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.