This guide will cover information about the five girls that you can marry in Harvest Moon Back to Nature.
Ann
Ann is a bit of a tomboy and loves cooking and eating. She lives and works at the inn with her father, Doug. Her father accredits Ann’s tomboyish personality to the loss of her mother when she was a young girl.
| Birthday | Summer 17 (Alt: Summer 22) |
| Family | Doug (Father) |
| Rival | Cliff |
Schedule
| Every day (Sunny) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | At the Inn |
| 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Hot Spring |
| 10:30 AM -12:00 AM | At the Inn |
| Every day (Raining or Snowing) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | At the Inn |
| 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM | At the back room of the Inn |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM | At the Inn |
Gifts
| Loved |
| Apple Pie, Bamboo Rice, Cake, Cheese Fondue, Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate, Curry, Fried Noodles, Fried Rice, Grilled Fish, Ice Cream, Mushroom Rice, Omelet, Pumpkin Pudding, Rice Omelet, Roasted Potatoes, Salad, Sandwich, Spa-Boiled Egg, Stew, Stir Fry, Strawberry Milk, Sushi, Tempura Noodles, Truffle Rice, and Veggie Pancake |
| Liked |
| Apple, Bandage, Boiled Egg, Bread, Cheese, Chirashi Sushi, Chocolate Cookie, Cookies, Curry Noodles, Dinner Roll, Egg, Milk, Fries, Fruit Juice, Fruit Latte, Golden Egg, Grape Juice, Greens, Happy Eggplant, Jam Bun, Jewelry, Ketchup Recipe, Large Fish, Miso Soup, Mixed Juice, Mixed Latte, Noodles, Pickled Turnips, Pickles, Pineapple, Pizza, Popcorn, Raisin Bread, Relaxation Tea, Rice Ball, Sashimi, Scrambled Eggs, Strawberry Jam, Strawberry, SUGDW Apple, Sweet Potato (dish), Tempura, Tomato Juice, Tomato, Vegetable Juice, Veggie Latte, and Wild Grape |
| Neutral |
| Adamantite, Apple Jam, Ball, Bamboo Shoot, Blue Magic Red Flower, Butter, Cabbage, Carrot, Corn, Cucumber, Curry Powder, Eggplant, Flour, Grape Jam, Green Pepper, Honey, Hot Milk, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Moon Drop Flower, Mushroom, Oil, Onion, Orange Cup Fruit, Pink Cat Flower, Potato, Pumpkin, Red Magic Red Flower, Relaxation Tea Leaves, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Toy Flower, Truffle, Turnip, Wine, Wool, and Yarn Ball |
| Disliked |
| Blue Grass, Bodigizer XL, Bodigizer, Branch, Food Fiasco, Green Grass, Lumber, Medium Fish, Small Fish, Turbojolt XL, Turbojolt, Winter Branch, and Winter Lumber |
| Hated |
| Chicken Feed, Copper Ore, Dead Weeds, Fish Food, Fodder, Fries Recipe, Garbage, Gold Ore, Mystrile, Orichalcum, Poisonous Mushroom, Red Grass, Silver Ore, Stone, Weeds, and Winter Stone |
Heart Events
- Black Heart
Visit the inn for the first time when Ann is inside. Doug will ask you what you think of her daughter. Picking “She’s cute” will raise both Ann and Doug’s affection.
- Purple Heart
Doug and Ann will have an argument about marriage at the inn. To increase her affection, answer “Yes, I can” when Ann asks you if you can imagine her getting married. Picking “No, you’re right” will decrease her affection.
- Delivering Eggs
Ann will come to your farm if you have three grown-up chickens in your chicken coop. She will ask if you can deliver three eggs to her daily. After a week of giving her eggs, Ann’s affection will increase.
Fastest Way to Increase Ann’s Affection
Ann loves spa-boiled eggs. You can make them by tossing eggs into the hot spring. Every morning, Ann takes a walk and stops by the waterfall, where you can give her spa-boiled eggs right away.
