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Amu's Guardian Characters
Ran (ラン, Ran?)
The first Guardian Character to be born, Ran is 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. During Character Change, Amu gains increased athletic abilities. Little wings appear at her wrists and ankles, which allows her to jump high and fly. Amu becomes "Amulet Heart" on Character Transformation with Ran. As Amulet Heart, Amu can use a baton for attack and pom-poms for defense. Ran's catch phrase is, "Hop, Step, Jump", (Hoppu, Suteppu, Jānpu).
Voiced by: Kana Asumi
Miki (ミキ, Miki?)
Miki is the Guardian Character with an artistic flair and a cool, quiet character. Her hairstyle is a short bob cut. She 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 Character Guardians Kiseki, Daichi, and Yoru, frequently saying that they are "cool". During Character Change, Amu gains an increased artistic talent. Amu becomes "Amulet Spade" on Character Transformation with Miki. As Amulet Spade, Amu is capable of targeting multiple opponents with her paintbrush. Miki's catch phrase is, "Draw, Drew, Drawn", (Dorō, Dorū, Dorōn).
Voiced by: Nanae Katō
Suu (スゥ, Suu?)
Suu is the Guardian Character skilled in cooking and other domestic chores, but 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 themed maid outfit. Amu gains an improvement in her cooking and sewing skills during Character Change. Amu becomes "Amulet Clover" on Character Transformation with Suu. As Amulet Clover, she has the ability to clean or repair any object, even when the parts are incomplete. Suu's catch phrase is "Chip, Syrup, Whip cream", (Chippu, Shiroppu, Hoīppu).
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
Dia (ダイヤ, Daiya?)
Dia, (true name unknown), is Amu's fourth Guardian Character, with a musical flair. She became an X Egg, and then hatched as an X Character after Utau finds her egg. Since Amu did not know Dia's real name, Amu just calls the Guardian Character "Dia", a shorter form of "Diamond". When Amu convinces Dia that she can change, the 'X-mark' is lifted and a Character Transformation sparks as the two become "Amulet Diamond". Afterward, Dia goes back into her egg to slumber until Amu "shines again".
Ikuto Tsukiyomi
A boy who wants the Embryo to have his freedom. On Character Change, he grows cat ears, and his hand turns into a paw with metal claws. His Character Transformation is known as Black Lynx. During Character Transformation, he uses a claw-like glove and wears a leather 2-piece with boots.
His Shugo Chara is Yoru and has the form of a cat. This could possibly be because Ikuto wants his freedom and cats are free.
He is actually 5 years older than Amu and Tadase, as he told Amu on chapter 28 "The Great Confessions" that he was going to be a 3rd year senior and she was just starting middle school.
At first he is called "Nekomimi hentai cosplay otoko" ( lit. perverted cat-ears cosplay guy) by Amu. He can play the violin. Like Amu, Ikuto too has sensitive ears. He possesses the "Dumpty Key", which is the pair of the "Humpty Lock" owned by Amu. For some unknown reason, Tadase had the key and Ikuto stole it from him. When Tadase confronts him about it on episode 28, Ikuto tells him that he was taking something that was actually his. He is Utau's elder brother and he refers to Tadase as "Kiddy King."
It's revealed in chapter 25 or 24 and 17 of the manga that he, Tadase and Utau were childhood friends. Tadase called him "Onii-Tan".
He signed a contract with Easter and is looking for the Embryo, an egg that will grant any wish. Its because of that he becomes an enemy to Amu, but privately he helps Amu in the shadows. In the latest chapters, his relationship with Amu has taken a turn for the better. He has even said that he is "interested" in her.
In episode 29 Utau says to Amu that Ikuto likes Amu. And in chapter 28, Amu asks him if he has someone he loves and he answers "It's you". She takes it as a joke but when Utau tells her that he was not lying, she realizes that Ikuto was being honest.
HINAMORI FAMILY
Midori Hinamori
Amu's mother. Editor of the magazine Housewives' Knowledge.
Tsumugu Hinamori
Amu's father. A wild bird cameraman. He loves his two daughters and refers to them with names like "papa's little sparrows" and "papa's shining star". Is often seen taking pictures of Ami. He gets worried about Amu and boys.
Ami Hinamori
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. In chapter 4 of the manga, Ami thought Amu's Guardian Characters were dolls, so Amu left her Guardian Characters with Ami so Amu could deliver sweets to Tadase, only to soon find out that she delivered the wrong thing. In the Japanese version of the manga, Ami merely said shugoi, and the Guardian Characters thought she was mispronouncing "Shugo Chara". Unlike Amu, Ami is dressed in "Girly Lolita" clothing. She respects and looks up to both Utau and Amu. She loves to sing.
