Shiren:Asuka

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Asuka アスカ
Character's information
Location
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Age	14 (earliest,  Shiren 2) 24 (latest,  Shiren 3 Wii)
Status	Alive
Family
Occupation	Wanderer
Title	Asuka the Swordswoman
Background information
Earliest appearance	Shiren 2 (2000)
Latest Mystery Dungeon appearance	/ Shiren 6 (2024)
Latest non-Mystery Dungeon appearance	Crypt of the NecroDancer (2016)
Created by	Shin-ichiro Tomie
Designed by	Kaoru Hasegawa
Voice actors
Japanese	Yoko Hikasa 日笠陽子 (Pachinko CR Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Princess Suzune and the Tower of Slumber)

Asuka (Japanese: アスカ) is a Wanderer in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. She made her debut in Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion in 2000. She's a close friend of Shiren the Wanderer and Koppa.

Biography

Physical Appearance

Asuka is a young woman with pink hair.

History

Shiren 3

Asuka is contacted by Sensei under the guise of Shiren being in trouble. Coincidentally, Sensei is wounded and Shiren is turned into a Mamel, and Asuka is takes with rescuing Shiren. Once reunited, Asua, Shiren, and Koppa make their way into the Karakuri Mansion in search of fabled treasure and Princess Kaguya. Along the way, they're simultaneously betrayed by Sensei, reunited, and after a handful of betrayals and a possession along the way, the trio defeats Ikazuchikami and Izanami.

After the Karakuri Mansion crumbles and the squad exist with their loot, everyone but Koppa, the trio hangs around Otsutsuki Village, and helps a few people out. When word gets out about a tournament for ownership of the Hourai Mountain Hot Springs, the trio investigates.

They discover is was a ploy by the resurrected Curas, Tainted Insect, and Ragoon, who managed to escape Yomi during the events of the Karakuri Mansion. The slain foes wanted revenge against Shiren and Asuka for killing them and so Asuka was captured by the resurrected tio, and was subsequently rescued by Shiren.

The squad is contacted by a woman named Ichi-Bunny, and her Chintala with bunny ears, but totally not Chintala companions; Usakichi, Usaji, and Usataro. They demanded help collecting Moon Stones to repair the damage done to the moon by the Ikazuchikami during the events of the Karakuri Mansion.

Tower of Slumber

Asuka, among several other of Shiren's friends worked to correct the corruption of the Divine Beast Baku.

After having touched Shiren's memories, Baku was corrupted and rampaged, turning the dream world into a Mystery Dungeon.

Asuka specifically helped Shiren in combat against Curas, Ragoon, the Tainted Insect and Ikazuchikami in order to set the dream world right; as well as to rescue Princess Suzune, the captured shrine maiden who governs the harmony of the Dream World.

Shiren 6

Asuka visits Serpentcoil Island in the search of Peach Buns. While there, she reunites with Shiren and Koppa, but is surprised to find out Koppa doesn't remember her. Despite this, Koppa admires her strength, and asks her to join with him and Shiren. She initially refuses.

Appearances

For more about Asuka in specific media, see the following articles:

Games

Asuka appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion. Asuka appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden - Asuka the Swordswoman. Asuka appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden - Asuka the Swordswoman for Windows. Asuka appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 - The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion. Asuka appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable. Asuka appears in Pachinko CR Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Princess Suzune and the Tower of Slumber. Asuka appears in / Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

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In Other Media

For Asuka in other media, see Shiren:Asuka In Other Media.

Merch

• Asuka is featured in Shiren the Wanderer Mini Acrylic Figures.
• Asuka is depicted on one of the Shiren the Wanderer 6 Bean Plates.
• Asuka is depicted on the Shiren the Wanderer 6 Tote Bag.
• The digital Shiren 6 Steam Trading Cards contain a card depicting Asuka.

Gallery

For a full list of Asuka art used across the wiki, see: Category:Asuka

Official Artwork

• 

  (2002)
  Artwork from Asuka the Swordswoman.

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  (2008)
  Official artwork from The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion.

• 

  (2013)
  Official artwork from Tower of Slumber.

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  (2023)
  Official artwork of Shiren from The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

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  (2024)
  Official artwork of Shiren from The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

GamesOther

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  (2000)
  Asuka in Shiren 2.

• 

  (2024)
  Shiren 6 Lawson printable stickers featuring Asuka.

• 

  (2025)
  International Women's Day artwork.

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Asuka
Japanese		アスカ

Trivia

• Asuka is one of three characters to be directly mentioned in the name of a Shiren game. The other two are Shiren the Wanderer and Surala.

References

• Asuka's Age.
• International Women's Day post.