| Shugo Chara | |
 Cover art of the first manga volume featuring Amu Hinamori. | |
| しゅごキャラ! (Shugo Kyara!) | |
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| Genre | Magical girl |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Peach-Pit |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | December 28, 2005 – August 3, 2010 |
| Volumes | 12 (with Shugo Chara! Encore!) |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kenji Yasuda |
| Produced by | Tomoko Gujima Aya Yoshino Nao Yoshida Shinsaku Hatta Shinichi Nakamura |
| Written by | Michiru Shimada |
| Music by | Di'LL |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 6, 2007 – September 27, 2008 |
| Episodes | 51 |
| Anime television series | |
| Shugo Chara!! Doki— | |
| Directed by | Kenji Yasuda |
| Produced by | Tomoko Gujima Aya Yoshino Nao Yoshida Shinsaku Hatta Takahiro Suzuki Shinichi Nakamura |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
| Music by | Di'LL |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 4, 2008 – September 26, 2009 |
| Episodes | 51 |
| Manga | |
| Shugo Chara-chan! | |
| Written by | Mizushima Naftaren |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shojo |
| Original run | March 3, 2008 – December 1, 2010 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Shugo Chara! Party! | |
| Directed by | Kenji Yasuda (Chief) Tatsufumi Itō |
| Produced by | Tomoko Gujima Aya Yoshino Nao Yoshida Shinsaku Hatta Shinichi Nakamura |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
| Music by | Di'LL |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 3, 2009 – March 27, 2010 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Manga | |
| Shugo Chara! Encore! | |
| Written by | Peach-Pit |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 2010 – September 2010 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker | |
| Written by | Peach-Pit |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | August 2, 2024 – scheduled |
Shugo Chara! (しゅごキャラ!, Shugo Kyara!), also known as My Guardian Characters, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story 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.
Shugo Chara! is serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi and published by Kodansha in Japan. Del Rey has licensed the English language manga rights, releasing 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. On July 20, 2008, Anime News Network reported that the Shugo Chara! anime would be continued for a second year under the title Shugo Chara!! Doki—, the first episode airing on October 10, 2008; the official anime website later announced an October 4, 2008 start date.
On October 3, 2009, Shugo Chara! began featuring another series. The new program, Shugo Chara Party! containing Shugo Chara!!! Dokki Doki and Shugo Chara Pucchi Puchi! follow the current anime series as its power-up. The last episode aired on March 26, 2010.[1][2]
- ^ "Shugo Chara's New Series to Reportedly Start in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ "Shugo Chara Party! to Have Anime, Live-Action Segments". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 26, 2009.