Characters appearing in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning.
For characters from other games in the series, check out the Characters page here.
- For Amir, see Grand Bazaar's Characters page.
Henry and Rachel
The player character of the game. They chose to move to Echo Village because of a desire to run a farm, with their father telling them to talk to Dunhill, an old friend of his that will show them the ropes.
When they move to Echo Village, they learn that the town has pretty much died out. Dunhill apologizes for there not being much in the town anymore, but tries to explain that the absolute basics are still around for them to run their farm.
Upon helping Rebecca build her house, Dunhill gets the idea to revitalize the town and asks for the farmer's help, seeing the potential they have in themselves.
- The Ace: They take a rundown farm and turn it into a successful business, are able to build multiple-story houses and other architectural structures with no prior experience and no help beyond a blueprint all on their own, and end up creating beautiful gardens to behold.
- Animals Hate Them: Wild animals scatter when they walk nearby, though the player can interact and offer them food to become friends with them.
- Character Customization: The player chooses their farmer's skincolor, hairstyle and shape of the eyes, the color of their hair and eyes, and between two outfits for the beginning. Further customization options like hairstyles, clothes, and even facial features get unlocked by playing the game.
- Dub Name Change: Haruto and Rio changed to Henry and Rachel.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: They are singularly responsible for revitalizing Echo Village, which had grown stagnant and was dying out. Despite spending a fortune on materials and investing their own time to jump-start the economy and building houses for new villagers to move in, all while running their own farm, very little respect is given for them. Some villagers will still berate them for not winning a festival or for not constructing a garden up to their standards.
- Expy: Rachel is basically Claire from previous games, with the only difference being that Rachel wears a Holstein cow-spot-patterned cowboy hat. Henry is a simple, updated version of the original farmer, although he wears a brown jacket over his overalls now.
- Protagonist Without a Past: There's not even a good reason given for why they want to run a farm.
- Renaissance Man: Outside of taking care of their farm and foraging resources through fishing, they also become an architect and sculptor for buildings, prove handy at landscaping gardens, etc.
Neil
Neil runs an animal store in the plaza and sells the farmer livestock, as well as tools and medicine to take care of animals. He gives the farmer their first cow, claiming that it's a gift from Dunhill, to help them get started on the farm.
He's very reserved and somewhat irritable, often coming across as sullen and anti-social. He prefers to cut right to the chase when talking, and won't hesitate to point out when someone's made a mistake. Nonetheless, he cares for animals and takes his job very seriously.
Neil unlocks on Spring 9th, with his own house already built.
- Anger Born of Worry: Demands to know why the farmer needs to purchase animal medicine.
- Better with Non-Human Company: Type 2. When having high friendship with him, he'll tell the farmer to always treat animals kindly because they will return that behavior, unlike treacherous humans.
- Does Not Like Spam: Chocolate Cake.
- Endearingly Dorky: Shows this side when romantically pursued. He knows his own shortcomings in social matters, and tries his best to be a good partner. Though even when married, his attempts at telling the farmer that he loves her will make her laugh at his awkwardness.
- First Guy Wins: Should the player choose to marry him, as he's the first bachelor available.
- Friend to All Living Things: Loves all animals, though his initial attitude may appear otherwise.
- Hidden Depths: Actually harbors a deep interest in music, though he doesn't participate in the Music Festival.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Clearly loves animals and takes his job seriously, often putting an animal's health above things like losing out on business or getting a bad reputation. Gets more obvious when romantically pursued, as he clearly feels bad and apologizes, if he feels like his blunt words might have hurt the farmer's feelings.
- Not a Morning Person: Tells the farmer to not talk to him so early in the morning.
- Perpetual Frowner: Rarely smiles.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: Detests sweet and sugary gifts, though it's not for any manly reason. His mother loved sweets and his father didn't care, so Neil grew up in a household where every meal was sweet. However, he will accept sweet gifts for the Pumpking Festival and Winter Harmony Day.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Very cutting and rude with his words, though he tries to backpedal this at high friendship. If romantically pursued, he'll try to be nicer and worry about hurting the farmer's feelings with his attitude.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Shrimp Chili.
- Troubled, but Cute: The grumpiest of the love interests, and has a difficult relationship with his father, like other characters in town. His relationship with his father is the reason why he moved to Echo Village.
- Tsundere: Type A, though he'll only really show a softer side when romanced.
- Verbal Tic: Geez.
Allen
Allen runs a hair salon and allows the player character to change their hairstyle and haircolor in exchange for payment. Advancing in the town revitalization will result in Allen offering new hairstyles.
