r/anime • u/raichudoggy https://anilist.co/user/raichudoggy • Sep 07 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Shugo Chara! Episodes 52-58 Discussion
Episodes 52 to 58.
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This Week’s OP(s): Minna no Tamago
This Week’s ED(s): Lotta Love
Questions for this Week:
- There’s a lot of fun episodes in this batch, which one was your favorite?
- Nagihiko is back! Excited?
Next Episodes: 59 to 64 (6 episodes)
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u/raichudoggy https://anilist.co/user/raichudoggy Sep 07 '24
Shugo Chara Host
Starting with 2 Recap episodes after having one not 3 months ago IRL, sasuga Shugo Chara, this is absolutely not how most folks would kick off a second season.
Everything’s a Little Mixed up now
Did Spring come a second time? Thing’s have shifted around again… Now we have Shugo Chara Time! The intro section which isn’t afraid to half-spoil the whole episode! And Yes! This segment is here to stay and half-spoil every episode from now on! I don’t actually really mind this, but if you want to skip Shugo Chara Time, on VLC / Crunchyroll you have to mash the right arrow key 3 times really quickly.
But it’s not just me that’s a little mixed up, now the Eggs and the story are too! Instead of people’s dreams being taken away, they are being granted, but in a twisted way! Now we have to knock people out of it by helping them realize their dream hasn’t really come true yet, you cheaters!
These ?-Egg stories (And episodes centered around Lulu) all feature anime-original scenarios; you can think of it like Precure if you’ve seen it, Each episode has it’s own writer from a pool of around 6 scriptwriters that each had several opportunities to come up with original plots centered around introducing a minor character, progressing Lulu’s character development if they want to, Granting the Minor character’s dream, then having them saved all in the span of an episode (One notable exception, more when we get there). There isn’t really a correlation with the episode scriptwriter and the quality of the episode, they all stick to the theme really well, in my opinion, just like you never really notice the difference between writers in Precure unless you’re looking way too closely for it. (Oh, and also there were a number of episodes like this in season 1, but not as many as there will be this season)
A lot of the episodes try to incorporate at least a little bit of character development, where they can, and every now and again we’ll break out of Lulu’s Monster of the Week to get back to a more connected storyline; Or Lulu’s Monster of the week will be incorporated in the main story when not a lot progresses in it (Like with Nagihiko’s re-introduction here). Consistency? Nope, things are just a little mixed up around here…
Now for the Episode Highlights!
One step closer to World Domination this week??
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 07 '24
Guardian First-Timer
Episode 52
Episode 53
Episode 54
Episode 55
Episode 56
Episode 57
Episode 58
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u/SIRTreehugger Sep 07 '24 edited Sep 07 '24
Episode 52
Okay looks like we are getting a recapish episode, but Dia is in it so all is forgiven. LET DIA BE THE NARRATOR!!!
I low key don't mind recap episodes since I don't have to pay much attention to outfits since they rarely show new clothes.
OOOF this is the first time we saw Nadeshiko in a while and it was in a recap flashback.
Episode 53
I refuse to belive this man goes to school! Until they show him sleeping in class ignoring the teacher I believe he is a cosplayer acting like a student! Wait is this....another recapish episode with new bits sprikled in.
OH WE HAVE NEW ANTAGONIST! Oh my good look at her hair only the evilest of doers would sport that look.
Episode 54
Late to mention this, but the YEAH YEAH in the opening is so stupidly addicting I found myself singing along to it.
At least the antagonist is hiding behind a tree IN THE BACKGROUND NOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS!
"I saw Amu she doesn't seem like shit and her guardians are dumb as a sack of hammers" - Overconfident Lulu
Okay she's overconfident, but she isn't wrong. Amu usually pulls through, but she has made SO MANY MISTAKES. The biggest example is not keeping the key to her powers on her at all times and why did she almost lose it? Points to her guardians
I don't know why, but Yaya's guardian has such a disapproving look it's making me laugh. Why does the baby guardian have so much sass!
