Shiren:Shiren's Kasa

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Shiren's Kasa
シレン 笠

Character's information
Location Shiren's head.
Species Bamboo
Gender
Age
Status Iconic
Family
Occupation Looking snazzy.
Title
Background information
Earliest appearance Super Famicom Shiren 1 SFC (1995)
Latest Mystery Dungeon appearance Nintendo Switch/Steam Shiren 6 (2024)
Latest non-Mystery Dungeon appearance KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story (2020)
Created by
Designed by

Shiren's Kasa (Japanese: シレンの三度笠) is a recurring clothing piece in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in Super Famicom Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer in 1995.

Biography

Physical Appearance

Shiren's Kasa is a Japanese hat, more specifically a sandogasa[1], a type of kasa designed to protect from the sun and rain while traveling. The physical appearance of Shiren's Kasa varies through media from the series. While it's always seen with notches in it, they're never consistent in size, shape, or location. In some instances, it features a rounded, dome shape, while later on in the series, it's shown to be flat on top. In some media, it features a red marking on it, however, this is shown to have been removed and replaced with several spells later on in the series timeline.

Personality

History

Shiren's Kasa is said to have been given to him by a cherished friend who later died. Honoring his friend's dying wish, Shiren donned their hat and became a Wanderer.[Citation needed]

The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion

Family

Nothing is known about the bamboo thicket where the materials to make Shiren's Kasa were originally harvested.

Appearances

For more about Shiren's Kasa in specific media, see the following articles:

Games

Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber
Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP


In Other Media

Shiren's Kasa appears as part of a costume in the Japanese Wii U, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita releases of Terraria.[2]

The cameo consists of:

  • Shiren Set (Japanese: ふうらいにんの衣装):
    • Shiren Hat (Japanese: さんどがさ)

Shiren's Kasa made a cameo in an expansion pack for the PC version of RPG Maker MV on December 15, 2015. It features both Shiren the Wanderer and Asuka as custom protagonists as well as elements from the series. The pack was released two days after its announcement.[3]

Shiren's Kasa

In an issue of Weekly Famitsu column on November 26, 2015, a free update for Crypt of the NecroDancer was announced. It was released in Japan on January 18, 2016, then later worldwide on August 22, 2017 on Steam[4] It features Shiren the Wanderer and his notorious Kasa.

Shiren

AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative features many video game references throughout, however, the most important are those of Shiren's Kasa from Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer.

In KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story, Shiren's Kasa appears as part of the "Wanderer Set".

  • Wanderer Hat (Japanese: 風来人の三度笠(装飾品))

Gallery

For a full list of Shiren's Kasa art used across the wiki, see: Category:Shiren's Kasa

In Other Languages

Language Name
English Shiren's Kasa
Japanese シレン 笠

See Also

References

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20060103113120/http://www.chunsoft.co.jp/game/shirengb/index.html
  2. https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Shiren_set Shiren set
  3. https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201511300043/ PC「RPGツクール MV」購入者特典が公開!ドワンゴジェイピーストアでは「風来のシレン」のシレンとアスカの素材が付属 |date= November 30, 2015
  4. https://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/2523559863551442132 Huge FREE Chipzel and Danganronpa update!date= September 5, 2017