Shugo Chara!

Description

From Del Rey:
Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu's life is going to take more than wishes and dreams - it's going to take a little magic!
One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.

Contains the side story Shugo Chara! Encore! in volume 12.

Official English: Azuk, INKR

Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award for best children's manga in 2018.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker (Sequel)

Associated Names

Guardian Character!

My Guardian Characters

Shugo Chara - La magia del cuore (Italian)

Shugo Chara! Encore!

Shugo Kyara!

Thiên Thần Hộ Vệ Shugo Chara

Характеры-Хранители!

しゅごキャラ!

守护甜心

守護甜心

캐릭캐릭 체인지! 신장판

Groups Scanlating

Angelic Powder

Futari wa Pretty Anon

Mobots

Sugar Powder

Latest Release(s)

c.4 (end) by Futari wa Pretty Anon 15 years ago

c.3 by Futari wa Pretty Anon 15 years ago

c.2 by Futari Wa Pretty Anon 15 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

12 Volumes (Complete)
6 Volumes Shinshouban (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 10, Chap 41

User Reviews

Shugo Chara! by da-chan

Forum

7 topics, 58 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (722 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.84 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 20th, 2024 1:10pm PST - 1 year ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Fantasy Harem Mystery Romance School Life Shoujo Slice of Life Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Nakayoshi (Kodansha)

Nakayoshi Lovely (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Azuki (digital)

Del Rey (Defunct / 9 Vols)

INKR Comics

Kodansha USA (12 Vols - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #650

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Monthly Pos #1883 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3162

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6 Month Pos #4342

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Year Pos #5117

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List Stats

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On 737 wish lists

On 1635 completed lists

On 186 unfinished lists

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Forum Posts Click to view the forum

Shugo Chara: Which of these pairings would end up together?

15 years ago

It's the end of THIS series...

15 years ago

Amux?

15 years ago

Has Shugo Kyara ended yet?

15 years ago

Its official the manga is ending!

15 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Unexpectedly Good...xD

by Wija
17 years ago

Rating: 9.8 / 10.0

Who would've thought I'd like this series so much? Haha~ I never really knew about and I didn't really care about it when I first heard it. I always thought it was an ecchi and harem series. Guess I was wrong...I guess the title totally made it feel like it was. Oh how wrong I was! Lawl.

A friend of mine, whom I call my imouto, totally forced this on me. When I was doubting if it was a good series and asking her if it was ecchi, she sent me a pic and I totally fell in love with it! Haha! (It was a pic of AmuTo when Amu was trying to bake something for Tadase) So I downloaded the episodes...it took awhile for me to watch it but I was already fangirling over AmuTo even before I could watch it. Hahaha!

Watching the first episode, I thought "hmm..funny."
I've always been a sucker for comedy series. ^^; (This is one of the reasons why I love Skip Beat! xD) The animation isn't bad either, it was really nice and it doesn't feel like the animation company were being lazy drawing every bit of the characters/backgrounds and stuff. It's still detailed. ^_^

Anyways, since we're talking about the manga.
Well, I LOVE IT! :'p
Love it more than the anime. But the anime is lovable in its own way too. Except the anime is more aimed for children and older...while the manga is aimed more for teenagers and older. You get lots of AmuTo fanservice in the manga, so...prolly one of the reasons why I like this manga so much. xD
Haha~ the manga moves faster than the anime too, so that's another reason why I like the manga. ='] I also like Peach-pit's art style...totally reminds me of Zombie-Loan whenever I read it. xD

This manga also gives me a migraine whenever I see AmuTo smut moments..xD
I always think as though my brain's about to explode! Thank you Peach-pit! I love you! ♥ xD
This has become one of my favorite series now! I don't care what others say. ^-^
It may seem childish, but it's not like those other typical Mahou Shoujo series to me. Definitely worth the read ='p I'm telling you NOW! Go read it! Haha!

