Shugo Chara!

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Synonyms: Guardian Character!
Japanese: しゅごキャラ!
English: Shugo Chara!
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Type: TV
Episodes: 51
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 6, 2007 to Sep 27, 2008
Premiered: Fall 2007
Broadcast: Saturdays at 09:30 (JST)
Producers: TV Tokyo, Sotsu, Pony Canyon
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Satelight
Source: Manga
Genres: ComedyComedy, FantasyFantasy
Themes: Mahou ShoujoMahou Shoujo, SchoolSchool
Demographic: ShoujoShoujo
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG - Children

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Ranked: #23112
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Popularity: #1102
Members: 220,074
Favorites: 3,000

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Both series are a happy-go-lucky, episodic magical girl type series. Both are about a girl around the same age with a magical helper and a quest to collect something. It's been said by everyone who does this recommendation! 
report Recommended by Susan
they had similarities with mini character 
report Recommended by amukid08
Both feature protagonists that have pink hair for starters. Each anime has a set of characters who transform with some sort of magic power they have. The characters are particularly younger and are involved with some sort of 'club'. The antagonists in both are trying to find some sort of secret power that seems to take forever to find. Also, the main character (being female) seems to have many male characters falling in love with them, be it a good guy, a bad guy or an antihero. 
report Recommended by StarPebblit
Both the main characters have low self esteem, and by transforming, they learn more about themselves; who they were, and who they could be. If you enjoyed one, you'd enjoy the other kawaii series. 
report Recommended by chibifox27
Both series revolve around elementary school students with special abilities! Lots of character development and the themes of friendship and believing in yourself. 
report Recommended by Susan
it is pretty similar by the special group,, however, Shugo Chara is about elementary schoolers so they just have regular classes.. the garden thing is also similar..in Shugo Chara they call it the royal garden. 
report Recommended by sound14
Similar anime transformation sequences every time, ''fighting'' style is the same as well. i.e. they use cute stuff!!! The story is simple and basic, both main lead characters have a guy they like, but cant do anything about it yet on the normal side, but more complicated on their ''powers side'', i.e. the reason they have to transform and fight! Both seem somewhat shy. Each episode usually has ''enemy'' to defeat as well as story progress. i.e. not just bullshit fighting! 
report Recommended by Friendlysoul
Both Shugo Chara! and Fruits Basket have a lot of comedy based upon characters making unusual transformations, but I think the biggest similiarity is in their characters. The heroine finds herself getting involved with two boys; one known at school as a prince, and the other identified as a cat. The "cat" also has a possessive relative who has romantic feelings for him. Overall, I think if you enjoyed the light-heartedness and romance of Fruits Basket, Shugo Chara! is probably a good series to check out (both anime and manga). They also both touch upon heavy emotional themes, such as being true to one's self. 
report Recommended by euphemia
shugo chara is about having an egg inside, this one is similar but having a flower, they both transform (looks quite similar) and fight bad people who try take the egg/tree  
report Recommended by xmcleishx
Both the main characters (Amu & Ikuto -Shugo Chara) (Usui & Misaki-Kaichou wa Maid Sama) have similarities with the guy teasing the girl and how they care for the girl, except in Shugo Chara, its more for the little kiddies that love transformations and magic,etc  
report Recommended by MissMHC
They are both romantic, magical, inspirational, and nice anime. They are both transforming! Shugo Chara- transforming with their Charas! While Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch- is transforming with their Pendant Pearls! It's a little bit confused...but this two Anime were Super Dooper Pretty!!! Very Inspiration!!! In the End, both are happy, peaceful life now! Have two Seasons! Well, I give this Anime a perfect 10!!! Mermaids Or Guardians has always the same!!! 
report Recommended by byeonghuns
Both are cute magical girl series. Both of these shows try to change what you think a magical girl show should be like. 
report Recommended by animehawk8504
they are both mahou shoujo series 
report Recommended by iglified
Like Akihime, Amu has a little 'character' by her side. This anime is totaly worth watching. 
report Recommended by editing
both have little fairy and they turn into more powerful fairy 
report Recommended by wills
Well magic, transforming, and love both are the same but also different.  
report Recommended by Valeria-chan
transforming, heart, spade, clover,diamond  
report Recommended by mcxynth
Plot is different but character development is similar in a few ways. In both you have the "wild type" girl who's really a romantic on the inside. And they even have similar hair styles. The main charactors in both series have similar points. Shugo Chara is more sweet adventure and Love Lab is more comedy. Both have funny main characters with similar personalities. 
report Recommended by nekonapping
Have little small magical fairies (Charas) that help the characters throughout thee anime, and two guys in love with the same girl. 
