Villager
Komako in Village in the Shade
Komako is a hunter and the first villager the child meets. The official English character page lists Komako as Late Teens. Birthday Autumn 1 matches two community guides. Romance is not a system in this game.
Last verified: 2026-10-28. Checked against public sources listed below.
| Fact | Value | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Late Teens | Official | NIS America character page |
| Role | a hunter and the first villager the child meets | Official | NIS America character page |
| Birthday | Autumn 1 | Community-2 | gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide |
| Liked gifts | gratin potatoes, hot pot, sunflower, lapis | Community-1 | Ludens villager guide only |
| Disliked gifts | tomato, weather loach, pickled plum, mayonnaise | Community-1 | Ludens villager guide only |
Game screenshots: © Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. / NIS America, Inc. Source: official Steam listing.
Who they are
On the official English character page, Komako is Late Teens and a hunter and the first villager the child meets. She is Shiroji’s younger sister, is afraid of dogs, and the official text says she has no memory of “that incident.”
The same page does not list a romance, dating, or marriage field for any villager. Friendship gifts are a separate system.
Gifts
Liked examples recorded by one Traditional Chinese guide: gratin potatoes, hot pot, sunflower, lapis.
Disliked examples from that same single source: tomato, weather loach, pickled plum, mayonnaise. English item names are not confirmed on an official list, so these stay in the community wording.
What is not published
Event dates, required friendship ranks, and the ending of this villager’s personal story are not on the official page. Those fields stay empty here.
Sources and verification
Source review updated 2026-10-28. Publisher statements and store listings may share a source; two links alone do not establish independent confirmation. Unless an independent cross-check is explicitly identified, treat a named publisher or store claim as a single-source statement. Access restrictions and disagreements are marked in the article.
- S2: NIS America — official character profileshttps://nisamerica.com/village-in-the-shade/character?lang=en
- S31: GameCap — community birthday listhttps://gamecap.jp/honogurashi/tamjyoubi.html
- S32: Ludens — community villager and gift guidehttps://guide.ludens.com.tw/honogurashi/villagers/
- S43: VillageInTheShade.com — fan character guidehttps://villageintheshade.com/guides/characters
- S28: Console Creatures — developer interview on horror and romancehttps://www.consolecreatures.com/village-in-the-shade-interview-horror/
Questions
Can you date Komako?
No. The developer interview explicitly says romance was left out; the character page describes friendship. See the romance page.
When is Komako’s birthday?
Autumn 1, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.
What does Komako like?
One community guide lists gratin potatoes, hot pot, sunflower, lapis. Treat that as a single source.
How old is Komako?
The official page says Late Teens. It does not give a number.
Where is the quote from?
NIS America character page: “I'm going to ask the gods for another good hunt this time around...”
Updated 2026-10-28.