Synopsis
■story
In a fantasy Japan, where womanly love is the norm,
and a nurse can heal others with a touch of her hands…
Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school,
as she joins Yurigahama Hospital.
Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse
and “healing hands” that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.
Written by real life nurses Sakura Sakura and Madoka Madoka,
Nurse Love Syndrome shares the same world as Nurse Love Addiction.
Focusing on young adults fresh out of school, guide Kaori in her story of growth, love, and medicine.
■Character
●Kaori Sawai （CV：阿澄佳奈）
The main character of the game, Kaori is a normal girl whose only merit is her cheerful disposition.
She narrowly escaped death when she was gravely injured in a car accident when she was ten.
Ever since, she wanted to become a nurse to repay the medical community for saving her life.
She developed a phobia of men, perhaps because of the accident.
It’s rumored that she gained “healing hands”
after the accident that are able to ease a patient’s pain when she caresses them,
but she believes it’s just a placebo effect.
●Hatsumi Otsuka （CV：喜多村英梨）
Hatsumi is the chief nurse of internal medicine at Kaori’s hospital.
She is hard on the green Kaori, and while Kaori may fear her, it all comes from a place of love.
She is the quintessential workaholic whose household skills have suffered.
Her room is constantly messy and she can’t cook.
●Nagisa Fujisawa （CV：日笠陽子）
She is Kaori’s senpai at her hospital while also having been her senpai during high school.
Back in high school, they were thought to be a good pair when they were both in the student council.
She was put in charge as Kaori’s preceptor*.
She is delighted to have the team back together, but she is hiding her true feelings for Kaori.
*A nursing preceptor is the instructor while the student is called the preceptee.
●Sayuri Sakai （CV：今井麻美）
A girl who is admitted to Kaori’s hospital.
Upon their first meeting, the girl takes a hostile attitude towards Kaori, but Kaori has no idea why.
She is always picking a fight with Kaori, but she has a secret…
She has a serious illness called aplastic anemia.
●Yasuko Yamanouchi （CV：原由実）
A veteran nurse at Kaori’s hospital.
She is the perfect bridge between the chief Hatsumi and the two green nurses Nagisa and Kaori.
She performs her nursing duties well, but she values her hobby over her personal and work life,
sometimes exhibiting behavior that completely ignores teamwork.
●Ami Asada （CV：水野愛日）
A very cheerful but somewhat klutzy patient.
Although she puts on a brave face,
Ami is a sick girl who is currently admitted into Kaori’s hospital with nephrotic syndrome.
She is in high school,
but she is often mistaken for being in middle school due to her younger appearance and behavior.
●Mayuki Wakamoto （CV：佐倉綾音）
A mysterious girl who looks like a middle schooler and has been staying
in Yurigahama General’s room 301 for the longest time.
Known as the lord of the hospital room, she always stays holed up inside.
Even the nurses say they rarely see her.
*This product is the official English version of 「白衣性恋愛症候群」.
The contents of the game are the same as 「白衣性恋愛症候群」, but translated into English
| Circle | KOGADO |
| Tags | アドベンチャー, 音声あり, 音楽あり, 英語 |
| Price | 2,240円 |
Editorial Review
Medical-workplace romance in a yuri-leaning setting is a niche within the adventure category, and Nurse Love Syndrome handles it as a fantasy-tinged slice-of-life rather than a clinical drama. Its premise of a “fantasy Japan, where womanly love is the norm” removes the usual friction of coming-out narratives and lets the story concentrate on workplace growth and romance. That is still uncommon in a market that often treats same-sex romance as the central obstacle.
What sets it apart is the authorship and the central conceit. The script is credited to two real-life nurses, which suggests the hospital setting is meant to feel lived-in rather than decorative. Protagonist Kaori Sawai carries a childhood brush with death, a motivation to repay the medical community, and “healing hands” that ease pain through touch. That supernatural gift pairs naturally with a romance-driven adventure, since touch becomes both a plot device and an emotional language. Her cheerful temperament sits against a phobia of men, a small but telling detail that gives her backstory some texture. Voice acting is a headline feature, with Kana Asumi voicing Kaori, and the tags confirm full audio and music support. An official English release also puts it within easy reach of international readers, which is still not guaranteed for works in this niche.
Readers who like gentle, character-focused adventures with a warm tone, a healing theme, and a female-centered cast will get the most from it, particularly if they want a fresh-graduate perspective over high-school tropes.
Verdict: a sincere, voice-driven yuri medical romance that puts authentic workplace detail and tenderness ahead of spectacle.
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