History Trivia / ShirenTheWanderer

** 1777 CE - ''Shiren 2''.

** ~1766 CE - Asuka's birth year.
** ~1769 CE - Shiren's birth year.
** ~1777 CE - ''Shiren 2''.
** ~1780 CE - ''Asuka Arrives''.
** ~1787 CE - ''Shiren 1'' and ''BS Shiren''.
** ~1788 CE - ''Shiren GB'', ''Shiren 6'', and ''Shiren 4''.
** ~1789 CE - ''Shiren [=GB2=]'' and ''Shiren 5''.

** ~1769 CE - Shiren's birth year.

* SequelFirst: ''Shiren 2'' and ''4'' were not localized, so the West has only ever gotten four of the six numbered titles. This technically also applies to the first game, as the first ''Mystery Dungeon'' never left Japan, either.

* SequelFirst: ''Shiren 2'' and ''4'' were not localized, so the West has only ever gotten four of the six numbered titles. This technically also applies to the first game, as the first ''Mystery Dungeon'' was a ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' spinoff.

* SequelFirst: ''Shiren 2'' and ''4'' were not localized, so the West has only ever gotten four of the six numbered titles.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''Save Surala'' was only ever available on the Satellaview for a few weeks in 1996, and has never had a permanent rerelease. Weeks 2 and 4 have managed to be preserved by collectors, but weeks 1 and 3 can be considered LostMedia.

* WordOfGod: According to [[https://twitter.com/chun_shiren/status/20786496139169792 this tweet]] from Chunsoft's old official Twitter account for the Shiren series, there is a secret behind Koppa's backstory in ''Shiren 2'' (having befriended 10-year-old Shiren some time before that game) being consistent with his original backstory in the first game (having traveled with 18-year-old Shiren for six months after meeting him for apparently the first time).[[note]]According to the Japanese fandom, the secret is revealed in ''GB2''...[[/note]]

* DummiedOut: In the Japanese versions of ''Shiren 3'', the Sending and Receiving Jars were used to respectively send items to and receive items from other players, but Atlus removed all Wi-Fi functionality. If hacked into the English Wii version, the items' descriptions even say, "Hacks! This jar is not supposed to appear!"

** A fan translation of ''Shiren the Wanderer 2'', which was two and a half years in the making, was also released to commemorate that game's 21st anniversary.
* NoExportForYou: Only ''Shiren 1'', ''Shiren 3'', and ''Shiren 5'' have been officially released outside Japan. But it's surprisingly easier to import this particular series than most, since even if you ''do'' understand Japanese, it's mostly just trial and error. Plus, most of the other games are on region-free consoles like the DS.
* SequelFirst: As mentioned, ''Shiren 2'' and ''4'' were not localized, meaning the West has only ever gotten four of the six numbered titles.

* WordOfGod: According to [[https://twitter.com/chun_shiren/status/20786496139169792 this tweet]] from Chunsoft's old official Twitter account for the Shiren series, there is a secret behind Koppa's backstory in ''Shiren 2'' (having befriended 10-year-old Shiren some time before that game) being consistent with his original backstory in the first game (having traveled with 18-year-old Shiren for six months after meeting him for apparently the first time).

* SequelGap: "Shiren 6" for the Nintendo Switch came out 14 years after the original DS release of "Shiren 5''.

* SequelGap: "Shiren 6'' for the Nintendo Switch came out 14 years after the original DS release of ''Shiren 5''.

* SequelGap: The upcoming ''Shiren 6'' will be 14 years since the original DS release of ''Shiren 5''.

* TheWikiRule: Has one covering all games in the ''Mystery Dungeon'' franchise [[https://mysterydungeonwiki.com here]].

** 790 CE - the events between Shiren's ancestor and Kaguya that would become the basis for ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter''.

* WordOfGod: According to [[https://twitter.com/chun_shiren/status/20786496139169792 this tweet]] from Chunsoft's old official Twitter account for the Shiren series, there is a secret behind Koppa's backstory in ''Shiren 2'' (befriending 10-year-old Shiren shortly before the events of ''Shiren 2'') being consistent with his original backstory in the first game (having traveled with 18-year-old Shiren for six months before the events of the first game).

* DummiedOut: The Sending and Receiving Jar in the English release of Shiren 3. In the Japanese versions, it was used to send and receive items to and from other players, but Atlus removed all Wi-Fi functionality. The items' descriptions actually say, "Hacks! This item is not supposed to appear!" if hacked into western versions.
* FanTranslation: The original Super Famicom version of the first game recieved a fan translation courtesy of Aeon Genesis. A fan translation of ''Shiren the Wanderer 2'', which was two and a half years in the making, was also released to commemorate that game's 21st anniversary.

* DummiedOut: The Sending and Receiving Jar in the English release of Shiren 3. In the Japanese versions, it was used to send and receive items to and from other players, but Atlus removed all Wi-Fi functionality. The items' descriptions actually say, "Hacks! This item is not supposed to appear!"
* NoExportForYou: Only ''Shiren 1'', ''Shiren 3'', and ''Shiren 5'' have been released outside Japan. But it's surprisingly easier to import this particular series than most, since even if you understand Japanese it's mostly just trial and error. Plus, most of the other games are on the region-free DS.

!! General trivia

* Historically, Xu Fu vanished in 210 BC during the second expedition to find the elixir of life for Qin Shi Huang. The main plot of ''Shiren 3'' occurs exactly 2,000 years later, which would date it to 1790 BCE. Stemming from this concrete date, a few other estimates can be made:
** 790 BCE - the events between Shiren's ancestor and Kaguya that would become the basis for ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter''.
** ~1766 BCE - Asuka's birth year.
** ~1769 BCE - Shiren's birth year.

** 790 BCE - the basis for ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter''.

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