Elli
Elli is the local nurse and helps at the clinic every day except on Wednesdays. She’s a gentle, helpful, and caring girl who loves her job. Elli lives with her brother Stu and her grandmother Ellen.
| Birthday | Spring 16 (Alt: Spring 20) |
| Family | Stu (Brother), Ellen (Grandmother) |
| Rival | The Doctor |
Schedule
| Every day, except Wednesday (All Weathers) | |
| Time | Location |
| All day | Inside the Clinic |
| Wednesday (All Weathers) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Clinic |
| 9:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Inside Ellen’s House |
| 1:40 PM – 4:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 4:45 PM – 7:10 PM | Inside Ellen’s House |
| 7:55 PM – 12:00 AM | Clinic |
Gifts
| Loved |
| Bandage, Blue Magic Red Flower, Jewelry, Ketchup Recipe, Moondrop Flower, Orange Cup Fruit, Pink Cat Flower, Red Magic Red Flower and Toy Flower |
| Liked |
| Strawberry, Blue Grass, Milk, Grape Juice, Fish, Stir Fry, Salad, Vegetable Juice, Sandwich, Strawberry Jam, Popcorn, Pumpkin Pudding, Sweet Potato (dish), Greens, Hot Milk, Cheesecake, Apple Jam, Apple Pie, Grape Jam, Chirashi Sushi, Sashimi, Grilled Fish, Cookie, Ice Cream, Cake, Chocolate, Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate Cake, and Relaxation Tea Leaves, Relaxation Tea, Fruit Latte, Veggie Latte, and Mixed Latte |
| Neutral |
| Turnip, Potato, Cucumber, Cabbage, Tomato, Corn, Pineapple, Eggplant, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Spinach, Apple, Bamboo Shoot, Wild Grape, Mushroom, Truffle, Red Grass, Green Grass, Mystrile, Orichalcum, Adamantite, Gold Ore, Silver Ore, Copper Ore, Egg, Spa-Boiled Egg, Mayonnaise, Cheese, Wool, Yarn Ball, Honey, SUGDW Apple, Rice Ball, Bread, Bodigizer, Bodigizer XL, Turbojolt, Turbojolt XL, Oil, Flour, Curry Powder, Veggie Pancake, Miso Soup, Stew, Curry, Fruit Juice, Mixed Juice, Pickled Turnips, Fries, Pickles, Strawberry Milk, Tomato Juice, Happy Eggplant, Roasted Potatoes, Boiled Egg, Butter, Cheese Fondue, Bamboo Rice, Mushroom Rice, Truffle Rice, Sushi, Jam Bun, Raisin Bread, Dinner Roll, Pizza, Noodles, Curry Noodles, Tempura Noodles, Fried Noodles, Tempura, Food Fiasco, Golden Egg, and Ketchup |
| Disliked |
| Onion, Pumpkin, Green Pepper, Wine, Fried Rice, Scrambled Eggs, Omelet, and Rice Omelet |
| Hated |
| Stone, Branch, Lumber, Weeds, Poisonous Mushroom, Fodder, Chicken Feed, Fish Food, Garbage, Fries Recipe, Dead Weeds, Winter Stone, Winter Branch, and Winter Lumber |
Heart Events
- Black Heart
Talk to Elli after entering the clinic for the first time. She will say that you have a small cut and ask if it hurts. If you pick “excruciating”, Elli will give you a bandage. Exit the clinic and head left, where you will see Stu crying.
Stu will thank you after you give him the bandage. Elli will come and ask you why you didn’t use the bandage on yourself. To increase her affection, answer with “I was okay.”
- Purple Heart
Elli is standing in front of the clinic. Walk up to her, and she will ask you about your farm work. Picking “fun” will increase her affection, “hard” will decrease it, and “tiring” does not affect her affection.
- Blue Heart
Elli will come to your farm and offer you sandwiches for three days. Her affection will increase after three days of giving you sandwiches.
Fastest Way to Increase Elli’s Affection
Elli is one of the easiest girls to romance in the game. She loves flowers, which you can plant or find on the mountain for free. Give her flowers every day to raise her affection fast.
