Nightshade
Also known as Hyakka Hyakurou · 百花百狼 · Hyakka Hyakurou: Sengoku Ninpouchou
Otome, Romance, Drama · by Red Entertainment / Lantern Rooms · published by D3PUBLISHER · 2017
A young kunoichi on her first mission in early-Edo Japan finds her loyalties tested by the men she is sent to watch, and fight.
Who it's for: Otome fans who want a historical ninja drama with action, politics and plenty of routes.
The story (spoiler-free)
Set just after the Sengoku period, Nightshade follows a young female ninja from a village that sells its skills to the powerful. Her first assignments draw her into the political struggles of the day and into contact with ninja, samurai and nobles who have their own agendas.
Five main love interests each have their own route with two possible endings, and the story mixes swordplay and intrigue with romance. Several characters and events are drawn from real history, and character art is by the illustrator Teita.
It is a full-length, traditional console-style otome released on both Steam and Switch in English.
Why play it
- +Action-heavy historical setting rarely seen in English otome
- +Many routes with distinct storylines
- +Available on Switch and PC
- +Lavish character art
Keep in mind
- −Windows-only on PC
- −Expensive compared with many PC visual novels
- −Only five main routes despite a large cast
Main characters
ProtagonistUeno Enju
上野 槐
Gekkamaru
月下丸
Hattori Hanzou
服部 半蔵
Ishikawa Goemon
石川 五右衛門
Kuroyuki
黒雪
Momochi Choujirou
百地 蝶治郎
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