Villager

Tobari in Village in the Shade

Tobari is a cold villager who breaks the rules and dislikes the village. The official English character page lists Tobari as Late Teens. Birthday Summer 17 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	a cold villager who breaks the rules and dislikes the village	Official	NIS America character page
Birthday	Summer 17	Community-2	gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide
Liked gifts	foil-baked garlic, cherry radish, oolong set, topaz	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only
Disliked gifts	spider lily, ginkgo nut, small bones, large bones	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only

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

Snowy street in Kagatsu Village with a character in a red scarf

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

Who they are

On the official English character page, Tobari is Late Teens and a cold villager who breaks the rules and dislikes the village. The official profile says he may be the next sacrifice. It does not say how that story ends.

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: foil-baked garlic, cherry radish, oolong set, topaz.

Disliked examples from that same single source: spider lily, ginkgo nut, small bones, large bones. 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 Tobari?

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

When is Tobari’s birthday?

Summer 17, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.

What does Tobari like?

One community guide lists foil-baked garlic, cherry radish, oolong set, topaz. Treat that as a single source.

How old is Tobari?

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

Where is the quote from?

NIS America character page: “...If that happens, you'll get infected by this gloomy place, too.”

Updated 2026-10-28.