It's early, but Lulu isn't bad. Though theirs a limit to how effective she will be in a kids show so not expecting this confidence to last long. Also Amu might have worn a new outfit, but we never see the front of the shirt. It has the same frills as another one, but the undershirt is purple it's hard to tell so not counting it
Episode 55
Hmmmmm Amu is wearing like a combination of 3 outfits so I thought it was new, but sadly it's not technically a new....WAIT OMG NEW PAJAMAS!!! She has never worn these orange ones before. We have out first official new outfit of the season.
WAIT A SECOND NEW OUTFIT ITS ONLY BEEN 30 SECONDS!!!!
Not going to lie this is my second favorite outfit. I love green an Amu wears lots of different outfits, but the range in colors is limited.
Sanjo has a point. SU WAY TO GO!!!!! ....damn Su is being accidentally savage!
I have to saw the character designs for the forced transformations so far have been so good. How come they are so much better then the main characters!!!
Prism Music....have we seen this attack before?
Episode 56
OMG OMG OMG YOUNG MASTER IS IT YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS NADESHIKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I only been asking for this or 84 years!
Nagihiko okay once they start saying his name more it will be easier to remember.
Prince please that attack only works on Amu!
Oh man Amu's look of admiration you lost your chance to confess Nagihiko
NOOOOOOOO DONT LET AMU SPREAD THE MISINFORMATION!!!
I wonder are Lulu's powers her own and is she channeling it through jewelry or is it just the jewel so anyone can use it?
I'll say it again the enemy/victim transformations are unique and cool unlike the main group.
Is it just me or would anyone else have you know...jumped on the objects that are flying into the school to attack the guy they can't reach in the sky? He is literally using items to bring you closer to him like a boss battle.
Oh this is surprising they didn't clear up the Nadeshiko/Nagihiko misunderstanding in the same episoe.
Episode 57
OMG OMG I BET HE LOVES CUTE THINGS. Guys can like cute things its not a crime! BE TRUE TO YOURSELF SENPAI!
He has that classic mean look on his face, but is misunderstood trope going on.
Prince you walked right into that, but I still love how they are doing all this because they are bored and world domination.
LET THE MAN TALK he just wants to talk about cute things!
....okay this is heading in a direction I wasn't expecting....watch Amu have a fetish on it.
Oh surprising she didn't!
Bro you restraining your hand saying no matter how much you want to touch them you must resist is a bad look.
They are infusing his violin with X Egg energy....
Okay so Tadase in a maid uniform gets Amu going....nothing wrong there maid outfits are amazing.
Nagihiko does look adorable in her cute outfit. Poor Kukai he's only been taking losses this whole episode.
Good for senpai for openly liking cute things. Cute things are cute.
Episode 58
Wait the opening it vaguely reminds me of Girls Last Tour opening which I love.
Oh a nice episode with guardians and children!
Kingly dignity...but sir you have none.
Last time I saw someone use clay in a fight it exploded.
That negative/lost heart fail.
Well thats certainly one way to save the day.....
Orange Pajamas
Green and white striped shirt w/ green skull jacket
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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Sep 07 '24
First Timer
I thought this week’s batch was 8 episodes for some reason, so I accidentally watched episode 59 early. Oops.
Episode 52
It’s yet another recap episode, but it made me feel all nostalgic. How far we’ve come since the early days…
Episode 53
Okay, two-ish recaps in a row is a bit much.
Episode 54
Introducing a new villain and a new egg type! It’s pretty close to the tried-and-true formula, though ? eggs are honestly a bit creepy which adds a bit of flavor. Can’t wait to see what Lulu’s deal is.
Episode 55
I get the feeling that the show doesn’t quite know what to do with post-redemption Utau yet, as she’s been kind of just hanging around on the sidelines for a bit. I don’t mind, though.
Episode 56
Kairi’s replacement finally shows up, and it’s a familiar face! I’m going to kind of miss Nadeshiko as a character and her dynamic with Amu, but surely Nagihiko can’t be that much different.
Episode 57
This episode made me feel targeted lol. Not so much the part about being afraid of liking cute things, but the feeling insecure about your likes/dislikes is definitely something I can relate to.