He's rather arrogant and has quite an ego when it comes to his skills as a hairdresser, though given how amazing those skills are, he has every reason to be. He takes his job very seriously, being somewhat of a perfectionist at it.
Allen returns to Echo Village upon building the Salon, which becomes available upon starting Town Renovation Plan #2.
- Childhood Friends: With Rod.
- Does Not Like Spam: Pot Sticker.
- Insufferable Genius: Prides himself on being great as a hairdresser and can get quite tiresome about it, but everyone in town agrees that his skills are just as good as he proclaims.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Definitely full of himself and even some compliments to the farmer can come across as condescending, but Allen is nonetheless a very good friend to Rod, and he'll pull his weight when romantically pursued.
- Never Be Hurt Again: Implied to be why he's so blunt with his words, and encourages others to see things as they are.
- Not a Morning Person: Tells the farmer to go away and come back for a talk in the afternoon, when he's more awake.
- Odd Friendship: With Rod. Allen is a perfectionist and rather smug, caring very much about style and otherwise looking good. In contrast, Rod doesn't care about fashion and loves to rough and tumble with animals, not minding making mistakes.
- The Perfectionist: Gets upset over his mistakes, even if the other party cheerfully shrugs them off.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Genovese Pasta.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: Claims his father to never have been home, and doesn't even consider him one.
Rod
Rod runs a pet shop in the plaza, as well as horses, and items needed to train or walk pets. Advancing the town restoration leads to Rod offering different colored pets.
He's a pretty cheerful fellow and prides himself on knowing quite a lot about pets and petcare, though he'll quickly become unsure of himself when asked something he doesn't know yet. He loves adventures and rarely seems put out by anything.
Rod moves back into Echo Village upon building the Cottage, which is part of the Town Renovation Plan #3.
- Chastity Couple: Played with, as romancing Rod shows a very innocent side to his relationship with the farmer. He gets more excited about holding hands in bed than other things. But at the same time, Rod is also the most straightforward when it comes to hinting at his desire for the farmer.
- Childhood Friend: With Allen.
- The Cutie: Rather sweet and lovable for a guy, and he adores little animals, which makes sense as a pet store owner. Even after getting married to the farmer, he seems to retain his sense of innocence.
- Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: Hints that he'd like to be the farmer's boyfriend, saying that having a boyfriend who can cook is pretty useful for a farmer. Then tells her to forget what he said.
- Does Not Like Spam: Cream Puff.
- Friend to All Living Things: Loves animals as much as Neil, though Rod also manages to get along well with humans. But he admits to the farmer that he knows that running a farm is different than a pet store.
- Genki Guy: Very energetic and rarely seen in a bad mood.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Wears a pair of oblong goggles for no reason.
- Nice Guy: Very straightforward as a potential love interest, always happy to go out with the farmer when she offers, and is delighted to receive gifts on Spring Harmony Day. He even gets along well with the sullen Neil and smug Allen.
- Odd Friendship: With Allen. Rod is upbeat and energetic, not caring about making minor mistakes or fashion. In contrast, Allen is a perfectionist and cares about style.
- Older Than They Look: His design makes him look younger than other bachelors.
- Rummage Sale Reject: An orange, puffy vest coupled with red sneakers.
- Self-Deprecation: Prone to this when it comes to things he doesn't know.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: Romantically pursuing him shows his relationship with the farmer as this. Allen even lampshades this at one point.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Lasagna.
Soseki
Soseki used to be a journalist, but he was forced to retire from his profession. He chose to move to Echo Village to get away from things and lead a more peaceful life.
He's very laidback and somewhat jokey about things, including his own age and other matters. He doesn't mind casually flirting with the farmer, often dropping some innuendos that they don't pick up on.
Soseki ends up living in the Eastern-Style House, which is part of the Town Renovation Plan #4.
- Big Eater: Tends to eat a lot, as an alternative to dealing with his problems.
- Cool Old Guy: Laidback and nonchalant about things, though how much of an 'old guy' he is remains unclear.
- Does Not Like Spam: Strawberry Shake.
- Hypochondria: Appears to take frequent visits to Dr Klaus for exams.
- Intrepid Reporter: Used to be one, before retiring. His last event has him try to get the scoop on peacock sightings in the forest, making it clear that the journalist blood still flows within him.
- Lovable Sex Maniac: Loves to flirt with the farmer, and even manages to coerce her into agreeing to give him a piggyback ride. But he tells her to ignore what he says, since he considers himself too old for her. When married to him, Soseki ends up making several sexual innuendos.
- Noodle Incident: Whatever caused him to be forced to retire.
- Not a Morning Person: Implied, since he gets up later than most villagers, and stays up longer.
