What Even is Shugo-Chara? 

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You didn't even mention the guy who pretended to be his own twin sister and maybe possibly had a love interest with the super serious clown girl.

I’m glad you just confirmed that this anime was not a fever dream that I had when I was like 8 years old watching the anime.

I didn’t even REALISE the age gap between Ikuto and Amu, I just had a crush on cat boy as an 11 year old and wanted him to end up with her so he’d have more screen time lol. Also his character was way more interesting than anyone else’s.

"The more I learn Japanese, the more I realize how uncreative their names are" MHA names has entered the chat

LITERALLY THE ROMANCE IS SO WEIRD

who else had a crush on Ikuto when they were younger? XD i must know

tl;dr: What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s your superpower!

Shugo Chara was one of my favorite animes when I was middle school. Looking back on it, I realized that diamond was overhyped, like she didn't do anything except make Amu sparkle.

my friend had the manga series and brought it to elementary school every day and she even let me read them 😭😭

Now you should talk about Tokyo Mew Mew and Princess Tutu! No pressure.

ikuto was the blueprint for my catboy obsession

Oh thank goodness, someone else finds it weird that a 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL is being hit on and has a crush on a 17-YEAR-OLD BOY and that we're just supposed to accept that like it's the most normal thing in the world! I've been watching your videos for a few months now, Negative, but now you have a new subscriber! Woo, can't wait to see more!

I never thought i'd see the day on 2020 someone would talk about Shugo Chara but ditto with your opinion on the series, I watched it during my middle school years and afterwards read the manga but I do appreciate being able to relate to amu and her friends, now I just don't get it lmao. Happy to have liked it while I was younger but now It's just a thing I used to like. Thank you and great video!

I remember watching all 127 episodes of this as a kid AMU is one of those magical girl protagonists that were genuinely relatable I can barely finish 12 episodes now 😭

i had a massive crush on ikuto, i didn't even watch the series i just saw clips of him and fell for that cat boy 😭

out of all of the magical girl shows out there, Shugo Chara is definitely the most underrated IT'S SO GOOOOOD

What even is Shugo Chara ? MY MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS BRO ! Also THOSE EYELASHES ARE ILLEGAL ! DUDE !

The people who made DearS and Rozen Maiden made Shugo Chara? Seriously?!

This Was My 1st Magical Girl Anime And It Is What Ultimately Got Me Into Mahou Shoujo Magical Girl Anime

As soon as I saw the title, I was like "Shugo chara was my childhood."

I had the same feeling re-reading Cardcaptor Sakura manga, and just the shock and horror of seeing them portraying a relationship between a elementary school girl and her adult teacher as sweet and romantic.

Fun fact: Chara means friend in Irish

never thought I'd see Shugo Chara back in spot light YES

And after all these years, people still don't know how that 'chara' is short for character and it's pronounced with a k-sound Still appreciate the video tho, not many people talk about this series

I'll admit, looking back on Shugo Chara, I... can see why its a bad story. Honestly I watched this in middle school too and I never quite fully noticed the incest part. Nor the middle schooler and high schooler situation. I was an innocent and sheltered child. _But anyway,_ that doesn't change the fact that I absolutely _adore_ the anime. I know you're talking about the manga but it's still the same story. I love the character designs and the message the story gives. It helped me a lot throughout the horrors of middle school, and rightfully introduced me to the Magical Girl genre. I was bullied a lot and had trouble trying to figure out who to be and what to do, but come to find out Hinamori is in the same boat, I learned that I need to just be myself. Easier said than done, but I survived, didn't I? ALSO _I refuse to believe the same people who made the horror that is DearS, the anime I highly don't recommend for anyone's sanity, also made Shugo Chara._ That just doesn't process with me.

Wow, Miraculous Ladybug sure took a lot of "inspiration" from mangas.

This will go unnoticed but I'll leave some recommendations here; •Sugar Sugar Rune (I totally recommend reading the manga, it gives more explanation and development) •Ojamajo Doremi or Magical Doremi (it's quite long with 5 seasons but one of my favorites since I first watched it ♥️♥️♥️) •Tokyo Mew Mew (What I like about this is probably the 'relationship' between the main characters and the supposed villains? I haven't rewatched it yet so I don't remember much) •Princess Tutu (Is a masterpiece, doesn't have a lot of episodes like most magical girls do but the storytelling is really pretty) •Mermaid Melody (They fight with... songs, which to this day I still listen, also it's very catching, I could watch it again and again sgdjsvd) •Full Moon Wo Sagashite (*sad noises* also has songs and it's very pretty) •Kobato (I don't know if this goes here but it's a shoujo one and there's some magic involved, it's pretty too;;) •Ashita no Nadja (Also don't know if this goes here, but is also a shoujo anime and is really pretty ♥️) •Shin ShirayukiHime Densetsu Pretear (Honestly I don't remember much of this one but I feel like I did like it, and that the transformation was weird sgdbsvd) •Yumeiro Patissiere (I really loved this when I was in middle school, in a way it's kinda similar to Shugo Chara bc of the uh, faeries, and it's really interesting too because of the pastries contests (idk if it's spelled like that) ) •Gakuen Alice (I have to rewatch this one since I don't remember kuch but it was enjoyable and I liked it) If someone read this then I'll take advantage and say: Watch Chihayafuru, that's it. Thank you 👉👈✨ (sorry for bad english btw)

