Sunday, August 31, 2008

Ikuto Chara: Yoru


Yoru(ヨル)is Ikuto's cat-like Guardian Character and represents Ikuto's desire to be free like a stray cat. Yoru often goes out by himself and enjoys causing trouble for the Guardians and their Guardian Characters for fun . When Ikuto and Yoru undergo a Character Transformation, they become Black Lynx.Yoru is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro.

Ikuto Tsukiyomi


Ikuto Tsukiyomi (月詠 幾斗) is a high school student contracted by Easter to find the Embryo. He often helps Amu even though he works for Easter. Ikuto actually despises Easter and tries to wrench himself free from them by trying to find the Embryo to grant his own wish. Ikuto has developed feelings for Amu and possesses the Dumpty Key which pairs with Amu's Humpty Lock, but currently, it doesn't fit in the keyhole. Like his father, Ikuto is a skilled violinist. The Dumpty Key used to belong to his father's. His mother, upon marrying someone else after they found her husband's violin in a foreign country and believing that he would not come back, basically bound her children to working for Easter. Whenever his younger sister tried to kiss him or otherwise, he usually tried to deflect it, because Utau was in love with him even though they were siblings. Ikuto's personality is pretty outgoing and a little naughty. He likes teasing people, especially Amu and Tadase. In the manga timeline, it is shown he Character Transformed with a new black Guardian Egg to become Death Rebel, according to Easter's brainwashing plans.Ikuto is voiced by Yuichi Nakamura.

Tadase Chara: Kiseki


Kiseki (キセキ)
Kiseki is Tadase's Guardian Character. Kiseki was born for a combination of Tadase's desire to be stronger and the dream of world domination. Because of this, Kiseki is extremely egotistical and often demanding, and doesn't like obeying others. He frequently calls other Guardian Characters to go on 'Special Secret Training'. However, the other Guardian Characters will ignore him when a situation regarding an X Egg occurs. Kiseki holds a grudge against Ikuto's Guardian Character, Yoru. During Character Change, Tadase gains the confidence to overcome his shyness. However, sometimes Tadase will become an egotistical person who seeks world domination. Although Tadase could not Character Transform with Kiseki at first, they later gains this ability with the help of the Amu (When his egg gets tainted with an X), becoming Platinum Royale.Kiseki is voiced by Kaya Miyake.

Tadase Hotori


Tadase Hotori (辺里 唯世) is a boy in the same year as Amu and serves as King's Chair of the Guardians. Amu's develops a crush on Tadase soon after he transfers into the school. However, whenever he hears the word "prince", his Character Changes into an egotistical king who seeks world domination. Like Amu, he is actually a shy person and is not good at public speaking, instead he Character Changes with his Guardian Character, Kiseki. When a girl confesses their love to Tadase, he will have Kiseki reject her. His love interest is Amulet Heart, Amu's Character Transformation with Ran, but it later becomes Amu herself. Tadase has known Ikuto and Utau since childhood, but he does not talk about it in detail until the Guardians are about to face Utau.Tadase is voiced by Reiko Takagi.

Amu Chara: Dia


Diamond (ダイヤ)
Diamond is Amu's fourth Guardian Character. She becomes an X Egg when Amu dislikes all the changes that were happening in the spring. While Utau collecting X-eggs with Yukari, Utau finds Diamond's egg inside the box. She soon hatches into a X-character. Unusually, she is not shaped like the usual X-character. She looks like a normal Guardian Character but she has a black X-shaped clip covering her yellow diamond-shaped clip. Because of this, Amu doesn't know Diamond's true name. In the Japanese manga, Diamond's name is shorted to Dia. Diamond can Character Transform with Utau, becoming Dark Jewel, but however, the transformation does not last very long. When Amu finally is able to purify Diamond, they undergo a Character Transformation, becoming Amulet Diamond. Afterward, Diamond returns to her egg until she sees that Amu "shines again". In the anime television series.Diamond voiced by Kanae Ito.

Amu Chara: Suu


Su (スゥ)
The third Guardian Character, Su, represents Amu's desire to be more caring and improve her domestic skills. However, Su is prone to silly mistakes. She is very fond of Amu's teacher, Yuu Nikaidou, after helping Nikaidou realize that he was a good person and can still pursue his own dreams. Amu gains an improvement in cooking and sewing skills during Character Change, as well as becoming "Too Girly". During Character Transformation, Amu becomes Amulet Clover.Su is voiced by Aki Toyosaki.

Amu Chara: Miki


Miki (ミキ)
The second Guardian Character to hatch is Miki. Miki represents Amu's desire to be more level headed and artistic.Miki is also the one to help Amu make fashion choices. Reflecting Amu's love interests, Miki has shown an interest in Tadase's Guardian Character, Kiseki and Ikuto's Guardian Character Yoru And Kairi's Guardian Character Musashi. During Character Change, Amu gains increased artistic abilities. On Character Transformation, Amu becomes Amulet Spade.Miki is voiced by Nanae Kato.

Amu Chara: Ran


Ran (ラ)
Ran is the first to hatch from Amu's eggs and represents Amu's desire to be more honest and athletic. Ran wears a pink visor and a cheerleader outfit and sport shoes. Ran is hardly seen without her pink pom-poms. She is frequently cheering Amu on. During Character Change, Amu gains increased athletic abilities. On Character Transformation, Amu becomes Amulet Heart. Ran voiced by Kana Asumi.

Hinamori Amu



Hinamori Amu (日奈森 亜夢, Hinamori Amu), the series protagonist, is a student of Seiyo Elementary. Amu's classmates see her as "cool and spicy", but Amu is actually extremely shy and timid. Part of the reason for this misunderstanding is the trendy punk goth clothing her mother buys for her as well as the way in which she expresses her shyness and avoids doing new things which people interpret as 'cool'. However, when Amu wishes for the courage to be reborn as her would-be self, three colorful eggs appear the next morning, which hatch into Amu's three Guardian Characters: Ran, Miki, and Su. When one of her Guardian Characters Character Changes with her, she gets embarrassed because they make her speak in ways that she thinks are "totally out of character".

Because of her three Guardian Characters, Amu became a member of the Guardians, the school's student council, although she refused to join at first. Amu's position with the Guardians is the Joker. Her task, as the Joker, is to search for and purify X Eggs and X Characters, the corrupted forms of people's would-be selves. Ran, Miki, and Su help Amu with her task through a process called a Character Transformation, which is enabled by the Humpty Lock and grants Amu special abilities depending on the Character Guardian. Later on, Amu also creates a fourth egg, known as Diamond.

Amu's two main love interests are Tadase Hotori, the King's Chair of the Guardians, and Ikuto Tsukiyomi, a boy in the employment of Easter. However, she also has several minor crushes, such as Kairi Sanjo, Kukai Souma, and Nagihiko Fujisaki. Amu's primary rival is Utau Hoshina, an Idol singer for Easter who is jealous that Ikuto shows an interest in Amu instead of her.
Hinamori Amu voiced by Kanae Ito.

Saturday, August 30, 2008


Shugo Chara is a Japanese shojo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Hinamori Amu 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.

Shugo Chara! is serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi and published by Kodansha in Japan. Del Rey has licensed the English language rights and released the first volume on March 27, 2007. It won the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for best children's manga.

Shugo Chara! has also been adapted into a fifty-one 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.