---
title: "Hikage no Himari - sun in the shade"
description: "Hiroyuki Nasukawa, a high school student whose father is a piano tuner, wants to become a respectable adult, but his anxiety about the future keeps him from bei"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/78/73878.jpg"
---

# Hikage no Himari - sun in the shade

![Hikage no Himari - sun in the shade](https://t.vndb.org/cv/78/73878.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 日陰の日葵 - sun in the shade

**Developer:** Shatou Sombrero

**Release date:** Dec 18, 2021

**Platform:** Windows, Website

**Language:** English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (simplified)

**Rating:** 6.8/10 (48 votes)

## Description
Hiroyuki Nasukawa, a high school student whose father is a piano tuner, wants to become a respectable adult, but his anxiety about the future keeps him from being a good student at school. Eventually, he cheats on a test, gets caught and the punishment is, to his surprise, a request to repair the school's piano.

[From [Shinzou Translations](https://www.shinzoutranslations.com/2023/05/release-sun-in-shade-english.html)]

## Characters
### Nasukawa Hiroyuki (那須川 ひろゆき)
A high school student whose father is a professional piano tuner.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Hiro-kun
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Multicolored, Grey, Bowl Cut
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Shirt, Loose Necktie
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, Classmate, High School Student, Delinquent, Bad Student
- **Subject of:** Psychological Trauma, Grief, Delusion
- **Personality:** Docile, Humble
- **Eyes:** Slit Pupils

### Satou Himari (佐藤 日葵)
The protagonist's lively childhood friend.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White, Waist Length+, Straight, Sidehair
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Personality:** Friendly, Kind, Immature, Cheerful
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, Classmate, High School Student, Figment
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved
- **Subject of:** Disappearance, Pre-Story Death
- **Clothes:** Sailor School Uniform, Loafers

### Shirai (白井)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Violet, Long, Wavy, Parted in Middle, Sidehair, Braided Crown
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Loafers
- **Personality:** Reserved, Smart
- **Role:** Classmate, High School Student, Pianist
- **Subject of:** Psychological Trauma, Guilt
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Futami (二見)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Bun, Sidehair
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Bandages, Loafers
- **Engages in:** Sarcasm, Not Sexually Involved
- **Role:** Classmate, High School Student, Pianist

### Oumi (青海)
The protagonist’s homeroom teacher.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Long, Teal, Parted in Middle
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Earrings, Glasses
- **Role:** Teacher, Pianist, Homeroom Teacher
- **Personality:** Relaxed, Kind, Insightful
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Yaotome (八乙女)
An acquaintance of the protagonist and a piano tuner apprentice under his father.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Parted in Middle
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Apron, Headband
- **Personality:** Friendly, Kind
- **Role:** Mother, Coworker
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://syato-sombrero.tumblr.com/post/741363172494245888/)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2829210/)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2021-12-18**: Hikage no Himari - sun in the shade - [Official website](https://syato-sombrero.tumblr.com/post/741363172494245888/), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=32114), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2829210/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2829210/info/), [Freem!](https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27321), [NovelGame](https://novelgame.jp/games/show/6056), [BOOTH](https://booth.pm/en/items/3509076)
- **2021-12-18**: Hikage no Himari - sun in the shade - [Official website](https://syato-sombrero.tumblr.com/post/741363172494245888/), [NovelGame](https://novelgame.jp/games/show/6056)

### English
- **2023-05-23**: Hikage no Himari - Sun in the Shade - [Official website](https://shinzoutranslations.com/en/releases/sun-in-the-shade/)

### Spanish
- **2023-05-23**: Hikage no Himari - Sun in the Shade - [Official website](https://shinzoutranslations.com/es/releases/sun-in-the-shade-es/)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2023-11-07**: Beiyin de Rikui (Yinchu de Xiangyang Hua) - [Official website](https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8699252558)

## Tags
ADV, High School, Male Protagonist, Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Heroine, No Sexual Content, Musical Themes, Hetare Protagonist, Kinetic Novel, Protagonist with a Face, Side Portraits, No Romance Plot, Instrumentalist Heroine, Imaginary Friend as a Heroine, No Character Sprites

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- [Kosaka-san.](https://pinovel.net/v24634)
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