I was obsessed with this show back in the elementary school, it was one of my first magical girl anime. Too bad it went downhill after the second season. I guess I’m going to read the manga soon lmao

I CLICKED AS SOON AS I SAW This is literally my fav anime!!!

I HAVE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST ON A NOTIF I LOVE SHUGO CHARA 😭😭😭😭

Seems like a huge missed opportunity for the boss of Easter to want the Embryo so he can resurrect his parents. Not exactly subtle, but at least it's something.

Okay so you asked for recommendations so here you go: Tokyo Mew Mew Princess Tutu (I like the anime better for this, but it has a manga that I believe came after the anime that changes a lot of things.) Magi (Because it’s my favorite) Puella Magi Madonna Magica I have a lot stuff I could recommend, but I thought it be interested to see a video on these four.

Throwback to when the AMV was alive and well in 2009-2012 and I was literally known as the Amu girl since I always picked her as my character for icons and backgrounds in like every AMV studio I joined.

SHUGO CHARA WAS THE SHIT 『MY HEART UNLOOOOOOOOCK』

I love Ikuto but why couldn’t they make the age gap less weird!?

Thank you for finally talking about this animanga omg. It’s literally my favourite thing. I still reread the manga every few years and I love it regardless, same with the anime. It has its flaws, but it’s characters and messages still pull through for me

As for new things, I would recommend: Tokyo Mew Mew (like several others) Yumeiro Patissere (kinda like Shugo Chara but with pastries) PowerPuff Girls Z (Magical girl twist on PPG) Magi: the Labyrinth of Magic (and the Sinbad sequel) Mermaid Melody (mermaids who fight sea villains with the power of song~) ...And I can't think of anymore that you haven't already done...

omg i was obsessed with this manga/anime. and Ikuto xD

What I learned... The more learn about Japanese the more you realize the name are uncreative. I’m now wondering what Lillie name is in Japanese? Lillie: “What be my name, meaning?”

Shugo chara, Tokyo mew mew, Magical doremi, and mermaid Melody were my entire childhood Edit: ok I know you didn’t watch the anime but the OP slapped Also you should check out Puella Magi Madoka Magica thats a really good magical girl show for an older audience

I want to recommend reading a Manga called: English: Chocolate Magic Japanese: Chocolat no Mahou made by: Rino Mizuhon It evens has an Anime version of it, but i'm not really sure if it's good compared to the Manga version.

Fun fact: Once every few years I'd rewatch the first season, like once a year

Man you literally go through my entire childhood lmao

The incest topic is probably something even Negative Legend will prove difficult to discuss.

Ikuto was one of my first anime boy crushes (I only kept up with the series for him)

everyone talking about how they had a crush on ikuto while i had a crush on nagihiko and went out of my way just to read nagihiko x reader fanfictions i-

Manga recommendation: •Sakura Hime Kaden Absolutely beautiful artstyle and artwork, entertaining romance (and not cliche), intense battles for a shoujo manga, and suspense since the very beginning! The story even has some lore behind it. Protagonist is a bit typical but some characters are quite interesting! One of the best and most unique older shoujo and magical girl mangas I know. I love the combination of Japanese history and supernatural. Definitely worth trying if you like the genre!

Oh, this series comes from that golden time when a series could be weird and just do whatever without risking getting called out. It was special, tho the last arc and the ending was really meh. I don't think I would call it one of my favorites but it had its charm.

try reading Shaman King, it's another manga/anime from the late 90-early 2000's 4kids era, and it has a rlly cool reboot coming out in april so it'll definitely be trending again

*sees Shugo Chara name* My brain in 0.01 sec: Hop! Step! Jump!

Thank you for making a video about this. This series legitimately changed my life. I read it as a child and I was being bullied constantly and it really helped me through middle school.

Shugo chara was my favorite show in elementary school. Ive never heard anyone talk about it.

