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Title | Volume 1
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Pika Editions - 2009
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2006
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Title | Volume 2
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Pika Editions - 2009
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2007
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Title | Volume 3
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | ---
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2007
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Title | Volume 4
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2008
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2007
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Title | Volume 5
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2008
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2007
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Title | Volume 6
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2009
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2008
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Title | Volume 7
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2009
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2008
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Title | Volume 8
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2010
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2008
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Title | Volume 9
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Pika - 2010
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2009
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Title | Volume 10
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2010
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2009
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Title | Volume 11
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Del Rey - 2011
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2010
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Title | Volume 12
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Illustrator | Peach Pit
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Author | Peach Pit
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Publisher | Pika - 2010
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First Printing | Kodansha - 2010
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Category | Manga
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Warnings | None
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Main Characters | Amu, Ran, Miki, Su, Ikuto, Rima, Tadase and others
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Main Elements | Little people that live in eggs that give their owners super powers
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 Volume 1
WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams–it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.
Volume 2
FRIENDS IN NEED
Cute schoolgirl Amu has a secret: She has three magical companions. Only these enchanted Guardians know who Amu’s true self is, and they’ll do anything to help her unlock her heart! They’re searching for a magic egg, a powerful weapon that could mean trouble in the wrong hands. To find this egg, Amu will have to change her life–and finally learn to be true to herself.
Volume 3
CAN A BAD GUY TURN GOOD?
Amu’s Guardian Characters have been stolen by her teacher, a bitter man whose dreams died when his own egg was smashed. When Amu goes to reclaim her Characters, the School Guardians are there to help. But can they get Amu’s eggs back and put the evil teacher’s egg together again?
Volume 4
CHARACTER SWAP!
Amu has three Guardian Characters, reflections of her true self. But now a fourth egg has shown up at the start of a new school year. Everything has gone wrong, and Amu has no idea who she truly wants to be. Meanwhile, her rival Utau has rejected one of her own Guardian Characters. Is it time for the two to trade Guardians? Is that even possible?
Volume 5
THE NEW KIDS!
Amu and her Guardian Characters have found a home at an elite school. But now two new Guardians have been chosen, and each has a secret. One is more complex than Amu thought, and the other may be out to betray the Guardians to the evil Easter Corporation!
Volume 6
BETRAYAL
Amu has three Guardian Characters who represent different sides of her ideal self–and a fourth who has gone over to work for the evil Easter Corporation! Amu must now face her renegade character while the Guardians try to foil Easter’s sinister new scheme–all while dealing with a surprise traitor in their midst!
Volume 7
BLACK CAT
All the time they’ve been battling the Easter Corporation, Amu and her friends have never known which side mysterious bad boy Ikuto has been on. Now Ikuto is in trouble and has only one place to Amu’s house! Will Amu finally learn Ikuto’s secret?
Volume 8
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS
Ikuto has disappeared, and it’s up to Amu and her fellow Guardians to save him. But what about Tadase’s mysterious past with Ikuto? And what does that mean for Amu and Tadase’s relationship? Plus, Rima learns the truth about Nagihiko’s double life!
Includes special extras after the story!
Volume 9
A BIG DISCOVERY
Amu and the Guardians are battling the Easter Corporation in order to save Ikuto. But during the fight, two surprising things happen: Ikuto’s troubled past is revealed, and the powerful Embryo appears! Who will catch the egg that makes dreams come true?
Volume 10
As Amu and Ikuto get to the heart of the Easter Corporation, the Embryo’s true owner is found, and the egg from Ikuto’s violin resurfaces! Later, as graduation approaches, relationships complicate. Who will prove the victor in this game of hearts?
Volume 11
The Road To The Future As graduation approaches, Amu's guardians, Ran, Miki, and Su disappear. Led by Diamond, Amu takes a journey on the road of stars to find her missing guardians. Will Amu find her guardians or will she find more than she could have ever expected?
Volume 12
Ikuto est parti à l'étranger. Utau se sent seule et abandonnée. Kûkai va chercher à y remédier. Leur amitié ambiguë laisse vite place à un sentiment plus profond. Les parents de Rima divorcent. La jeune fille se sent seule aussi. Nagihiko tombe sur elle à ce moment-là et tente de la consoler. Ils sont interrompus par les cris d'un petit garçon manifestement perdu. Fortement eébranlée par ce petit bonhomme, Rima incite Nagihiko à partir à la recherche de ses parents.
A tale for younger readers, feels a little bit like Sailor Moon (in that you say a catch phrase and you gains some powers), and a bit like Pokemon (you have little critters in eggs), and maybe even a bit like Bleach (Amu has to go around and save the bad eggs). Only the powers the Shugo Charas give are changes to your personality, they turn you into the person you wish you could be (e.g. Amu is kinda goth and feels she must present that facade but she'd like to be good at sports or cooking or art), or at least thats the idea. Being able to jump across a field in a single bound isn't exactly a personality trait, nor is the ability to bake or draw well, but I guess one isn't supposed to nitpick too much.
So we have this girl, Amu, who wishes she could expose to the world who she truly is. Now why she doesn't just do it, I don't know, unless she's still trying to figure out who she really is, in which case has to explore a bit first before she can actually become that person. The concept is a little confusing I'll admit. And somehow these little people that live in eggs, that apparently came from her heart and will go away when she grows up, will give her the ability to become this person she wants to be. They are her guardian angel personality enhancers...or something along those lines. Even Amu was kind of confused about the whole thing.
The story gets a bit more interesting with an evil corporation that is trying to find the "embryo" egg, kind of a super egg whose powers are never explained. Now because the whole premise of this story is people trying to figure out who they really are there's also a lot of time exploring people's pasts to understand who they were so they can imagine who they might become.
I don't know if it ever really made any sense really, it was pretty all over the place, with characters freaking out, or flying through star paths and the lock/key thing. But the artwork was great and I grew attached to a few characters (really didn't like some of the others, they were annoying). My brain couldn't figure out exactly how old everyone is, we obviously have different names for our school levels, characters seem to go to "college" when they are like...dunno, 15? So that must mean senior high really (where I'm from we don't even have a junior/senior high, we just have high school). And then Amu has a crush on Ikuto and but she's like...dunnon 13? And he's like 17? Anyway he seems old enough to not even be in school (at least at the end he says he'll wait for her to grow up). And some girls the same age as Amu seem like 10. I'm confused to say the least!
Anyway, it's a light and cute read, with a character that transforms into a black cat which is always a bonus =^.^=
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