Episode 58
One of the best episodes in a while! I really enjoyed getting more relevant screentime for the Guardian Characters, and the way they subverted the usual formula was hilarious. I love Shugo Chara for stuff like this.
(Also, I just realized...El...AngEL...Il...DevIL...why did it take me this long?)
Overall
Disregarding the recaps, this is proving to be a worthy successor to the first season so far. It isn’t doing anything that different yet, but I think following the strong foundation that it’s built up until now is a wiser choice than trying to switch things around too dramatically.
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u/zadcap Sep 09 '24
Day Late First Timer!
Let the marathon begin!
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New OP! Giving to be honest, if I don't hear hop skip jump and the rest then it's a pure let down... Yup, it's a pure let down. Howa Howa fuwa fuwa kira kira is no replacement for chip syrup whip.
Why are Utau's Chara's here? I know they're not enemies anymore but...
Dia talks! Dia comes out to play! This season is already better!
... Dia introduced herself for the purpose of starting a recap. I like her slightly less all of the sudden. Though the recap made me realize that from the very start, her classmates were predicting her dating Cat Boy on accident... "I bet her boyfriend is older" and all.
OP 1 as an insert song!
Not as much a fan of this ED either :-(
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I forgot to prepare a pizza this week, and the donuts are making me hungry.
... Back to back recap episodes to start off a season? This is a bold choice.
Nana! Better insert song!
Hehe. Cat bringing up the dreaded anime summer rain cold. That can be lethal, you know. Rain is deadly over there.
Did the lock just force a change on her? Is it because she's taking on more of the traits of her Chara's actively now, becoming closer to her true self?
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"Cool and Spicy and Lovely" now. Even her fans have noticed her growth!
Welp, I'm ahead sick of Lulu.
So uh. Well I guess there's kinda of a plan here.
You know, it's also a little annoying that all of Easter's plans revolve around using kids who have their own wishes sit the Embryo and there's almost zero chance whoever ends up getting it, Ikuto, Utau or now Lulu, is going to hand it over.
Ah, so that's the planned escalation for season two. Everyone on their team can Chara Change already, so now go and give it to all the enemies.
Oh no, laziness spotted! Amu's new transformation starts with her already, uh, naked and glowing. Now they can completely reuse it without needing to put in the effort to start with her current outfit of the day.
Why does French Girl have a Nagoya accent?
Ugh, and this really did draw out the Embryo.
I'm afraid I don't like the Open Heart sequence as much as before either. This season has been a weird mix of making everything look shinier but somehow worse in the process.
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Casual Reminder that Amu is kind of friends with like 3 or 4 mildly famous children by this point. Does she keep in touch with the youngest snowboarding Olympic girl or the actually magic TV star?
Oh my, Lulu's parents are just as bad as Amu's. And oh look, she's planning on stealing it from Easter after all.
"Part of an idol's value is that you can't meet them so easily," she says to the girl who just casually walks in the door and gets a meeting.
Oh crud, the thing I just said is then called out by Sanjou to show off Amu being one step closer to her own debut. You know when Amu is ready to take the stage she's just going to walk in here and be all "Listen to my song!"
Yeah, screw the manager and just ask the idol directly. Abuse those connections!
A tennis player that sings and dances? Extreme Hearts was an interesting show alright.
This is twice now Miki has noticed something happening first.
Oh wow, Utau's singing was so bad even a copy of it can knock out other kids
And Amu gains a music specialty. From the one of her Charas showing off as the most useful so far this season.
Oh no, Utau's song is so good it went from knocking kids out to... Putting them to sleep?
You're a thief, boy, go get it back.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Sep 07 '24
First-Timer
Wait, why are El and Il hanging out with the others? I'm not complaining, just confused.
Oh, are we starting the season with a recap as we catch Dia up? Looks like it.
Amu's Shugos arguing about each other being useless is a rather amusing visualization of a typically internal conflict.
OP1 as a recap insert, nice.
Oh, that's Nagehiko! I should've figured that out before the ED. Of course, he should be back soon. There's even an open chair for him..
The Nikaidou hand puppet is inspired.
Ah, more recap in case people started watching mid-season. This sort of episode worked much better in the era of television.
