Villager
Sazanka in Village in the Shade
Sazanka is the general-store owner who likes machines. The official English character page lists Sazanka as Early 20s. Birthday Winter 20 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 | Early 20s | Official | NIS America character page |
| Role | the general-store owner who likes machines | Official | NIS America character page |
| Birthday | Winter 20 | Community-2 | gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide |
| Liked gifts | dried persimmon, classic chocolate cake, chocolate banana, amber | Community-1 | Ludens villager guide only |
| Disliked gifts | kashiwa mochi, peas, soybeans, large-game meat | 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, Sazanka is Early 20s and the general-store owner who likes machines. She skips shifts and is searching for a lost treasure. The treasure’s identity is not published.
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: dried persimmon, classic chocolate cake, chocolate banana, amber.
Disliked examples from that same single source: kashiwa mochi, peas, soybeans, large-game meat. 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 Sazanka?
No. The developer interview explicitly says romance was left out; the character page describes friendship. See the romance page.
When is Sazanka’s birthday?
Winter 20, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.
What does Sazanka like?
One community guide lists dried persimmon, classic chocolate cake, chocolate banana, amber. Treat that as a single source.
How old is Sazanka?
The official page says Early 20s. It does not give a number.
Where is the quote from?
NIS America character page: “Glad I found you, though. I heard you're a member of the village now, so I came to talk business.”
Updated 2026-10-28.