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Season guide

Shugo Chara!: Season 3

25 episodes Premiered Oct 3, 2009
Previously on Shugo Chara!

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Shugo Chara! Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S3·E1 Mytharc

The Super-Peppy Transfer Student!

Oct 3, 2009

Amu and her Guardian Characters are on their way to school when they see a girl taking water to a flower. Amu comments on how kind that is. The girl gets flustered, and trips and a

S3·E2 Core

Enter the Guardian Apprentice!?

Oct 10, 2009

The anime starts with Rikka, the new transfer student, waking up with dozens of X Eggs trying to wake her. She tries to purify the eggs from remembering Amu doing Open Heart in the

S3·E3 Core

Sparkle my Heart! The Power of Song!

Oct 17, 2009

Amu takes Rikka and Hikaru to an Utau concert and takes them backstage to let them meet her. Rikka becomes embarrassed and tells her when she hears her songs, she feels re-energize

S3·E4 Core

Hikaru vs the Rabbit? The Very First Job!

Oct 24, 2009

Amu and Tadase arrange for Hikaru to take care of a rabbit. When he tries to feed it, he gets bitten and calls Amu a liar because she said it was tame. Ran, Miki, Su, and Diamond e

S3·E5 Core

Yaya`s Limitless Gardening!!

Oct 31, 2009

Hikaru and Rikka are helping Yaya take care of the flower beds. Yaya is working hard to take care of the flowers, along with Hikaru and Rikka. Amu and her guardian characters notic

S3·E6 Core

Placing the Eggs Back!

Oct 31, 2009

Rikka gets distracted from working in the Royal Garden, and goes off to get Yaya and Hikaru at the flower beds. Ran, Miki, Su, Diamond, and KusuKusu were asked to go with her so sh

S3·E7 Core

Welcome Back, Nadeshiko!

Nov 14, 2009

Amu and Rima come across a poster, much to Amu's surprise, announcing an upcoming performance by Nadeshiko just as Nagihiko comes along and is dragged into a predicament. Amu pleas

S3·E8 Core

Charming Chara Change!

Nov 21, 2009

Amu and Tadase are on their way home when Yoru sends Amu a picture of Ikuto sleeping, and causes her to blush. When Tadase asks Amu to join him to the park, she tries to hide her n

S3·E9 Core

Why!? Rima-senpai!

Nov 28, 2009

Rikka drags Amu to the flower beds, showing her the new buds that have grown. Rima follows them and says that they need to thin out the flowers, because the buds can't absorb sunli

S3·E10 Core

Eh! Tadase-kun has a crush on someone!?

Dec 5, 2009

Amu, Ran, Miki, Su, and Diamond overhear Tadase talking to Kukai. He says that there is a girl he that is always on his mind and he can't sleep at night when he thinks over her. He

S3·E11 Core

Sparkling Treasure!

Dec 12, 2009

Hikaru's Grandfather gives him a brand new fountain pen, as a gift for joining Seiyo Elementary School, but he says he doesn't use a fountain pen but keeps it anyway. Rikka loses h

S3·E12 Core

I`m Beat~ Amu-chan Becomes a Mom?

Dec 19, 2009

It's finally Sunday, but Amu has a ton of homework to do. However, Amu's mom and dad both have things to do so they leave Amu to tend to Ami, along with household chores. Amu says

S3·E13 Core

My Would-Be Self!

Dec 26, 2009

Amu and the others follow after their Guardian Characters when they sense something strange, and come across a young girl who has lost her heart's egg. The girl is holding a broken

S3·E14 Core

First Time Meeting this X Character!?

Jan 9, 2010

Rikka continues to think about what kind of person she wants to become, but she can't come up with anything. Amu and the gang try to give her suggestions, but she just gets frustra

S3·E15 Core

Stop Fighting!

Jan 16, 2010

Rikka's friend, Kimi tries to read her hand, and asks Hikaru if he want to do it too. But he thinks its unscientific which upsets Kimi. Rikka talks to Hikaru about why did he hurt

S3·E16 Core

Go, Rikka! Follow the Way of the Guardians

Jan 23, 2010

Rikka is excited to have her Guardian egg, and she tries to get it to hatch. However, it does not. She goes to school and tells Yaya, Amu and then Nagihiko, which immediately ends

S3·E17 Core

Turn, Turn! A Spinning World!

Jan 30, 2010

As Hikaru is researching the bar, Amu, Nagihiko, and Rikka comes by and helps Hikaru, telling him to just try and that he might have fun. Mainwhile, a X Egg who is from the volleyb

S3·E18 Core

An Exciting Picnic!

Feb 6, 2010

Amu and Hikaru all head out with Rikka's family together for a picnic, but Hikaru doesn't seem to understand what's so fun about it. But as he spends time with Rikka's mom and dad,

S3·E19 Core

Utau's Wavering Heart!

Feb 13, 2010

Utau storms out of a recording session for her new song because the director tells her to sing in some other way but she refuses, and goes to eat ramen with Kukai to cool her head.

S3·E20 Core

Shock! My Egg Got an X on it?

Feb 20, 2010

Rikka worries about her egg because it didn't hatch yet. She becomes depressed and her egg got a X on it. She wants Amu to purify it but, she thinks Amu will hate her because her e

S3·E21 Core

Nice to Meet You, My Name Is Hotaru.

Feb 27, 2010

Rikka rushes to school and informs Amu that her egg has hatched. Hotaru, who is Rikka's guardian character, gets along with everybody. The Guardians tell her that next year she wil

S3·E22 Core

Hikaru and Fun Amusement Park!

Mar 6, 2010

Amu and Rikka notice that Hikaru never laughs or shows any facial expression, so Amu decides to take Hikaru out to an amusement park to try and make him laugh.

S3·E23 Filler

Oh No! Rikka and X Eggs?

Mar 13, 2010

Rikka is getting closer and closer to Hotaru, and starting to ignore the X Eggs. Amu the other Guardians are getting ready for graduation, and Yaya's sad that she won't be the youn

S3·E24 Mytharc

Believe! In my Pure Heart!

Mar 20, 2010

Amu and Tadase separate with the rest of the guardians and make their way to Rikka's room, inside, they find her room all messed up and torn. They notice Rikka hunched over crying

S3·E25 Mytharc

Heartbeat of Heartbeat!!!

Mar 27, 2010

Ikuto explains to amu that he is back in town to fill out papers to join an orchestra. Amu's mom comes into Amu's room and Amu finds out that Ikuto was there with her permission. H

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