I feel so happy! i.e. Shugo Chara manga continues?

So I’ve been following the Shugo Chara manga series for over a year now, and last month I felt my heart sink when it seemed as if the manga would end on Chapter 44.

So you must understand how incredibly elated I was when the chapter came out today and the series didn’t end!

I don’t know what I like about this series so much. At the time, being a guy, and being new to anime, I really didn’t know what I was getting into. I didn’t even realize that this was a magical girl manga, until chapter 5, when she transforms into a silly costume. I put down the manga at that point, and spazzed out for a bit for not knowing, then I picked it back up because I wanted to know what happens.

Seriously though, this manga is more than a magical girl story. There are just a lot of laugh-out-loud moments, some generally comedice and others just so outright scandalous that you have to laugh (or giggle inside like a school-girl). Some of my favorites include: finding out Utau and Ikuto are siblings AFTER we watch them kiss, finding out Nadeshiko is actually a BOY, finding out Ikuto is a SEVENTEEN-YEAR OLD PEDO and so on. The story’s just chock full of scandalous moments. (OH YEAH–DON’T FORGET TADASE IN A SKIRT!)

So from here, I can’t tell how long the series will go on for. It might go on for another chapter, but from the things that happen here, it seems like we’ll have at least another year’s worth. This is because Kairi makes a reappearance, and I suspect he brought some tasty plot with him. If he HADN’T shown up in this chapter, I would’ve considered the possibility that the next chapter will flash forward to the future and wrap things up.

As for the chapter itself…it made me very sad. Because…

..the original three are gone! I wasn’t expecting that at all–somehow, I felt like they would be around forever until the end of the series. It’s so depressing…but at least Dia’s still around!

So from here, I have a few speculations about the plot off the top of my head:

A) Dia pulls A Christmas Carol on us and takes young Amu to three different futures, each with her adult self following a different path in life. In one, she’ll be excellent at sports, in another, she’ll be a wonderful artist, and the third, she’ll be an amazing housewife (seriously, that’s all Suu is).

B) Amu recovers her missing eggs one-by-one by trying her best at their respective specialties.

C) Dia doesn’t do anything specific, Amu starts middle-school, the plot keeps going and eventually we find out what she means by “guide to the future”. (Oh! And Kukai returns to the story. Hurrah!)

In any case, I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. In general, EVERY chapter has been wonderful, interesting and able to drive the plot forward–as opposed to some OTHER thing. (*coughcough* I’m looking at you, Shugo Chara Doki!) So I’m glad that this journey doesn’t have to stop now.

~eNamorD (with my would-be self)

2 Comments

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  By Keo, September 6, 2009 @ 9:43 am

  lol the last two chapters were actually the first ones I’ve read since I sorta follow the anime…well it’s all just for Ikuto/Utau/Nadeshiko moreso! xD;;

  But yeah I read this a little back and was shocked as well D: you would think that would happen in the end of the story of Shugo Chara or something…however it’s nice that she still as Dia at least!

  And I hope Kukai returns as well xD

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  By eNamorD, September 7, 2009 @ 12:15 am

  Ah, and now you reminded me. I wonder if we’re just going to keep calling her Dia, or if we’re going to find out her real name…

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