List of Shuffle! characters

The girls of Shuffle!: Asa (top-left), Kaede (top-right), Lisianthus (bottom-left), Primula (bottom-center), and Nerine (bottom-right).

This is a list of characters from Shuffle!, Tick! Tack!, and Really? Really!

Introduced in Shuffle!

Rin Tsuchimi

Rin Tsuchimi (土見 稟, Tsuchimi Rin^?) 

Rin Tsuchimi is a seventeen year-old high school student and the male protagonist in the series. In the game, Rin is the role that the player assumes. As noted by Kaede, Rin's main virtue is his kindness. This is both his greatest strength, as the girls love him because of this, and his greatest weakness, as shown later in the series by his indecisiveness and goal to make everyone happy, which usually ends up hurting them instead. Rin tends to show minimal initiative when dealing with the girls around him (mostly because of the abuse he receives by fellow male classmates over his perceived relationship with his childhood friend Kaede). However, he starts to spend more and more time with both Lisianthus (Sia) and Nerine after they arrive and starts to develop feelings for them. With regards to Kaede, he thinks of her as a childhood friend only. When people comment that he and Kaede would make a good couple, Rin either waves it off or says that it is strange to think of it that way. This distance kept between them is caused in part by Kaede and Rin's dark past. Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English) (anime only), Hikaru Midorikawa(Drama CD), Kagura Akagi (Really? Really!)

Lisianthus

Lisianthus/Kikyou (リシアンサス / キキョウ, Rishiansasu / Kikyō^?) 

Nicknamed Sia (シア, Shia^?), Lisianthus is the daughter of the King of Gods and came to the human world as a possible marriage candidate for Rin. She possess a very boastful and energetic personality and holds great optimism. Though poorly skilled at academics, she has excellent cooking skills. Her magical capability is poor, but she makes up for it with brute force by hitting people with objects ranging from chairs to tables. Lisianthus has two personalities because when she was in her mother's womb, her twin sister Kikyou couldn't survive. Sia decided to save Kikyou by allowing Kikyou's soul to reside inside of her own. Kikyou emerges (takes control of Sia's body) when Sia is depressed or when she feels that Sia should be more aggressive to Rin. In Shuffle! Essence+, Kikyou gets an extended ending where she and Sia are able to be separated and thereby co-exist together. In the non-Lisianthus routes, Sia confesses to Rin that, although he might not return her feelings of love, she will keep on loving him because the gods believe in polygamy. She tells this to Itsuki when rejecting his advances. Voiced by: Sayaka Aoki (Japanese), Brittney Karbowski (English)(anime), Rumiko Sasa (PC)

Nerine

Nerine/Lycoris (ネリネ / リコリス, Nerine / Rikorisu^?) 

Nerine is the daughter of the King of Demons and, like Sia, is also a marriage candidate for Rin. Nerine is a more capable magic user than Sia and occasionally uses it to devastating effects. Similar to Sia, Nerine has absorbed the spirit of Lycoris, her clone. Because Nerine developed an incurable illness, Lycoris gave her life to save Nerine. However, unlike Sia, this has not led her to developing multiple personalities and only caused her to share Lycoris' emotions and singing voice. Nerine is very shy, respectful, and speaks in an extremely formal way. She enjoys getting to know and learn about her peers. Her cooking skills are rather poor, but her magic capabilities are quite impressive, sometimes with enough destructive power to level entire city blocks. Her grades in school are also excellent. Initially, Nerine becomes a bit depressed when seeing Rin with Sia, but after her confession to Rin about Lycoris' identity and her own love for Rin (which had blossomed during her effort to fulfill Lycoris' last wish), she decides it would be better if she were dead, to which Rin replies by asking if she would like to play a game; if he can get to where she is by five o'clock the next day, then the show goes on. When he finds her, he tells her that he can understand what Lycoris wanted and that she needs to sing and smile as herself otherwise Lycoris can't do so with her. After he tells her this, he embraces her and asks, "Can we smile together?" A tear drops from her cheek as she replies, "Yes..." She looks up at him and smiles, "Yes!" Voiced by: Haruka Nagami (Japanese), Caitlin Glass (English), Yuki Matsunaga (PC)

Kaede Fuyou

Kaede Fuyou (芙蓉楓, Fuyō Kaede^?) 