report Recommended by Minori-ki
Love triangles = 2 boys and 1 girl. 
report Recommended by senpaisakurai
Both have a stubborn main character with pink hair. I sont think by means of plot they are really alike, but I think that if you enjoy one you would like the other. Zero no Tsukaima is more straightforward and romantic about the character's feeling's. 
report Recommended by nystarr15
Both shows have fairy-like characters that help the main character(s) achieve something. 
report Recommended by sakura421
-Main characters personality are the same. They always try to help others, Amu help Xeggs, and Ohana always try to help her friends problems. -Both characters is hard working and tries to get accepted from others around her -Both Same voice actor -Both have somebody they like, -Both met great friends that had actually helped them change. -Both Funny and heart warming anime. 
report Recommended by iNinjeek
-Involvement of the main character wished for changing -Granted wish and has the powers to transform into magical girls -Involving magical girls, a group of friends finds out that they were also the chosen one and invited them to join them -Both has a mission in order to fulfill, that's why they were granted the power -Both involve lots of romance -Both involve a very tight friendship and a lot of happiness -Houkago no Pleiads is 13 episodes as for Shugo Chara is 3 seasons long -Both are very happy yet sad animes at times, but Houkago is more deep and sad -If you like one, you'd like the other -Both  read more 
report Recommended by iNinjeek
In both anime, MC has shugo charas/jewelpets helping them. They also have a rival who likes her brother. (Utau & Lilian) They also have romance in it. 
report Recommended by stormyx729
magical girl shenanigans 
report Recommended by fawn7
Amu and Akari are kinda similar, both are actually pretty shy and insecure. Both like popular boys, and have a romance with them. The genre's of both anime's are Shoujo and Magic, and both involve school, although it's a bit different in each. Both series have magical helpers, Shugo Chara has Guardian Chara's, while Jewelpet Twinkle has partners, which are little animals. Both are great and both show the girls aiming for a goal that they eventually get in the end. I would totally watch this if you liked the other. These are both some of my favorites. 
report Recommended by NekoAkari-chan
Both are related to dreams, have transformations and have at least one character with a very ambitious dream. Both have at least one character that is well known(in the anime, not in real life) 
report Recommended by lkagaminer
both main characters are in love with two guys and must chose beetween them. both main characters have low self-asteem at first, then their friends help them through and they start believing in themselves more.  
report Recommended by fire-san
1. Both of these animes have magical girls in them, and can be quite dark at times. Strike that, Tutu gets very dark. Do not let the awesome ballet fool you. 2. Both have rather quick transformation scenes. Tutu is really the only one who transforms, but Chara has more and does a pretty good job of condensing. 3. Bishies. 
report Recommended by QueenyLeAcH
Another magical girl shojo anime! It's ultra cute just like sugar sugar rune! It also has some funny parts! Everything about it is so cute! It's a must watch! 
report Recommended by HappyJunjou
the main character style is similar Same Japanese voice by cute Kanae itou with Saten-san The cool and spyce stile is out, but Saten is a very genki girl and compensate 
report Recommended by Okzakikun
Both anime have fairy...things in them, and they are both really cute! 
report Recommended by Kinsouwa
Are they similar? Well, yes and no. Shugo Chara! is a fairly straight-forward magical girl series, whereas Madoka errs much darker as a deconstruction, but it just so happens that Shugo Chara! is a perfect example of the kind of series Madoka seeks to deconstruct. If you've seen Madoka, perhaps you need more standard fair to pick you up -- and if you're done with Shugo Chara!, perhaps you're interested in something that starts similar, but shows you how dark the genre can go... 
report Recommended by lithiumflower
both series involve children, romance,and a series of events that makes the story more and more interesting. 
report Recommended by mitsukixchan
the art for the anime in both are very similar and most likely drawn by the same group, and as for the story,it's more towards the oposite side but still good 
report Recommended by Hikari_0131
Both have 'fairies' which 'pop' out after making a wish or something like that... There are adventures within humans and fairies. And the fairies could be annoying at times but funny ^_^ 
report Recommended by selinawen
Shugo Chara and Aikatsu both share school life and some fashion themes. Both have that cute and girly atmosphere. 
report Recommended by kitkatcherry12
You've got four girls with simular personalities as Amu's Chara. Though later on it becomes different. The clover symbal is also evident in teh begining and it has a bright coloring style to it. 
report Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
Both anime involve students in the same school club who are also able to transform into magical girls/boys. In Happy Seven, the magical girls/boys defeat demons that are possessing people, while in Shugo Chara, they defeat heart's eggs that have been corrupted by bad feelings. There are romance themes in both shows, as the main characters in both shows fall for one of the magical boys. Also, both shows seem episodic at times, but have an overarching plot (Happy Seven is a lot shorter though). If you like one then I think you will like the other! 
