Characters
Warning
The character bios are based on blog posts from NewMoonLabel's development posts on their blog. However, these posts tend to be quite short and have a fair amount of repetition. Hence, while nothing in this section is unfounded, some of it is embellished a bit. It probably is accurate, but until the game is released, I can't guarantee that.
Nightmare Girls
The main characters of the story, these girls venture into the Nightmare Realm to fight back the monsters and tentacles menacing Mitsukino Town.
The protagonist of Nightmare Girls.
She's a lively, sporty girl, although perhaps a bit too innocent and naive. A student of Sayo Academy, she's very enthusiastic about martial arts; perhaps not surprising given that her family have taught the Dragon Spirit School of Ninjitsu for generations. When she lived at the family dojo, she was one of the best pupils of Dragon Spirit Ninjitsu, becoming a fast and strong fighter, and hopes to one day inherit the dojo.
However, since she stumbled into the Nightmare Realm, she's found a world of beasts menacing women everywhere. Resolved to fight back, she now ventures into the Nightmare Realm.
Yatsuha's childhood friend. A year younger than her, she's well versed in martial arts as her family run a gym that teaches traditional martial arts When Shigure and Yatsuha realised they both liked girls, they started dating, but so far they have a "pure" relationship. No sexy stuff.
Unfortunately for her, she was with Yatsuha when they wandered into the Nightmare Realm, and was targetted by the tentacles. Now she is molested by them every night. Following Yatsuha's lead, she joins the fight against the tentacles.
Another student in the year above Yatsuha at Sayo Academy, and again relatively unknown to our protagonist. She serves Tagihi-no-Miya, a guardian spirit of Mitsukino Town, and is sworn to help the residents and fight the monsters and tentacles that threaten them.
However, she hasn't actually fought monsters or tentacles before. Her first encounter with them has her being somewhat confused on what she needs to do.
A student in the year above Yatsuha at Sayo Academy, and so unknown to our protagonist. Her family have lived in Mitsukino Town for generations, running one of Mitsukino Town's oldest companies. However, her family has a secret: that they are a line of warriors, who for generations have been fighting to hold the monsters and tentacles at bay.
Information
On the Tsuki-no-mizu blog, Yue and Kokia's descriptions are erroneously swapped. This is corrected in this page.
Old Schoolmates
These girls used to go to same high school as Yatsuha, but since Yatsuha graduated and went to Sayo Academy, she hasn't seen them.
Another girl who went to Yatsuha's old school, and also another girl who Yatsuha never really got to know. In fact, not many people know about Manami, other than a girl of this name went missing two years ago.
She used to be good friends with Mari. In fact, vague rumours say they were more than just friends.
Scientists
A cohort of knowledge seekers at Mitsukino Town's Yamanashi Energy Research Institute, working in the Fukugiri Laboratory. Something of a support network for the Nightmare Girls, they all play important roles in the game.
A recent graduate of Mitsukino University, Mikina now works at the Fukugiri Laboratory. As she's only a couple of years older than Yatsuha, Yatsuha finds her the most approachable of the lab members.
In the game, Mikina synthesizes new items and equipment from the things that the Nightmare Girls find in their exploration of other dimensions.
A Doctor of Physics, she studies the energy emitted from other dimensions. She's quite introverted really, with her research being the most important thing to her. And the second most important. And the third. And, well, you get the idea.
In the game, she provides inventory for the shop. As her research progresses, you'll be able to purchase more items - just as it should work in a game!
A Doctor of Physics and the lead researcher at the Fukugiri Lab, Neiko is somewhat more cautious about meddling with other dimensions than you would expect from someone in her position.
In the game, she is one of the main characters who advances the story, as well as handling the extraction of the party in case of an emergency.
Students
Students at Sayo Academy, the all-girls academy that the heroes attend. They've not been in contact with any of the heroes over the Summer break. But they end up getting involved with them regardless, when they show up at the worst possible moment.
A final year student, and Kokia's classmate. A very intelligent, polite and altogether high class student. She loves helping other students learn new things. She really, really loves it. There are murmurings about how much she loves it. People who say "Oh, she taught me so much♥, I simply must introduce you!".
There are also other rumours. People muttering about a "crazy psycho lesbian who took my virginity..." Of course, this can't be the same person...
Sayo Academy
All of these students, as well as the protagonists, study at the prestigious Sayo Academy. Sayo Academy is a private all-female institution, selecting only the best young women to be admitted to it's ranks. It has a reputation of excellence.
It also has another reputation though. With lots of young women in attendance, and due to the effects of Mitsukino Town's tentacular influence on the students, Sayo Academy has a lot of lesbian trysts. Some people think of it as a Forbidden Flower Garden...
Adversaries
Not everyone wants to fight the tentacles. Some want to become one with them, to see them stretch their feelers across the real world.
As these girls are fighting so the tentacles expand their power, there's a strong possibility you'll have to fight them.
Somewhat unhinged, this chainsaw-wielding maniac is a pretty tough customer. She's into girls, or at least their bodies. The closer they are to her own body shape, the better.
She doesn't care about personalities or anything. That stuff's for babies.
A mysterious girl who lives in a mansion out of town. But that mansion was abandoned years ago - no-one should be living there, let alone a young girl. Even though no-one knows why she carries around a pair of giant scissors, she's much more mentally stable than her compatriot, Seiryuu.
Her reasons for fighting for the tentacles are a secret.
Others
And a couple of other characters who don't really fit anywhere else.
Yatsuha's elder sister. A graduate of Sayo Academy, she's not particularly interested in martial arts or inheriting the Dojo - even though she's currently living there, mainly due to cheap rent. She's a freeter, basically meaning she works a bunch of freelance gigs, and doesn't earn that much money.
As Yatsuha moves out of the Dojo at the beginning of the story, Kokonoha is alone with their grandfather.
A policewoman working who works from a station in the North Precinct of Mitsukino Town. She has a very strong sense of justice, and often tries to investigate the strange goings on. Unfortunately, she never seems to arrive at the scene quickly enough to make a difference.
Incidentally, as her clothes are already pretty revealing, she's one of the few characters who doesn't have clothing destruction enabled. Perhaps the old adage of female armours is correct - the less it covers, the more durable it is!
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