Kaede Fuyou is Rin's beautiful childhood friend who grew up with him in the same house after her mother and Rin's parents died in a car accident. Some time after they started junior high school, Kaede started taking care of Rin, everything from housework to making him his meals. She is very down to earth, modest, polite and soft-spoken. However, at times she is seen showing signs of psychosis and even violence when a great shock upsets her. In the original game, this is only visible in the backstory after her Mother dies, where she abuses Rin because she blames him for her mom's death while he takes her punishment so she won't fall in despair and depression. In order to atone for her actions in the past in which she mistreated Rin, Kaede decides to atone to Rin by cooking his meals and doing all the work around the house. Rin does not really want this, but he is afraid of making Kaede have a relapse by not allowing her to punish herself in this way. Kaede is shown to have romantic feelings for Rin, but considers herself unworthy to be loved by Rin or to stay by Rin's side. However, though it is not romance, Rin cares deeply about her. Although she has come to terms with her own feelings, she continues to love Rin, and declares this in the last episode.

Voiced by: Yuko Goto (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English), Ran Tōno (PC)

Asa Shigure

Asa Shigure (時雨亜沙, Shigure Asa^?) 

Asa Shigure is Rin's friend and senpai. She is also called " Shocking Shigure " in the anime. While she has a weak constitution, she makes up for it with her energetic personality. Despite being a touch of a tomboy(because she refers to herself with boku (ボク or 僕), a Japanese word for "I" mainly used by males), she is an excellent cook. She uses English loan words often and is notable for saying "Hello!" in English — a greeting which is her catchphrase. She does not have long ears (even though she is half-human half-demon). Note that some observers believe she has long ears with the tips hidden beneath her ribbon. However, this is not the case, as it mentioned that, while her mother is demonic, her body is 'from her father' and in almost all respects human. From time to time she'll flirt with Rin, tease him, and give him a nice big slap on the back. However, it is later revealed that there were numerous guys who had a secret crush on her. Despite this, it is hinted that she may have feelings for Rin; as Asa has admitted to Rin, saying, "But if it's Rin-chan, it might be good to fall in love..." which shows that she has already fallen for Rin. Voiced by: Miki Itō (Japanese), Monica Rial (English), Sumire Takarazuka (PC)

Primula

Primula (プリムラ, Purimura^?) 

Nicknamed Rimu (リム, Rimu^?), Primula is a strange, stoic and calm girl who is often seen carrying a stuffed cat around — a present from Rin to Lycoris who, in turn, gave it to Primula before she died. She is the third artificial life form created from a result of the gods' and devils' experimentations from which she escaped to visit the human world in order to search for Rin because Lycoris had told her about him. Primula has good relationships with the other clones, because she was Lycoris's sister. Most of the time she shows either very little or no emotions whatsoever. As explained by Forbesii and Eustoma, it's not that she lacks emotions, she simply doesn't know how to express them at first. This is due to being raised in isolation and not being close to anyone but Lycoris, who she looked up to as a sister. However, during her route in the game (and a couple of other routes in Shuffle! Essence+), she starts to trust Rin enough to start showing her real personality, that of an extremely happy and bubbly girl. Additionally, with her young appearance, Primula serves to fill the lolicon niche of the series. In the anime, there are hints that she has some foreseeing abilities, like warning Rin and Kaede for an oncoming earthquake a few moments before it happens and making medicine out of herbs to cure Kaede's cold before the latter even exhibits the symptoms.Voiced by: Hitomi (Japanese), Cherami Leigh (English), Minami Hokuto (PC)

Kareha

Kareha (カレハ, Kareha^?) 

Kareha is a god who is Asa's friend and classmate; consequently, the two are often seen together. She has a catchphrase of saying "Maa! Maa!! Maa!!!" (translated "My!! My!! My!!!") whenever she sees something romantic or cute, and starts to daydream. She works a part time job as a waitress in the cafe that Rin and the other characters visit frequently. She also has a younger sister named Tsubomi who had a cameo in the series' final episode, is introduced in the On the Stage version of the game, and has her own route in Shuffle! Essence+. Voiced by: Yura Hinata (Japanese), Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)

Mayumi Thyme

Mayumi Thyme (麻弓＝タイム, Mayumi Taimu^?) 

