The appeal and reviews of "Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi": Exploring the depth of the characters and story

Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi - Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi - Review and Recommendation

Overview

"Shugo Chara! Pucchi Pucchi" is a TV anime series based on the popular manga "Shugo Chara!" by PEACH-PIT. This work was broadcast on TV Tokyo affiliates from October 3, 2009 to March 27, 2010. There are 50 episodes in total, and although each episode is only 5 minutes long, it is a fun anime filled with the charm of the Shugo Chara characters.

■Broadcast information

"Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi" was broadcast as part of "Shugo Chara! Party!" on TV Tokyo. The broadcast period is as follows:

• TV Tokyo: October 6, 2009 to March 27, 2010 (every Saturday 9:30-10:00)
• TV Setouchi: October 7, 2009 to March 28, 2010 (every Sunday 7:00-7:30)
• TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting: October 7, 2009 to March 28, 2010 (every Sunday 7:00-7:30)
• TV Osaka: October 7, 2009 to March 28, 2010 (Sundays 10:30-11:00)
• TV Aichi: October 14, 2009 to April 4, 2010 (Every Sunday 6:30 to 7:00)
• TV Hokkaido: October 14, 2009 to April 4, 2010 (every Sunday 7:00-7:30)
• Mie Television: October 18, 2009 to April 15, 2010 (Every Thursday 17:00-17:30)
• Gifu Broadcasting: October 21, 2009 to April 9, 2010 (Every Friday 17:30-18:00)
• Nara TV: March 24, 2010 to November 15, 2010 (Every Monday 7:30-7:59)
• Biwako Broadcasting: March 31, 2010 to September 13, 2010 (Every Monday 18:30-19:00)
• AT-X: December 15, 2009 to June 1, 2010 (Tuesdays 11:00 to 11:30)

Each episode aired two episodes consecutively.

■ Story

"Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi" is a work that depicts the mysterious world created by the adorable Shugo Chara. Characters from the original "Shugo Chara!" series appear and deliver fun and excitement through various episodes. Although each episode is short, the individuality and charm of the Shugo Chara are fully brought out.

■Explanation

"Shugo Chara! Party!" is a program packed with a variety of content, including the sequel anime to the "Shugo Chara!" series, "Shugo Chara!!! Dokkidoki," and the new-style "Shugo Chara Puchi Puchi!", in which only Shugo Chara plays an active role. There is also a lot of content, such as the "Shugo Chara! Illustrated Book," which introduces Shugo Chara that have appeared in the past. Members of "Shugo Chara Egg!" will act as hosts, and there will also be a quiz and fortune-telling corner, helping to liven up "Shugo Chara!" together with the viewers.

■Cast

The main cast of "Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi" is as follows:

• Hinamori Am: Kanae Ito
• Run: Kana Asumi
• Miki: Nanae Kato
• Suu: Aki Toyosaki
• Yui Heri: Reiko Takagi
• Nagihiko Fujisaki: Saeko Chiba
• Soma Kukai: Abe Atsushi
• Yuki Yaya: Tomoko Nakamura
• Rima Mashiro: Sayuri Yahagi
• Miracle: Hana Miyake
• Firefly: Satomi Sato
• Daichi: Hiroyuki Yoshino
• Pepe: Kimiko Koyama
• Giggling: Sayaka Narita
• Tsukiyomi Ikuto: Nakamura Yuichi
• Night: Sawashiro Miyuki
• Lulu: Akemi Kanda
• Nana: Ryoko Yuzuki
• Star Song: Nana Mizuki
• Il: Hiromi Konno
• Elle: Ice blue

■ Main staff

The production staff for Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi are as follows:

• Original author: PEACH-PIT
• General Director: Kenji Yasuda
• Director: Tatsufumi Ito
• Series Composition: Hiroshi Ohnogi
• Character design: Fumihide Choi
• Art Director: Toshiyuki Sakakieda
• Director of photography: Atsushi Iwasaki
• Color design: Nanae Shinji
• Sound Director: Susumu Aketagawa
• Music: Di'LL
• Animation Production: Satelight
• Produced by: TV Tokyo, TV Tokyo Media Net, Embryo Search Team (Pony Canyon, Kodansha, Satellite, Sotsu)

■ Main Characters

Details of the main characters appearing in "Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi" are as follows:

