Her reason for lacking arms was originally meant to be due to Thalidomide, but the final product changed that because it wouldn't fit a modern-day story. Originally Rin was a Huge Schoolgirl and wore Modesty Shorts under her female uniform.In her earliest designs, Misha was blonde and lacked her signature Drill Hair.Sketches show Hanako having suffered even more extensive damage from the fire on the right side of her body, with a blind eye and the leg supported by a crutch.One of the alternate designs (shown in the Art Evolution sequences after the good endings and used in the earliest playable version of the game), with jackets and long skirts, would have been justified however, since the story originally took place in winter. Two or three different school uniforms were considered throughout but the final design ended up staying close to the original sketch, even in the color scheme.What Could Have Been examples for Katawa Shoujo.