One Kawaii Anime for Mahou Shoujo Lovers

Written by Viyemelle on June 30, 2010 at 7:27 PM

Shugo Chara! Doki is the sequel to Shugo Chara!, the popular anime about a schoolgirl named Amu who pocesses 3 Shugo Charas (or Guardian Characters) and joins her group of Shugo Chara-wielding friends to fight off evil. It may sound a bit average mahou shoujo with that, but actually, Shugo Chara! is pretty okay, and so is Doki. The only thing is that the storyline, which could have been fine with 25-30 episodes, is stretched out into more than 50, which makes watching the anime a bit tedious in a sense. However, the enjoyment rate for every episode is about a 4/5 to a 5/5, so you won't really feel the boredom sink in that much.

The characters are absolutely adorable and you'll be rooting for them all the way. Every episode is guaranteed to deliver a good laugh, and overall, the whole anime's pretty hilarious; it keeps up the comedy part very well. In addition, the love storyline is developed and spread out very nicely over the sequel, and although it does not occur in every episode, the occasional dose of romance is just about enough for you to hurriedly go through all the next episodes to find out how it all resolves. The romance is just so sweet and kawaii.

Like many mahou shoujos, the repetitiveness isn't gone. In almost every episode, you will witness the "Watashi no Kokoro, UN-LOCK!!!!" and you'll see that over and over again, until you have the whole line memorized, like me.

Very cute artwork and great animations. The plot rolls very well, though it's a bit too long. A very nice anime if you have the time to appreciate all 50-something episodes. The romance doesn't disappoint, and the liveliness and comedy keeps up from the previous series into this one.