History VisualNovel / EnchantedInTheMoonlight

Originally published on iOS and Android devices in 2014, it got a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port in April 2020[[note]]Split into two parts, each with three protagonists: one version has Kiryu, Chikage, and Yukinojo, the other with Miyabi, Kyoga, and Samon. Shinra is not in either version.[[/note]].

* LoveTriangle: One forms on Chikage's route between Chikage, the protagonist and Kyoga. The protagonist, unaware at that point that Chikage isn't as indifferent to her as he appears, even describes it as [[TriangRelations "the person I love, and the person who loves me."]]

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Ayakashi government/culture seems to run on some level of this, with the leaders of the various factions being the strongest fighters of their members, and the leader of the Mononoke Village being the strongest ayakashi present.

今宵、妖しい口づけを Koyoi, Ayashii Kuchizuke o

''Enchanted in the Moonlight'' is a RomanceGame VisualNovel by Creator/VoltageInc. In it, the player takes the role of a young woman who, although she lives at her family's Shinto shrine, works as a librarian and considers her life completely ordinary... until she begins having strange dreams about monsters trying to kill her and waking up under a red moon.

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: It turns out to be a moot point since he's hardly a normal fox, but upon encountering Miyabi in his fox form during the prologue, the protagonist feeds him some of her inari sushi[[note]]fried tofu stuffed with sushi rice[[/note]] and then takes the apparent ''wild animal'' into her bathroom and strips naked in order to give it a bath. Had she done this with a real wild fox instead of a transformed {{kitsune}}, it would most likely have quickly become a painful experience.

* {{Youkai}}: The game calls them "ayakashi" in its modern, synonymous usage, and the plot revolves around the protagonist suddenly becoming aware of the world of such supernatural creatures following the awakening of her power, which is very attractive to ayakashi. Miyabi is a {{Kitsune}}, Chikage is a {{Tengu}}, Shinra is an oni (translated as "demon" in the prologue of the English localization), Kyoga is an okami, and Yukinojo is a yukibito (a male version of a {{Yukionna}}). Other types appearing or mentioned in the various routes include kappa, kamaitachi, and wanyuudou.

''Enchanted in the Moonlight'' is a RomanceGame VisualNovel by Creator/VoltageInc for iOS and Android devices. In it, the player takes the role of a young woman who, although she lives at her family's Shinto shrine, works as a librarian and considers her life completely ordinary... until she begins having strange dreams about monsters trying to kill her and waking up under a red moon.

* {{Onmyodo}}: The villains of Season 2 are onmyoji who were sealed away by the ayakashi a thousand years ago.

* {{Youkai}}: The game calls them "ayakashi" in its modern, synonymous usage, and the plot revolves around the protagonist suddenly becoming aware of the world of such supernatural creatures following the awakening of her power, which is very attractive to ayakashi. Miyabi is a {{Kitsune}}, Chikage is a {{Tengu}}, Shinra is an oni (translated as "demon" in the prologue of the English localization), Kyoga is an okami, and Yukinojo is a yukibito (a male version of a yuki-onna). Other types appearing or mentioned in the various routes include kappa, kamaitachi, and wanyuudou.

* BlowYouAway: Tengu magic specializes in manipulating wind.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Shinra]] and his older brother.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: On Shinra's main route, one appears to blossom between the protagonist and library regular Taira. [[spoiler:Until it's revealed Taira had overheard the protagonist telling her co-worker about her first love, and used the information to pass himself off as that boy. The actual ChildhoodFriendRomance is between the protagonist and Shinra.]]

* {{Cosplay}}: At a festival, several humans think Chikage is doing this thanks to the protagonist intervening to uphold the Masquerade.

* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Miyabi's]] mother died giving birth to him. [[spoiler:Later it's revealed that she was actually murdered by resentful ayakashi.]]
* DefrostingIceKing: Chikage hides his many issues behind a veneer of logic and detachment.
* DistractedByTheSexy: The protagonist tends to be frequently distracted by noticing how attractive the love interest of any given route is. In some routes it's an indication that she's finally fallen for the guy in question; in other cases (Yukinojo being a prime example) it happens all along because he's just ''that'' sexy.
* DreamStealer: In Kyoga's "A Poem From Him" side story, the protagonist runs afoul of a Baku that has already rendered several ayakashi comatose by eating their dreams.

* EverybodyLives: Played straight in [[spoiler:Miyabi's]] route. Subverted in [[spoiler:Chikage's]].
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:Magama]], the villain of [[spoiler:Chikage]]'s route, turns out to have been his best friend when they were children.

* FacialMarkings: Miyabi has them in his fox form, letting the player know immediately that - despite the protagonist's assumptions - he is more than just an ordinary wild fox.

* FirstLove: [[spoiler:Shinra]] and the protagonist knew each other as children, and were each other's first crush.
* FlowerMotifs: The protagonist's knowledge of ''hanakotoba'' leads to an epiphany on Yukinojo's main route. [[spoiler:Yukinojo's first love gave him a violet when they parted. Violets symbolise loyalty, so the protagonist concludes that though the girl eventually moved on, she never forgot about Yukinojo.]]
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: The protagonist pulls this on [[spoiler:Shinra]] during his sequel, complete with a smack to the face.
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Miyabi]] is the son of a human woman and an ayakashi man.
* HandsomeLech: Miyabi, natch, although a darker variation of the trope. Contrast with ChivalrousPervert Kyoga.
* HealingHands: Healing is one of [[spoiler:Samon's]] powers as a zashiki-warashi.
* AnIcePerson: Yukinojo has power over snow and ice.
* InconsistentDub: Shinra has been called a demon, ogre, and oni, although not at the same time.

* {{Kitsune}}: Miyabi, complete with shapeshifting abilities and trickster attitude.
* LadykillerInLove: Miyabi's really popular with the ayakashi women back home. The main part of his character development involves getting to the "in love" part.

* MayflyDecemberRomance: It's never established if ayakashi are immortal, but they can live long enough that individuals can be philosophical about having to wait another thousand years for the next person with "special blood" to be born.
* MeaningfulName: The "yuki" in Yukinojo's name means "snow."
* MomentKiller: Shinra and the protagonist tolerate a deliberate invocation of this trope during his route.
* MorphicResonance: Miyabi's fox nature lingers, no matter the form he wears. In the prologue, the narrative calls his human form "Fox Eyes" before he's introduced, and he later shapeshifts into a plush fox toy and a fox statue.
* MrFanservice: All the love interests, full stop.
* TheNoseKnows: Kyoga, being a wolf spirit, has an excellent sense of smell and claims to be able to track anyone he's ever met by scent alone.

* {{Oni}}: Shinra is an oni (translated in the English-language release as "demon"). He's first seen in the prologue complaining about how oni are villainized in folk tales like that of Momotaro; he's blunt, brash and a little violent, but good-hearted.

** Miyabi displays this in Shinra's sequel as well. The fact that he's not being a letch informs the protagonist that Miyabi is seriously concerned about Shinra's current disposition.
* PaperTalisman: Samon's arsenal includes ofuda that have thus far been used to power up his barrier. Quite appropriate both for a house spirit and someone whose human identity is a Shinto priest.

* PhlebotinumGirl: People with "special blood" are only born every thousand years or so, which makes the protagonist a tempting target for ayakashi of every rank and moral outlook. Not only will any child of hers be extraordinarily powerful, but her presence alone empowers and heals her ayakashi lover.

* RedOniBlueOni: Shinra is an actual red oni, with everything that implies about his temperament. He is quite literally this to [[spoiler:his older brother Taira]], whose colour scheme is shades of blue. Slightly subverted by the fact that while Shinra fits the Red Oni character traits, [[spoiler:Taira isn't as cool-tempered as we're lead to believe.]]