- Perma-Stubble: Some stubble on his chin.
- Punny Name: The localization ended up as one because Natsume was the company that handled the English translation of the game, and Soseki Natsume is a famous, Japanese writer.
- Self-Deprecation: Tends to do this, particularly when it comes to 'how old' he is.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Eel Rice Bowl.
- Troll: Loves to tease other people, even when he's just friends with someone. He even calls the farmer gullible for believing everything he says, but given his own insecurities, he could just be covering for himself.
- Vague Age: Often talks about being older than the farmer, even being concerned about her dating him because of it, but it's unclear exactly how old he is. His design doesn't make him look very much older than other 'older' bachelors. It's likely that he isn't very much older than the farmer, just very self-conscious about it.
Sanjay
Sanjay is Amir's attendant and helps him with advice and companionship. He followed Amir to Echo Village when they heard about the place, and Amir thought they might find ways to improve their homeland.
He's very calm and gentle, and his position as attendant to royalty results in him speaking politely to everyone. Loves to make and drink tea, wandering around town and learning things.
Sanjay moves in with Amir after the Exotic Mansion has been built, which is part of the last Town Renovation plan. It must also not be Autumn, due to Amir returning to his homeland for that time.
- Does Not Like Spam: Chocolate Jam.
- Hidden Depths: Has a fascination for old ruins.
- The Jeeves: Amir's butler and attendant.
- Last Guy Wins: Should the player choose to marry him, or Amir, since they are the last bachelors to move in.
- Longhaired Pretty Boy: Very goodlooking and his hair reaches to his waist.
- Motherly Side Plait: Keeps his hair in a braid over his shoulder.
- Nice Guy: Very polite and friendly, easily striking up conversation with most people.
- Orphanage of Love: Was raised in one, before becoming Amir's butler.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Herb Pasta.
Amir
See his character entrance for Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar.
Iroha
Iroha left her family and travels the world in search for quality materials, so she can continue her studies as a blacksmith. She moves to Echo Village upon finding good resources, making her the first, new person to arrive in the stagnant town after the farmer.
She's serious in most matters and keeps her emotions to herself, making her seem cold, though she's anything but. Iroha has a somewhat strained relationship with her family, particularly her father.
Iroha unlocks on Spring 15th, moving into the empty blacksmith store.
- The Blacksmith: Training to become one and continues her study. However, she doesn't actually create any tools herself. She does give the farmer the blueprints for improving their tools.
- Does Not Like Spam: Squid Rice.
- Femininity Failure: Concerned about this, as her events have her ask the farmer if it's weird for a woman to be interested in ores and blacksmithery, and how it appears for her to play the harp.
- First Girl Wins: Should the player marry her, as she's the first bachelorette to move in.
- Nice Girl: While very serious and disciplined, she's mature and very kind.
- Silk Hiding Steel: Despite a somewhat gentle appearance, she's tough as nails.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: Keeps her long hair in a high ponytail.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Deep-Fried Lotus Root.
- Tsurime Eyes: Shares this design with Yuri, the only two bachelorettes to have them.
- Yamato Nadeshiko: Displays these characteristics, being very polite and welcoming, and having been trained in playing the koto
. Her desire to be a blacksmith is rather uncommon, though. Her father was against her learning smithery, wanting her to get married and become a homemaker, with this disagreement being why Iroha left her family.
Tina
Tina plans to become a newspaper reporter, and moves into Echo Village to start. She takes over the duty of delivering the local newspaper from Dunhill.
She's upbeat and energetic, often looking for the next big scoop to help get closer to her goals. However, she can prove to be a little mean-spirited, if she gets angered.
Tina moves in when the Newspaper Carrier is built, which is part of the Town Renovation Plan #2, though the blueprint for it is available as soon as Rebecca sets up shop.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Friendly and maybe a little scatterbrained, but she can be quite vicious when provoked.
- Conspicuous Gloves: Wears very long, orange-white striped gloves that leave her hands free.
- Does Not Like Spam: Carrot Soup.
- Genki Girl: Rarely less than happy-go-lucky.
- Intrepid Reporter: Aspiring to become one.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: The oldest of seven children.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Orange Sherbet.
- Weight Woe: One event has her lament that she's gaining weight, so she's taken up jogging to get rid of it again. Toni's usually blunt ways are less than helpful.
- Workaholic: Her last event proves her to be one, saying that she has absolutely no time to rest when a colleague needs some information she has. Even if she admits that she hasn't been feeling well because of all the work, she thinks taking a break is unreasonable.
Felicity
Felicity eventually moves into Echo Village to work at Clement's Restaurant as a waitress. He seems to take to her well, likely because she's the same age as his own daughter.
