8.025 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestAsa escapes from the hospital and goes to the spot where Rin first confessed to her. Before long, Rin goes there to meet her, though there's still not much he can do. When all else has failed, Rin is prepared to do anything to save Asa.
Rin Tsuchimi, a normal seventeen-year-old second-year high school student finds himself sought after by a variety of girls. Eight years prior, he lost his parents in a car accident that also took the life of Kaede Fuyou's mother. From that point onwards, he began living with her. At around the same time he lost his parents, he met Lisianthus and Nerine at different times who each were accompanying their fathers on a diplomatic business in the human world. Each girl became lost after wandering through the human world. During that time, Rin befriended each girl after playing with them for a day. As a result of his kindness, Rin finds himself as the potential marriage candidate for both Lisianthus and Nerine, the daughters of the king of the gods and king of the demon worlds, who recently transfer to Rin's school.
Writing
Surprisingly brutal emotional beats between the comedy bits.
Acting
Yuko Goto's Kaede voice performance—unsettlingly perfect.
Production
Classic 2005 anime aesthetic, unapologetically of its era.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Navel's visual novel had multiple routes, but the anime controversially combined elements and created an original ending that angered dedicated fans of specific girls.
Shuffle! helped define the 'yandere' archetype for international audiences through Kaede, influencing countless later characters despite her route being arguably the most morally complex.
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