Nightshade

Nightshade is a romance visual novel set in Japan soon after the Sengoku Period. You follow Enju, daughter of Kandō Ueno, head of the Kōga clan, as she trains to become a full-fledged ninja. When she receives her first mission, she becomes caught in a dark conspiracy. The story is fictional but includes factual characters and events.

The ninja clans

During the Sengoku Period, the Iga and Kōga ninja clans fought for decades. In 1593, Nobunaga Oda began the Tenshō Iga war, decimating most of the Iga ninjas. The few survivors were absorbed into the Kōga clan despite the clans’ former rivalry. Seventeen years later, the Sengoku Period ended and Japan was unified.

Romance and endings

The story follows Enju’s romances with five main characters, shaped by conflicting loyalties. Each character has two endings, determined by the route you take. The ending movie and music change according to the outcome of your choices. The game is fully voiced by Japanese voice artists; Enju has no voice. Reading all the scenarios unlocks each memoir.

Characters

• Gekkamaru: voiced by Wataru Hatano.
• Kuroyuki: voiced by Hiro Shimono.
• Chōjirō Momochi: voiced by Kohsuke Toriumi.
• Hanzō Hattori: voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda.
• Goemon Ishikawa: voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa.
• Ennosuke Yamakura: voiced by Ryo Oshima.
• Kyara Mikumo: voiced by Saori Hayami.
• Kasumi: voiced by Megumi Han.
• Ieyasu Tokugawa: voiced by Kouki Miyata.