report Recommended by Noodle070
*They both contain transformations *They both are trying to search for a certain item *They both meets friends and try to relate to each other *Romance is involved *Problems that must be fixed in their daily lives If you like Sailor moon crystal then you'll for sure love Shugo Chara! 
report Recommended by Fellika
shugo chara is more "grown up" than cocotama but both series have a cute main girl who get cute chibi/pet looking things that are very cute and clumsy and help her out.  
report Recommended by 2MuchGlitter
kobato and shugo chara aren't that similar in particular parts, however there are some similaries *Both have a heroine who helps others when their hearts have negativity/sadness in them *Both heroines have some kind of companion (s) who help them in some way *Both contain hints of romance *both contain a bit of supernatural and real life elements  
report Recommended by Animelover820
Well both main characters are young, a bit naive, and try to 'fit in' at school. However they both have enemies that can perform similar abilities as the main character can(ex, have dolls or guardian characters). Anyway, both protagonists have magical friends that help fighting off the bad guys that want to do harm. It's more or so a slice of life meets magical friends with colorful magical transformation. Synopsis: Shugo Chara: -Elementary student who is trying to discover who she is -She ends up having her 'charas' make her transform in order to fight off bad eggs -The student council at her school fights along -Romance is involved Fantasista Doll: -Main character  read more 
report Recommended by oraxonaa
This really reminds me of how little chibi, fairy characters of 'would-be' selves are trying to make their owner's dream come true...it should also be noted that Kaleido Star provides a harsher perspective of achieving dreams whilst Shugo Chara and Amu is focussed more lightly on possible futures. Both are enjoyable - if you like one you're likely to enjoy the other! 
report Recommended by Kurousagi-
Both very cute and girly. Both have little guides to help them. Aira is the same voice actor as Ran and Ikuto is very similar to the guy in Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream 
report Recommended by imouto
Similar transformation sequences and the concept of healing darkness-ridden monsters with magic and love 
report Recommended by Gabii-Tachibana
Cute anime both about growing up. 
report Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
Both anime are kid-friendly magical girl/boy shows. Brave Beats has a dance theme that goes along with it, while Shugo Chara talks about Heart's Eggs and dreams. In Shugo Chara, the antagonists corrupt people's heart's egg, while in Brave Beats, people are possessed by dance stones. The main characters in both anime have little companions that they transform with to purify the corrupted people and prevent them from causing destruction. 
report Recommended by Noodle070
Both have Magical Girls but Shugo Chara main character has 3 separate transformations while the girls in precure have only 1 outfit, also i feel Shugo Chara is for a slightly more mature audience since 1 or 2 eps deal with gender identity.  
report Recommended by BuildLancer
they both have friends that came out an egg. 
report Recommended by khart123
Both of the girls in this are preteens who are growing up in their own way and go through life learning to believe in theirselves, same as their friends. Their is a magic theme to both, and the art work is in each very nice, though it should be mentioned that Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu is rather different then the norm art style wise. 
report Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
While I watched episodes of kirakira I thought "it looks like Shugo Chara" Why? -Mahou Shoujo anime -Fight style is also similar -A group of persons who are doing your daily activities with magical pets (KPALM - Fairy SC-Guardians Chara) -Also in Kirakira they make a lot of sweets and in Shugo Chara Suu make sweets  
report Recommended by Sailor_Cherry
Both really cute animes, about girls, love, friendship and magic.  
report Recommended by luchiastar
Depending on what you like about it, if you like Shugo Chara, you may also like Persona 4! Both are about students awakening and coming to terms with a repressed side of themselves and manifesting it in the form of a guardian spirit that allows them to use special powers. They also use their power for good to help others and fight corrupted versions of people's repressed feelings 
report Recommended by evilturkey5
If you enjoyed Shugo Chara! I think you would really love the new adaptation of Tokyo Mew Mew. Like Shugo Chara!, Tokyo Mew Mew New~♡ has a girl group named 'Smewthie' who sings the show's theme songs, which totally reminds me of Buono! and Guardians 4. Plus, the plots of the shows are similar as well (shoujo, magical girls, romance, love triangles). 
report Recommended by rosechiffoncake
Another good Maho series. The main character also has a crush on a 'princely' character desipipe also being attracted to a 'bad boy' character. Lots of cute filler episodes as well. 
report Recommended by warriorhope
Both feature a normal girl where they live a normal and uneventful life. Suddenly, they are granted the ability to transform into a magical girl where they have to fight in order to maintain order and peace in her neighborhood.  
