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title: "Blooming Nightshade"
description: "After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the "
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/76/84076.jpg"
---

# Blooming Nightshade

![Blooming Nightshade](https://t.vndb.org/cv/76/84076.jpg)

**Developer:** Jackkel Dragon

**Release date:** Aug 18, 2019

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 5.3/10 (52 votes)

## Description
After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?

[From [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148400/)]

## Characters
### Himeka Uchida (内田 姫香)
The main viewpoint character of Blooming Nightshade and Flowering Nightshade.

Himeka is a second-year high school student. She's cheerful and friendly, but sensitive about her height.

She has become good friends with Izumi and Kiyomi in the year and a half since starting high school. Even so, she has started to daydream about romance lately.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Measurements:** Height: 173cm
- **Birthday:** 26 February
- **Hair:** Violet, Side Tail, Parted to Side, Sidehair
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Trousers, T-shirt, Miniskirt, Hoodie, Tank Top, Spats, Pleated Skirt, Off-The-Shoulder Sweater
- **Role:** Student, Girlfriend, Friend, High School Student, Homosexual, Part-time Worker
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Body:** Olive, Medium Breasts
- **Personality:** Outgoing, Friendly, Cheerful
- **Engages in:** Daydreaming

### Atsuko Aoki
Atsuko is a first-year high school student. Blind in one eye, and doesn't socialize much with others.

Often mistaken for quiet or demure, Atsuko has become jaded by the way others treat her. So when someone like Himeka decides to take notice of her, Atsuko is caught off-guard. But it'll take more than a study session or two to change Atsuko's mind about what people expect from her.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Waist Length+, Braid, Spiky Bangs
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Pale
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Glasses, T-shirt, Jeans
- **Subject of:** Blindness
- **Role:** High School Student
- **Personality:** Loner

### Izumi Kawano
A second-year high school student. The reliable captain of the volleyball team, though she doesn't share much about herself.

While she is good friends with Himeka and Kiyomi, Izumi doesn't share much about her home life with them. She keeps things focused on others, rather than letting anyone focus too heavily on her.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Side Tail, Parted to Side, Sidehair
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Wristband, Sport Bloomers, Tank Top
- **Role:** Friend, High School Student, School Volleyball Club President

### Kiku Moritani
A third-year high school student. She looks younger than she is, and is known to be skilled with many musical instruments.

As the president of the school's Music Club, Kiku is as much a teacher as she is a student and performer. While she wishes she could overcome the reluctance of students like Himeka in regards to learning to play music, she is willing to share the beauty of music with anyone who will listen.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Short, Parted to Side, Orange, Braided Crown
- **Body:** Olive, Younger Appearance
- **Clothes:** T-shirt, Pleated Skirt
- **Role:** High School Student, School Music Club President

### Kiyomi Ito
A second-year high school student. A track team member who always wears a jacket or hoodie.

One of Himeka and Izumi's friends. She comes off as more serious about her studies than they are, but she's not actually much more intelligent than her friends. However, her more stable demeanor can lead others to unconsciously depend on her.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Short, Grey, Parted in Middle
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Jacket, Hoodie
- **Role:** Friend, High School Student, School Athletic Club Member

### Nanami Kobayashi
A first-year high school student. A bashful member of the cooking club that tends to minimize her achievements.

Having been "spoiled" for most of her childhood, Nanami feels unprepared for the challenges of high school life. Given the chance to spend time with a friendly elder schoolmate like Himeka, Nanami is willing to jump at the chance to be guided through her first year.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length, Blunt Bangs, Orange
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Skirt, Shawl, Turtleneck Sweater
- **Personality:** Shy, Flustered
- **Role:** Kouhai, High School Student, School Cooking Club Member

### Shiori Goto
A third-year high school student. She has a regal figure and reputation, particularly due to her long hair.

While Shiori's princess-like beauty is known by many, she actually doesn't seem to have many friends that know her well. Outside of classes, meals, and studying, it's almost like she disappears from the school.

[From [url=https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Ponytail, Waist Length+, V Bangs, Shaggy
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Shirt, Stockings, Cravat, Ribbon Hair Tie, Pleated Skirt
- **Personality:** Refined
- **Role:** High School Student, Gamer

## Shops
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148400/)
- [Itch](https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade)

## Releases
### English
- **2019-08-18**: Blooming Nightshade v9
- **2019-08-18**: Blooming Nightshade v9 - [Itch.io](https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade)
- **2020-05-01**: Blooming Nightshade v11
- **2020-05-01**: Blooming Nightshade v11
- **2021-05-09**: Blooming Nightshade v12 - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148400/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1148400/info/), [Itch.io](https://jackkel-dragon.itch.io/blooming-nightshade)
- **2021-05-09**: Blooming Nightshade v12

## Tags
Simulation Game, High School, Romance, Female Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Bullying, Early Branching Plot, Heroine with Glasses, No Sexual Content, Lesbian Heroine, Unique Routes, Musician Heroine, Baker Heroine, Athlete Heroine, Gamer Heroine, LGBTQ Issues, Girl x Girl Romance Only, Yuri Game Jam, Friendship Route, Lesbian Protagonist, High School Student Heroine

## More Games from Jackkel Dragon
- [Eldritch Academy](https://pinovel.net/v25041)
- [Blooming Nightshade](https://pinovel.net/v26472)
- [Flowering Nightshade](https://pinovel.net/v26736)
- [Eldritch University](https://pinovel.net/v25731)
- [Life as Designed](https://pinovel.net/v38743)

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