Shugo Chara! (しゅごキャラ!,Shugo Kyara!), also known asMy Guardian Characters, is aJapaneseshōjo manga series created by themanga author duo,Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with herintroverted personality. When Amu wishes for the courage to be reborn as her would-be self, she is surprised to find three colorful eggs the next morning, which hatch into three Guardian Characters: Ran, Miki, and Su.

The manga has been adapted to three animated seasons. The anime adaptation consists of twelve opening and ending singles (six for endings, four for openings and two containing both), two insert song singles, two character albums, four original soundtracks, one game single, and four drama CDs.

This article also includes a description of some of the groups formed to deliver these songs.

Shugo Chara Egg! (しゅごキャラエッグ!,Shugo Kyara Eggu!) was aJapanese idol project group formed byUp-Front Promotion in 2008 and associated withHello! Project. The group was created to perform music for theShugo Chara! anime series. The members' original line-up consisted of trainees from Hello! Project's pre-debut team,Hello! Pro Egg:Yuuka Maeda,Akari Saho,Kanon Fukuda andAyaka Wada.

Aside from performing music forShugo Chara!, Shugo Chara Egg! also starred in itsmusical theatre adaptation,Shugo Chara! the Musical. After Maeda, Fukuda, and Wada departed to debut inSmileage, they were replaced byMizuki Fukumura,Irori Maeda, and Nanami Tanabe, who hosted the live-action segments inShugo Chara! Party!

On September 3, 2008,Hello! Project announced that they would be forming a collaboration subgroup set to debut in October to perform theme songs for theShugo Chara! anime series, with members from Hello! Project's pre-debut trainee team, Hello Pro Egg.^[1] The members were revealed during aShugo Chara! event on September 20, 2008 attended by 1,000 people, featuringYuuka Maeda as Amulet Heart,Akari Saho as Amulet Spade,Kanon Fukuda as Amulet Clover, andAyaka Wada as Amulet Diamond.^[2][3] Shugo Chara Egg!'s debut single, "Minna no Tamago", was featured as the opening theme song forShugo Chara! beginning October 4, 2008, with the single released on December 10, 2008.^[2][4] The single also included aB-side titled "Hajimari no Uta."^[5] The video single was released on January 21, 2009.^[6]

On December 26, 2008, their second single, "Shugo Shugo!", was announced as the new opening theme song for the newest season of the show,Shugo Chara! Doki, set to broadcast in January 2009 with a physical release on February 25, 2009.^[7][8] In April 2009, Shugo Chara Egg! performed a cover version ofGuardians 4's debut song "Omakase Guardian", which was released as aB-side on the single.^[9]

Amusical theatre adaptation ofShugo Chara! set to run from August 13 to August 23 was announced in January 2009, with all members of Shugo Chara Egg! appearing in the play.^[10] On May 1, 2009, news reports revealed Maeda in the lead role as Amu, Fukuda as Nadeshiko, and Saho and Wada as part of the ensemble cast.^[11][12] Shortly after the announcement, Hello! Project stated that Maeda, Fukuda, and Wada were withdrawing from the group after the musical to debut inSmileage.^[13] Their final song with the group was a cover version of Guardian 4's song "School Days", which appeared as aB-side on the single and released on September 2, 2009.^[14]

The October 2009 issue ofNakayoshi revealedMizuki Fukumura andIrori Maeda as the new Amulet Heart and Amulet Clover, and they would be hosting the live-action segments ofShugo Chara!'s newest season,Shugo Chara! Party!, with Saho.^[15] The group released the song "Watashi no Tamago" as a doubleA-side to Guardian 4's third single, "Party Time", on November 18, 2009.^[16]

Nanami Tanabe was chosen to replace Wada's role as Amulet Diamond in January 2010. On January 20, 2010, Shugo Chara Egg! released the song "Arigatō (Ōkiku Kansha)" (ありがとう～大きくカンシャ!～) as aB-side to Guardian 4's final single.^[17] On March 10, 2010, a compilation album was released featuring songs by Shugo Chara Egg!, Guardians 4, andBuono!, titledShugo Chara! Song Best. The DVD compilation featuring their music videos, titledShugo Chara! Clip Best, was released on March 17, 2010.^[18] After the final episode ofShugo Chara! Party aired March 27, 2010, activities for the group ended.

Guardians 4 (ガーディアンズ4,Gādianzu Fō) was aJapanese idol project group formed byUp-Front Promotion in 2009 and associated withHello! Project. The group was created to perform music for theShugo Chara! anime series. The members consist ofAika Mitsui fromMorning Musume,Yurina Kumai andRisako Sugaya fromBerryz Kobo, andSaki Nakajima fromCute.

