<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
SHUFFLE	B-Application
!	I-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
all-ages	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
adult	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
localized	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
MangaGamer	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
localized	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
YumeHaven	O
in	O
2016	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
has	O
been	O
re-made	O
into	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
called	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
national	O
semi-monthly	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
amount	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
varies	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
as	O
all	O
the	O
sex	O
scenes	O
are	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Kareha	O
's	O
younger	O
sister	O
Tsubomi	O
makes	O
her	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
during	O
Kareha	O
's	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Really	O
!,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shuffle	O
!,	O
that	O
continues	O
from	O
Kaede	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
middle	O
school	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
meet	O
and	O
later	O
befriend	O
Asa	O
Shigure	O
,	O
another	O
heroine	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
While	O
she	O
has	O
a	O
weak	O
constitution	O
,	O
she	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
with	O
her	O
energetic	O
tomboy	B-Language
personality	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
cook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
storylines	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
development	O
team	O
was	O
largely	O
composed	O
of	O
members	O
involved	O
with	O
Basil	O
's	O
Cherry	B-Application
Petals	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
Like	I-Application
Teardrops	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenarios	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Baria	O
Ago	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
writing	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
Cherry	B-Application
Petals	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
Like	I-Application
Teardrops	I-Application
and	O
Long	O
Cube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
direction	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
was	O
split	O
between	O
Aoi	O
Nishimata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
illustrated	O
Cherry	B-Application
Petals	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
Like	I-Application
Teardrops	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hiro	O
Suzuhira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Stage	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2005	O
:	O
the	O
regular	O
version	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
DX	O
version	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
12cm	O
figure	O
of	O
Lisianthus	O
,	O
a	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Stage	O
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
YumeHaven	O
released	O
an	O
English-translated	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Shiroi	O
Kusaka	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
nine	O
drama	O
CD	O
adaptations	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Lantis	O
for	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Five	O
CDs	O
were	O
released	O
monthly	O
between	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
and	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
focused	O
upon	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
heroines	O
of	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
two	O
CDs	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
each	O
focusing	O
on	O
Mayumi	O
Thyme	O
and	O
Kareha	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
heroines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
second	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Three	O
drama	O
CDs	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
weekly	O
Oricon	O
albums	O
chart	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
drama	O
CD	O
released	O
for	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
radio	O
drama	O
series	O
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
shortened	O
anthology	O
of	O
their	O
tracks	O
was	O
then	O
collected	O
across	O
a	O
two-CD	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
seven	O
character	O
novels	O
was	O
published	O
monthly	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
between	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2004	O
and	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
each	O
focusing	O
on	O
each	O
of	O
seven	O
heroines	O
of	O
Shuffle	O
!,	O
including	O
the	O
two	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
book	O
titled	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Softbank	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
containing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
illustrations	O
,	O
character	O
introductions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
CD	O
containing	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
various	O
messages	O
voiced	O
by	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
main	O
heroines	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
contained	O
all	O
the	O
production	O
sketches	O
,	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
interviews	O
with	O
staff	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
compiled	O
by	O
Comptiq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoto	O
Hosoda	O
directed	O
a	O
24-episode	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Funimation	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
licensing	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
again	O
adapted	O
by	O
Asread	O
into	O
a	O
12-episode	O
anime	O
series	O
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
recap	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
13	O
pieces	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
performed	O
by	O
Yuria	O
,	O
Miyuki	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
respective	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
the	O
five	O
heroines	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
features	O
"	O
Original	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
its	O
opening	O
maxi	O
single	O
"	O
Original	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
titled	O
Character	O
Vocal	O
Album	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
containing	O
thirteen	O
new	O
character	O
image	O
songs	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Memories	O
,	O
an	O
album	O
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
singles	O
and	O
albums	O
ranked	O
on	O
Oricon	O
charts	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
ranking	O
album	O
being	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
for	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Stage	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
,	O
at	O
32nd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
had	O
much	O
pre-sale	O
hype	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
largely	O
composed	O
of	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
BasiL	O
,	O
including	O
Hiro	O
Suzuhira	O
and	O
Aoi	O
Nishimata	O
,	O
the	O
illustrators	O
for	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
January	O
2004	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
best-selling	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
semi-monthly	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
behind	O
Fate/stay	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Getchu.com	O
hosts	O
a	O
yearly	O
voting	O
poll	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Getchu.com	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Ranking	O
"	O
where	O
game	O
users	O
vote	O
online	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
,	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Helen	O
Ellingwood	O
of	O
Active	O
Anime	O
disagreed	O
stating	O
that	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
called	O
Ai	B-Protocol
Sp	I-Protocol
@ce	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Headlock	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
bishōjo	B-Application
game	I-Application
heroines	O
from	O
Shuffle	O
!,	O
Clannad	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Da	B-Application
Capo	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
customizable	O
avatar	B-Application
to	O
represent	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
choosing	O
one	O
game	O
heroine	O
to	O
live	O
with	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
doll	O
,	O
or	O
chara-doll	O
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
and	O
chara-doll	O
reside	O
together	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
in-game	B-Application
"	O
islands	O
"	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
franchise	O
the	O
heroine	O
is	O
from	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
house	O
with	O
furniture	O
and	O
clothes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
titled	O
Shuffle	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