... Last updated 14 years ago

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A Good Kid Shoujo

by HiddenRabbit
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

This was one of the first mangas I've ever read. I originally gave this a 7.5 but rounded to an 8 due to the scale. The story i admit is original. You really don't see alot of egg-heart base mangas. It's one of those unique magic girl shoujo story. The main character, Amu Hinamori, also has a different personallity from your usual heroine girl in magic shows. The art work is very attractive. You will probably be drawn in mostly because of the art if not the story. I do reccommend this manga to some people who like cute shoujo with love triangle and cute guys 😉 ikuto in particuliar. I do not recommend this to those who are looking for more focus on the love fraction of the manga since this didn't really have that much romance. Just development.

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Manga certainly better than the anime

by theLettuceGarden04
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The anime may look great, but it is certainly not mature enough, because it has a different target audience: kids! I feel like the manga is targeted more for kids as well as teens as well (since I read it- idk). It has 'erotic' moments, esp with Ikuto and Amu (Peach Pit does also write/draw ecchi mangas). I would also like to comment on the hating on Amu, seriously, she's a kid and everyone is different, definitely more likeable than some other dumb heroines out there. And oh, I forgot to mention the art is awesome! I love this series so much, even now lol and I'm officially an adult.

... Last updated 6 years ago

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One of my favourites

by Sakura29
13 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I personally love this series because it was unique and different. Your lead wasn't your usual ditzy clutzy teenager obbessed with love and the art was visually stunning and the plot was quite good.

Plot
It was cute story and well put together. I especially liked the idea about the eggs it was really nice and sweet. The story was different because it had most of the main characters a younger age to your usual shoujo. To tell the truth I'm really glad that their young because a lot of things could go wrong if they were older.

Characters
Every was different and you could memorize their names too. Each character had their own story and issues to deal with and as you read you can see them grow like Amu and Ikuto who both really didn't know who they really were. I didn't really hate anyone but I disliked the part of the plot were Tadase started hitting on Amu because of her transformation and that also got on my nerves because I was a AmuxIkuto fan. 😛

Art
So pretty! It didn't burn my eyes every time I flipped a page. The characters are so different that you wouldn't have trouble telling them apart.

Issues
Yes, I had some issues with the manga that prevented from giving it a 10. The main couple in the manga Amu and Ikuto, it's not that I hate the couple but it's their age difference. It was a good thing the age difference but it was just too big. It looked like they were seven or six years apart which was nice and cute but at the same time akward and weird. I also believe if their ages were more closer we would have seen more chemistry which would be nice. The ending was not as epic as I hoped for Shugo Chara it was dispointing to me. Then I read Shugo Chara Encore it was nice however even though the finale was good and epic, I felt craving for more Shugo Chara wanting more chapters. I wanted to see what would happen to Ikuto and Amu in the future like if they would have gotten married or had any babies!! Also I felt some of the couples in Shugo Chara Encore weird especially the one with the class president.

Anyways I reccomend this to any who wants a good read! This manga will always be one of my many favourites!

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I'm not really into the normal mushy shojo manga...

by ForbiddenAngel
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

...and you may think I'm gonna be all " BUT THIS MANGA IS DIFFERENT!"
It's OK, I really like PEACH-PIT for Zombie Loan. Not the best manga for my tastes, but it's still a nice one, I suppose.
My suggestion for anyone that prefers mangas with a darker side, or anyone that isn't into the typical mushy shojo manga, to think twice before reading. But the art is really nice. I like PEACH-PIT's art a lot... And Ikuto IS drawn quite handsomely. ^^ Though I still can't get the fact out of my head that she's 12 and he's 17, seeing there must be some obvious maturity differences for them to actually be in love... I have to make myself go "Ok... let's just pretend she's 15...." every time there's an AmuTo moment.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Fun Read, but be warned...

by NoOneSpecial75
10 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I've got to hand it to PEACH-PIT. Their art is very cute, and they've done a great job with the characters (personality wise and costume wise). However, I really can't condone a 10 year old protagonist having a 17 year old love interest. It sends a very, very bad message… If you pretend she's older, it softens the blow, but still…

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Meh.

by P_O_C_K_Y
12 years ago

Rating: 5.5 / 10.0

Even if it's just a kid's story it did not stick with me as much as some other stories I read as a kid like Tokyo Mew Mew, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura or what not, but don't get me wrong, it was still a decent read. If only because Ikuto kept me coming back for more.