Karen
Karen is a serious and assertive girl who lives with her parents, Jeff and Sasha. Compared to the other girls, she is very mature and is willing to listen to your problems if her affection is high enough. Karen likes drinking wine and regularly drinks at the Inn.
| Birthday | Fall 15 (Alt: Fall 22) |
| Family | Sasha (Mother), Jeff (Father) |
| Rival | Rick |
Schedule
| Monday – Saturday | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
| 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Outside the Supermarket |
| 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Supermarket House Area |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Supermarket Store Area |
| 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Supermarket House Area |
| 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Mineral Beach |
| 10:50 PM – 12:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
| Monday – Saturday (Raining) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Supermarket |
| Tuesday (Sunny) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
| 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Outside the Supermarket |
| 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Hot Springs |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | The Inn |
| 10:30 PM – 12:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
| Tuesday (Raining) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Woodcutter’s House |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | The Inn |
| 10:30 PM – 12:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
| Sunday (All Weathers) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | The Inn |
| 10:30 PM – 12:00 AM | Supermarket (Locked) |
Gifts
| Loved |
| Fries, Pizza, Popcorn, Sashimi, Truffle, and Wine |
| Liked |
| Blue Magic Red Flower, Butter, Cheese Fondue, Cheese, Corn, Cucumber, Egg, Eggplant, Golden Egg, Green Pepper, Greens, Jewelry, Mayonnaise, Miso Soup, Moon Drop Flower, Orange Cup Fruit, Pickled Turnips, Pickles, Happy Eggplant, Pink Cat Flower, Potato, Pumpkin, Red Magic Red Flower, Salad, Scrambled Eggs, Spa-Boiled Egg, Spinach, Stir Fry, Sweet Potato, and Toy Flower |
| Neutral |
| Bamboo Rice, Bamboo Shoot, Boiled Egg, Bread, Cabbage, Carrot, Chirashi Sushi, Curry, Curry Noodles, Curry Powder, Dinner Roll, Fish (any size), Flour, Food Fiasco, Fried Noodles, Fried Rice, Fruit Juice, Grilled Fish, Hot Milk, Ketchup, Milk, Mixed Juice, Mushroom, Mushroom Rice, Noodles, Oil, Omelet, Onion, Pineapple, Sandwich, Stew, Tempura, Tempura Noodles, Tomato, Tomato Juice, Truffle Rice, Turnip, Relaxation Tea Leaves, Rice Ball, Rice Omelet, Strawberry, Sushi, Vegetable Juice, Veggie Latte, Veggie Pancake, Wild Grape, Wool and Yarn Ball |
| Disliked |
| Apple, Bandage, Blue Grass, Bodigizer XL, Bodigizer, Copper Ore, Dead Weeds, Fruit Latte, Gold Ore, Grape Jam, Grape Juice, Green Grass, Honey, Jam Bun, Ketchup Recipe, Mixed Latte, Mystrile, Orichalcum, Raisin Bread, Red Grass, Relaxation Tea, Roasted Potatoes, Silver Ore, Strawberry Jam, Strawberry Milk, SUGDW Apple, Turbojolt XL, Turbojolt, and Weeds |
| Hated |
| Adamantite, Apple Jam, Apple Pie, Branch, Cake, Cheesecake, Chicken Feed, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cookie, Chocolate, Cookie, Empty Can, Fish Food, Fodder, Fries Recipe, Ice Cream, Lumber, Poisonous Mushroom, Pumpkin Pudding, Stone, Sweet Potato (dish), Winter Branch, Winter Lumber, and Winter Stone |
Heart Events
- Black Heart
After entering the Supermarket, Duke will ask you a question. Karen will show up and demand payment from Duke if you answer him with “You should pay.” Karen will thank you, and her affection will increase.
- Purple Heart
If you visit the hot spring area, Karen will appear. When she asks you if something is wrong, answer with “love life” to increase her affection.
- Blue Heart
Karen will give you a bag of Moon Drop Flower seeds, which you can plant. After the flowers grow, she will come again to thank you for planting the seeds she gave you. Her affection will increase after this event.
Fastest Way to Increase Karen’s Affection
Gifting Karen a bottle of wine is the best way to increase her affection, but it is expensive at 300 G per bottle. Alternatively, you can give her flowers that you can find for free on the mountain.