It is Ami that turned Utau into the light. In chapter 25, Ami was lost while trying to go home. Nagihiko then brought her to where the Guardians and Utau where fighting. When Ami arrived, she hugged Utau, and while Amu was holding Ami back, Amu explained that Ami always watches Utau on TV and idolized her. Ami told her to sing and Utau realized that she, when young, was just like Ami and wanted to sing to make people happy, not take away their hopes and dreams. Ami was used as a plot device in chapter 26.
Tsukiyomi family and Hoshina family
(easter company)
Utau Hoshina (real name Utau Tsukiyomi)
A 14-year-old junior high student idol. She sings in plays. Lunatic Charm is the name of Iru's Character Transformation, during Character Transformation and Character Change Utau grows devil wings. The other Guardian Character, Eru, is now with Amu in the place of Dia. The gentle Eru seems to be treated badly, Eru performed a Character Transformation with Amu, becoming Amulet Angel and it surprised Utau.
She is actually Ikuto's sister, Utau Tsukiyomi. But she is jealous of Amu. She has a brother complex and chases any woman near Ikuto and calls them "bugs". Whenever she enters Ikuto's sight, she disables her Character Transformation and by all means tries to please her brother. At one time, through the power of the Humpty Lock, she did a Character Transformation with Amu's Dia Guardian Character, thus becoming Dark Jewel but she cannot do this for a long time because doing a Chara Transformation with another person is tiring. Also, after Amu gets Dia back, she and Amu have a better relationship after.
She is the vocalist of the indie band "Black Diamonds" which is produced by her manager, Yukari Sanjou. She also has feelings for her brother and even forcefully kissed him twice - episode 29.
Kazuomi Hoshina (星名 一臣, Hoshina Kazuomi?)
Managing director of Easter company, a middle-aged man who is also the foster father of Ikuto and Utau.
The former superior of Nikaidou and Yukari, the 2 had reported to him. After his repeated failure to obtain the Embryo, he started fearing that Gozen may abandon him.
Ikuto refers to him as "Mr. Director".
Aruto Tsukiyomi
A prominent japanese violinist who was once known as a genius. He is also father to Ikuto and Utau.
His marriage with Souko was met with strong rejection because at that time he has no repution yet. To allow the marriage, he was given the condition to stop pursuing music and to succeed the Easter Company. But the promise was broken when the former chairman, grandfather of Ikuto and Utau, died. He disappeared overnight. After that Souko, Ikuto and Utau come under severe criticism which made them strong characters. Years later his favourite violin which he bought with him appeared overseas. His whereabouts are still unknown.
Souko Hoshina
The only daugther of the large fianancial group Hoshina family, also mother of Ikuto and Utau.
Married to Aruto despite the strong opposition. After Aruto disappeared, she held on to her belief that he will return. Years after when Aruto's violin is found, there is a feeling that Aruto may have died and because she has become unable to wait, she remarries to Kazuomi. She now obeys Kazuomi, to see their mother now Ikuto and Utau feel betrayed, such as when in chapter 14 or episode 26 Ikuto went on the roof when his mother called to him.
GUARDIANS
Hinamori Amu
is recently siting in the JOKER'S chair..she was paired with Rima according to kairi's analysis of her failing on her duties as the joker but soon kairi concluded that she was just fine..
Tadase Hotori
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. Because of this, he does not do Character Change with Kiseki unless it is absolutely necessary. Actually, he too is a shy person and is not a public speaker. Because of this, he wished to become another, stronger character, much like Amu. He lives in a traditional Japanese house. He had a precious dog named Betty (name learned in volume 2 of the manga) who died recently, and is still upset about it.
He, along with the other guardians, tried to get Amu to join because of a prophecy about a girl who will appear with three Guardian Eggs. At one time he lost confidence, as he could not seem to find the Embryo at all. He was then affected by the Black Diamonds CD, causing Kiseki to change to an X egg. Amu helped him out of this crisis and he is now able to Character Transform with Kiseki, becoming Platinum Royale. During a Character Change, his attack is, "Holy Crown", in which he creates a golden shield of energy around himself, where as in his Character Transformation, it is White Decoration, which cleanses X-Eggs. When he becomes Platinum Royal he has lots frills and laces. It is said the writer purposely did this to make him more princely.