She's very cheerful and polite, not really one to let things bring her down. She really loves food and enjoys eating it.
Felicity moves in when the Inn has been built, which is part of Town Renovation Plan #3. Though she won't appear until the Restaurant has also been built, but that's part of Town Renovation Plan #2.
- Big Eater: Eats a lot of food, to the point that her first event has the farmer see a table filled with several dishes that are all part of her lunch.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Played for laughs when romanced, as one of her lines while pregnant has her say that she might get jealous of the farmer paying too much attention to the baby.
- Does Not Like Spam: Milk.
- Hidden Depths: Turns out to be a somewhat known food critic.
- Lethal Chef: Despite loving food, she can't cook very well.
- Meido: Her uniform gives off this vibe. Befriending her also unlocks maid outfits.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: Her relationship with the farmer when married.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Angler Fish Stew.
Yuri
Yuri is the daughter of Emma and recent graduate of a fashion designer school. She moves back in with her mother upon opening her own tailor store, selling clothes for the farmer to wear.
She's very aloof and quiet, leading many to find it difficult to talk with her. Her mother seems to understand her best, even when she doesn't choose to speak.
Yuri moves in after the Tailor House has been built, which becomes available in Autumn of Year 2. Though the player can unlock it upon reaching Town Renovation Plan #3, if Emma has at least 2000 FP.
- Ambiguously Bi: Rather blunt in telling Iroha to take her clothes off.
- Bifauxnen: Her design makes her look rather boyish.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Her speech is rather dreamy and halting, though she says something odd things, too.
- Curtains Match the Window: Red hair and reddish-brown eyes.
- Does Not Like Spam: Kimchi.
- Hidden Depths: Actually really good at making sweets.
- Stoic Spectacles: Rarely shows emotions.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Starts off rather aloof and blunt, though she considers the farmer a good friend. Becomes a lot more noticeable when romanced, especially since her Heart is invisible to players, unless they choose to date her.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Herb Soup.
Michelle
Michelle moves to Echo Village to put on a magic act, always thinking up new ways to wow her audience with magic tricks. She puts on shows for Clement's customers in the restaurant.
She's very bubbly and cheery, as well as fun-loving. She does seem a little insensitive about things, but maybe there's more to this side of her than first believed.
Michelle moves in when the Fantastical House is built, which is part of Town Renovation Plan #4.
- Ambiguously Bi: Showing her the blue feather as a female farmer will have Michelle recall that she received dozens of proposals in the past, from men and women.
- Be Yourself: Romancing her will have her learn to be true to herself, instead of hiding behind a mask.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: If romantically pursued, she proves herself to be this. Michelle only agrees to date the farmer because he's a gullible sucker that will gladly give her sweets and expensive stuff she wants for free.
- But Thou Must!: If the farmer wants to marry Michelle, he will still have to get a Pink Diamond, since it's needed to view her last event.
- Does Not Like Spam: Fruit Gratin.
- Even the Girls Want Her: Has received proposals from women in the past.
- Gameplay and Story Segregation: Despite only dating the farmer for the gifts he gives her, she will react exactly the same way as the other bachelorettes if the farmer rejects her reverse confession, or breaks up with her, especially if you do the latter in between her second last and last events. At least, in both cases he still has to wait out the required time before she can then accept the commitment ring from him (7 and 63 days respectively). In addition, those two events still occur regardless of how many Diamonds and Pink Diamonds he's already given her, respectively — even if he gives her a Pink Diamond right after the former, the latter will still trigger.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Only started dating the farmer because he kept giving her stuff, but she breaks her mask a bit and begins to awkwardly stutter when proposed to, suggesting that she has developed genuine feelings for him. She also calls him out for being too easily fooled into giving her gifts, if he gives her the Pink Diamond in her last event despite knowing her true self.
- Manipulative Bitch: Never expresses real love to the farmer in her events, having only used them for getting stuff that she wants. And then being told she wants something else for her next gift.
- Pink Means Feminine: A female magician that loves the cheery color.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Chiffon Cake.
Witch Princess
See her character entrance in Harvest Moon.
Dunhill
The mayor of Echo Village.- The Alcoholic: Implied. He loves it if you give him wine.
- Cool Old Guy
- Dirty Old Man: One scene shows him handing out picture albums to women in the town, including you. Wonder where he got those...
- Messy Hair: Looks like a hobo as a result.
- Permanent Elected Official: No matter how many years go by, Dunhill is always mayor.
Hana
An elderly woman who runs the general store.- Happily Married: To Kosaburo.