Oh did I have a crush on him as a kid. <3<3<3

This is one of those mangas that if you were like me and waiting for the untimely updates than you probably read all of it, but if you were fortunate enough to get all the chapters in one sitting then you might have skimmed which is what I would have probably done because not every chapter is worth reading.

Nevertheless, it's decent. Wouldn't say it's "great for kids," because I think kids would be even more bored and probably much quicker if they read this manga. But it's definitely for adolescent girls that like adorable bishounens and a "cool" heroine.

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Loved it

by ChuluSempai18
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

I loved this series and I do wish that the anime could have been like the manga with Amuto but I do loved Ikuto and I do like Tadase, even if I don't want to see Amu paired up with Tadase. I had to wait for the volumes to come out either in the stores or look for it online. It was run, cool and I do wish that I had some guardian characters floating around me and telling me what I should be since I think I need one. -.- Yoru was the cutest cat and I loved Diamond.

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Loved It~

by PinkiiDesu
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Warning: This review may include character bashing, ranting, fangirl-ishness, and a spoiler or two. If you wish not to see , then scroll down to the next comment(:

First of all, I would like to state that I enjoyed this entire thing.
Except for Tadase.
Princey boy can go fall in a moat. HIS MOAT. Stupid king wanabee.
I mean sure, Amu might be the only one for him, but he is NOT the only one for Amu.
I am pro Amu x Ikuto

Now My Reviews.
Art: 9/10. The art was fantastic. The characters were easy to tell apart, and the guys did not all look the same with the same haircut ^__^ And it was touching and funny(: i loved the expressions.
Plot: 8/10. It was very original, and deep. It made you think about yourself, and everything you want to be. There was romance, family, and friendship. I enjoyed it very much, and recommend it to anyone who likes magical little cute mini you's.
Characters: 9/10. I loved ALL of the characters. Except Tadase.

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Manga like a piece of sweet candy

by Tatania
15 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Being the first manga I ever read Shugo Chara! introduced me into the world of manga and as such I will always find this sugary sweet manga special in its own way. It’s more aimed for a younger audience but an older audience will find the manga cute as well, widening the target audience. Its fantasy-ish feel and whimsy plot add to the manga’s carefree world of shoujo, it was a great ice breaker into manga.

Plot- The main plot of an uncertain girl trying to find her place isn’t too rare in manga, but when you add Guardian Characters and eggs it becomes very unique. Peach Pit did an excellent job making the story line interesting and a fresh new unused plot line.

Characters- There are many interesting characters, all dealing with their own problems and struggles and many have their own Guardian Characters adding to their complexity. The cast of characters is diverse and all so different from any other character making a wonderful cast for the story. Though a few of the characters will easily fit into the regular clichés they still hold their own charm and all are very well rounded.

Art- The artwork is superb and goes along very nicely with the magical like story, adding to the stories enjoyment.

Other- I began to notice that if someone were a boy of Amu’s age they were in love with her at some time. If they were a girl of Amu’s age they were her friend or looked up to her. If they were a boy or girl younger than Amu they looked up to her. This was a bit unrealistic and after it was revealed that Amu was liked by so many boys I got a little exasperated by it.
The ending was also lacking compared to the rest of the story, there were just too many random unexplained events that were quickly pushed into the story before ending the series suddenly with a few questions left. There is a sequel to the story, Shugo Chara! Encore! So hopefully some things will be explained in that.
I would very much recommend this manga, it is one that can be enjoyed by a very diverse group of people and is a very sweet and endearing manga.

8/10 –Was good

... Last updated 14 years ago

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