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Shuffle! The Complete Series (Viridian Collection)

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Let me just say that Rin (the main character in this anime) has the type of luck any red-blooded man would want. He has two MEGA HOT princesses who want him for their husband. One is from the demon world and the other is from the world of the gods. Unfortunately, with extremely hot girls in animes these days comes the psychotic groupies.....if only there were no groupies and you could have both of them for yourself. The story is very heart-warming and the princesses' fathers are pretty funny. The carrot-top (Kaede) turns out to ALSO be in love with Rin (unbeknownst to herself) but it turns out Kaede might be a little off the deep end (you'll discover why later on in the anime.

There's the perfect combination of sexiness and romance. If you love drama animes then I would recommend you buy this anime, owning a copy of this anime I can tell you it is well worth the buy.

When I first saw Shuffle! I automatically fell in the love with the art style. It's beautiful and it carries through the series and is not just on the cover. However, I immediately also noticed the many beautiful female characters and felt a sense of fear and disgust... I am not a big fan of fan service-y animes with many beautiful girls falling in love with an average boy... So I put it down and didn't give it a chance for a long while. In the end, I was very pleased I gave it a chance.

The Story (SPOILER WARNING): 8/10
This is a very interesting story. The character entrances and their reasonings for appearing are well-thought out and well done. However, I did feel the series dragged when nearing the start of the climax... Though the humor and insights in the girl's pasts gave it a little more life. However, Sia's story wasn't well thought out and it seemed very random and forced. Primulla's was the best and becomes the main plot for a good chunk of the series. All-in-all a good series.

Fan Service Taste Test (SPOILER WARNING): 9/10
What turns me off most about any series is the fan service - the random and unnecessary exposure of panties, cleavage, breasts, or the entire female form. Being that this is a harem anime, I expected the worst when it came to fan service. However, I was pleasantly disappointed. There is hardly any indication to any fan service in the beginning of the series. It isn't until, I believe, Primulla appears that the fan service begins. Then, it is done in such sparse and tasteful ways that you almost don't mind the full-blown nude scene by Sia. Furthermore, the scenes are very brief or very casual. The only time I had an issue might have been with the beginning of Mayumi's little filler episode, but that quickly dissipated as the episode continued.

Character Originality: 9/10
The characters are all very lovable and have their own personal quirks that separate them from the stereotypes of anime characters. There is still the element of familiarity when it comes to the dynamic of the harem and the personality, but they have such depth you almost don't see the stereotypes. Even Asa, the hardcore female who has many violent tendencies, ends up exposing her soft side toward the end and gives you a whole new view of her character. However, I found the male lead, Rin, to be lacking in personality. He's one of those characters that can be forgotten very easily - the nicey-nice guy with hardly any depth and is almost always smiley-smiley in even the worst situations, but when paired with certain characters in an episode he can become very likable.

Overall Series: 9/10
I would recommend this to anyone who wasn't VERY anti-nudity and fan service. If you're under the age of 14 I would wait until I felt I was mature enough or emotionally ready for it. Other than that, this is a perfect series for those who love anime romance and fantasy. Very well done and I will be adding this to my anime collection.

To be honest at first I was more or less scratching my head saying hmmm ok... But as the series went on I found myself getting more into it. The main character didn't really seem to lean towards any of the girls untill a few episodes with one of them.
Farther in I found myself wanting him to hook up with one of them but didn't seem it was going to turn out that way. As the story progressed and was on it's 10 or so last episodes I found myself getting farther and farther on the edge of my seat, wanting to watch episode after episode. The ending was amazing and I was very happy with the way it turned out, it didn't let me down one bit.
To sum it up in my opinion it took alittle while to get going, but when it did, it didn't disapoint at all.

THIS IS THE EPIC ROMANCE ANIME FOR GUYS!

No MONSTERS WITH TENTICLES, NO RAPE!!!! Thats all I ask for in my anime. This is my first review because this is the first DVD i found that was so AWESOME! I love action anime like "Inital D" and "Afro Samari" too, but Shuffle! is a love story.

My major issue with the "romance" anime is the "SPAZ OUT" events. In so many of the "guy meets girl" animes there is always some dude spazing out CONSTANTLY. in this one the dude is calm. Hes got all these smokin hot girls around him. They all say all the most seductive things and he plays it cool the whole time. The girls dont start to spazz out until the last few episodes where they confront dude for leading them on, but then they are right back to flirting.

Flashing their underpants in just about every episode is about as graphic as this one gets. There is only 2 kisses in the whole thing, a very innocent romantic anime.

Listening to the girls talk about how they are helplessly in love is quite refreshing. The the movies out now suck because the women are so cold and demanding. Its every mans dream to have women say they love you, and do things like flashing their underpants in just about every episode over and over for hours. There is no other movie like this and its a shame. :-)

600 minutes and every second is worth watching twice!!

Hay guys its me amazonotaku just wanted to say this was some really demented stuff but all good.awsome looking girls and a story that will make you fall in love then it got weird. Three of the five love intrests have split personalities while one is suttle one is seductive and the last one and least expected one is down right creapy. I am not sure what it is but lately I've found myself watching stuff with attempted suicides this one was touching in an erie way. Ok final review time design and graphics 5 out of 5, story 4 out of 5, ending 5 out of 5, and last but never least female hottness a mear 7out of 5. Note to the concerned parent there is nudity it is rated tvMA for a reason not a great christmas gift. All in all a good series makes my top 20 for now.
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Amazonotaku

24 episodes does not seem like enough for this anime! It was amazing! If you're like me, and you read the visual novel, but haven't seen the anime, you better watch it! I was satisfied with the ending, but I wish he could've chosen someone else (I'm not saying who he chose). Someone did spoil part of the end for me though, which made me PISSED, so I'm not going to go into detail too much. Though there are parts where it gets uncensored, but if you're looking for hentai, don't get this. "Shuffle!" has more of a deeper romantic story, and it may seem like it's girly, but it actually isn't. I'm a guy and I totally love this anime! "Shuffle!" has a really amazing story and I recommend it to anybody, as you will NOT be disappointed! I guarantee!