Shugo Chara!

What is Shugo Chara! about?

Shugo Chara! is a TV anime series of 51 episodes animated by Satelight, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 6, 2007 to September 27, 2008. AniList classifies it as comedy, mahou shoujo and romance.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Crunchyroll. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Primarily Child Cast, Shoujo, Magic, Henshin, Female Protagonist, School, Chibi, Super Power, Philosophy, Rehabilitation.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Amu Hinamori 日奈森あむ

  Main character

  Amu Hinamori, the series protagonist, is a student of Seiyo Elementary. Amu's classmates see her as a "Cool and Spicy" girl, but Amu is actually extremely shy and timid.

  Japanese voice: Kanae Itou

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  Ran ラン

  Main character

  The first to come out from Amu's Eggs. An athletic and honest character. Her hair is tied in a side pony tail. She has a pink sun visor, a red themed cheerleader outfit, and wears a heart shaped hair clip. Dislikes silence. During Character Change, Amu gains increased athletic abilities.

  Japanese voice: Kana Asumi

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  Miki ミキ

  Main character

  A Guardian Character with an artistic flair. A cool, quiet character. Her hairstyle is a short bob cut. She usually wears a pair of half-cut pants, a sky blue beret with a spade on it, and a blue themed outfit. Miki has shown an interest in both Tadase's Character, Kiseki, and Ikuto's Character, Yoru.

  Japanese voice: Nanae Katou

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  Su スゥ

  Main character

  A Guardian Character skilled in baking sweets and doing house work. A "my pace" character that is prone to silly mistakes. She has short hair with the sides grown long, curling inwards. She wears a bandanna on her head with a clover shaped hair clip and a green theme maid outfit. Dislikes caterpillars.

  Japanese voice: Aki Toyosaki

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  Tadase Hotori 辺里唯世

  Main character

  A kind-hearted and mature boy the same age as Amu who serves as the K-Chair (King's Chair). His alias is "Prince", as he is a bishounen, and he is Amu's love interest. Whenever he is called "Prince," his character changes into a violent, egotistical king who wishes to rule the world.

  Japanese voice: Reiko Takagi

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  Nadeshiko Fujisaki 藤咲なでしこ

  Main character

  The graceful but somewhat enigmatic former Q-Chair (Queen's Chair), who is the same age as Amu. When Amu rejected the offer to join the Guardians, Nadeshiko tried many ways to convince Amu; One of those was to bribe Amu with photos of Tadase sleeping.

  Japanese voice: Saeko Chiba

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  Kukai Souma 相馬空海

  Main character

  The upbeat and energetic former Jack's Chair, he is one year senior to Amu. As the captain of the Soccer Club, he is athletic and has good reflexes. He has graduated, which is the reason he has been replaced.

  Japanese voice: Atsushi Abe

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  Yaya Yuiki 結木やや

  Main character

  The childish and a bit immature girl serving as the A-Chair (Ace Chair), she is one year junior to Amu. Yaya likes the sweets baked by Nadeshiko. Her hair is tied in pigtails with two big ribbons. She does not know how to swim. She is also a ballerina, though a rather clumsy one.

  Japanese voice: Tomoko Nakamura

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  Ikuto Tsukiyomi 月詠幾斗

  Main character

  A teenage boy contracted by Easter to find the Embryo.

  Japanese voice: Yuuichi Nakamura

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  Utau Hoshina ほしな歌唄

  Main character

  Utau is a 14-year-old junior high/high school student model turned into singing idol.

  Japanese voice: Nana Mizuki

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  Rima Mashiro 真城りま

  Main character

  The girl serving as the new Q-Chair. She is a transfer student and the same age as Amu. Rima is a short, cute and beautiful girl with a selfish personality. She is well-liked among male students and disliked by female students, such as Amu. She feigns crying to deceive people.

  Japanese voice: Sayuri Yahagi

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  Kairi Sanjou 三条海里

  Main character

  The boy serving as the new J-Chair. He is tall, but actually he is two years junior to Amu. He prepares for Guardian's activities. Though the youngest, he is so capable Amu and Yaya call him "class president". He wears spectacles.

