History VisualNovel / Shuffle

--> '''Forbessi:''' "My wife and Nerine-chan won't let me do chores at home because they're worried about what others might say..."

* HotDad: Nerine's father, Forbessi.
* HotMom: Shigure Ama, Asa's ''adorable'' young mother.

There's also a second season, ''SHUFFLE! Memories'' (which is basically a recap of the first anime), and two three spin-off games: "Tick! Tack!", "Really? Really!" and "SHUFFLE! Love Rainbow". Both the original game and "Tick! Tack!" were officially released in English by Mangagamer, with "Really? Really!" coming soon.

* TrappedInThePast: The main plot of "Tick! Tack!".

'''''SHUFFLE!''''' is an {{H-Game}} that was [[BleachedUnderpants adapted]] into a successful HaremAnime. The series is notable for its vivid character designs, catchy tunes, and interesting plot twists. While still a comedy, ''SHUFFLE!'' is far more emotional than many of its counterparts in the harem genre.

* ScareChord: When Benibara Nadeshiko first appears in the game.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Asa's hair in the VisualNovel is a different shade of green, along with slight hair colour changes in other characters as well.
** Mayumi got a dye job to her ''eyes'', of all things. Her MismatchedEyes are much, much more obvious in the game than the show.

* MismatchedEyes: Mayumi. It can be hard to tell, since they're purple and blue. In the visual novel, the [[AdaptationDyeJob purple eye is red]], making it much easier to notice.

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[[caption-width:500:[[OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase Which girl would you choose?]]]]
''SHUFFLE!'' is an {{H-Game}} that was [[BleachedUnderpants adapted]] into a successful HaremAnime. The series is notable for its vivid character designs, catchy tunes, and interesting plot twists. While still a comedy, ''SHUFFLE!'' is far more emotional than many of its counterparts in the harem genre.

* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler:both Nerine and Sia have one]], although they're OnlyMostlyDead.

* OnlySaneMan: Let's just say that [[UnluckyEverydude Rin]]'s friends/love interests have some interesting [[DeadLittleSister per]][[SurvivorGuilt son]][[{{Yandere}} al]] [[DysfunctionJunction issues]].

* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Nerine's clone, Lycoris, is a partial example, and Sia also has the soul of her DeadLittleSister living inside her.]]

** There's a [[Anime/{{Gundam}} Nyandam]] transformable action figure at a toy store.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each of the eligible girls has a different hair colour, which can also be related to her personality and one of the five [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_elements_(Japanese_philosophy) Japanese Elements]].

** [[spoiler: Kaede.]] Very sweet YamatoNadeshiko, but take Rin away from her, and... [[{{Yandere}} hoo boy...]] [[spoiler:Though only in the anime.]])

* {{Bokukko}}: Asa AND her Mommy Ama, the latter of whom amazingly is ''still'' a YamatoNadeshiko in spite of her use of masculine pronouns to refer to herself.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: So, what did happen to the InstantFanclub each girl developed, anyhow? (Though their absence can be HandWaved by noting that it would have been MoodDissonance to have their presence in the second half of the series.)
** Perhaps explained by the action of the {{Gonk}} stalking the main cast every now and then by the final episode [[spoiler: he was thanking Rin for choosing Asa making the other girls available, so the [[InstantFanclub Instant Fanclubs]] were no longer needed to deal with Rin and they simply disbanded.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Three out of the five girls in the harem are variations on YamatoNadeshiko, or at least seem so at the start of the series.

** [[ItGotWorse It gets worse]] in the manga adaptation for ''Tick! Tack!'' and ''Really? Really!''.

* ArcWords: "The world of the Gods is a polygamous society"

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Partially averted, since you end up seeing the nipples of every major female character in the series sooner or later. Interestingly, [[{{Lolicon}} Primula]] happens to be the first. Crotches are still featureless, though. The VisualNovel, [[HGame on the other hand]]...

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: This happens to Kaede in almost the worst possible way imaginable.]]

** [[{{justifiedtrope}} Justified]] in that case, as Rin was using her as a ExtremeDoormat. The scene could have been avoided if he gave her a hug every now and then.

** Kaede is blonde, with a very down-to-earth and dependable attitude. (Earth)

* DeadpanLoli: Primula is usually the EmotionlessGirl, but she's got a snarky side that can pop up unexpectedly, and she's more aware than she lets on.

* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler:Averted BIG time in the anime series, potentially played straight in the visual novel where you get to choose which girl Rin ends up with.]]
** Played straight [[spoiler: in the manga where Lisianthus is the first girl shown in the opening pages and wins Rin's heart in the end, although she's apparently [[TenchiSolution willing to share!]]]]

* FreakOut: Kaede after her mother's death and once Rin starts spending less time with her and more time with Asa.
** In the VN Kaede does not FreakOut so much.

* {{Lolicon}}: Primula fills the niche here.

* {{Ojou}}: Lisianthus and Nerine and Kaede all receive this treatment by their respective fan clubs, despite the fact that Lisianthus and Nerine ''really are'' princesses from their respective kingdoms.

** There's a kid called Masato who likes to pull up the girls' skirts at the tea shop Kareha works at. She's not very disturbed by it. The temp waitress, on the other hand, is terrified, for the simple reason that she [[GoingCommando lost her panties]] earlier.

