Shinryu

"Jimmy hopes his Uncle likes this place"

Shinryu is the central town of Megatropolis and the largest city of the game. It is a pastiche of East Asian cities, likely inspired by Jimmy's exposure to Japan through Lars.

Andrew sets up operations in the hotel here, trying to find Helga and Buck while directing Jimmy, Lars, and Punch to go to school at Shinryu Academy. You can access the Magical Land of Fish through here by taking the Magic Fish from Shinryu Fish Concern and bringing it to the fountain in the center of the area.

## Stores

* Neko Girl
	+ Ants on a Log, Nutrition Cube, Choco-Cola, Super Choco-Cola
* Former Monk
	+ Switchblade, Magic 8-Ball, Smart Clothes, Jacks, Aluminum Foil, Spectacles, Compact Mirror, Shoe Inserts, Barf Bag, Caffeinated Inhaler, Vaccine, Vitamins, Alarm Clock, Fire Alarm, Emergency Exit.
* Combat Rider
	+ A Cocoon, Beach Volleyball Massacre, Beat Squad, Interstellar Field Trip, Motion Sickness, Osaka Konnichiwa, Righteous Scrabble, The Toys Move On Their Own, Toaster With Teeth, War of Hearts
* Tetsuya Kawaii
	+ Steel-Plated Yo-Yo, Mjolnir, Cherry Bomb, Super Ball, Roman Candle, Smoke Bomb
* Book Store
	+ Popular Novel, First Aid, Crush, Black Spiral, Pulverizing Light, Thermal Bomb, Roughhouse, Adrenaline Shot
* Furniture Store
	+ Astronaut, Satellite, Classy Table, Classy Painting, Classy Vase, Classy Lamp, Elegant Ice Swan
* Guntron's Hotel - Contains a Fountain and a First Bank of Grouse ATM

## NPCs

* Timothy Mouse
* Ms. Robin - This is one area where Ms. Robin does not have a shop set up. Instead, she decides to take a vacation here and relax.
* Mr. Marvelous - Found near a dumpster wallowing in his own failure and misery. If you speak to Henry in Smile after finding Mr. Marvelous here, he will agree to come with you and cheer his brother up. After this, the Frog family will go off on another marvelous adventure, and will not be found again until Information Isle.
* Magic Fish - Brought from the Shinryu Fish Concern, lives in the fountain. Talking to him will teleport you to the Magical Land of Fish.
* Gero - Waves at you and looks cute. That's Gero for you!
* Ella - Found in the club on the far right end of the city. If Helga is in the party, Ella will agree to take a break and let her perform "Open Your Eyes".
* Seven - Found in the arcade playing the Wheel of Marvelousness. Talk to him and he will return to Sacred Lantern.
* Secret Ninja - Will pretend to be various other NPCs hidden around town, only to be revealed as a Secret Ninja by shaking him in Goon Form. Those NPCs are, in order:
	+ A "Music Lover" in Combat Rider
	+ Captain Fish in the furniture store
	+ An Information Guy on the far left end of town
	+ A book in the upper-left of the book store
	+ A Catty Schoolgirl in the arcade (the one on the right is the fake one)
	+ After this, he will appear undisguised in the club, and will take a break for the rest of the game.

## Arcade

One of the most notable areas in Shinryu is the Arcade, which contains several games requiring various levels of luck or skill. Performing well at these games will give various numbers of 'tickets', which can be exchanged at the counter for prizes. Additionally, there is a Game Master in the upper-right area who will offer to sell you tickets at $100 each. The Game Master has also obtained a pre-defined high score on each arcade game. Beat his score for each game and he will give you a large number of tickets - beat his score on \*every\* game and he will give you the rare Shinryu Stone. The games and scores to beat are, in order:

* Rock Paper Scissors: Championship Edition - Choose rock, paper, or scissors, playing against a random AI. Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock. In a tie, you can 'bank a point' - one banked point can override another tie in your favor, while two banked points can instantly win a round. You get 10 points for winning one round and score doubles for every round thereafter, for a maximum of 8 rounds. However, if you lose a round, you do not get the tickets. Score to beat is 160.
* Punch Tanaka's Ultimate Man Test - Tap Z and X at precise times to match the bar on the bottom of the screen. The times get more and more precise the longer you play, until you have only 3 frames to get the timing right. Afterward, your score will be evaluated on a scale from Puff->Skitter->Mr. Fish Head->Beach Babe->Low-Level Goon->Rad Ghost->Super Deathbot->Punch Tanaka. Timing properly 14 times in a row will get the player to Punch Tanaka level, giving 50 tickets, and 5 more tickets will be obtained for every correctly timed score after that. Score to beat is 55.
* Whack-a-Ms.-Mole - You have 30 seconds to whack the Ms. Moles as they appear. Each mole is +1 point, and they appear with increasing frequency as time passes. Additionally, the player has two in-game health points, and hitting the non-mole ladies that appear occasionally will reduce it by one each. If health goes to zero, the game is over and you do not get tickets. Rarely, an Information Guy will appear, and whacking it will give +5 points. Score to beat is 43.
* Super Score Skee Ball - There are several holes for the player to throw a ball into for 10 points. Press Z once to determine the angle of throw, then again to determine velocity. You have 5 balls. Failing to get a ball into the hole will give only 1 point, or 2 if the ball is near the middle. Additionally, each round one of the holes will glow, and successfully getting the ball in that hole on that round will give 20 points. Score to beat is 81.

### Prizes

* Plasma Television (1/6 of the Modern Set) - 500 Tickets
* Dice (+4 LUK) - 750 Tickets
* Mecha Super Ball (1000% Luck-based damage) - 1000 Tickets
* Power of Friendship (Weapon, regular attack is 5% group MP heal) - 1250 Tickets
* Karma Release (Manual, Lars only) - 1500 Tickets
* Crayons (Weapon, +100 MAT, Jimmy only) - 2000 Tickets
* Plutonium (Trinket, +25% all stats but permanent immunodeficiency) - 2500 Tickets
* Observation Bubble (Trinket, no random encounters, Jimmy only) - 3000 Tickets

## Room of Happiness

In the club where Ella plays, there is a room blocked by Mt. Fuji, which he claims is for "VIPs only". If the player has a VIP Pass (obtained from Mr. Marvelous for 60 Marvelous Coins), he will step aside and allow entrance to the Room of Happiness. This room contains simply a chair that Jimmy can sit in. When in this chair, the screen on the far end of the room will turn on, and play various animations from the game. These animations are based on the Stones in the player's inventory, and are unlocked thematically based on each Stone. For instance, the Family Stone shows animations related to Jimmy's family, such as Helga laughing or similar. This room has no known practical in-game purpose, but it serves as an endgame secret and reward for thorough exploration.