Series synopsis
Shugo Chara!, also known as しゅごキャラ! is a Japanese animation comedy kids drama action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 6, 2007. It ended on March 27, 2010. It stars Kanae Itou, Kana Asumi, Nanae Kato and Aki Toyosaki.
Shugo Chara! centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality. When Amu wishes for the courage to be reborn as her would-be self, she is surprised to find three colorful eggs the next morning, which hatch into three Guardian Characters: Ran, Miki, and Su.
Premise
Shugo Chara! centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality. When Amu wishes for the courage to be reborn as her would-be self, she is surprised to find three colorful eggs the next morning, which hatch into three Guardian Characters: Ran, Miki, and Su.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kanae Itou as Amu Hinamori (voice)
- Kana Asumi as Ran (voice)
- Nanae Kato as Miki (voice)
- Aki Toyosaki as Su (voice)
- Reiko Takagi as Tadase Hotori (voice)
- Kaya Miyake as Kiseki (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Ikuto Tsukiyomi (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Yoru (voice)
Supporting cast
- Nana Mizuki as Utau Hoshina (voice)
- Yokote Kumiko as El (voice)
- Hiromi Konno as Il (voice)
- Saeko Chiba as Nadeshiko Fujisaki (voice)
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Temari (voice)
- Atsushi Abe as Kūkai Sōma (voice)
- Tomoko Nakamura as Yaya Yuiki (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Daichi (voice)
- Sayuri Yahagi as Rima Mashiro (voice)
- Sayaka Narita as Kusu Kusu (voice)
- Mitsuki Saiga as Kairi Sanjou (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Musashi (voice)
Guest cast
- Yusei Oda as Tsumugu Hinamori (voice)
- Kazusa Murai as Midori Hinamori (voice)
- Kurumi Mamiya as Ami Hinamori (voice)
- Keiko Yamamoto as Nobuko Saeki (voice)
- Omi Minami as Seiichiro Suzuki (voice)
- Satomi Akesaka as Manami (voice)
- Satomi Sato as Wakana (voice)
- Yoshimasa Kawata as Delinquent (voice)
- Ryota Asari as Delinquent (voice)
- Yuka Iguchi as Girl (voice)
- Miyuki Kawasho as Saaya Yamabuki (voice)
- Akiko Tanaka as Boy (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 127 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 51 | October 6, 2007 | September 27, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 51 | October 4, 2008 | September 26, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 25 | October 3, 2009 | March 27, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Guardian Character is Born! People view Amu Hinamori as a "cool and spicy" girl; she is actually timid and easily scared. When she wishes to have the courage to show her "true" self, she discovers three colorful eggs -red, blue, and green- in her bed. At school, the eggs draw the attention of Tadase Hotori, the most popular boy in school, who Amu has a crush on. |
October 6, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Heart's Egg! Nadeshiko Fujisaki, queen of the school, invites Amu to tea at the Royal Garden, where she'd meet the Student Council Guardians. However, during P.E. class, the blue egg begins to hatch, and its' Guardian Character runs away! |
October 13, 2007 |
| 3 |
Flaky and Fluffy, Leave it to Su! Nadeshiko tells Amu that the two should become friends, but Amu sees it as a trick to get her to join the Guardians. Ikuto Tsukiyomi, the mysterious stranger from last time, interrupts the two and attempts to steal the last of Amu's eggs. |
October 20, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparkle With All Your Might! | October 4, 2008 |
| 2 | Hectic Day to Speak Frankly!? | October 11, 2008 |
| 3 | Eh? A New Friend! | October 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Super-Peppy Transfer Student! Amu and her Guardian Characters are on their way to school when they see a girl taking water to a flower. Amu comments on how kind that is. The girl gets flustered, and trips and almost crushes the flower, to be saved by Amu. The two introduce themselves. The girl's name is Rikka and she just transferred to Seiyo. Amu gets surprised when she's able to see Ran, Miki, Su, and Diamond. On the way to school, Amu and co. try to explain everything to Rikka, who lost attention while seeing a butterfly. In the Royal Garden, Amu tells the Guardians about her meeting with Rikka. Then, commotion starts outside and the Guardians check it out. Rikka is trying to save a cat from a tree branch. The branch breaks, and Rikka clutches the cat in fear as she falls. |
October 3, 2009 |
| 2 |
Enter the Guardian Apprentice!? The anime starts with Rikka, the new transfer student, waking up with dozens of X Eggs trying to wake her. She tries to purify the eggs from remembering Amu doing Open Heart in the previous episode, but failed. When she was walking to school she found yet another X Egg and tries to take care of it. In the Royal Garden, Tsukasa introduces the Guardians a new transfer student in 1st grade, Hikaru. Tsukasa tells the guardians that Hikaru will be a Guardian Apprentice for the time being until the other Guardians graduate. Later, they visit the sports field where Nagihiko tells Hikaru about Basketball. He challenges him to a one-on-one match, full court. Rima states that Hikaru, being a 1st grader, has no chance against Nagihiko, who is a 6th grader. |
October 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
Sparkle my Heart! The Power of Song! Amu takes Rikka and Hikaru to an Utau concert and takes them backstage to let them meet her. Rikka becomes embarrassed and tells her when she hears her songs, she feels re-energized. Amu tells Utau that she wishes Ikuto could've come, but Utau tells her that he is traveling the world to find their father. The concert begins, and Rikka discovers one of the X Eggs have followed her. She tells Amu and Hikaru that she forgot something at home and runs off. It turns out that the X Egg loves Utau's songs. Diamond senses an X Egg nearby, and Amu transforms into Amulet Spade. Rikka tries to calm the X Egg down, but Hikaru tells her that she can't help and to just let Amu handle it. Amu uses Prism Music and tells the X Egg to listen to Utau's song. Amu tells the egg that Utau struggled a lot to get where she is now. The X Egg settles and Amu purifies it. They go back to watch the concert, and Utau says that she'll always keep singing no matter what. |
October 17, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 2007 |
| Last aired | March 27, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |