Hanako told Hisao Nakai that the only reason she survived was that her mother shielded her from the fire before succumbing to the heat.

Ten years before the story, Hanako's house inexplicably caught fire while her family slept (this was hinted to have occurred on the night of her birthday), which killed her parents and badly scarred Hanako herself. However, she lashes out at Hisao when he tries to get close to her on her birthday if the bad ending is achieved, stating that she hates to be treated like a weak, broken person. She is usually very friendly despite not being very outspoken, especially with her close friends. She is initially very shy and evasive around Hisao, but soon they may become close friends. Despite her shy demeanor, she does get along with certain students that she is acquainted with such as Lilly Satou, Shizune Hakamichi, Emi Ibarazaki and Misha, more so with Lilly who is her closest friend. Hanako is a quiet and extremely shy girl who is likely to run away when an unfamiliar person tries to make contact with her (e.g Hisao Nakai on his first day at Yamaku).

She also wears a black beret to cover her scars from passersby.

Her casual clothes consist of a long-sleeved dark blue denim jacket with a light pink frilly necked blouse with a small black ribbon, a pair of long black pants, and black shoes. Her pajamas consist of a long-sleeved and ankle-length light pink night gown, with a small red ribbon in the middle of her chest. She's usually seen wearing the standard school uniform with a pair of black stockings and a pair of brown leather boots. Hanako is a girl of average build and average height with waist-length dark purple hair that has a slick of hair on the right side of her face that covers one of her eyes where it partially covers her facial scars and purple eyes. Surprisingly, and in contrast to her personality, she is also fond of both karaoke and billiards. As a result of her social isolation, Hanako developed a number of solitary interests including chess and reading. Hanako grows her hair long and uses it to hide her facial scarring from casual observation.Īn honest girl, she believes in equality between friends and highly values the few people she chooses to spend time with. As a result, she is extremely shy and only trusts a few people in whose presence she seems to relax and be comfortable in. Hanako developed an extreme social anxiety in response to years of teasing and bullying by her peers due to her scars. Having lost her only family, Hanako grew up in an orphanage, eventually becoming the oldest resident. 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. Her only trusted schoolmate is Lilly Satou, who has taken Hanako under her wing ever since the two were introduced to each other.' - Official Description She is extremely shy, shunning from most other people to the point of actually panicking from any social contact. Her parents died when their home burned down in an accident, which also disfigured Hanako permanently and leaving her in an orphanage. ' At a young age, Hanako Ikezawa had a traumatic experience that left her life in shambles. Severe burn scars on entire right half of body and extreme social anxiety.

Anime characters with burn scars