Peach-Pit does it again! Her shoujo classic, Shugo Chara!, is back with a new sequel, Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker, which is set to release in the US next year. Join Amu Hinamori on a new adventure, as she navigates through Arcana Academy, on a special mission as Joker.
What We Know
Amu Hinamori, is graduating elementary school and transferring to the mysterious Arcana Academy. Where every student possesses their own Guardian. Tadase Hotori, joins her to investigate the surge of x eggs popping up in the student body. The manga sequel launched its first chapter through Nakayoshi (a Shoujo manga magazine) on August 2nd, 2024. However, the English release will be on March 3rd, 2026, under Kodansha.
“Sugar and spice, and everything nice—that may be what girls are made of, but Amu Hinamori is so much cooler, especially now that she’s left behind her days at Seiyo Elementary and become a middle schooler! After transferring to Arcana Academy on a special assignment, her role as the Joker Guardian is to intervene in a crisis that is causing students to lose hope and confidence in themselves. But she has another, more important secret mission: to solve the mystery of the all-powerful, mysterious Arcana Jewels.”
About the Series
Shugo Chara! is a shoujo manga created by Peach-Pit in May 2006. Serialized under Nakayoshi, it continued until December, 2010 with 12 volumes in total. It was adapted into an anime, October 6th, 2007 and ran until March 27, 2010 with three seasons. The series follows Amu Hinamori, a girl admired by her peers for being “cool & spicy”. However, her inner self is shy and insecure. One night, she wishes that she could express herself better. Her wish comes true in the form of three eggs that later hatch into her Guardian Characters-Ran, Miki, and Su. They have a special power to “Character Transform”, allowing Amu to take on their abilities and unlock her true character. Together, with the Student Council, they fight to protect children’s dreams from being corrupted into X eggs.
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