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I recently watched the first few episodes of Shugo Chara. It's really fun, sweet and charming so far. Should I continue watching it? Does it remain awesome later on?

Amu is very awesome and lovable. I also love the idea that the Guardians are representations of who the characters really want to be and help bring out their true selves.

I just hope it continues to be amazing!

This may become the Year of the Magical Girl Anime for me! :P

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Posted by

branewurms

There are some rather skeezy elements but I nevertheless found Shugo Chara to be super-enjoyable up into the point they stuck in a whole season of filler. (I don't remember exactly where that was, maybe in the 60's?)

Posted by

elle_white

There are just a lot of things that I've seen and heard about Ikuto's character that kind of makes me feel uncomfortable. But yeah, it really does seem like a super-enjoyable show, overall. The character development also seems like it will be awesome. So, I think I will continue with it.

Edited on 2012-01-13 08:40 am (UTC)

Posted by

branewurms

Ikuto's plenty skeezy, but he DOES have boundaries, and I thought he was kind of all right, in the end. (Plus the plot frequently contrives to make him the damsel in distress, which somewhat mitigates his position of power over Amu.) My discomfort was more situational. There were so many scenes that were like, AND THIS IS A KID'S SERIES?! a;slkdjf;lkj

(Well, and there's the fact that making an 11yr old and a 17yr old interested in each other romantically is pretty difficult to do w/o being skeezy in the first place. There's probably some cultural difference going on there, but idk, Full Moon o Sagashite managed to do it without even once setting off my ICKY-meter.)

Edited on 2012-01-13 09:50 am (UTC)

Posted by

elle_white

Yeah, that does sound a bit skeevy, but not a deal breaker. But would you say its generally good in its treatment of the ladies?

Posted by

branewurms

Generally speaking, yes, I would. Lots of nice relationships between ladies, including a romantic rivalry that becomes a friendship. Also, there's one gender fluid character. I don't think that character is done perfectly, but compared to most manga I've read with comparable characters, she's done p. dang well imo.

(Mind you, it's been a long time since I saw/read that series, so I don't know how perfectly my memory is serving me here. XD;)

Edited on 2012-01-13 02:16 pm (UTC)