• Hinamori Amu Hinamori is a 6th grade girl at Seiya Gakuen Elementary School who is troubled by the gap between her true self and her real self due to her shy personality. Her family consists of her mom, dad, and younger sister Ami.
  Birthday: September 24th Blood type: O
• Heri Yuise is a sixth grader at Seiya Gakuen Elementary School. He is the Guardian's K (Kings) Chair. Amu's favorite boy.
  Birthday: March 29th Blood type: B
• Rima Mashiro
  She is a sixth-grader and the new Guardian Q (Queens) Chair. She's a beautiful girl, but she's a bit of a weirdo.
  Birthday: February 6 Blood type: B
• Nagihiko Fujisaki is the J (Jacks) Chair of the Guardians. He is actually the former Q Chair and the true identity of Nadeshiko, Amu's best friend who was studying abroad. Amu thinks he is Nadeshiko's twin brother.
  Birthday: July 4th Blood type: AB
• Former Guardian J (Jacks) Chair who went on to Soma Kukai Junior High School. Bright, active, and a reliable older brother type. Graduated from Seiya Gakuen Elementary School.
  Birthday: August 17th Blood type: A
• Yaya Yuki is a fifth-grader at Seiya Gakuen Elementary School. She is the Guardian's Ace Chair. She loves cute things. She also likes the sweets that Nadeshiko makes. She is one year younger than Amu and is a bit spoiled.
  Birthday: May 25th Blood type: O
• A mysterious boy who is after an egg named Tsukuyomi Ikuto Embryo. When he first meets Amu, he tries to steal her egg. He has a key called the "Dumpty Key" which is the counterpart to Amu's "Humpty Lock".
  Birthday: December 1st Blood type: AB
• Hoshina Uta is a 14-year-old junior high school student who is a rising star idol singer.
  Birthday: November 9th Blood type: A
• Rika Hiiragi is a second-year student who transferred to Seiya Gakuen Elementary School. She is a lively girl who can see Shugo Chara and hear the voices of ×Tama, even though she doesn't have a character.
• A boy who served as the chairman of Easter under the name of Ichinomiya Hikaru Gozen. With the help of Tsukasa, he enrolls in Seiya Gakuen Elementary School.

■ Main robot items

Details of the Shugo Characters that appear in "Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi" are as follows:

• Amuro's Shugo Chara
  • Ran: The first Shugo Chara to be born from an egg. She has good motor skills and is obedient.
  • Shugo Chara with Miki artistic talent. Kinda cool.
  • Suu is the last Shugo Chara to be born and she loves cooking. She's quite airheaded.
  • Dia Am's fourth Shugo Chara.
• others
  • Kiseki Yuise's Shugo Chara. He has a kingly appearance and a haughty personality.
  • Shugo Chara by Kusukusurima .
  • Shugo Chara by Daichi Kukai.
  • Pepe and Yaya's Shugo Chara.
  • A Shugo Chara from Yoruikuto . He likes to play pranks and has a bit of a bad attitude.
  • Shugo Chara sung by Ilka .
  • Shugo Chara sung by El .

■Subtitle

The subtitles for each episode of "Shugo Chara! Pucchi Pucchi" are as follows:

• No.1: Self-introduction Scroll/Flower and Diamond Scroll (2009/10/03)
• No.2: Hide and Seek Scroll/Continuation of Hide and Seek Scroll (2009/10/10)
• No.3: Change no Maki/Shugo Bomber Part 1 Maki (2009/10/17)
• No.4: Miracle Crown Maki/Shugo Bomber Part 2 Maki (2009/10/24)
• No.5: I just can't stop it! Nomaki / Place a crab in the south-southwest! Nomaki (2009/10/31)
• No.6: Miki's Laboratory Part 1 / Miki's Laboratory Part 2 (2009/11/07)
• No.7: The Laughing Giggles/Shugo Bomber Part 3 (2009/11/14)
• No.8: Maki with the Golden Pacifier/Maki from Shugo Chara Twins (2009/11/21)
• No.9: Orchid Pot? Nomaki / New Shugo Chara? Nomaki (2009/11/28)
• No.10: Yoru's Prank/Royal Garden Ghost (2009/12/05)
• No.11: Yahoo! / Shugo Bomber Part 4 (2009/12/12)
• No.12: Yoru's Christmas Maki/Is it hard to make a Christmas cake? (2009/12/19)
• No.13: Maki from Shugo Chara Mail Order/Maki from Problem Solving Team! Part 1 (2009/12/26)
• No.14: Calligraphy! Nomaki / Kotatsu! Nomaki (2010/01/09)
• No.15: Love Love Love Exploration / Little Happiness (2010/01/16)
• No.16: Maki baking rice cakes/Maki's problem solving team, part 2 (2010/01/23)
• No.17: Miki's Laboratory Part 3 / Beyond the Rainbow? (2010/01/30)
• No.18: Shugo Bomber Part 5 / Shugo Bomber Part 6 (2010/02/06)
• No.19: Pun Detective El's Maki/Diamond and the Little Flower Bud Maki (2010/02/13)
• No.20: ×Character Play? Nomaki/Miki's Laboratory, Part 4 Nomaki (2010/02/20)
• No.21: Love's Shugo Chara Theater Maki/Hyakumonogatari After Maki (2010/02/27)
• No.22: Chin, Ton, Shan no Maki/I'm going to take a nap (2010/03/06)
• No.23: "Come, come, come!" / "More please!" (2010/03/13)
• No.24: Switch Maki/Shugo Chara Talk Maki (2010/03/20)
• No.25: What's the topic? / Charm scroll (2010/03/27)