* PetitePride: Mayumi, who wears her Delicious Flat Chestedness as a badge of honour. "[[LuckyStar A flat chest is a symbol of status! A rarity!]]"

* SempaiKohai: Used to address Asa until later episodes. [[spoiler: She gets irritated over it when they start dating.]]

* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Kaede]] gives off these vibes, before [[spoiler:she]] [[{{Yandere}} flips out.]]

* TenchiSolution: While he does choose one girl over the others for a romantic relationship, they all remain good friends, and "After all, the world of the Gods is a polygamous society!"

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:poor Kaede.]] Potentially averted in the Visual Novel however.

* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: In the end of the anime, Rin chooses [[spoiler: [[{{Bokukko}} Asa]] [[GenkiGirl Shigure]] ]] over the others. [[YamatoNadeshiko Kaede]] [[TheAtoner Fuyou]] can be a candidate for this in the [[VisualNovel Visual Novel]].

* WriterRevolt: If you've played the game, you will might notice that the anime doesn't exactly follow the VN. Biases aside, you would probably guess that Kaeda would be the one chosen but not only does that not happen, she was also turned full blown insane. Guess insane girls do a better job of attracting a crowd and she needs some kind of trigger for her insanity.
* YamatoNadeshiko: three out of the five girls in the harem are variations on YamatoNadeshiko, or at least seem so at the start of the series.
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Kaede starts heading down this path very quickly at the end of the anime.]]

** And Inverted in the original novel. Not only she does not mind Rin having other lovers, but she will refuse to be his girlfriend, accepting instead being a mistress, but thinking herself unworthy of being loved by him,[[spoiler: the guilt of all those years tormenting him being the reason]] [[spoiler:He helps her getting better]] and her route has a sequel.

* MythologyGag: The covers of both the anime and the {{VisualNovel}}s shows our heroines standing among sunflowers, even though they're never shown anywhere else in the series.
* NaughtyTentacles: The twelfth episode of Shuffle! Memories teases this.

''SHUFFLE!'' is a HaremAnime ([[BleachedUnderpants originally]] an {{H-Game}}) with vivid character designs, catchy tunes, and interesting plot twists. While still a comedy, the anime is far more emotional than many of its counterparts in the harem genre.

The story starts when the [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary lives]] of Rin and his [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend childhood friend]] Kaede is disrupted by the arrival of the king of the gods and the king of the demons, both of whom have decided the human Rin is to be the heir to their kingdoms... meaning that they each want him to marry their respective daughters, Lisianthus (Sia) of the gods and Nerine (Rin again in the Japanese version, Rina in the dub to avoid confusion with the UnluckyEverydude) of the demons. Soon thereafter the mysterious, [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] Primula (Rim in the fansubs, Rimu in the official release) shows up. Together with Kaede's [[SempaiKohai senpai]] Asa, these are the five girls from whom Rin must choose his girlfriend.

* ItWasHisSled: The fact that [[spoiler:Kaede goes all crazy.]]

* {{Moe}}: Primula in cat ears and tail and a {{Meido}} outfit. That is all.
** Asa and Kareha in similar outfits.

* {{Woobie}}: Pretty much every girl to some degree. Each one has something in her backstory that ensures the only appropriate action is to give her a big hug and say, "Don't worry, I'm here for you and everything will be okay". Kaede has it worst of all though.

* {{Ojou}}: Lisianthus and Nerine, since they are princesses of their respective kingdoms.

* AnimeAnatomy: Partially averted, since you end up seeing the nipples of every major female character in the series sooner or later. Interestingly, [[{{Lolicon}} Primula]] happens to be the first. Crotches are still featureless, though. The VisualNovel, [[HGame on the other hand]]...

* OneSteveLimit: There are two Rin. The protagonist, and Nerine, who is called Rin [[spoiler:which comes from Rin when they met eight years ago]]. Primula is shortened to Rim to add to the confusion.

** {{Sakura|Girl}} Yae, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae Daisy]] and Erica Suzuran ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_of_the_Valley lily-of-the-valley]]) - in [[UpdatedRerelease Essence+]]

* OneSteveLimit: There are two Rin. The protagonist, and Nerine, who is called Rin [[spoiler:which comes from Rin when they met eight years ago]].

* AnimeAnatomy: Averted, since you end up seeing the nipples of every major female character in the series sooner or later. Interestingly, [[{{Lolicon}} Primula]] happens to be the first.

* HandsomeLech / CasanovaWannabe: Itsuki

* NewTransferStudent: Lisianthus and Nerine.

** Don't forget Ama (Asa's mother)! She's way [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than She Looks]]. It seems like she's as old as Asa.

* ShoutOut: In the anime, the BadassAdorable cat that appears in the show-to-commercials transition ends his combo with a [[StreetFighter Hadoken.]]

** Perhaps explained by the action of the {{Gonk}} stalking the main cast every now and then by the final episode [[spoiler: YMMV: he was thanking Rin for choosing Asa making the other girls available, so the [[InstantFanclub Instant Fanclubs]] were no longer needed to deal with Rin and they simply disbanded.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: Demons here aren't evil. In fact, Forbesii is practically a male YamatoNadeshiko, though he is fairly savvy to common anime fetishes like maid and catgirl outfits.

* YamatoNadeshiko: three out of the five girls in the harem are variations on YamatoNadeshiko, or at least seem so at the start of the series. There's also Nerine's dad, Forbesii.