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** Naturally, since it is a well-made English language [[Freeware]] [[Visual Novel]]. Let's just say that before this, significantly less people were aware that the [[Visual Novel]] genre ''existed''.

** About a week after its creation, the reddit group /r/katawashoujo had more readers than /r/visualnovels.

* [[Genius Bonus]]: "Akira". For a Scottish name, it means "anchor". No doubt, the Satous hoped that their firstborn would have such an effect on the family and their marriage.

* [[Harsher in Hindsight|Heartbreaking in Hindsight]]: ~~{{spoiler|Rin's "I've got no arms to hug you with."}}~~

* [[Harsher in Hindsight|Heartbreaking in Hindsight]]:

** {{spoiler|Rin's "I've got no arms to hug you with."}}

** The girls you didn't choose's brief appearances on other routes can be this if you've played their routes before, especially when you consider their psychological problems, which are not likely to be addressed.

{{quote|'''Lilly:''' "My, is that you, Hisao? I've not heard from you in some time. I was beginning to think you'd forgotten all about me." (during Emi's route)}}

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** Some people who dislike the game seem entirely unfamiliar with the concept of a visual novel, expecting something more akin to a game.

** A common criticism of Lilly from haters is that she is an obvious [[Mary Sue]] and as such is a bad character due to it, when the whole point of her route is to show that she is not as perfect and infallible as she appears on the surface, and that she needs just as much help and support as the other girls, if not more. Even the other routes go out of their way to [[Deconstruction|deconstruct]] the concept or avert it completely, with minimal presence in both Emi's and Rin's routes {{spoiler|and secretly being critisized by her best friend Hanako for always being so protective of her.}}

* [[Heartwarming in Hindsight]]:

* ~~[[Heartwarming in Hindsight]]:~~ Late in Lilly's route, {{spoiler|as she is preparing to go to Scotland permanently}}, she tells Hanako about how they became friends. Lilly says she did not befriend Hanako out of pity, but out of a desire to know more about her, and she considers her a strong person at heart who will be able to take charge of her own life {{spoiler|even after Lilly is gone}}. Lilly's statement becomes even more powerful when you consider that in Hanako's route, Hanako believes that Lilly and Hisao pity her.

** Late in Lilly's route, {{spoiler|as she is preparing to go to Scotland permanently}}, she tells Hanako about how they became friends. Lilly says she did not befriend Hanako out of pity, but out of a desire to know more about her, and she considers her a strong person at heart who will be able to take charge of her own life {{spoiler|even after Lilly is gone}}. Lilly's statement becomes even more powerful when you consider that in Hanako's route, Hanako believes that Lilly and Hisao pity her.

** Also on Lilly's route, Hisao openly refers to Shizune as his friend on two occasions, once to Lilly, no less. Once you play Shizune's route and see how desperately she has tried to make friends, you can see that this comment has more weight.

* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: Hisao's loud heartbeats whenever he gets a heart flutter or {{spoiler|the two times}} he gets a full-blown heart attack.

** The sickening crunch in Act 1's [[Bad Ending]] when {{spoiler|a drunken Hisao falls off the school roof to his death.}}

* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]:

* ~~[[Hilarious in Hindsight]]:~~ In Rin's route, Hisao remarks on {{spoiler|how embarrasing it would be to have a heart attack in the middle of sex.}} In Lilly's route {{spoiler|Hisao ends up having a bit of a fit when taking the lead, and ends up on the floor clutching his heart in pain.}}

** In Rin's route, Hisao remarks on {{spoiler|how embarrasing it would be to have a heart attack in the middle of sex.}} In Lilly's route {{spoiler|Hisao ends up having a bit of a fit when taking the lead, and ends up on the floor clutching his heart in pain.}}

** The "Who's there? ... No answer, must be that deaf bitch." meme regarding Lilly's rivalry with Shizune. {{spoiler|Toward the end of her route, there's a scene in which Lilly thanks Misha for retrieving a folder for her, only to realize Shizune did it instead when she gets no response, and the two reconcile}}.

* [[Ho Yay]]: Kenji. See [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] above.