Katawa Shoujo

Controversy

The game caused controversy due to its name, as the term "Katawa" is considered an archaic derogatory term in Japan. "Katawa Shoujo" translates into "Disability Girl" in English, but a more literal translation of "katawa" from Japanese is "cripple".

Not the only Four Leaf Studios game

Despite being founded to create Katawa Shoujo, this is actually the team's third game. Prior to the release of Katawa Shoujo, 4LS produced two other short visual novels: The Answer, and pXt.