OMG, I'm so happy you covered Shugo Chara! If you want more magical girl manga from early 2000's for future analysis vids, Tokyo Mew Mew or Mermaid Melody were both pretty big at the time and just as strange and wonderful. Not afraid to admit that Shugo Chara was my jam when I was 12-14 lol. I waited every Saturday for the next episode to be translated and all the manga sits comfortably on my shelf to this day... I'm 26 now... it's fine. I mainly keep it for nostalgia and I enjoy Peach-Pit's art style

I have been waiting for this video for so long 😆🙏🏼

I love Shugo Chara so much! I watched it when I was like younger than Amu herself is in the anime and it really spoke to me. I rewatched it a while ago and it still kinda held up for me! I think it's cause Ii was never really watching it for the plot or for the relationships but for the way that personal growth was handled. I loved seeing people come to terms with their flaws or misfortune and figure out how to carry on without what they felt so attached to.

Everytime I bring up this show, even to my anime friends, no one seems to have heard of it. It was my introduction to manga/anime in elementary school so finding a whole 8 min on it made me so happy!!

From goth guy to surfer dude real quick and I gotta say, *I LOVE IT!*

YESSSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO OMG

You literally recapped it so beautifully. I remember feeling the warm fuzzies when I watched it when I was younger. Then I tried to rewatch it in college and I just couldn't. The age gap between Ikuto and Amu killed me when I rewatched it haha. But you're right that it's not about the plot! All of the characters are so interesting and their back stories really add to it, especially when you're growing up and trying to figure out your own identity. Thanks for making this video! Also, I would recommend reading Strobe Edge if you haven't already!

people:THE ROMANCE IS WEIRD!! me looking at the age gap between my grandparents: 4 years isnt so bad. it's just cause they're kids. maybe that's why ikuto left? he does say he'll be back when she's older.

i’m shocked they never had a dub done for this anime

I got so excited when I saw the notification, this manga was my childhood!! I too just reread it recently so this vid was a fun coincidence lol (I personally still found it very comforting tho

Idk who you are but you’re the first guy to make me laugh in months just in the first two minutes. So I applaud you

This always felt to me like Gakuen Alice with less stuff in it.

MY CHILDHOOD

I was so surprised when I saw the tittle! But love the video !!

This is one of my favorite series of all time. I read it during an important time in my life and it helped out a lot...even with some of the odd stuff going on in the series. Thank you for covering it!

Ah, yeah, shugo-chara...that was a weird middle school phase for sure

the first anime i watched, i even painted easter eggs as eggs from the show

This is it, the video I’ve been waiting for

Ahhhh yess for u covering this series my childhood

i only read like the first 4 volumes of the manga bc a friend bought them for me and the real appeal for me was 1. hot catboy, 2. the lil chibi characters that i can't remember the name of for the life of me, and 3. i just really like card suit aesthetics

I loved Shugo Chara in middle school. Just like Amu I didn't know who I wanted to be or what I wanted to do. And neither did some of my friends and classmates. So I would create Charas and eggs for them and myself. It didn't resonate as much with them as it did me (cause they didn't watch the anime) but they still appreciated it and felt attached to the little drawings. The idea of these little beings inside your heart guiding you to be who you wanted/were meant to be comforted me. And in a way, the fact that they didn't appear if they weren't needed, helped me. I didn't have one and I didn't see them, so I didn't need them. Yes I know it's a show and they don't actually exist, but look at the Harry Potter fandom crying over not getting their Hogwarts letters. We all want something fantastic and magical in our life. I also own the anime and a random volume of the manga, and I have to agree with you, I can never make it past the first couple episodes. As much as I love it, it just doesn't hold the same magic and feeling when you're older and know the direction you're meant for.

I have a headache, so I’ll just refresh myself with your content

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Ever since I watched this video I've fallen down an Ikuto rabbit hole. I'm whipped for a man I've just discovered today. Lord help me.

Your hair looks so great :O Seriously! Just wanted to get that out there :)

this was the first manga i ever read as well as one of the first anime i ever watched. i saw the thumbnail, immediately knew it had to be a videos of yours and IVE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST

Oh my god please read "phantom thief jeanne" its has an anime but I prefer the manga I read it twice and wanna read it again ngl 😂

me watching shugo chara when I was 11 made me hope I was young enough to lay tiny superpower eggs-

Shugo-Chara is so underrated! It's awesome you decide to do this! I re-read it myself and I totally get what you mean. Still to everyone who remembers this slice of childhood kudos to you! *Tips hat off*

I love the fact that you just,,,,, keep covering topics of my childhood!!!! Like holy damn i did NOT expect to see Shugo Chara content!!!!

