“High-schooler Rin gains divine and demonic neighbors whose daughters—and others—compete for his love.”
Shuffle!
SHUFFLE! (シャッフル!)
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Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
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Synopsis
High-schooler Rin gains divine and demonic neighbors whose daughters—and others—compete for his love.
In present times, Gods and Demons coexist together with Humans after the door between each of these worlds had opened. Tsuchimi Rin is a normal young high school student attending Verbena Academy, spending his days living peacefully with his childhood friend Kaede. Unexpectedly, one day the King of Gods, the King of Demons and their families move in to be Rin's next door neighbors. Apparently the daughter of the Gods, Sia, and the daughter of the demons, Nerine, are both deeply in love with Rin after having met him in the past. Along with his playful friendship with upperclassmen Asa and his encounter with the silent but cute Primula, Rin has much on his hands dealing with the affections of each of these girls. Based on the eroge by Navel.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 148 sampled reviews
What 148 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.7
↓ 2.10
Running avg · Feb 2007 → Aug 2025
- 9 “For the most part, it's a story of a triangle love all pointing at one high school student. There is lot more to it in the story, even some psychological parts.”
- 7 “it's certainly worth watching, but to make a comparison it's kinda like a clannad, there some parts of the story may be inadequte but it all being swallowed by the main plot!”
- 9 “I highly enjoyed Shuffle! But I hated the ending... I rather it had ended with an open ending instead of him choosing (Not gonna say who) one of the girls. My sister and I wanted to throw out cat...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2005 – Jan 2006 Summer 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0059 catalog
Produced by
- Xebec Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Memory-Tech Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor