Shizuru is a supporting character in the Mai-HiME franchise. She has appeared in each adaptation of the series to date, but, like others, her character differs slightly according to the universe of the work. While a Shizuru Viola exists in the Otome universes of the franchise, the user playing her has chosen the character in her HiME incarnation, Shizuru Fujino. The user playing her is also fond of pretending the first Mai-HiME manga never happened, and has been doing so since July 2008.