  Japanese voice: Mitsuki Saiga

Supporting characters

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  Kiseki キセキ

  Supporting character

  Kiseki is Tadase's Guardian Character. He looks like a mini Tadase with different-colored hair. He is extremely egotistical, loves to dominate, but also has tsundere characteristics. He is always trying to outshine Yoru. His bearing is that of typical "king's fashion", complete with crown and mantle.

  Japanese voice: Kaya Miyake

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  Temari てまり

  Supporting character

  Temari is Nadeshiko's seemingly elegant Character. She is considered to be very girly and is always complaining about getting her kimono dirty, which always ends up annoying Daichi. Her hair tied in a ponytail with hair decoration in the shape of sakura flowers.

  Japanese voice: Ryouka Yuzuki

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  Daichi ダイチ

  Supporting character

  Kukai’s Guardian Character is Daichi. Daichi is very good at sports and cannot seem to sit still. He was born when Kukai wanted to do many sports but had to choose. He wears a sweatband around his head, shorts, and a sporty T-shirt.

  Japanese voice: Hiroyuki Yoshino

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  Pepe ぺぺ

  Supporting character

  Pepe is a baby-like Guardian Character that belongs to Yaya. She always has a pacifier in her mouth, wears a full body baby outfit, and wears her hair in pigtails. When either she or Yaya get hurt or something goes wrong, both of them will begin to whine and cry in unison.

  Japanese voice: Kimiko Koyama

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  Yoru ヨル

  Supporting character

  Ikuto's Guardian Character, Yoru, has cat-like features. He wears a pair of paw gloves and boots and dresses in punk fashion style. Yoru has a freedom loving stray cat image and often wanders around wherever he pleases without staying with Ikuto.

  Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

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  Yuu Nikaidou 二階堂悠

  Supporting character

  Former staff of Easter Company. In order find the Embryo, he joined Seiyo Elementary and became in charge of Amu's class in the guise of a ditzy but kind-hearted teacher.

  Japanese voice: Junji Majima

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  Ami Hinamori 日奈森亜実

  Supporting character

  Amu's innocent and pure-hearted three-year-old sister with the ability to see Guardian Characters despite the fact that she does not have one.

  Japanese voice: Kurumi Mamiya

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  Yukari Sanjou 三条ゆかり

  Supporting character

  Staff of Easter Company. Utau's manager, was competing with Nikaidou to see who is the first to find the Embryo. Yukari dated Nikaidou in the past. She came up with a new project "Black Diamond" to at the same find the Embryo and mass-produce X eggs.

  Japanese voice: Rio Natsuki

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  Musashi ムサシ

  Supporting character

  Kairi's Character. Musashi's overall look is that of a samurai of ancient times, his face and hairstyle look similar to Kairi's, except for an additional chonmage. Also wears spectacles like Kairi. When he Character Transforms with Kairi they become "Samurai Soul".

  Japanese voice: Nobuhiko Okamoto

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  Eru エル

  Supporting character

  Utau's second guardian character is the angel-like El. Although El is pure hearted, she can be very hyper and sometimes acts over the top, or becomes really annoying, declaring herself as the "angel of love". She hates it when others (especially the Guardians) talk about love when she's not there.

  Japanese voice: Kumiko Yokote

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  Tsukasa Amakawa 天河司

  Supporting character

  He was the first King's Chair of the "Guardians" and their founder. Manages the planetarium as a part-time job. Artist of the artbook "Kokoro no Tamago" (The Heart's Egg). Looks similar to Tadase. At first, he is thought to hold the Humpty Lock. A cat lover and has a liking for Ikuto's cat ears.

  Japanese voice: Akira Ishida

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  Kusu Kusu クスクス

  Supporting character

  Rima's guardian character; Kusu Kusu is her character because she loves stand-up comedians and loves to laugh.

  Japanese voice: Sayaka Narita