He claims to have a crush on Amulet Heart. He once also said that he loved Amu because Amulet Heart is her "self that she wants to be". At first he is about the same height as Amu, but as the story progresses, he grows taller. In chapter 28, Tadase confesses that he likes Amu by asking if it was OK to fall in love with her, saying that he has learned Amu really is herself and doesn't think about Amulet Heart anymore. But Ikuto hears his confession to Amu in her closet. He becomes jealous of him. In chapter 28, Tadase sees Amu for more than Amulet heart and confesses.
in episode 28, Tadase reveals that he was once childhood friends with Ikuto and Utau. He looked up at Ikuto and called him "ONII-TAN"
Nadeshiko Fujisaki (real name Nagihiko Fujisaki )
Birthday: July 4
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 .
It was revealed later on in the manga that Nadeshiko is a boy and his real name is Nagihiko. It is the rule of the Fujisaki family that the males are trained to become oyama (male actors who plays female parts in kabuki). That is why Nagihiko wears female clothes and goes by a female name. He is currently studying abroad in Europe to make his dancing "complete".
In chapter 27, Nagihiko is shown with the First K-chair, Tadase, and Kukai. The First King has decided that Nagihiko will serve as the interim Jack, since Kairi left at the end of Chapter 26. Kukai and Tadase are the first few people that knows Nagihiko's secret, the others being Nagihiko's family and the First King. Also seen in chapter 27 is that Nagihiko has 2 guardian eggs, and that Temari has gone back into her egg. Who the other Guardian Character is unknown, but some fans presume it to be the "Nagihiko" version of Temari.
Nagihiko has yet to do a Character Transformation with Temari, however his character after Character Change is a battle-hungry yakuza type who speaks in Hiroshima slang and carries a naginata. He is good friends with Amu, and he looks over and supports Amu in her love life. Temari says 'Chin, Ton, Shan' during a Character Change with Nagihiko.
Kukai Souma
The upbeat and energetic former J-Chair (Jack's Chair), he is one year senior to Amu. As the captain of the Soccer Club, he is athletic and has good reflexes. Once, in the school magazine, he and Amu are mistaken to be a couple as a student got a picture of him holding Amu after she came out of her Character Change and lost her strength. He has graduated, which is the reason he has been replaced. Saaya appears to have a crush on him, as when she saw the picture of him with Amu, she was furious. Through the power of the Humpty Lock, he and Daichi managed a Character Transformation once, forming "Sky Jack." Daichi says the words 'Kick, Stack, Trap and Shoot!' during a Character Change with Kukai.He seems to have a very special bond with Yaya, since the two are always seen together and he is always watching out for her. The two share similar personalities as well.
Yaya Yuiki (結木 やや, Yuiki Yaya?)
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 a big ribbon. She does not know how to swim. She is also a ballerina, though a rather clumsy one.
She has newborn baby brother named Tsubasa, who, she claims, gets all her parent's attention. It is because of this that her Guardian Character, Pepe, is a baby, because she claims the they get all of the attention.Her Character Change character is a baby that uses a giant rattle as weapon; influenced by the "baby" character, she has a crybaby personality. Pepe says 'Pretty, Cutie, Love Baby!' during a Character Change with Yaya. She is very attached to Kukai since she is always hugging or standing next to him. The two are always seen together and always tend to look out for each other as well as argue.
Rima Mashiro
The girl serving as the new Q-Chair, she is 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. At one point of the manga, while looking for X Eggs with Amu, she Character transforms and destroys one unnecessarily.
Her Character Transformation with Kusu Kusu is called "Clown Drop." When she does Character Change she becomes a gag character which she dislikes. Kusu Kusu says 'Bala-Balance' during a Character Change with Rima.
Her Guardian Character, Kusu Kusu, is a clown because she likes stand up comedians, and tries to make her parents laugh at home, because they were always arguing about who raised Rima, although she is unsuccessful.
Later, she opens up to Amu and becomes friends with her.
Kairi Sanjou
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 capable so Amu and Yaya call him "class president". He wears spectacles.He is actually Yukari Sanjou's younger brother sent to spy on the Guardians. He chose to switch sides, after Amu convinced him he is a good person, to fight and purify the X eggs. He seems to have a slight crush on Amu. At the end of chapter 26 he leaves saying that his job at their school is done, but not before declaring his love for Amu saying that he shall return for her when he has become a man. He also declared a rivalry toward Tadase.
