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When Ikuto tried to enter the Key into the Lock, they found out that the key was too small to fit in it. *Amuto fans think that if the key opens the lock, the embryo will be born.But these informations are not YET confermed.They also think that since Amu douse not love Ikuto, the lock did not accept the key.But when they fall in love, the key will open Amu's heart. (as proof, in episode 38, when Ikuto tried to put his key into her lock, everything went well, all the background dessepeared, the time stopped and it was all pink with sparkels inside.But when Amu screamed and pushed Ikuto, every thing went back to normal... so in my opinion(an extream Amuto fan) they just need to fall in love everything will go perfectly. (everything in these page that talkes about Amuto, know that it was me who wrot it :P. |
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Revision as of 21:21, 6 July 2008
| Shugo Chara! | |
| File:Syugo anime.jpg Amu, her three Character Guardians, and Amu's three Character Transformations. | |
| Genre | Comedy, Magical girl, Romance |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Peach-Pit |
| Published by |  Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | January 3, 2006 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Kenji Yasuda |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Released | October 6, 2007 – ongoing |
Shugo Chara! (しゅごキャラ!, Shugo Kyara!) is a Japanese shōjo manga created by the manga author duo Peach-Pit. The story is about an elementary-school girl named Amu Hinamori whose "cool and spicy" exterior belies her introverted personality. But 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 give birth to three Guardian Characters: Ran, Miki, and Su. It is serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi and published by Kodansha in Japan. Del Rey has licensed the English language rights and has released the first volume on March 27, 2007.[1] It won the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for best children's manga.[2]
In addition to the regular volumes, the series is being released in limited editions in Japan, each of which include different cover art from the regular editions, metallic foil sleeves, and a set of postcards featuring Amu in various outfits and poses following the color theme of the dust jackets.[3] Shugo Chara! has also been adapted into a 51 episode anime television series of the same title produced by Satelight under the direction of Kenji Yasuda and debuted on October 6, 2007 on TV Tokyo.[4]
Plot
Amu Hinamori has a reputation for being "cool and spicy"; however, her real personality is that of an extremely shy and easily intimidated girl. One night Amu makes a wish that she would have the courage to be reborn as her "would-be" self. The next morning Amu finds three brightly colored eggs—red, blue, and green—in her bed. Each egg eventually hatches into a Guardian Character: Ran, Miki, and Su. Guardian Characters are tiny beings that aid a person into becoming their "would-be" selves and fulfill the person's dreams. The Guardian Characters accomplish this by giving encouragement and advice, but they can also temporarily change a person's personality and abilities. With the Guardian Characters, Amu's life becomes much more complex as she now struggles to deal with her new personalities and the Seiyo Academy Guardians—a student council group where each member has their own Guardian Character—who recruits Amu to search for and seal the X eggs and X Characters, which are the corrupted forms of people's dream.
Characters
Terminology
Guardian Character Related
- Guardian Chararacter (しゅごキャラ, Shugo Kyara)
- A would-be self of a person. They are chibi-like and can be seen by pure, innocent children or by peaple who already have ther gardian.
- Guardian Egg (しゅごたま, Shugo Tama)
- An unborn version of a Guardian Character. If a person has yet to wish for a wanted personality, then the Guardian Egg would be white with a gold heart and wings design.
- Character Owner (キャラ持ち, Kyara Mochi)
- The owner of a Guardian Character, who wished for them.
- Character Change (キャラチェンジ, Kyara Chenji)
- Accompanied by a catchphrase, this is when the owner changes into their Character personality-wise. An aspect of their hair changes, like cat ears appearing on Ikuto (he also has a tail), a star clip on Kukai's hair, a crown for tasade, a wopan for nedishko ,pink heart shaped clip with pink chibi-wings on amu's hands and feet to make her jump veary far (ran's character change); Character Transformation / Becoming Character (キャラなり, Kyara Nari)
- The literal translation would be Becoming Character though Del Rey puts it as Character Transformation (キャラへんしん, Kyara Henshin).
- This is when a Character Owner, "Unlocks their heart," using 120% of their Guardian Character. Their appearance is similar to their Guardian's, they gain a weapon of some sort and could cleanse X Eggs.
- Embryo (エンブリオ, Enburio)
- A Guardian Character that can fulfill wishes. Is seen shining brightly white.On episode 39, Amu sees a bright egg that flew like a shooting star and claims that it was the embryo.
- spoilers*** in the manga, after talking with Amu, Utau undrestans why Eru was created and finally accepts her. After a character transformation, Utau's outfit looks similer to Amulet Angle and she uses some sort of power to creat an Emryo! Ikuto and Amu race to catch it... but no one knows who caught it...(the rest of the manga is not out yet...).Chek-in next time for more Amuto* information. *Amuto is a term used when talking about Amu and Ikuto's love relationship.
- X Character (Xキャラ, Batsu Kyara)
- The corrupted form of Guardian Characters. They are a dark purple with a red X on their heads.They usiolly have special powers and try to destroy the Gardians (even thought it is not ther goal).
- X Egg (Xたま, Batsu Tama)
- The corrupted form of Guardian Eggs. They are dark purple with a white X on it.When hatched, they become Gardian Characters.