■ Related works

The following works are related to "Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi":

• Shugo Chara!
• Shugo Chara!! Doki
• Shugo Chara!!! Exciting
• Shugo Chara Party!

■ Theme songs and music

The theme songs and music for "Shugo Chara! Pucchi Pucchi" are as follows:

• OP1
  • Song Name: PARTY TIME
  • Lyricist: Kawakami Natsumi
  • Composer: Hirofumi Hibino
  • Arrangement: Hirofumi Hibino
  • Song: Guardians 4
• OP2
  • Song Name: Going On!
  • Lyricist: Kawakami Natsumi
  • Composer: Yuya Saito
  • Arrangement: Yuya Saito
  • Song: Guardians 4
• ED1
  • Song Name: Bravo☆Bravo
  • Lyricist: Tomoko Miura
  • Composer: Tsunku
  • Arrangement: Susumu Nishikawa
  • Sung by: Buono!
• ED2
  • Song Name: Our Songs
  • Lyricist: Tomoko Miura
  • Composer: Tsunku
  • Arrangement: Susumu Nishikawa
  • Sung by: Buono!
• ED3
  • Song title: Thank you ~Thank you very much!~
  • Lyricist: Kawakami Natsumi
  • Composer: Nao Harada
  • Arrangement: Nao Harada
  • Song: Shugo Chara Egg!

■Review

"Shugo Chara! Pucchi Pucchi" is a fun anime that is packed with the charm of the Shugo Chara characters, even though it is only a short 5-minute slot. For fans of the original "Shugo Chara!" series, it is a valuable work that allows them to see a new side of the characters. Although the story of each episode is short, the individuality and charm of the Shugo Chara characters are fully brought out, so you will never get bored of watching it.

What is particularly impressive is the cuteness and humor of the Shugo Chara characters. Amuro's Shugo Chara characters, such as Ran, Miki, Suu, and Dia, each have their own unique personalities that enrich the story. Other Shugo Chara characters, such as Kiseki, Kusukusu, and Yoru, also add color to the story.

"Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi" is also packed with elements that viewers can enjoy together. There are many viewer-participation segments, such as quizzes and fortune-telling corners, and one of its charms is the close relationship it has with its viewers. Furthermore, the format of the show being broadcast within "Shugo Chara! Party!" means that it can be linked to other "Shugo Chara!" series, which is a great point for fans.

Musically, Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi is also an excellent work. The opening and ending songs are performed by popular artists such as Guardians 4 and Buono!, and the melodies and lyrics are memorable and captivating to the hearts of viewers. In particular, Buono!'s "Bravo☆Bravo" and "Our Songs" help to liven up the atmosphere of the anime.

Overall, "Shugo Chara! Pucchi Pucchi" is a short but dense work that brings out the charm of the Shugo Chara characters to the fullest. It is a work that can be recommended not only to fans of the original work, but also to those who are experiencing the "Shugo Chara!" series for the first time. This anime is close to the viewer and is full of fun and emotion, so it is definitely worth watching at least once.

■Recommendation

Shugo Chara! Puchi Puchi is recommended for the following people:

• Fans of the "Shugo Chara!" series
• People who like cute characters
• People looking for an anime that can be enjoyed in a short amount of time
• People who like audience participation projects
• People who like music

This anime is a work that is close to the viewer and is full of fun and emotion. Please give it a watch.