report Recommended by TheRockzSG
These two animes really don't have much in common. But it just have the feeling that it does.... They both have romance A plot twist(I think) And a cute plot/story 
report Recommended by MixPeach
-the comedy is really similar, you'll definitely be laughing -the many hot guys that surround the main character -in Ouran, you really get to know the characters past their surfaces, and the same goes for Shugo Chara! -only difference is that it's magical girl. Romance is similar though, the guys are hotttttt!!! 
report Recommended by Mantret
The concept of magical girls isn't new to the anime industry. As such, Shugo Chara and Fate/Kaleid brings that idea once again in these two series. Amu Hinamori and Illya's lives are both changed forever after one faithful day when they meet a supernatural being. They form a sort of contract/deal and now must collect/help with certain tasks. Along the way, they also form alliances with other characters while also struggling with adversaries. Through experience though, they become more skilled and in mastery of their new-found abilities. There is romance in both series although less so in Fate/Kaleid. The tone of both series is also  read more 
report Recommended by Stark700
~ both have heros/heroines ~ both have mascots ~ both have a clumsy main character ~ both had enemies that later became friends/allies ~ both have someone captured/passed out when a monster/evil character appears ~ both deal with romance/crushes ~ in both, the monster/evil character is usually based on someone's dream(for example, if someone's dream was a painter, the monster might have a paint brush as a weapon) 
report Recommended by lkagaminer
Same idea, people saving other people's hopes and dreams. 
report Recommended by grassygrace
Both of these anime are about characters who are given a power at the beginning of the series that they later learn is a distinct version of something that many people have. Over the course of their relative series they learn about new ways to use their power and how to defeat wielders of similar powers. They both have a main goal in mind, although one is internal (become more confident about being themselves) and the other is external (defeat the empire of Britannia). 
report Recommended by zombie_pegasus
> the villains are people who have lost their hopes and themselves and in the world > they destroy everything in search of something that they have lost and feed on people > the protagonists are more sentimental and want to help these people 
report Recommended by Kelaya
In both anime they use tools that represent their power,personalities,and who they are.Both are magical girls, use a tool to transform and their both in groups 
report Recommended by Amuletpersian
both magical girl anime and they both transform Amu and yui are both very sweet girls who always want to help everyone and they try to se the best in their opponents, their good side 
report Recommended by luckylook90
Both have a strong female lead with small characters and both are considered a shoujo. Also each have some action, you should try it out! 
report Recommended by kiona76
Well...Shugo Chara is sweet and funny. If you like Naisho no Tsubomi I bet you'll like Shugo Chara!!  
report Recommended by cuteypie1985
Both of the main characters pretend to be something they're not in order to maintain a good reputation with their classmates. 
report Recommended by Foraii
Main characters of these series are both magic users who will lose their powers in the future. Amu, from Shugo Chara, will lose her powers once she grows up. Ureshiko, from Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo, will lose her powers once she kisses a man. Both are mostly comedies with a bit of romance... 
report Recommended by CsillaLoli
they both have the same kind of feel to them and both deal with magical girls and both have transformations in them which is also very similar if you like suite precure you'll like shugo chara 
report Recommended by cutie46
They both have the same kind of romance and they both have a magical creature the difference is that in shugo chara the person there with gets to transform and the shugo chara is born from an egg  
report Recommended by Ryoko24
Both of them are about unlucky girls who become a magical girl, get some kind of fairy and they both help other people with their magic. 
report Recommended by PPG-Katelyn
Fighting off "kokuchi"s reminds me off fighting off X eggs in Shugo Chara. 
report Recommended by Shinkaron
1. both involve transformations 2. shugo chara seal x eggs , kkj seal demon that processed in human's hearts 3. kkj has little fairies that follows the characters just like the chara in shugo chara 4. kkj main couple is one another's rival just like amu and ikuto in shugo chara 
report Recommended by deaddolliie
If your favorite part of Rozen Maiden was the day in the life comedy, then you could potentially enjoy Peach Pit's other work, Shugo Chara. This show stars a young girl named Amu who, over the course of the first three episodes, manages to acquire tiny representations of various aspects of her personality, both current and potential. The show quickly starts to incorporate various magical girl genre staples, including: an evil organization bent on acquiring physical manifestations of spiritual concepts, the main character changing into various cutesy outfits; so as to be able to fire various multicolored attacks in order to defeat said organization, simultaneous  read more 
report Recommended by Terthna
In both series a group of friends uses magical creatures in order to fight evil. They also have the same pure and cute feeling about them as the series are ment for children. 