In April 2009,Hello! Project announced a new subgroup to perform music for the second season of theShugo Chara! anime series, titledShugo Chara!! Doki.^[9] The group featuresAika Mitsui fromMorning Musume,Yurina Kumai andRisako Sugaya fromBerryz Kobo, andSaki Nakajima fromCute.^[9] Their debut single, "Omakase Guardian", was first broadcast asShugo Chara!! Doki's opening theme song on April 4, 2009, beginning with episode 77.^[9] The song was released as a single on May 27, 2009,^[9] along with a cover version byShugo Chara Egg! and "Summer Has Come!" asB-side songs.^[19] The video single was released on June 10, 2009.^[6]

Guardians 4 released their second single, "School Days", as the second opening theme song ofShugo Chara!! Doki on September 2, 2009.^[19] The single contained a cover version of the song by Shugo Chara Egg! and "Itsuka Koko de" asB-side songs.^[19] The video single was released on September 16, 2009.^[6] After the song was featured for two months, Guardians 4 released the song "Party Time" as the first opening song toShugo Chara!'s third season,Shugo Chara! Party!, which began broadcast in October 2009.^[16] "Party Time" was released on November 18, 2009, as a doubleA-side single with "Watashi no Tamago", the series' ending theme song, by Shugo Chara Egg!^[16][19] The video single was released on December 2, 2009.^[6]

Guardians 4 released their final single as a group, "Going On!", as the final opening theme song forShugo Chara! Party! on January 20, 2010, which contained theB-side "Arigatō (Ōkiku Kansha)" (ありがとう～大きくカンシャ!～) by Shugo Chara Egg!^[17][19] The video single was released on February 3, 2010.^[20] On March 10, 2010, a compilation album was released featuring songs by Guardians 4,Buono!, andShugo Chara Egg!, titledShugo Chara! Song Best. The DVD compilation featuring their music videos, titledShugo Chara! Clip Best, was released on March 17, 2010.^[18] After the final episode ofShugo Chara! Party aired March 27, 2010, activities for the group ended.

• Aika Mitsui (光井愛佳) fromMorning Musume
• Yurina Kumai (熊井友理奈) fromBerryz Kobo
• Saki Nakajima (中島早貴) fromCute
• Risako Sugaya (菅谷梨沙子) fromBerryz Kobo

Honto no Jibun (ホントのじぶん,lit. True Self) is the first single by theHello! Project unitBuono!, featuringAiri Suzuki,Miyabi Natsuyaki,Momoko Tsugunaga as the main performers andMaimi Yajima andChisato Okai as background characters in the song'sPromotional Video. Honto no Jibun is the first song used for the ending theme of the animeShugo Chara!, andKokoro no Tamago, the B-side of the CD, is the first song used for the opening theme.

Ren'ai Rider (恋愛♥ライダー,Ren'ai Raidā; "Love Rider") is the second single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is used for the second ending theme ofShugo Chara!.

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! is the third single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! is the third song used for the ending theme of the animeShugo Chara!, andMinna Daisuki, the B-side of the CD, is the second song used for the opening theme.

Gachinko de Ikō! (ガチンコでいこう!,"Do Your Best and Go!") is the fourth single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is used for the fourth ending theme ofShugo Chara!.

Rottara Rottara (ロッタラ ロッタラ,"Lotta Love Lotta Love") is the fifth single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is used for the first ending theme ofShugo Chara!! Doki—.^[21]

Minna no Tamago (みんなのたまご,Everyone's Egg) is the first single by theHello! Project unitShugo Chara Egg!. The title song is the first song used for the opening theme ofShugo Chara!! Doki—.

Co-no-Mi-chi (co·no·mi·chi,Kono Michi; lit. This Road) is the sixth single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is the second song used for the ending theme ofShugo Chara!! Doki—.

Shugo Shugo! (しゅごしゅご!,Guardian, Guardian!) is the second single by theHello! Project unitShugo Chara Egg!. The title song is the second song used for the opening theme ofShugo Chara!! Doki—.

MY BOY is the seventh single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is the third song used for the ending theme of Shugo Chara!! Doki—.

Omakase♪Guardian (しゅごしゅご!,Leaving It to me, Guardian) is the first single by theHello! Project unitGuardians 4 featuringAika Mitsui,Yurina Kumai,Saki Nakajima andRisako Sugaya. The title song is the third song used for the opening theme ofShugo Chara!! Doki—.

Take it Easy! is the eighth single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is the fourth song used for the ending theme of Shugo Chara!! Doki—.

School Days is the second single by theHello! Project unitGuardians 4. The title song is the fourth song used for the opening theme ofShugo Chara!! Doki—.

PARTY TIME is the third single by theHello! Project unitGuardians 4. The title song is the first song used for the opening theme ofShugo Chara Party. The B-side isWatashi no Tamago, which is performed by theHello! Project unitShugo Chara Egg! and is used as the 1st opening theme ofShugo Chara!!! Dokki Doki andShugo Chara Party.

Bravo☆Bravo is the ninth single by theHello! Project unitBuono!. The title song is the first song used for the ending theme ofShugo Chara Party.

Going On! is the fourth single by theHello! Project unitGuardians 4. The title song is the second song used for the opening theme ofShugo Chara!!! Dokki Doki andShugo Chara Party.

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