Groups
- Guardian (ガーディアン, Gādian)
- Ranks: King, Queen, Jack, Ace, Joker
- The student council of Seiyo Elementary. They all have Guardian Characters (though in Nagihiko's case, Guardian Eggs), named after a deck of cards.
- Easter Corporation (イースター社, Īsutā Sha)
- A corporation seeking to gain the Embryo; main antagonist.
Places
- Seiyo Academy (聖夜学園, Seiyo Gakuen)
- The school in which the Guardians attend.
- Royal Garden (ロイヤルガーデン, Roiyaru Gāden)
- The place where the Guardians meet up, have snacks (provided by Nadeshiko until he left, then Tadase), take care of documents, and discuss Guardian Character-related things.
Items
- Humpty Lock (ハンプティ・ロック, Hanputi Rokku)
- A lock that Amu holds.
- Dumpty Key (ダンプティ・キー, Danputi Kī)
- A key that Ikuto holds. Tadase claims that Ikuto stole it from him.
When Ikuto tried to enter the Key into the Lock, they found out that the key was too small to fit in it. *Amuto fans think that if the key opens the lock, the embryo will be born.But these informations are not YET confermed.They also think that since Amu douse not love Ikuto, the lock did not accept the key.But when they fall in love, the key will open Amu's heart. (as proof, in episode 38, when Ikuto tried to put his key into her lock, everything went well, all the background dessepeared, the time stopped and it was all pink with sparkels inside.But when Amu screamed and pushed Ikuto, every thing went back to normal... so in my opinion(an extream Amuto fan) they just need to fall in love everything will go perfectly. (everything in these page that talkes about Amuto, know that it was me who wrot it :P.
- Pleading CD (おねだりCD, Onedari Shīdī)
- The CD that the band, "Black Diamonds" freely distributed.When people listen to the music, they become hipnotised and ther eggs become x-eggs.
- Violin (バイオリン, Baiorin)
- Ikuto's violin in which it is infused with X Characters. It is shown that it could do a Character Transformation with him, it also refers to long story of the past.
- Royal Cape (ロイヤルケープ, Roiyaru Kēpu)
- The cape that the Guardians wear that represents who they are.Girls have red caps and boys bleu caps.
Media
Manga
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 6, 2006 | 4063641139 | March 27, 2007 | 978-0-345-49745-1 |
| 2 | December 28, 2006 | 4063641295 | August 28, 2007 | 978-0-345-49927-1 |
| 3 | March 20, 2007 | 4063641392 | January 29, 2008 | 978-0-345-50146-2 |
| 4 | July 20, 2007 | 4063641561 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: checksum | May 20, 2008 | 978-0-345-50522-4 |
| 5 | November 20, 2007 | 4063641677 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: checksum | December 30, 2008 | 978-0-345-50804-1 |
| 6 | March 19, 2008 | 4063641820 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: checksum | ||
| 7 | July 18, 2008 | 4063641929 |
Special Edition
In addition, there are special Japanese editions featuring slightly altered covers, postcards, and color inserts. Del Rey has never published these, they have their own extras in the normal edition manga.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 6, 2006 | 406362059X | ||
| 2 | December 28, 2006 | 4063620719 | ||
| 3 | March 20, 2007 | 4063620751 | ||
| 4 | July 20, 2007 | 4063620870 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: checksum | ||
| 5 | November 20, 2007 | 4063620948 | ||
| 6 | March 19, 2008 | 4063621044 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: checksum | ||
| 7 | July 18, 2008 | 4063621181 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: checksum |
Anime adaptation
In 2007, Shugo Chara! was adapted into an anime television series of the same title. The television series is produced by Satelight under the direction of Kenji Yasuda and was first broadcast on the Japanese network, TV Tokyo. Expected to consist of fifty-one episodes, the first episode, "Shugo Chara Born!" (しゅごキャラ誕生!, Shugo Kyara Tanjō!), aired on October 6, 2007 and the series continues to air today. The episodes are rebroadcast by five other networks within a few days after the initial broadcast on TV Tokyo at 9:30 am Tokyo Time.[4]
Five pieces of theme music by the J-music band Buono! are used for the episodes; two opening themes and three closing themes. The opening theme for the first twenty-six episodes is "Egg of the Heart" (こころのたまご, Kokoro no Tamago); episode twenty-seven on, "Liking Everybody" (みんなだいすき, Minna Daisuki). The closing theme for the first twelve episodes is "True Self" (ホントのじぶん, Honto no Jibun); episodes thirteen to twenty-six, "Renai ♥ Rider" (恋愛♥ライダー, Ren'ai ♥ Raidā); episode twenty-seven on, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!".[4]
Video game
Konami have released a video game based on the manga exclusive for Nintendo DS, titled Shugo Chara! Three Eggs and the Joker in Love! (しゅごキャラ!3つのたまごと恋するジョーカー, Shugo Kyara! Mittsu no Tamago to Koisuru Jyōkā). It was released in Japan on March 13, 2008.[5]
References
- ^ "Shugo Chara! (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced". Anime News Network. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Shugo Chara! anime adaptation announcement" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Shugo Chara! (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ "Shugo Kyara! Mittsu no Tamago to Koisuru Jyōkā" (in Japanese). konami. Retrieved 2008-07-01.