report Recommended by konnakude
Shugo Chara has the same nice romance points as Ultra Maniac, maybe not as much as it but an ample amount. Amu(Shugo Chara) is known as being cool and stylish at her school, but that isn't her true self. If you liked that concept from Ultra Maniac, i'm sure you'll love Shugo Chara). Shugo Chara is in the magical girl genre like Ultra Maniac. The music is really nice too. So basically, Shugo Chara isn't as serious as Ultra Maniac, but for the magical-girl/shoujo/romance lovers you'll love it. ^ ^ 
report Recommended by kitkat23316
chibi characters and both is cute romance 
report Recommended by edeuvcekey124
These are really different but they have one major similarity. In Shugo Chara people create those X eggs because they can't do their dreams or something like that, while in Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai, people get loose souls because of something emotional inside them too. And it's up to the main characters to solve that.  
report Recommended by foamie
These are really different but they have one major similarity. In Shugo Chara people create those X eggs because they can't do their dreams or something like that, while in Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II, people get loose souls because of something emotional inside them too. And it's up to the main characters to solve that.  
report Recommended by foamie
Both are great anime series featuring magical girls. Their main characters are not what they look like (Ink is 18 years old but looks a little younger, Amu is different from her Cool&Spicy persona) and both feature lolicon characters (Arks and Ikuto). Those series also seems to share a part of their fandom. 
report Recommended by Kimura_Sensei
Both series are long! The characters in both of them are trying to get something, and people have special powers... I don't know why, but I find these series very similar. 
report Recommended by Momo128
Who is oneself? Both Anime explore this concept in different ways. Should one conform to what people expect from your outward appearance or should one be oneself. Both Anime featured detailed designs and a great cast of characters. Not to mention girls can be girly while being strong in their own way at the same time. 
report Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
Ok before you call me crazy....trust me for some reason a LOT of people who like one of these like the other. They are not very similar in plot, except I guess with the love triangles you could make Amu=Yuuki Tadase=Kaname Ikuto=Zero Except Vampire Knight's tones are a lot darker than Shugo Chara's.  
report Recommended by peacexlove
Both are magical girl animes.  
report Recommended by Rayn3698
Both have the same feeling, when you watch them. Ordinary girls who can transform into something pink, with powers... Same genres, again - school, shoujo and magic. 
report Recommended by Valexine
Both series are works of Peach-Pit, so it can be said that they share very similar art. Although Zombie Loans is meant for more mature viewers, both focuses on characters with special power. But the power they have won't last long, as they will disappear one day. 
report Recommended by Lamii
It all starts off with that one misunderstood girl, the girl that no one talks to, the girl that is always rumoured to be something they're not. No one knows the real Amu or Sawako. But their lives start to change when they both have an encounter with the one popular guy that changes it all.  
report Recommended by Piink_LEMON
This occurred to me recently when I read some reviews by fanboys going on about Shugo Chara!. Both anime have their loli characters and both have the magical girl thing going (of course, in Nanoha its almost non-existent outside of the transformations). But mostly, it's the idea of, "Beat your enemy and then become friends with them" that Nanoha is famously known for, also occurring with Shugo Chara! at the end of every arc. So, if you like lolis who kick butt until their enemies become friends, Nanoha AND Shugo Chara! both deliver. 
report Recommended by FuyuMaiden
Both shows are about a girl who made a wish to change their character , both protagonists wants to have the courage and they got their wish In Shugo Chara ,the protagonist got Eggs In Jewel Pet, the protagonist got a Jewel After getting their special friend both protagonists were tasked with something important to do. Though they are not my fav shows, i feel that they had a lot in common so if you like either one dun forget to watch the other  
report Recommended by greenmush
Both anime have similiar, remarkably beautiful graphics. Thus peering at the characters and landscpaes of one anime will remind you of the other. Shugo Chara!. the original series initially began with light-hearded slice of life and drama scenes like the events in Bungaku Shoujo. Thus, and in other words, the stories, plot line, and illustrations are similiar.  
report Recommended by Eternal_Star
The compositions are similiar in the character and scenery designs as well as anime genres. Shugo Chara!'s leading episodes comprised of issues and struggles amongst the characters which is prominent in all 3 of Bungaku Shoujo Memoire's OVAs. Amu Hinamori's tsundere personality is similiar to Nanase Kotubuki's. Utau's bangs seems quite like Miu's though their personalities stand in stark contrast. Note: The Bungaku Shoujo gets darker than Shugo Chara!  
report Recommended by Eternal_Star
Has that cute feeling to it and involves stylish girls and the main character has a lot of romance but more g rated romance. 
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