Villager

Sumire in Village in the Shade

Sumire is Hasumi’s younger brother, who studies the bow with Komako. The official English character page lists Sumire as Late Teens. Birthday Spring 21 matches two community guides. Romance is not a system in this game.

Last verified: 2026-10-28. Checked against public sources listed below.

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Fact	Value	Status	Sources
Age	Late Teens	Official	NIS America character page
Role	Hasumi’s younger brother, who studies the bow with Komako	Official	NIS America character page
Birthday	Spring 21	Community-2	gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide
Liked gifts	grilled fish, salt-grilled ayu, ayu, salmon	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only
Disliked gifts	spicy lotus root, carrot, lotus root, bracken	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only

Dusk cliff path where a character carries a light above the trees

Night exploration in a stone alley, with a small character holding a blade

Game screenshots: © Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. / NIS America, Inc. Source: official Steam listing.

Who they are

On the official English character page, Sumire is Late Teens and Hasumi’s younger brother, who studies the bow with Komako. He fishes, explores, and wants to kill a certain beast. The beast is not named.

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: grilled fish, salt-grilled ayu, ayu, salmon.

Disliked examples from that same single source: spicy lotus root, carrot, lotus root, bracken. 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 Sumire?

No. The developer interview explicitly says romance was left out; the character page describes friendship. See the romance page.

When is Sumire’s birthday?

Spring 21, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.

What does Sumire like?

One community guide lists grilled fish, salt-grilled ayu, ayu, salmon. Treat that as a single source.

How old is Sumire?

The official page says Late Teens. It does not give a number.

Where is the quote from?

NIS America character page: “That's just you overthinking again, Hasumi. You should really try to stop getting so worked up...”

Updated 2026-10-28.