.
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* NotAMorningPerson: It was already established in KatawaShoujo that this trope applies to Lilly. One of the chapters that's told from her perspective starts early in the morning. Her thoughts are...a little less than coherant.

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* NotAMorningPerson: It was already established in KatawaShoujo VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo that this trope applies to Lilly. One of the chapters that's told from her perspective starts early in the morning. Her thoughts are...a little less than coherant.
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** [[spoiler:Only in the story's present. Sharply averted in Karla's flashback story, where Hiroyuki's parents clearly tried very hard to separate her from their son, almost purely because of her race and the resulting CultureClash.]]
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* NoAntagonist: And no villains, either. ''Sisterhood'' is somewhat unique among the more popular ''Katawa Shoujo'' fanfics in that there is no clear-cut antagonistic character that appears. The conflict is primarily within the characters' internal issues and struggles to understand and communicate with one another, and everyone is portrayed as sympathetic and even likeable.
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* BritishPubs: Hanako, Hisao, Lilly and Akira visit one while the former three are on vacation in Inverness. Lilly and Akira take part in and win a pub quiz.

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* BritishPubs: UsefulNotes/BritishPubs: Hanako, Hisao, Lilly and Akira visit one while the former three are on vacation in Inverness. Lilly and Akira take part in and win a pub quiz.
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* DoorStopper: Post-expansion, the entirety of the fanfic spans over 1000 pages in PDF form. Be prepared for a long haul if you attempt to read it all in one go.

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* DoorStopper: Post-expansion, the entirety of the fanfic spans over 1000 1200 pages in PDF form. Be prepared for a long haul if you attempt to read it all in one go.

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