Shining Wind

Shining Wind (シャイニング・ウィンド, Shainingu Windo) is an action role-playing game developed by Nextech and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, and the 19th game in the Shining video game series. It was released on May 17, 2007, in Japan. The game is the sequel to Shining Tears. The main characters from Shining Tears appear in Shining Wind as well. An anime adaptation of the two games, called Shining Tears X Wind, began airing in early April 2007. Like Shining Tears, the game is illustrated by artist Tony Taka.

Characters

Real World

Touka Kureha (呉羽 冬華, Kureha Tōka)

• - Touka is a grade 12 student and also the student council secretary of her school. Representing beauty and wisdom, she is considered the "idol" of her school. She is a gentle and polite girl who always shows kindness to everyone, but when she meets something unreasonable she rejects it resolutely; in fact,she is terrible when she is angry. She is a miko and was born into a shrine family; she is good at the art of kyūdō and spells, but cooking is not her strong point. The school in which she studies was built by her grandfather, and her mother is the director general of this school.

Kanon Seena (椎名 夏音, Shiina Kanon)

• - A student who belongs to the Student Council.

Reia Hiruda (Hildareia) (蛭田 麗亜, Hiruda Reia)

• - A seemingly innocent and quiet girl who is devoted to Saionji.

Soul Bladers

Souma Akizuki (秋月 蒼真, Akizuki Sōma)

• - An athletic student who, along with Kureha, was transported to the dream continent, End Earth.

Kaito Kiriya (霧谷 魁斗, Kiriya Kaito)

• - A quiet and shy student.

Haruto Saionji (西園寺 春人, Saionji Haruto)/Trihart (トライハルト, Toraiharuto)

• - An heir to a rich family and Student Council President.

End Earth

Liberia

Demonic Alchemy Empire Baelgard (Elven Kingdom Astraea)

Xecty Ein (ゼクティ・アイン, Zekuti Ain)

• - One of Baelgard's four guardians.

Killrain (キルレイン, Kirurein)

• - One of Baelgard's four guardians. Originally a normal and kind elf, until he was infected by the darkness.

Zeed (formerly Prince Leon Philias) (ジード, Jīdo)

• - One of Baelgard's four guardians.

Holy Kingdom Philias

Clalaclan Philias (クララクラン・フィリアス, Kurarakuran Firiasu)

• - Princess and Priestess of Philias' Tower of the Sun.

Caris Philias (カリス・フィリアス, Karisu Firiasu)

• - Prince of Philias, thus the future king, and Clalaclan's younger brother.

Jin-Crow (ジンクロウ, Jinkurō)

• - A mysterious birdman.

Raidel (ライデル, Raideru)

• - Priest of Philias.

United Trading Nation Seiran

Rouen (ロウエン, Rōen)

• - The King of Seiran. Before becoming king, he was the captain of a pirate crew, but his great conviction and good heart made him win the trust of the beastmen.

Houmei (ホウメイ, Hōmei)

• - The Priestess of Seiran's Tower of Rain Water.

Shumari (シュマリ, Shumari)

• - Chancellor of Seiran.

Basou (バソウ, Basō)

• - One of Seiran's five generals. A quiet centaurian warrior. He acts as King Rouen's scout.

Enu (エンウ, En'u)

• - One of Seiran's five generals. A bird-like warrior.

Hyoun (ヒョウウン, Hyōun)

• - One of Seiran's five generals. He was ordered to watch over Houmei.

Kouryu (コウリュウ, Kōryū)

• - One of Seiran's five generals. A bow-wielding turtle-like warrior. When sober, he is very understanding, however, when he is drunk, he fights others for no apparent reason.

Raihi (ライヒ, Raihi)

• - One of Seiran's five generals. A tiger-like warrior, who is a good friend of Hyouun. He is very proud of his skills as a warrior.

Valeria

Mercenary Knighthood Weissritter

Zero

• - Zero is Xion, or what is left of his soul. His angelic wings represent the two entities inside his body; the black one represents Zeroboros, while the white one represents what is left of Xion, but for all intents and purposes, Xion no longer exists.

Mao (マオ, Mao)

• - A quarter-beast who has a pair of cat-like ears. She is also the Princess of Bestia.

Elwing (エルウィン, Eruwin)

• - An old friend of Zero from the Elf race, and is also the princess of Fontina.

Blanc Neige (ブラン·ネージュ, Buran Nēju)

• - An old friend of Zero and an Ice Sorceress, who lives in an ice house and showers with ice. She is also the princess of Runevale. She is considered a beauty, but is often cold toward others.

Ryuna (リュウナ, Ryūna)

• - A priestess of Etwarl Shrine.

Lazarus (ラザラス, Razarasu)

• - A Dragonian tribesman who is also a close friend to Ryuna, who acknowledged Zero's intentions.

Others

Composer of the Eternal Forest (久遠の森の詠み手, Kuon no Mori no Yomite)/Celestia (セレスティア, Seresutia)

Lassi (ラッシィ, Rasshī)

Music

• "Heart-shaped chant"

  Lyrics by: Nana Mizuki

  Composition and arrangement by: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)

  Song by: Nana Mizuki (published in the single "SECRET AMBITION")

Reception

The game was released on Japan on May 17, 2007, and sold over 78,000 units in four days,^[1] becoming the top selling game in the country in that week.

According to the 2006 hands-on preview from IGN, the game runs at constant 60 frames per second.^[2]

Other media

A game OST was released on May 31, 2007. It features the theme song, "Heart-Shaped Chant", by Nana Mizuki.

References

1. ^ "Enterbrain Software Ranking". 2007-05-23. Archived from the original on 2006-11-06.
2. ^ "IGN: Shining Wind Preview". 2006-09-24. Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-04-26.