As someone who grew up with this series, I'm surprised to see it again. To be honest, I agree with a lot with what you said lol. But honestly, it still has this appeal, and I can understand why I liked that appeal. The lesson they're trying to teach is pretty good, the execution could be better though it is a series aimed for like, elementary and middle schoolers so it is to be expected lol

Rima was my favourite character, I love the jester/clown look. Heads up Rozen Maiden is kinda messy. Like the manga ended with a weird ending, I think it got picked up again. There are like 2 kinda different kinda the same anime. Good luck if you ever dive into it. (I thought cat boy was in grade 7)

I'm so happy someone finally covered this

YES Thank You I love this manga! I don't see many people reading it although I did hear it was popular when it came out, maybe more people will check it out now. Also I think the way Amu added to the story by pushing the characters around her to feel better or to improve themselves.

I got the first volume of the manga as a gift form a friend when I was in 5th grade. Although I really aged up Amu in my head I thought she was 14-17?? And oof even as a kid I didn’t like Ikuto he was just weird around Amu

Me: realizing the fl is in fifth grade and the love interest is in his senior year of highschool years later after watching it. 😬 I used to simp for their romance but now I'm like wahhhhh. Transformations and outfits are cool though.. top notch. 👌

It makes me want to reread and open my old anime folder again. The little old me loved to collect all of the comics and episode this anime have

For better or worse this was the very first anime I ever watched. I was in middle school at the time so I could relate to the characters and I thought the whole magical girl thing was amazing. A couple years ago I tried rewatching it since the first time around I gave up when it got to the weird section in the much later episodes where half of each episode was real people in cosplay as the characters (still have no clue what those segments were), but I just couldn't get past the first arc or so. Nostalgia or not it just couldn't hold my interest. I'm kinda disappointed I never finished it but it'll always hold a special place in my heart as my first anime. Wasn't expecting to ever hear about it in 2020 though, so thanks for the great video and bringing back some memories. 100% agree with you though, it's definitely more of a 'nice to remember kinda' show rather than a nostalgia rewatch type. Never noticed the age gaps either until years later, overall it's just kind of an odd show at the end of the day.

I actually got confused as a child when the incest part came in. Like, I was still piecing out the whole thing about them being cousins but utau and tadase (idk I felt like he liked ikuto until the x eggs happened and whatnot) liking ikuto had me zone out on those times lmao

kinda reminded me of Jewel Pets despite not having a lot incommon...

man.. now here's a video i never expected to pop up in my subscriptions! shugo chara was my very first anime when i was about 11, and i love it dearly. as a girl who grew up pretending to not like ""girly"" things so as not to seem ""weak"", i had a strong attachment to amu. i loved the series message that no matter how scared you are to grow and become someone new, there will be people who support you and love who you truly are... and you may even make friends you never expected just by opening up. if we're talking series recommendations, i'd love to see you do a video on the original pokemon adventures manga!

I GREW UP WITH SHUGO CHARA IN MY WEEB MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS 😭😭😭 this is just so much nostalgia for me. while i didn't necessarily watch the anime and preferred the manga, this is such a great video. also while everyone else was for Ikuto/Amu, i honestly loved Tadase/Amu and i still do to this day Heksjrksjd

Can we talk about how you are calling Amu by her surname? Amu is her first name, Hinamori is her surname. Her little sister is named Ami

Instead of sailor moon, I grew up on this! Yay.

Ooh, great video! I remember this series. Great basic premise, weird age differences in main love interests... but no one really complains much about Sailor Moon's same situation (Usagi is 14 at the start, Mamoru is like... 18, 19? Yikes.). I'm surprised no one in the US licensed the anime... because it would've been a bigger hit for the magical girl/boy aesthetic & for the message of discovering your true self. Manga/Series Recommendations to talk about: ▪Tokyo Mew Mew (has a manga, a lackluster "sequel" continuation, an anime, the 4Kids dubbed version that never completed the show, and is now getting a new series soon! ▪anything by CLAMP... maybe series like Chobits, Wish, Kobato or Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (all except Wish have an anime adaptation) ▪If you can find the manga for either Princess Tutu or Prétear, they are definitely lesser-known manga but good short reads (2 volumes each; also both are magical girl series with an anime series that... makes changes from its source material. Both focus on fairy tale tropes & put a spin on them!)

Watch this more than 10 years back and have been rewatching it once every year and I'm glad I still get the fuzzy feeling 😂

I remember being soo disappointed at the ending, but that happened to me with every Peach-Pit manga... They are interesting to read but it's like they don't know how to end them 🤷‍♀️