SPOILERS
chapter 28
So it turns out that the violin isn’t so magical after all, since Yoru was the one who dragged Ikuto all the way to Amu’s room. Way to go Yoru! Before Amu gets to wake Ikuto up, her father checks her room to see what all the fuss was about, and Amu frantically hides in a blanket… with Ikuto X3
With a hawt Ikuto beside her, Amu wasn’t able to sleep at all. She must have been staring at Ikuto the whole night~ :p Ikuto seems to be dead tired from all that happened so Amu left him in his beauty sleep while she heads off to take a walk with Ami. Yoru wakes up Ikuto after that, and tells him to get rid of the violin because it’s giving him the creeps… it seemed to have a life of its own. Now when Ikuto opens it up, something weird happens and he gets thrown off balance (though much of what happened was still not shown in this chapter).
Amu bumps into this mysterious kid who can also see Shugo Charas, and I just wonder what role this kid is going to play in this arc.
Amu comes home and finds Ikuto lying on the floor, and Ikuto was about to tell her what happened with the violin earlier… but stops midway. Anyways, Amu brings him home a choco-filled taiyaki, much to Ikuto’s surprise that Amu remembers that he likes chocolate (refer to the ice-cream licking scene XD). “For someone who’s mad at me, you actually remember that I like chocolate”, says Ikuto....
While I was scratching my head, wondering how the heck Yoru managed to sneak into Amu’s room, it was revealed that it’s because Amu left the window open. Ikuto warns her to keep the window closed, and Amu adds “…so a hentai nekomimi guy won’t be able to sneak inside the room” XD Ikuto gets naughty and teases Amu that the real definition of a hentai is someone who happily grins as he/she looks at someone sleeping, like Amu. Amu defends herself that she didn’t grin, and Iku continues to tease that this implies that she did “look” at him XDD
Ikuto gets serious not long after that, and decides to take his leave, when Amu gets deredere-ly tells him he can stay for a limited time in her house, considering that he doesn’t really have a place to stay. Before Ikuto can argue about this, Tadase comes and pays Amu a visit o_O
Ami and Hinamori-mama giggle with glee at the sight of Tadase, and Hinamori-mama even prods Amu to take Tadase in his room where they can talk… privately. So there, Amu quickly hides Ikuto in a safe place, before having her private conversation with Tadase. To sum it up, Tadase comes into terms that Amulet Heart is Amu, and confesses his feelings for her. Though in the way he said it, he was actually asking Amu if he can continue on liking Amu despite being his ordinary no-chara-change self. Amu was dumbfounded, and tells Tadase that she’s happy that he felt that way, because all along she thought that she’s been rejected. Ikuto was intently listening while all this was happening. I just hope Amu makes it clear that she likes Ikuto, and not Tadase!!
Amu and Ikuto heads to sleep after that (Amu kicks Ikuto out of her bed XD), and Amu continues to think about the real source of the “fluttery” feeling she’s been having since the other day (methinks it’s Ikuto!!). Amu wakes up in the middle of the night, only to find Ikuto beside her again. She tries to kick him out, but Ikuto reasons out that it’s warmer on the bed, and that he’s actually a sick person who needs sum’ love and care~ :p
Ikuto GLOMPS Amu so there’s no escape! Amu accepts her fate of being in Ikuto’s arms, and Ikuto remarks that kids sure are warm. Amu tells Ikuto to stop treating her like a kid because she’s going to be a junior high student in the coming Spring, and Ikuto replies that he’ll be 3rd year high then, making Amu think that really she doesn’t know anything about Ikuto. Through their conversation, we find out that the violin is Ikuto’s father’s keepsake, though Ikuto doesn’t understand why he treasures this violin so much when he doesn’t even remember what his father looks like. It wasn’t clearly stated in this chapter but the Dumpty Key is most likely a keepsake from his father as well.
detailed blogger version:
I’m making this post in the middle of fits of giggles! Ok so a week from next friday Shugo Chara!!Doki will air..I’m so excited about this! First off its rumored there might be alot of fillers because of how close we are to the manga. Im really excited for 3 thing: 1) Nagihiko is Back! Yoshi! 2) Tadase will confess to Amu Yay! 3)Platinum heart rod (go to scrumptious anime blogger to see what Im talking about.) Ok what I dont get is the horrible name: Shugo Chara!!Doki heres the explanation:A second year of episodes, under the title Shugo Chara!! Doki, will air the week after the fifty-first episode; pIt has been announced by Nakayoshi