* RightThroughTheWall: Miyabi's straightforward approach to making sure ''everyone'' knows the protagonist is his. Much eye-rolling ensues among the other guys, with the exception of a thoroughly mortified Samon.
* RomanticizedAbuse: In their first sexual encounter, Miyabi ignores the notion of consent on the part of the protagonist. He undresses and touches her, while she shakes her head frantically in protest and tells him no/to stop more than once. Their relationship progresses from that point, playing out along the lines of the fantasy of being claimed by a strong alpha male. It is notable that when [[spoiler:Nishiki]] tries the exact same thing later in the route, the protagonist feels only revulsion (as opposed to her strong physical and emotional response to Miyabi), and has a LoveEpiphany.

* {{Sarashi}}: Shinra in his oni form wears sarashi under his loosely-tied, barely-on kimono, visually denoting him as a physical fighter and a bit of a thug.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Bizarrely enough, it's the ''heroes'' pulling the ultimatum, at least at first. In return for one of them acting as her protector, she's expected to have his child, since her newly-awakened power means that any ayakashi child she has will be exceptionally powerful.
* SelfMadeMan: Unlike the other love interests, who were born to their roles as clan leaders, Chikage worked his way up from nothing.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Chikage presents an aloof, unemotional front to the world, rebuffing the protagonist's early efforts to get to know him. Even after he begins to fall for her, it's not readily evident in his behavior except to people who've known him for a long time, who point out that he's becoming softer and more approachable under the protagonist's influence.
* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: The power in the protagonist's blood suffuses her entire being and makes her ''very'' appealing to ayakashi. Miyabi's appreciation for the taste of the protagonist's skin is even used [[spoiler:to poison]] him at one point.

* {{Tengu}}: Chikage, though he lacks the long nose which is characteristic of tengu in folklore (this is a romance game, after all). When the protagonist comments on it, he replies that tengu having long noses and red faces was an invention of human folklore.
* ThermalDissonance: The second thing the protagonist noticed about Yukinojo was how impossibly cold his hands were (the ''first'' thing she noticed was [[DistractedByTheSexy how beautiful he was]]). Indeed, humans who touch Yukinojo tend to assume he's ill, while his friends just take care to keep him away from any food they don't want accidentally frozen.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Shinra, in his sequel. The entire story arc is based around the why and the resolving of it.

* TrueLovesKiss: Justified on [[spoiler:Yukinojo's]] route, since this is how the protagonist's powers work. Since she never had her powers explained to her on this route, however, she's startled when she kisses a dying [[spoiler:Yukinojo]] and he wakes up, healed and well.
* WingedHumanoid: Chikage, identifiable as a tengu by his feathery black wings. In the prologue, the protagonist has the opportunity to mistake him for an angel.
* {{Youkai}}: The game calls them "ayakashi" in its modern, synonymous usage, and the plot revolves around the protagonist suddenly becoming aware of the world of such supernatural creatures following the awakening of her power, which is very attractive to ayakashi. Miyabi is a {{Kitsune}}, Chikage is a {{Tengu}}, Shinra is an oni (translated as "demon" in the prologue of the English localization), Kyoga is an okami, and Yukinojo is a yukibito (a male version of a yuki-onna). Other types appearing or mentioned in the various routes include kappa, kamaitachi, and wanyuudou.
* ZashikiWarashi: [[spoiler:Samon]] turns out to be one.

[[caption-width-right:267: ''Your power...offer it to me'']]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Samon. When pushed he's the only one to physically manhandle any potential rivals among the other LIs, and when irritated he can quickly cow them with a look even though they all outrank him. His fight with the villain of his story line is also one of the shortest.

* MasterPoisoner: The specialty of the hebi clan of serpent ayakashi.

* StepfordSmiler: Samon in his route, fullstop.