- Miniature Senior Citizens
Emma
Yuri's mother. She's in charge of shipping your produce.- Housewife
- Trademark Favorite Food: Apples, clearly.
Rebecca
An architect.Toni
Rebecca's son.- Bratty Half-Pint : Both Allen and Neil have something to say about his shenanigans at festivals.
- Disappeared Dad
- No Indoor Voice: Often greets your character with a loud shout. In one of his dialogues he asks the main character to copy him, but they are too embarrassed to do so.
- Spell My Name With An S: The game will sometimes refer to him as Tony.
- Innocently Insensitive: To the point that he can be pretty bratty. He demands that you entertain him, gives Tina a hard time about her weight, and has one of the more obnoxious responses if you lose a crop contest, cheerfully surmising that you're "not all that, after all."
Charles
A pilot who runs a travel agency with his wife, Camellia.- Happily Married: To Camellia.
- Bishie Sparkle
- Large Ham
- Something about a Rose
Camellia
She runs a travel agency with her husband, Charles.- A-Cup Angst: One of the random events after Olivia moves into town has her and Rebecca getting into a heated discussion about this.
- Happily Married: To Charles.
Hina
Charles' and Camellia's daughter.- Cheerful Child: She acts her age (unlike Nico, who's the chef at the inn) and isn't as rambunctious as Toni. She dotes on her parents and is keen to come and play on the farm.
- The Cutie: She's wearing one of her dad's pilot jackets, and it makes her even more adorable.
- Precocious Crush: She likes Allen and Charles, better not forget that.
- Sweet Tooth: Her favorite food is Pudding a la Mode.
Clement
A famous chef who moved to town to try new recipes.Kosaburo
A fisherman and Hana's husband.- Hot-Blooded: It helps that his head is even shaped like a volcano.
- Miniature Senior Citizens
Olivia
A woman who came to town to run a tea house.- Ambiguously Bi: If you show her a blue feather, she reacts flirtatiously regardless of your gender... before turning you down, because she has a fiance.
- The Ghost: She has a fiance whom she often mentions, but who will never move to town even after she's lived there for years. Presumably his main purpose is to justify why she isn't a bachelorette.
Klaus
The doctor.- Cloud Cuckoolander: In one cut scene, the main character has to rescue Clement from Klaus' monologue on why macaroni has a hole in it. Clement starts getting freaked out when Klaus decided that
macaroni is a commentary on the human condition. - Dr. Jerk: He doesn't have much of a brain-to-mouth filter and he doesn't like people wasting his time. Although he genuinley cares about his patients, it irritates him when he thinks that they aren't taking care of their health, thus is always ready to lecture them. It gets to the point that players and the main character alike start to panic when collapsing from exhaustion, since Klaus will now spend a minute or two lecturing them.
- The Philosopher: See the macaroni incident. He's also prone to discussing body language with you, stating that liars are easy to spot.
Hossan
The innkeeper.- Chekhov's Gunman: You see him leaving town when you first arrive.
Niko
Hossan's son.- Adorably Precocious Child: He's a pretty good cook for someone his age.
- Big Eater
- Chekhov's Gunman: He's leaving with his father when you first arrive in town.
- Fat and Proud: He has no problem with being chubby, since he's a gourmet, and considers it a reflection on his good taste in food.
- Missing Mom: He says she's gone traveling and won't come home until she gets to travel all around the globe. She sends him things, but Niko doesn't seem to know where she is.
Sandra
An elderly lady who runs a barter stall at night.Aaron
One of the two Harvest Sprites in your town.- Nice Guy
- Sibling Yin-Yang: He is more cheerful than his sister.
- Theme Twin Naming: His Japanese name was Socra, after Greek philosopher Socrates.
Alice
One of the two Harvest Sprites in your town.- Big Sister Bully: Often bosses her younger brother around.
- Professional Butt-Kisser: Whenever the Harvest Goddess is around.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: She is more grumpy than her brother.
- Theme Twin Naming: Her Japanese name was Arisu, after Greek philosopher Aristotle.
The child of the player character and their spouse. They grow from an infant stage to crawling around, before turning into a toddler or schoolage child. They do not permanently grow older than this, though an event allows the player to give them a candy that turns them into a teenager for 31 days.
- Girlish Pigtails: The daughter wears them.
- Idiot Hair: The son has one small strand standing off.
- Overnight Age-Up: Goes from a bed-ridden infant to crawling, and then ages up by several years. And invoked when giving them the magical candy, aging them up into teenagers for a while.
- Strong Family Resemblance: They take after the default appearance of the player character. The daughter takes her coloring from Henry, while the son takes his from Rachel.
