SHUFFLE!

paizuri · Post by **paizuri** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:53 pm

This is the official SHUFFLE! thread.

DeinReich · Post by **DeinReich** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:45 pm

wtf is Shuffle?

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:45 pm

This is Shuffle!

kj1980 from AS forums wrote:(all images used in this post is in compliance with the "freeweb" images provided by Omegavision under their copyrights and guidelines)

What is SHUFFLE!?

SHUFFLE! is an ero-game that was released on January 30, 2004. The pre-sales hype was mainly because of that this game was done by the new softhouse Navel, which consisted of staff members who broke off from BasiL, which included two famous illustrators - Suzuhira Hiro and Nishimata Aoi. However, one risky move that they did was that they sold their first game on the same date that Fate stay/night went on sale.

As the otaku world was in the hype of getting their hands on the limited first edition press of Fate stay/night on 2004/1/30, many thought that SHUFFLE! will be shoved into obscurity. To much surprise, the game sold pretty well. While of course it was no match for the sales of Fate stay/night, many otakus were buying their pre-ordered Fate with SHUFFLE! together.

Seeing that the majority of the members were from the staff that did BasiL's big hit Sore wa Maichiru Sakura no Youni, the game itself was interesting as well. It incorporated a what-if world in which angels, devils, and humans co-exist in a modern world in a way that appeals to moe otakus. Add that to the cute girls drawn beautifully by the talented illustrator duos Nishimata Aoi and Suzuhira Hiro, it was a matter of time that otakus started to notice this game.

The game is centered upon you - Tsuchimi Rin, and five other girls.

Lisianthus is the daughter of the king of gods. She came to this world as a fiancee of Rin. Since her name is quite long, she prefers to be called Sia.

Nerine is the daughter of the king of devils. She also came to this world as a fiancee of Rin. Her nickname also happens to be "Lin" (spelling intentionally altered to differentiate from Rin.)

Kaede Fuyou is Rin's osana-najimi (childhood friend). Currently she and Rin lives in the same house.

Shigure Asa is a third-year student above Rin. She is the head of the cooking club at school. A "bokukko" (a girl who refers to herself as "boku"), while at the same time shows that she really is a cute girl.

Primula is a mysterious girl who only shows her true feelings to Rin. Her nickname is "Lim" (edit thanks to evil_samurai - will not write until explained in the anime)

Eustoma is the king of gods, father to Sia.

Forbesii is the king of devils, father to Nerine.

Midoriha Itsuki is Rin's friend. Smart, lecherous, and an endless girl hunter.

Kareha is a shinzoku (god race) and a friend to Asa-senpai. She seems to have a quite a huge imagination.

Mayumi=Thyme is a happa between a human and a devil (hence her distinctive heterochromia iridis). She is the classmate and friends with Rin, Kaede, Sia, and Nerine.

While the last two girls were not heroines in the original game, the PS2 version SHUFFLE! ON THE STAGE slated for release on October 20, 2005 will have Kareha senpai and Mayumi=Thyme as heroines.

Following the ero-game release, the manga serialization began on Comptiq magazine with the title SHUFLE! -DAYS IN THE BLOOM-.

On July 7, 2005, SHUFFLE! began its anime series on WOWOW, directed by Hosoda Naoto.

For those who are interested, official wallpapers, sample music, OP movies to games, trial editions, and other "freeweb" items can be downloaded from Navel's download section here: http://www.project-navel.com/navel/service/downloads/

Now you people should be up to speed.

Now did anyone see episode 8? It's a Sia episode where her attempt of a perfect date with Rin falls horrifically apart.

DeinReich · Post by **DeinReich** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:43 pm

Oh, I thought that "shuffle" was just a statement, never heard of this anime. From the looks of things, it's probably not my style so I probably wont watch this anime.

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:50 am

h-game turned anime *me like*

Tabula Rasa · Post by **Tabula Rasa** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:00 am

This I have to see.

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:11 am

Well, I saw up to ep 8 or 9 I think... That date was quite funny and I pray that'd never happen to me...

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:18 am

OmniStrata wrote:Well, I saw up to ep 8 or 9 I think... That date was quite funny and I pray that'd never happen to me...

You actually have that many girl friends?!

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:05 pm

Well, not many, but 3 girls who talk to me don't count do they? [even though they happen to be hot]

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:30 am

Did anyone check out episode 9? It's a beach episode, and

I heard they showed Asa's bare boobs!

Of course I don't have access to that episode.

Time to look for that screenshot.