Mayumi Thyme is a heterochromia-eyed girl, half demon and half human, who is in Rin's class, good friends with Kaede and is always looking for news. She has the smallest breast size in the series, a fact often made fun of by Rin and Itsuki. Nonetheless, she takes pride in her small breasts, rationalizing that by being below average they are a rarity sought after by a select group of men. She may show feelings for Itsuki, despite of their frequent quarreling. It is revealed in Shuffle! Essence+ that she and Itsuki are indeed childhood friends. Voiced by: Miki Inoue (Japanese), Kate Oxley (English), Nasumi Katori (PC)

Itsuki Midoriba

Itsuki Midoriba (緑葉樹, Midoriba Itsuki^?) 

Itsuki Midoriba is Rin's "bad" friend and classmate. He addresses himself as "oresama": a rather arrogant version of "ore" (the masculine word for "I" in Japanese). Being the Don Juan of the class, he is envious of the girls' attraction to Rin and often mentions that he will take care of the girls that he doesn't choose. Itsuki and Mayumi often fight over comments made about Mayumi's bust size. Voiced by: Hideki Ogihara (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)

Nadeshiko Benibara

Nadeshiko Benibara (紅薔薇撫子, Benibara Nadeshiko^?) 

Nadeshiko Benibara is Rin's homeroom teacher. She is single, attractive, and is frequently the victim of pickup lines, including from the King of Demons and Itsuki. It appears she has some martial arts training (being able to slice a bottle with her bare hand). She has a habit of dealing out very strong punishments such as writing 100-page reports and dragging a tire around the track for minor offenses. Voiced by: Chinomi Takema (Japanese), Luci Christian (English), Mari Oda (PC)

Eustoma

King of Gods (神王 / ユーストマ, Shin-Ō / Yūsutoma^?) 

Lisianthus's father and the lord of the realm of the gods. He is big, musclebound, and enjoys drinking sake. Despite his best intentions, he often embarrasses his daughter, and it is a running gag in the series that she frequently has to hit him with a chair in order to calm him down (to his great displeasure). He has three wives, who are introduced volume 2, chapter 10, page 16 in Shuffle!- Days of the Bloom. Cineraria, Sia's mother, is the only Demon he has as a wife. It's possible that the other two, Lilac (Shorter-haired woman) and Iris(Long-haired lady) are humans or Gods. Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi (Japanese), Travis Willingham (English), Gorō Hama (PC)

Lilac

The shorter haired wife of Eustoma.She and Iris are only mentioned in the anime and introduced in the manga.She and Cineraria both have a habit of hitting their husband when he's being stupid or embarrassing. Instead of a chair, though, she is seen with brass knuckles.

Iris

The longer-haired wife of Eustoma.Unlike her fellow wives of Eustoma she doesn't hit him when he acts embarrassing and seems to not be much of a talker since she barely talks when her fellow wives take care of Eustoma.

Forbesii

King of Demons (魔王 / フォーベシイ, Maō / Fuōbeshii^?) 

Nerine's father and the lord of the realm of the devils. He is a lustful character and thus quickly gets along with Itsuki in the beginning of the game. Like the King of Gods, he too has a habit of embarrassing his daughter, and this usually leads to Nerine addressing him as "Devil King" instead of "Father" as punishment, much to his displeasure. Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Vic Mignogna (English), Sagano Shiba (PC)

Ama Shigure

Ama Shigure (時雨亜麻, Shigure Ama^?) 

Ama Shigure is Asa's mother and the first test subject experimented on by the gods and devils. Many players of the game assume she was created by the gods and demons but revealed in the anime she actually was a normal demon who chose to be experimented on. She has the habit of drastically reducing names to cute nicknames (Asa for instance is referred to as "A-chan"). She also wears a cat-ear hat(which is actually a cover for her demon ears). She looks abnormally young to be a mother, and it surprises the other characters to learn that she is quite a bit older than she looks. Voiced by: Yuria (Japanese), Jamie Marchi (English); Yuria also sang the OP of both the anime and the visual novel.

Tsubomi

Tsubomi (ツボミ, Tsubomi^?) 