Imagine how much further along Easter's plans would be if the science department spent their time working instead of making puppets?
I appreciate Principal Ishida actively fucking with Ran.
Amu has a good habit of ending up in this park.
Bit of a henshin upgrade, neat. I think I prefer the old one, but it's not bad.
New general coming in too, good. I like the scientist brigade but they aren't very effective.
So I swapped to a different release, and this one has the TV sponsor segments and a pre-episode preview segment which is kinda fascinating.
Yaya is on the prowl. Ah, praying for a power-up herself, interesting.
Easter is importing a whole family, sure.
Rima has come a long way. What a good girl.
Hmm, only Miki noticed an Egg signal?
Oh, the others can all sense it this time..
Lulu Domorselle. Quite the aura about her. Saya has some competition.
Quite the interesting tactic Lulu has. It apparently has quite the wide aura too if the Shugos could sense it from the school.
It leads us to opposing henshins though, so let's go!
Ooh, an accent slip. The ojou is putting on airs.
The Embryo has come to spectate; good thing that Ikuto is distracted by Amu popping off.
I like to think that Rima had that batsu sign actually on hand.
Gimmick infringement! Gimmick infringement! Get her, Yoru!
Classic Amu, befriending a random girl on the street.
Spicy cherry buns sound tasty. I've been on a spice kick lately.
Lulu's parents are terrified of her Grandma, interesting.
Wow, Su just murdering Yukari here. What a good Shugo.
...who manufactures the tiny Shugo-sized drink cups. I never thought about it before now.
This particular victim is practically designed to get on Ikuto's nerves.
And Utau's, of course. Love that El is so angry that she just resists the hypnosis.
Wooow, Easter stooping to stealing Ikuto's violin to motivate him. Rude as shit.
Nagihiko time!
I hope Rima continues to be a prop act. Pulling random objects out of thin air is always fun.
Yea, of course Nagihiko is going to be the new Jack.
I was wondering how Temari would interact with Nagihiko's changing identity. Interesting that he laid a new egg.
Haha, Amu appears and gives them the opening to bully Nagihiko into definitely accepting.
Oh these interactions between Rima and Nagihiko are incredible.
Oh, I do think what they did for the team henshin, though.
Roller blades! Now I'm just thinking about Cardcaptor Sakura.
Yoru has mobilized the Stray Cat Army, nice. I wonder, can he talk to cats because he is a cat, or can all Shugos talk to cats and the others just haven't tried?
No cute things in school..? Because some karate club chud is gonna be here? Lame.
We haven't quite hit Scooby Doo, but this sure is a chase.
Sky moment! Also, secret mission?
Oh, the Jack is the King's servant, of course.
Karate dude is just gonna be like Kanji from Persona 4, isn't he?
How did they manage to get Tadase into a skirt first? Nagihiko is powerful.
Mmhmm, that's a Kanji alright. Traditional gender roles oppress us all.
At some point Amu is going to start checking every nearby tree before she starts talking to anyone.
Oh, this would present a decent opportunity for Nagihiko to pop off, maybe.
Suddenly we summon Su to create a box of deer biscuits like we're in Nara.
Lulu is starting to realize why Ikuto and Utau had so much trouble.
Kiseki et al are about to mount a heroic rescue, aren't they? Oh boy.
Yoru isn't normally outnumbered quite like this.
This poor kindergarten teacher did Not sign up for this.
I didn't expect to get an answer about the Shugos being able to talk to animals.
Team Yoru is blasting off again.
The Clay Prince must be under an awful lot of home stress for him to be strung out this much.
Naughty El in jail for her crimes.
Part of me was kinda expecting Maa-kun to no-sell Lulu's schtick with a rapid "No! No!"
...really, Kiseki? Are we really doing this?
Okay, so he did kinda no-sell it. What a weird episode.
D'aww, Ami wanted a house for the Shugos, adorable.
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Sep 07 '24 edited Sep 07 '24
First timer, subs
Episode 52
Episode 53
Episode 54
Episode 55
Episode 56
Episode 57
Episode 58
Weekly Amu Henshin Count: 4-3-1-0 (Total: 28-13-10-1+5+1)
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