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Shining Force II JP Manual

Scans available at Sega Retro.

I won't bother translating the basic stuff like the gameplay tutorials and such, only info and flavor that is missing out from the english content.

Navigation:

Prologue
Playable Characters
NPCs

Prologue

Page 4 of the japanese manual, with a story prologue printed over a faded world map of Parmecia.

A big island to the west of the continent of Parmecia, Grans. In this island stood the countries of Granseal and Galam, and they were allies.

A long time ago, in Grans Island, stood three demon lords. One was a fallen angel of supreme magical power, Lucifer. Another was a skilled general of great wisdom, Darksol. And the third was the one who surpassed both in power, the savage devil, Zeon. In the place where currently stands the castle of Granseal, a place called Arc Valley, the three fought a deadly battle to conquer the evil power that gathered there. But Zeon, who boasted being the superior force throughout the whole conflict, had his magic sealed in a jewel by Darksol, and, having lost his power, sank into the ocean of flames in Arc Valley. The remaining two lords were also at the end of their strength, and were driven out of Arc Valley by the gods.
Page 5 of the manual, continuing the prologue.

The evil power that gathers at Arc Valley was sealed in the ancient tower to the northeast of Granseal’s castle. It is said that, should the seal in that tower be broken, that evil power will immediately bring Zeon back. The tower is sealed by the two jewels in a small ancient shrine… the Jewel of Darkness that represents devils, and the Jewel of Light that represents heroes.

Well now, plenty of treasure hunters have heard rumors of these jewels, and dared to come to the ancient shrine. However, as they tried to take them, a mysterious power prevented them from even touching the jewels, and they went back home empty handed. Having heard of that, the noble thief Slade attempted it as well, and somehow! He could touch the jewels, and succeeded in getting both of them.

But, because the jewels were taken out, the seal of the ancient tower was broken. Dark clouds covered Grans Island, and lightning struck the tower as a terrible storm poured. And the shadows of devils drew near Granseal’s castle...

Translation notes:

Playable Characters

Many of the characters were given different names in the official english version. Because most english speaking fans are used to those, I'll be using them, while noting the original names [in brackets] when necessary.

Translation notes are under the horizontal line.

Note: Images may take a while to load.

Select a Character
Edited map sprite of swordsman Bowie.Intro + Bowie
Edited map sprite of priest Sarah.Sarah
Edited map sprite of knight Chester.Chester
Edited map sprite of warrior Jaha.Jaha
Edited map sprite of mage Kazin.Kazin
Edited map sprite of thief Slade.Slade
Edited map sprite of Kiwi.Kiwi
Edited map sprite of pheonik Peter.Peter
Edited map sprite of ranger May.May
Edited map sprite of wolfman Gerhalt.Gerhalt
Edited map sprite of Luke.Luke
Edited map sprite of Rohde.Rohde
Edited map sprite of knight Rick.Rick
Edited map sprite of archer Elric.Elric
Edited map sprite of knight Eric.Eric
Edited map sprite of priest Karna.Karna
Edited map sprite of warrior Randolf.Randolf
Edited map sprite of mage Tyrin.Tyrin
Edited map sprite of archer Janet.Janet
Edited map sprite of Higins.Higins
Edited map sprite of Skreech.Skreech
Edited map sprite of Taya.Taya
Edited map sprite of Frayja.Frayja
Question mark icon from Shining Soul.Jaro?
Edited map sprite of Gyan.Gyan
Edited map sprite of Sheela.Sheela
Edited map sprite of Zynk.Zynk
Edited map sprite of Chaz.Chaz
Edited map sprite of Lemon without the mask.Lemon
Edited map sprite of Claude.Claude
Page 23 of the manual, introducing Bowie and Sarah.

Introducing the Main Characters

1.Battle Allies

Let's introduce the main characters. Starting with the trustworthy allies that will fight alongside you in battle. Of course, as your adventure progresses, you will meet characters who will not become allies as well.

The Protagonist (Bowie)

A boy from Granseal. He has trained to be a swordsman as a pupil of Sir Astral. As Granseal becomes isolated after the incident with the ancient tower, he sets out in a journey to deepen ties with the other species.

Species: Human
Class: Swordsman

NPCs

Note: Images may take a while to load.

Select a Character
Edited map sprite of Astral.Astral
Volcanon's face.Volcanon
Edited map sprite of King Granseal.King Granseal
Edited map sprite of Oddler.Oddler
Edited map sprite of Princess Elis.Princess Elis
Edited map sprite of Creed.Creed
Cropped image of Astral's introduction in the manual.

2.Other Important Characters

Sir Astral

A retired sage who lives in Granseal. Teacher to the protagonist, Sarah, Chester and others. He awaits their return while helping to rebuild the country.

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