Tsubomi is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. She is Kareha's younger sister, and like Kareha, she has a tendency to space out when she see something romantic or cute. Her catchphrase is "Kya! Kya! Kya!". Her first appearance is i'n Shuffle! On the Stage during Kareha's path. She returns as a secondary character in Really? Really! and has her own route in Shuffle! Essence+. She also makes a small cameo appearance in the 22nd and 24th episodes of the Shuffle! anime. Tsubomi (蕾) is the Japanese word for 'flower bud'. Voiced by Ryōko Tanaka (Japanese - PS2), Hikaru Isshiki (Japanese - Really? Really!), Brina Palencia (English)

Introduced in Tick! Tack!

Sage

Sage (セージ, Sēji^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. She is introduced as a main character in Tick! Tack! and appears as a secondary character in Really? Really!

In Tick! Tack!, Sage (she is called se-chan by Mayumi and red form Nerine) is Forbesii's maid. In the normal timeline, she marries him and is the mother to the true Nerine. At the very beginning of Tick! Tack! Sage was initially introduced when Nerine's group discovered the entry to Forbesii's Mansion. Later on, Nerine revealed that Sage was her mother, this surprised her friends, including Rin.

Sage is very energetic and cheerful in almost all circumstances. She is a great housemaker and good at hiding her feeling, especially towards Forbesii, to whom her whole heart is dedicated to. However, since Forbesii is a prince and she is just his maid, Sage tries to provide services to Forbesii and dedicated her life to it in hope that she may not have to leave him when he is married to his fiancee, Ai. But after several contacts with her master (e.g. in the kitchen, when Forbesii tries to cook, taking Sage's duty away from her), Sage felt more and more attracted to him. She later confessed to Rin that she loves Forbesii, but the feelings between her and Forbesii is a contrast to theirs and no matter how she tries, her feelings will be discarded away.

In the normal timeline, Sage had been proposed by Forbesii after she gave him a New Year gift. However, due to the presence of Rin and company in the past, this event has been skipped and caused Nerine to turn to her red-haired form.

In the alternate timeline (which the group has meddled with) Forbesii's proposal to Sage happens after Sage told Rin that she loved Forbesii, after that Forbesii found both Rin and Sage at the side of the lake. Unable face her master, Sage runs away and accidentally fall into the lake and Forbesii rushes to save her. Later on, at the mansion, Sage caught a terrible cold, so she have to take a rest until the next morning. While she is sleeping and Rin watches her, Forbesii come in and tells Rin what he felt about Sage. He proposes to Sage the very next morning.

Following the theme of characters from Shuffle! being named according to flowers, her name refers to the Salvia genus of flowering plants, more commonly known as sage.

Sage was designed by Hiro Suzuhira. She is voiced by Yukari Aoyama.

Ai

Ai (アイ, Ai^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. She is introduced as a main character in Tick! Tack!.

Ai is first introduced in Tick! Tack!, where she is Forbesii's fiance. In the main timeline, they break their engagement and Forbesii marries Sage instead, but the timeline may be changed so that Ai does marry Forbesii and becomes the mother of the alternate, red-haired Nerine.

At first, Ai was thought to be Nerine's mother since Nerine's hair, grace and measurements matched with that of Ai more than that of Sage, it's no surprise that the group have misunderstood her as Nerine's mother.

Ai is a real fair lady and may be a part of the Royal Family of the Demon World. She is well-educated, graceful and gentle and has always been seen smiling sweetly (even when she is sad and sobbing). Her speech, thoughts and actions can be considered 'Big-Sisterly'. She often refers to herself as 'Ai-Onee San (translated as Big sister Ai)' towards Rin. Her speech pattern even seems 'Big-Sisterly', even to those who seem to be older than she is e.g. Forbesii.

Ai has several 'over-leisurely' activities such as taking a bath (according to her, her average time in the bathroom is about 4 hours), or standing against the cool breeze at the mansion's balcony (according to her again, this is the way she thanks her fate that let her meet Forbesii).

Ai seemed to know the feeling of Forbesii and Sage toward each other, she often encourages Sage to state her feelings, though it seemed more like a way of making fun of her. Although she loves Forbesii more than anyone else, she is still pleased to give in and allow him to free his heart to whomever he loved.

