Shining Wind

Shining Wind
Developer(s)	Nextech
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Tony Taka (character designs)
Artist(s)	Tony Taka
Series	Shining
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	^JP May 17, 2007
Genre(s)	Action role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player/two player

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 18th 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)

• Voiced by: Yui Horie - Touka is a grade 12 student and also the student council secretary of her school. Representing beauty and wisdom, she is considered the "idol" in her school. She is a gentle and polite girl, she always shows kindness to everyone, but when she meets something unreasonable she would rejected resolutely, in fact she would be 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)

• Voiced by: Nana Mizuki

Reia Hiruda (Hildareia) (蛭田 麗亜 Hiruda Reia)

• Voiced by: Kumi Sakuma

Soul Bladers

Souma Akizuki (秋月 蒼真 Akizuki Sōma)

• Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi

Kaito Kiriya (霧谷 魁斗 Kiriya Kaito)

• Voiced by: Akira Ishida

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

• Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu

End Earth

Liberia

Demonic Alchemy Empire Baelgard (Elven Kingdom Astraea)

Xecty Ein (ゼクティ・アイン Zekuti Ain)

• Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima

Killrain (キルレイン Kirurein)

• Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa

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

• Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao

Holy Kingdom Philias

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

• Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi

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

• Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi

Jin-Crow (ジンクロウ Jinkurō)

• Voiced by: Hisao Egawa

Raidel (ライデル Raideru)

• Voiced by: Hirohiko Kakegawa

United Trading Nation Seiran

Rouen (ロウエン Rōen)

• Voiced by: Tetsu Inada

Houmei (ホウメイ Hōmei)

• Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō

Shumari (シュマリ Shumari)

• Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya

Basou (バソウ Basō)

• Voiced by: Takahiko Sakaguma

Enu (エンウ En'u)

• Voiced by: Kazunari Tanaka

Hyoun (ヒョウウン Hyōun)

• Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai

Kouryu (コウリュウ Kōryū)

• Voiced by: Tomohisa Asō

Raihi (ライヒ Raihi)

• Voiced by: Naoki Imamura

Valeria

Mercenary Knighthood Weissritter

Zero (Formerly Xion)

• Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi

Mao (マオ Mao)

• Voiced by: Ai Nonaka

Elwing (エルウィン Eruwin)

• Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi

Blanc Neige (ブラン·ネージュ Buran Nēju)

• Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi

Ryuna (リュウナ Ryūna)

• Voiced by: Akemi Kanda

Lazarus (ラザラス Razarasu)

• Voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe

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)

• Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi

Lassi (ラッシィ Rasshī)

• Voiced by: Junko Hagimori

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 thousand 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.
2. "IGN: Shining Wind Preview". 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2007-04-26.

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