Mary
Mary is a shy and quiet girl who works at the town’s library. She spends lots of time in the library and loves to read and study her father’s books. Ever since she moved to the town, she feels like she doesn’t quite fit in with the townsfolk.
| Birthday | Winter 20 (Alt: Winter 25) |
| Family | Anna (Mother), Basil (Father) |
| Rival | Gray |
Schedule
| Everyday, except Mondays (All Weathers) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | At Home |
| 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | At the Library |
| 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM | At Home |
| Monday (Sunny) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | At Home |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | At Mother’s Hill |
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | At Home |
| 1:40 PM – 4:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 4:50 PM – 12:00 AM | At Home |
| Monday (Raining) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM | At Home |
| 1:40 PM – 4:00 PM | Supermarket |
| 4:50 PM – 12:00 AM | At Home |
Gifts
| Loved |
| Bamboo Shoot, Mushroom, Poisonous Mushroom, Truffle, Blue Grass, Red Grass, Green Grass, Bodigizer, Bodigizer XL, Turbojolt, Turbojolt XL, Vegetable Juice, Tomato Juice, Pumpkin Pudding, Cheese Fondue, Bamboo Rice, Mushroom Rice, Truffle Rice, Grape Jam, Raisin Bread, Relaxation Tea Leaves, Relaxation Tea, and Veggie Latte |
| Liked |
| Pumpkin, Spinach, Green Pepper, Moon Drop Flower, Pink Cat Flower, Blue Magic Red Flower, Red Magic Red Flower, Toy Flower, Orange Cup Fruit, Apple, Wild Grape, Mayonnaise, Milk, Cheese, Wool, Yarn Ball, Honey, SUGDW Apple, Grape Juice, Fruit Juice, Mixed Juice, Strawberry Jam, Strawberry Milk, Sweet Potato (dish), Greens, Boiled Egg, Hot Milk, Cheesecake, Apple Jam, Apple Pie, Sushi, Jam Bun, Dinner Roll, Cookie, Ice Cream, Cake, Golden Egg, Fruit Latte, Mixed Latte, Ketchup, and Jewelry |
| Neutral |
| Turnip, Potato, Cucumber, Strawberry, Cabbage, Tomato, Corn, Onion, Pineapple, Eggplant, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Mystrile, Orichalcum, Adamantite, Gold Ore, Silver Ore, Copper Ore, Egg, Spa-Boiled Egg, Rice Ball, Bread, Wine, Fish, Oil, Flour, Curry Powder, Stir Fry, Miso Soup, Stew, Salad, Sandwich, Popcorn, Roasted Potatoes, Scrambled Eggs, Omelet, Chirashi Sushi, Sashimi, Grilled Fish, Pizza, Noodles, Curry Noodles, Tempura Noodles, Fried Noodles, Tempura, Chocolate, Chocolate Cookie, Chocolate Cake, and Rice Omelet |
| Disliked |
| Veggie Pancake, Fried Rice, Curry, Pickled Turnips, Fries, Pickles, Happy Eggplant, and Butter |
| Hated |
| Stone, Branch, Lumber, Weeds, Ketchup Recipe, Fodder, Chicken Feed, Fish Food, Food Fiasco, Garbage, Fries Recipe, Bandage, Dead Weeds, Winter Stone, Winter Branch, and Winter Lumber |
Heart Events
- Black Heart
If you enter the library for the first time, you’ll find Mary writing a novel. Pick “What are you writing?” to increase her affection. Picking “I’d like to read a book” will have no effect.
- Purple Heart
When you enter the library, Mary will ask you if you came to read a book. Answering with “I came to read” will increase her affection, while saying “just dropping by” will decrease it.
- Blue Heart
Mary will lend you a book called “The King and the Woodcutter.” After reading and returning the book to her at the library, she will ask you what you think of it. Answer with “I liked the woodcutter” to increase her affection.
Fastest Way to Increase Mary’s Affection
Mary loves almost anything that grows in the wild. The best gifts you can give her are bamboo shoots in the spring and red grass in the summer. During fall, give her green grass and poisonous mushrooms to quickly increase her affection.
