Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan

Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (シャイニング・ハーツ ～幸せのパン～, Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness) is a Japanese anime miniseries based on the video game of the series. Shining Hearts is a PlayStation Portable game software released by Sega on December 16, 2010. The first title for PlayStation Portable of Sega's RPG series "Shining Series". At the Tokyo Game Show 2010, an overview and voice actors were announced.

The stage is Windaria Island where various races such as beastmen and elves live. A story centered on Kaguya, a mysterious girl who lost her memories and emotions when she washed up on an island, and Rick, the main character who collects her lost hearts. Developed by Studio Saizensen, which was established by the staff who worked on "Pounding Poyaccio" and others, the "Bread Baking" system is adopted in this work as well as "Poyaccio", and it occupies an important weight in the game. The battle format is a battle system with a maximum of 4 people party with the main character and partner + 2 people.

In 2012, the animation work "Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness" based on this work was produced (described later).

Synopsis
One day, a mysterious girl named Kaguya was washed ashore the island of Wyndaria after a great storm. She encounters Rick, a swordsman who wound up working at the island's bakery. Apparently, Kaguya is suffering from having lost her memories and emotions. In addition, the usually peaceful Wyndaria is now swarming with pirates who came seeking for the special spirit stone that is worn around Kaguya's neck. Knowing the situation, Rick and his co-workers, Nellis, Amyl, and Aerie decided to bring back peace to island and help Kaguya regain her lost memories and emotions.

(Source: Wikipedia)

TV Anime
From April to June 2012, it was broadcast on TOKYO MX, MBS, CBC, etc. under the title "Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness". All 12 episodes. The opening theme Toki Sekai (時世界～トキセカイ～) and the ending theme Fuwaffuwa no Mahou (ふわっふわのまほう) both composed by Kanae Itou, Mai Aizawa, and Shiori Mikami

And it have inserted theme song WHITE and SHADOW ~Mugen no Rondo~ by Tsuyoshi Sawada in (Episode 3, Episode 10), while Poetry that reaches the heart by Bee in (Episode 3, Episode 11).

Staff

 * Original - SEGA
 * Director/Series Composition/Storyboard - Itsuro Kawasaki
 * Character draft - Tony
 * Character Designer - Keita Matsumoto
 * Sub-character designer/chief drawing director - Yuko Yahiro
 * Prop Designers - Kyoko Kotani, Shishin Tsuneki
 * Art setting - Chiyuki Aoki, Yukie Inose
 * Art Director - Nobutaka Ike, Yoko Nukumizu
 * Color setting - Miho Tanaka
 * Special Effects - Masahiro Murakami
 * Director of photography - Naoyuki Ohba
 * Editing - Junichi Uematsu
 * Acoustic director - Yukio Nagasaki
 * Music - Hiroki Kikuta
 * Producers - Masahiro Nakayama, Masanori Goto, Kuniyoshi Shigeta, Goro Shinjuku
 * Animation Producer - Wataru Kurosawa
 * Animation Production - Production IG
 * Production-Le Coeur Lovers (Sega, Avex Entertainment, Volks , Dax Production)

Character
Rick is a mercenary from Crantor and has a past in which his home village was destroyed by Alberich of the Dragonian Empire. He seeks revenge on his arch-enemy Alberich, while taking refuge in the Valeria Liberation Front. He also got separated from the girls he knew when his village was destroyed, so he's looking for them. He is a swordsman A castaway boy who has lost all his memory except for his own name and was washed ashore on the island of Wyndaria.

She was picked up by her partner (chosen from three of Neris, Amil, and Airy) and started living on the island while working part-time at Madera's magic bakery. An employee of "La Coeur bakery", he makes a drifting ship his bed (home) and is entrusted with the preparation of bread by Neris and others before dawn in the morning. He is also a delicate person who can change the taste of the finished bread if there is hesitation in his mind when making bread.

The setting has changed greatly, and he joins the Imperial Liberation Front to take revenge on the Dragonia Empire that killed his childhood friend. He holds a grudge against the main character, Reiji, saying, "Because you lost, the empire invaded the village." He is also Sakuya's disciple and is in the same line as Reiji.

He has a bad reputation among his comrades, and is called the "Shinigami" because he is the only one to survive on the battlefield. Although he is strong against Reiji, his attitude changes as he gets closer, and he fights alongside Reiji as a good companion. He is also misunderstood because he acted as a rear guard to escape the view. In the final stage, he was caught in a trap by Alberich, the enemy of his childhood friend, and almost lost his life, but the situation was reversed with the rescue of Reiji and others. "It wasn't me who attacked the village."

Abilities
Rick is also one of the "spirit blade users". Rick is a warrior who fights with a spirit blade that transforms three girls, Amil, Airy, and Neris, who are childhood friends. Rick trained to master pastry chef by Madera to order to make people happy. Amil transforms into a magic sword that mainly uses magical attacks, Airy transforms into a shield and sword with high defensive power, and Neris transforms into a weapon capable of long-distance bombardment.

Web Radio
Anime: Shining Hearts ~Fluffy Radio~ is a radio program that was broadcast on HiBiKi Radio Station and Onsen from April 12th to September 20th, 2012. Updated every Thursday. A total of 23 times. The personality is Shiori Mikami (as Airy) and the following guests.

External Link

 * Shining Hearts Series ─ Official Site
 * TV Anime "Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan" Official Website
 * TV Anime "Shining Hearts: Fluffy Radio" ─ Wayback Machine (For archived August 2012, 8)
 * Solvey @SEGA ─ Official (@ShiningHeartsPR) - Twitter
 * Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan ─ Wikipedia  JP 
 * Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan ─ Wikipedia  EN 

Trivia
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