Ai (藍) is the Japanese word for Persicaria tinctoria, or the Japanese indigo. Since her name is written in katakana, it can also carry a secondary meaning of 'love' (愛).

Ai was designed by Hiro Suzuhira. She is voiced by Sachiko Mimura

Cineraria

Cineraria as seen in Tick! Tack!

Cineraria (サイネリア, Saineria^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. She has a small cameo appearance in the first Shuffle! game, but her real introduction is in Tick! Tack!

Cineraria is the younger sister of Forbesii, one of the wives of Eustoma, the mother of Lisianthus, Nerine's aunt and sister in law of Sage.

The characters of Shuffle! have a theme of being named after plants. Cineraria is genus of flowering plants that, like the nerine, is native to southern Africa.

Cineraria was designed by Hiro Suzuhira. She is voiced by Anna Akashi.

Bark

Bark (バーク, Bāku^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. His only appearance is as a secondary character in Tick! Tack!, where he is Forbesii's butler.

His name, Bark, is a reference to tree bark and not the sound a dog makes.

Bark was designed by Hiro Suzuhira. He is voiced by Yamato Ken.

Introduced in Really? Really!

Sakura Yae

Sakura Yae as seen in Really? Really!.

Sakura Yae (八重桜, Yae Sakura^?) is a character in Navel's SHUFFLE! media franchise. She is one of the main characters in the Really? Really! visual novels. She also appears in the Visual Novel Shuffle! Essence+.

Yae sakura (八重桜), her full name in the Japanese order, is a Japanese term that means 'double-flowered cherry blossom'. Sakura (桜) is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms.

Sakura Yae is voiced by Oto Agumi and designed by Aoi Nishimata.

Mikio Fuyou

Mikio Fuyou (芙蓉幹夫, Fuyō Mikio^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. He is Kaede Fuyou's father and the husband of Momiji Fuyou. His only appearance in the visual novels is as a secondary character in Really? Really!, but has minor cameo appearances in the Shuffle! anime.

Mikio Fuyou was designed by Hiro Suzuhira.

His surname, fuyō (芙蓉), refers to the Hibiscus mutabilis, while his given name, mikio (幹夫) means "three trees together".

Momiji Fuyou

Momiji Fuyou as seen in Really? Really!.

Momiji Fuyou (芙蓉紅葉, Fuyō Momiji^?) is a character in Navel's Really? Really! media franchise. She is Kaede Fuyou's mother and the wife of Mikio Fuyou. Her only appearance in the visual novels is as a secondary character in Really? Really!.

Her given name, momiji (紅葉), is the Japanese word for Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum). This ties in with her daughter's name, Kaede, referring to the maple genus in general. Her surname, fuyō (芙蓉), refers to the Hibiscus mutabilis.

Momiji Fuyou was designed by Aoi Nishimata.

Introduced in Shuffle! Essence+

Daisy

Daisy (デイジー, Deijī^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. Her only appearance in the visual novels is as a main character in Shuffle! Essence+. She's a transfer student from the Realm of Gods, likes Sia a lot and is the lone member of Verbena's Broadcast Club. Apparently part of her story will be getting everyone else likewise involved in the club as well.

Daisy was designed by Aoi Nishimata.

She is voiced by Komugi Nishida.

Ruri Matsuri

Ruri Matsuri (ルリ＝マツリ, Ruri Matsuri^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. Her only appearance in the visual novels is as a secondary character in Shuffle! Essence+ and main character in last route in Shuffle! Love Rainbow. She's a member of Sia's personal guard from the Realm of Gods. In Shuffle! Essence+ she prefers wearing the boys' uniform over the girls' one. Outwardly she seems very cold, but she's actually got a pleasant and serene personality. She also may not be much for acting girly either. However in Shuffle! Love Rainbow, from the start she is acting like a girl and honestly shows a girly side, but we also meet her when she is wearing boys' uniform and acting as one.

Ruri Matsuri was designed by Aoi Nishimata.

She is voiced by Aoi Mukai.

Erica Suzuran

Erica Suzuran (エリカ＝スズラン, Erika Suzuran^?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. Her only appearance in the visual novels is as a secondary character in Shuffle! Essence+.

Erica Suzuran was designed by Aoi Nishimata.

She is voiced by Tsubaki Yuki.

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