Shugo Chara!! Doki

Amu Hinamori and the Seiyo Elementary Guardians continue their quest to seek out and purify X Eggs while in pursuit of the elusive Embryo—an egg said to be able to grant any wish. However, the Guardians must secure the Embryo before it falls into the hands of the nefarious Easter Corporation. As part of their plan to lure out the Embryo, Easter hires Lulu de Morcerf, an aloof girl whose ruby necklace gives her the ability to convert Heart Eggs into Mystery Eggs.

These strange Mystery Eggs cannot be purified as easily as X Eggs, and they can force its owner to undergo a Character Transformation. With this growing threat, the Guardians must track down its source and put a stop to them before the matter gets out of hand. Facing insurmountable pressure from these two new objectives, will the Guardians be able to recover the Embryo while also dealing with the Mystery Eggs?

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Tsukiyomi, Ikuto Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Hinamori, Amu Main

Itou, Kanae Japanese

Hoshina, Utau Main

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Fujisaki, Nagihiko Main

Chiba, Saeko Japanese

Miki Main

Katou, Nanae Japanese

Mashiro, Rima Main

Yahagi, Sayuri Japanese

Hotori, Tadase Main

Takagi, Reiko Japanese

Suu Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Ran Main

Asumi, Kana Japanese

Yuiki, Yaya Main

Nakamura, Tomoko Japanese

Satou, Junichi Producer

Yasuda, Kenji Director, Script, Storyboard

Aketagawa, Susumu Sound Director

Yase, Yuki Episode Director, Storyboard

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Oct 23, 2013

MiaSkyler14

Recommended

Okay let me tell you this before the review, I LOVE SHUGO CHARA. I am a hardcore Shugo Chara fan and Amuto fan. You could say I am biased, but please let me explain why.

Sometimes when you have your mind set on liking something, you most definitely will like it. This is Shugo Chara doki for me. No matter how many problems people point out in it, I can only find good things about it. The story leads away from the manga's plot for a new arc, the Lulu arc. Now yes at first just like everyone else, I hate Lulu. But as her ... arc went on I came to like her. You have to find the good in her. So once we get past that part you get to the ikuto arc, YAY xD. Those scenes were amazing and even Tadase's confession was. Sure the Tadamu got on my nerves sometimes but nothing that ruined the show. The fighting scenes were epic. I will tell you that there are obviously many fillers, but even those are interesting to me and have bits of the original story in them too.

The art was still good this season, I even have to admit I like it more then I liked the art from the last season. It was a little sloppy sometimes but the majority of the amazing as usual.

The openings and endings were all catchy and adorable though childish at times. A little different from the last season. The voices were good for all the characters, suiting them all perfectly. And the soundtrack fit the situation perfectly when some memorable songs in my opinion.

The main cast of characters are my favorite part of Shugo Chara. Even Lulu. Some of the filler charaters were pretty good too. But back to the original characters, they all have their own amazing personalities and their own stories. I love them with all my heart.

I LOVED Shugo Chara. Besides the occasional Tadamu moments and boring filler episodes, it was very enjoyable. Please give it a try. Don't listen to those other reviews. This anime is worth your time. Especially if you liked the first season. Remember though, view it with an open and positive mind set. That's the key to enjoying this anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Nov 13, 2009

Xephia

Mixed Feelings

-- some spoilers discussing where the anime and manga diverged --

No one has written a review after viewing all the episodes yet, so I thought I should. Despite all the fillers in the first half, it was the second quarter that ruined this series for me. They had canon, manga material to work with - and they completely butchered it, rewriting it so that the story made no sense and the characters were out of character.

The story is about Amu and her love life just as much as it is about the Embryo, and it's important to the story and character development that we see ... that Amu is starting to fall in love with Ikuto, who loves her for who she is. The manga is a lot more obvious about this than the anime. In the manga, Amu is obviously falling further and further in love with Ikuto, and as he leaves to search for his father, she rushes to him at the airport. He kisses her and tells her 'I'll definitely make you fall in love with me - be prepared' before he boards the plane. This was obviously a very important moment, but was cut completely from the anime.

The airport scene was replaced with Amu telling Tadase how much she loves him and not Ikuto, which makes no sense at all. Amu even admits to herself that she's falling in love with Ikuto, and her Shugo Charas realize it as well, so why such a butchered ending? I can't see how the third series is going to fix it, either.

There were also a lot of other 'Amuto' scenes cut from this series and a lot of romance between Tadase and Amu added. From the bedroom scenes between Amu and Ikuto, where they snuggled a lot more than is shown in the anime, to Amu wrapping her arms around Ikuto, and Tadase realizing that she's in love with Ikuto as well. They were replaced with 'shout your love contests' and dates between Amu and Tadase. Amu is meant to be developing from a 'confused and lost' girl who had a crush on the popular 'prince' who only loves one side of her, to a mature character who has fallen in love with somone who really needs and understands her. The anime completely ruined this development, and Amu hasn't matured at all like she has in the manga.

The music and art weren't bad, although I don't think Ikuto's songs were as sad as they were described in the manga, and I preferred the music from season one.

All in all, I was very disappointed, and recommend that Ikuto fans read the manga instead in order to understand the true magnitude of Ikuto's and Amu's relationship.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 6, 2024

Animelover875

Not Recommended

Shugo Chara! Doki!! is without a doubt, far and away, one of the worst useless sequel seasons to ever exist. Credit where it's due, the Embryo arc was put on hold as is standard by this point and did need a resolution; however, the use of 51 episodes to explain a plot that could have been completed in half that amount was inexcusable. Despite the first season's ability to thrive by building on the concept of the Heart Eggs, there's a reason it only worked once. At a certain point, it feels less like an enjoyable show and more like the writers wanted to cash ... in on Shugo Chara's popularity by keeping the series running as long as possible, at the expense of its quality. And Shugo Chara! Doki!! truly suffered for this.

A lot of character arcs that were expected to have a payoff are either completely abandoned, dragged out for nearly the entire season, or wind up extremely underwhelming. As an example, it was hoped by many that Nagihiko would reveal his true identity as "Nadeshiko" to Amu, a payoff which never arrived, even during the season finale. Other storylines were similarly abandoned, with even the anime-exclusive Lulu having her own redemption arc pushed off for a ludicrous amount of time, to the point she appeared several times remaining fully "evil" long after her redemption began. Despite what the season would incline us to believe, character interactions are, ironically, rather sparse; there are some great moments that have a wonderful setup here, yes. But these are overshadowed by a number of exceedingly blank storylines and episodes. Even Dia, who was promised to appear with a major role after the end of the first season, only had three canon appearances.

One of the biggest flaws is that the season itself feels unnecessary; a lot of the arcs that were covered in the first season could have ended perfectly fine there, and instead, it feels that the season has run out of steam. The finale is also particularly bland which is a true shame, especially given how well the first season did despite its low quality. I'm sorry to say this, but it's a case of a great magical girl series that's worn out its welcome. Not even cute characters and some truly amazing episodes could save this season. 2/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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