Popuri
Popuri is a cheerful girl that lives on the Poultry Farm with her mother Lillia and brother Rick. She wants to see the world, and finds farming a boring job. Popuri is a sweet girl, but she has a very childish personality.
| Birthday | Summer 3 (Alt: Summer 10) |
| Family | Rick (Brother), Lillia (Mother) |
| Rival | Kai |
Schedule
| Every day, except Sundays (All Weathers) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM- 7:00 AM | Poultry Farm |
| 7:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Hot Springs |
| 10:45 AM – 12:00 AM | Poultry Farm |
| Every day, except Sundays (Raining) | |
| Time | Location |
| All day | Poultry Farm |
| Sundays (Sunny) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Poultry Farm |
| 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM | At the Church |
| 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Rose Square |
| 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Poultry Farm |
| Sundays (Raining) | |
| Time | Location |
| 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Poultry Farm |
| 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM | At the Church |
| 1:30 PM – 12:00 AM | Poultry Farm |
Gifts
| Loved |
| Pink Cat Flower, Toy Flower, Spa-Boiled Egg, Honey, Fruit Juice, Sandwich, Strawberry Jam, Strawberry Milk, Scrambled Eggs, Omelet, Boiled Egg, Hot Milk, Apple Jam, Apple Pie, Ice Cream, Cake, Chocolate, Chocolate Cake, Relaxation Tea, Rice Omelet, and Jewelry |
| Liked |
| Strawberry, Tomato, Corn, Pineapple, Blue Magic Red Flower, Red Magic Red Flower, Orange Cup Fruit, Apple, Truffle, Egg, Mayonnaise, Milk, Yarn Ball, SUGDW Apple, Bread, Grape Juice, Flour, Veggie Pancake, Stew, Salad, Fries, Popcorn, Pumpkin Pudding, Sweet Potato (dish), Bamboo Rice, Mushroom Rice, Grape Jam, Chirashi Sushi, Fried Noodles, Tempura, Wool G, Relaxation Tea Leaves, and Ketchup |
| Neutral |
| Weeds, Potato, Cucumber, Cabbage, Onion, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Spinach, Moondrop Flower, Bamboo Shoot, Wild Grape, Mushroom, Adamantite, Wool, Rice Ball, Fish, Oil, Curry Powders, Fried Rice, Stir Fry, Miso Soup, Curry, Pickles, Roasted Potato, Greens, Butter, Cheesecake, Mushroom Rice, Sushi, Jam Bun, Raisin Bread, Dinner Roll, Sashimi, Grilled Fish, Noodles, Curry Noodles, Tempura Noodles, Cookie, Chocolate Cookie, and Dead Weeds |
| Disliked |
| Turnip, Pumpkin, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Cheese, Vegetable Juice, Mixed Juice, Pickled Turnips, Tomato Juice, Happy Eggplant, Cheese Fondue, Pizza, Fruit Latte, Veggie Latte, and Mixed Latte |
| Hated |
| Stone, Branch, Lumber, Poisonous Mushroom, Blue Grass, Red Grass, Green Grass, Mystrile, Orichalcum, Ketchup Recipe, Fodder, Chicken Feed, Gold Ore, Silver Ore, Copper Ore, Fish Food, Bodigizer, Bodigizer XL, Turbojolt, Turbojolt XL, Wine, Food Fiasco, Garbage, Fries Recipe, Bandage, Winter Stone, Winter Branch, and Winter Lumber |
Heart Events
- Black Heart
You will find Popuri and Rick arguing when you enter the Poultry Farm. Popuri will get mad and run away. You can find her at the hot springs area.
Talk to her and pick “My sympathies.” She will go home, and her affection will increase.
- Purple Heart
When you visit the Poultry Farm, Popuri will tell you that she’s thinking of leaving the town. Picking “That could be fun” will increase her affection, and picking “You should stay here” will reduce it.
- Blue Heart
You must have a free space in your chicken coop to trigger this event. Popuri will come to your farm and give you an egg, increasing her affection.
Hatch the egg using the incubator and name the new chick “Popuri”. She will come the next morning, and her affection will increase.
Fastest Way to Increase Popuri’s Affection
If you already have a kitchen, you can cook Popuri meals that contain eggs, like boiled eggs or omelets. Popuri also likes flowers, so give her lots of them if you haven’t unlocked the kitchen yet.
