The Shenmue II Character Database

More substantial content will be coming, I can assure you; but I just wanted to share on here a project I completed in 2012 (but had been working on since about 2003!) – the Shenmue II Character Database , which compiles profiles on every single character in Shenmue II – a lot of this information was previously only available in Japanese guidebooks, and it took a lot of effort and collaboration with others in the fan community to translate and put all of this information together. I hope you’ll agree the end result was worth it! I’ll likely be referring back to this database as I dig into the trivia and little known facts about Shenmue II’s characters in future posts on the blog 😉

You can download the database here (also includes scans from the Shenmue II Perfect Guidebook)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qkby011a3tkgg2/Shenmue%20II%20Character%20Database.rar

It is also available to view online, many thanks to Giorgio of the Shenmue Dojo for providing this:

https://sites.google.com/site/shenmuemods/shenmue-ii/character-database

Below you can read a little history and background on the project and how it came about (originally written in 2012 – before the shock announcement of Shenmue III). I’m sure you’ll agree it is a testament to just how dedicated and persistent this crazy ol’ fanbase is! Enjoy…

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Discovering Shenmue (Part 2 of 2)

An older incarnation of the Shenmue Dojo site (thanks to teamyu.net for the pic)

(Read Part 1 here)

As I stated at the end of Part 1, Shenmue II felt like where the saga’s story was truly beginning, the hints that it was more than a simple revenge story becoming a lot more apparent. As Ren might say – things were ‘getting interesting’…

Discovering Shenmue (Part 1 of 2)

So then, welcome to Shenmusings! This introductory post serves to give you an idea of what to expect from the blog, as well as a little about why I am so passionate about this series, and how I first discovered it and became part of the fandom and online community (surely there can’t be a more persistently hopeful fanbase than ours?). I honestly consider both Shenmue games to certainly be up there as among some of the best games of all time (and criminally overlooked and underappreciated), and as writing just happens to be another passion of mine, I thought it high time to express my love of these games, and offer a blog that explores thematic discussion of the story, little known facts and tidbits from both games, and also posts like this one, about my own personal history with the series.

Welcome!

Welcome to Shenmusings! My name is Stuart, commonly known as ‘Miles Prower’ within the Shenmue Dojo community, as well as the fandom in general. I am intending this blog to be my space to share my thoughts, reflections, trivia and little known facts about the series, in anticipation for the upcoming Shenmue III.

A full introductory post detailing my own personal history and discovery of the series will follow shortly. Hope you enjoy!