| Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness | |
| シャイニング・ハーツ ～幸せのパン～ | |
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| General Information | |
| Director(s) | Itsuro Kawasaki |
| Producer(s) | Junichi Inaba Kuniyoshi Shigeta Masahiro Nakayama Masanori Goto |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Original Run | April 12th, 2012 – June 30th, 2012 |
Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness (シャイニング・ハーツ ～幸せのパン～, Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan) is the second anime adaption of the Shining Series following the game Shining Hearts. It first aired on April 2012, running for a period of about 12 episodes.
Story[]
Rick lives on the island of Wynderia, inhabited by various races such as elves and beast-people. Amnesiac, he is rescued by three young ladies and taken to work in their bakery, living happily, days baking bread for the town's inhabitants. But when a red moon rises and a deathly wind blows, all four will be engulfed in a strange events.
Characters[]
Main poster for the anime
- Rick Elwood - The main protagonist who drifted to the island of Wynderia, losing his memories in the process. He now lives and works at the Le Couer Bakery with the trio sisters.
- Neris, Amil, Airy
- The trio sisters who found Rick ashore the beach of Wyndaria and brought him along to live with them at the Le Couer Bakery.
- Rana - Alvin's little sister. An elf who takes a liking for humans.
- Alvin - Rana's older brother. An elf who has the ability to control spirits.
- Kaguya - A mysterious girl who also like Rick, drifted ashore to the island of Wndaria. She has lost her memories along with her emotions.
- Rufina - The Princess of Wynderia, who has a kind and gentle personality with an interest in tea and herbs.
- Ragnus - The Prince of Wynderia and Rufina's older brother. Like his sister, he has an interest in herbs and dealing with them in the palace garden.
- Rouna - Rufina's maid and cook. She belongs to the beast race. Though she is also clumsy at times, she is an expert with blades keeping a good store of them underneath her dress.
- Xiao-Mei - A fickle black cat pirate of the beast race, who runs an antique shop. She is also the phantom thief calling herself the "Black Tail".
- Melty - A "tsundere" with who loves ice magic. She lives in a mansion separate from the village, and avoids going out, because she is not too fond of people and hates the sun.
- Sorbet - Melty's familiar spirit.
Music[]
Opening Theme
- "Toki Sekai (時世界～トキセカイ～)" by Kanae Itō, Mai Aizawa and Shiori Mikami
Ending Theme
- "Fuwaffuwa no Mahou (ふわっふわのまほう)" by Kanae Itō, Mai Aizawa and Shiori Mikami
| # | English title | Japanese Title | Airing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to Le Couer | ル・クールへよこうそ | April 12th, 2012 |
| 2 | The Day of the Storm | 嵐の日 | April 19th, 2012 |
| 3 | Blackout | 灯火管制 | April 26th, 2012 |
| 4 | Mechanical Doll | 機械人形 | May 3rd, 2012 |
| 5 | As if Melting | とろけるような | May 10th, 2012 |
| 6 | Request from the Prince | 王子からの依頼 | May 17th, 2012 |
| 7 | Everyone's Heart | それぞれのココロ | May 24th, 2012 |
| 8 | Drifting Person | 漂流人 | May 31th, 2012 |
| 9 | The Phantom Thief Again | 怪盗再び | June 7th, 2012 |
| 10 | Messenger from Another World | もうひとつの世界からのメッセンジャー | June 15th, 2012 |
| 11 | The Decisive Battle | 決戦 | June 22nd, 2012 |
| 12 | Bread of Happiness | 幸せのパン | June 30th, 2012 |