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The flagship RPG series of Chunsoft, the Japanese publisher/developer who are most famous worldwide for ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]''. ''Shiren the Wanderer'' features [[Roguelike|roguelike]] gameplay, which is set against a fantasy version of feudal Japan. Most of the games have you control Shiren, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|a wandering adventurer]] who wears a distinct 'kasa' hat. Only two games in the series have been released to Western audiences.
 
The series so far:
* ''Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer'' (1995, [[SNES]]) (2006, [[Nintendo DS]]) (titled Mystery Dungeon 2 in Japan; Mystery Dungeon 1 was the Super Famicom game based around Torneko from [[Dragon Quest IV (Video Game)|Dragon Quest IV]]).
** Shiren journeys to the Golden City on Table Mountain, where the Golden Condor resides.
* ''Shiren the Wanderer 2: Oni Raid on Ft. Shiren!'' (2000, [[Nintendo Sixty Four64|N64]])
** Natane Village keeps getting invaded by Onis, so the townfolk beseech Shiren to build them a fortress.
* ''Shiren the Wanderer 3: The Sleeping Princess of Karakuri Mansion'' (2008, [[Wii]])
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** Shiren encounters the Dragon's Maw and a seemingly quaint village. {{spoiler|The villagers transform into monsters at night}}.
* ''Shiren the Wanderer GB2: The Bedeviled Castle'' (2000, [[Game Boy|GBC]]) (2008, [[Nintendo DS]])
** This time, there's a creepy desert castle and some kind of [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]].
* ''Shiren the Wanderer [[Gaiden Game|Gaiden]]: The Swordswoman Asuka!'' (2002, [[Dreamcast]], [[PC]])
** Asuka, from "Shiren 2", and Koppa have their own little adventure in Tenrin County, where they encounter ninjas and some sort of plant demon. Also, there's a massive post-game. This is notable for being the only Shiren game where he isn't the player avatar.
 
One notable thing about ''Shiren The Wanderer'' is that it's the only ''Mystery Dungeon'' game that uses original Chunsoft characters, as opposed to characters from ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]'' or ''[[Pokémon]]''.
 
For the first in the series, there is a SNES version (which was never released outside of Japan) and a DS version. [http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=shiren Aeon Genesis has been kind enough to provide a translation patch for the SNES version.] The lone Wii installment was most recent ''Shiren'' to be released outside Japan; [[No Export for You|don't hold your breath for more]]. Meanwhile, ''Shiren 5'' had a December 2010 release, less than a year after the previous game. It was the first ''Shiren'' in a while to be published directly by Chunsoft themselves.
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* [[Excuse Plot]]: All you need to know is that you have to get through 30 levels of dungeon to finish the first game. Complete mastery of the game is another matter...
* [[Fire-Breathing Diner]]: Dragon Herbs will let you breath fire. Also, Dragon meats will allow you to turn into a dragon and breath fire on command.
* [[Friend in Thethe Black Market]]: Tao, the part-time guide in Shiren 5. If you have her in the party, whenever you find yourself in any kind of trouble (strength down, zero food meter, etc), talk to her and she'll sell you the proper recovery item. Just be prepared to shell out 3x-5x the standard price.
* [[Fusion Dance]]: In the third game: Kotodama + Kodama = Kotodamakodama.
* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: Master X and [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Mobile Mamel ZZ]], according to Koppa.
* [[Fighting Your Friend]]: Asuka in the third game.
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: Where to start? We have undead Radishes that throw status-inflicting herbs at you, those annoying archers/tanks that move away from you while firing projectiles, reapers that move twice as fast and hit hard, skeleton mages that throw all sorts of random effects at you...