Guardian Angel Getten

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まもって守護月天 Mamotte Shugogetten
まもって守護月天 Mamotte Shugogetten
(Guardian Angel Getten)
Genre Magical girl, Romance, Comedy, Shōnen
Manga: まもって守護月天 Mamotte Shugogetten
Authored by Minene Sakurano
Publisher 1st edition : Gangan Comics (Square Enix)
2nd edition : Comic Blade (Mag Garden)
Serialized in Raijin Comics
Original run February 22, 1997April 22, 2000
No. of volumes 11 (Square Enix edition)
10 (Mag Garden edition)
Manga: Mamotte Shugogetten Retrouvailles
Authored by Minene Sakurano
Publisher (Mag Garden)
Serialized in Comic Blade
Original run
No. of volumes 5
TV anime : 守護月天 Shugogetten
Directed by Yukio Kaizawa
Studio Toei Animation
Network Flag of Japan TV Asahi (Japan)
Flag of Malaysia NTV7
Original run October 17, 1998April 3, 1999
No. of episodes 22[1]
Related works

Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten! (OVA, Sequel)

Guardian Angel Getten (まもって守護月天! Mamotte Shugogetten!?) is a manga by Sakurano Minene which ran in the monthly magazine Shounen GanGan. The manga was adapted into an anime which was produced by Toei Animation.[1] An OVA Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten was released in 2000.

The story involves Tasuke Shichiri, a 14-year-old boy that receives a gift from his father, Tarousuke, who is traveling in China. The gift is a ring, the shitenrin, and those pure of heart may gaze into it and receive a moon goddess named Shaolin.

The manga and anime bear similarities to Oh My Goddess! in plot and characters. The manga was mysteriously discontinued after volume 11 and put on hiatus. It has since moved to another manga company and serialization has continued, under the title "Mamotte Shugogetten Retrouvailles"

A simmlar turn of events happened in its US adaptation via Raijin Comics however, since Gutsoon folded, no such attempts to re-licence the series has been made.

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[edit] Characters

Shaolin (守護月天 小璘 Shugogetten Shaorin?), who wears Chinese styled costumes, has little understanding of the human world after spending a few thousand years in confines of the ring. Throughout the anime her purpose is to protect Tasuke and she does so by summoning different assistants called hoshigami (星神, literally "star gods") through the ring. She initially causes trouble for Tasuke by destroying harmless household objects in her efforts to protect Tasuke. After destroying some of the school she is banned from going there. Because of this, Shaolin sends Rishuu to protect Tasuke at school.

Tasuke Shichiri (七梨太助 Shichiri Tasuke?), the main character, is a highschool student, son of a globe trotting archiologist father. Because his father travels and his mother is deceased he lives alone in his two story home at the beginning of the story. He is decisive and intelligent, but nonetheless beleaguered and is a similar character to Keiichi Morisato in both personality and situation.

Keikounitten Ruuan (慶幸日天 汝昴 Keikōnitten Rūan?) is freed from a wand artifact, the kokutentou, by Tasuke, found in the same area as the ring that summoned Shaloin and sent to Tasuke by his father. Ruuan's role as opposed to Shaolin's is not to protect Tasuke but instead make him happy which she does by giving inanimate objects life to do her bidding. Ruuan and Shao are sworn rivals and conflict occurs often as their roles of keeping Tasuke "safe" or "happy" aren't always equivalent.

Rishu (離珠?) the tiny, pink-haired, telepathic hoshigami of Shaolin is given to Tasuke when he attents school. She is unable to speak at an audible volume to Tasuke so she communicates by drawing cartoons on palm cards with a paintbrush. She has a cute way of speaking. She says "deshi" instead of "desu" and calls Tasuke "Tasuke-shama".

Bannanchiten Kiryū (万難地天 紀柳?) is freed from a small Chinese fan, also sent by Tasuke's father. Her role is to put her master through trials by making things grow to several times their normal size. In the animation, she only appears in the Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten OVA.

Izumo Miyauchi (宮内 出雲 Miyauchi Izumo?) from the local Shinto shrine is in love with Shaolin.

Kouichirou Endou (遠藤 乎一郎 Endō Kōichirō?) and Takashi Nomura (野村 たかし Nomura Takashi?) are Tasuke's classmates who are in love with Ruuan and Shaolin respectively.

Kaori Aihara (愛原 花織 Aihara Kaori?) is a junior at the school which Tasuke attends. She is jealous of Shaolin and Ruuan and falls in love with Tasuke.

Shoko Yamanobe (山野辺 翔子 Yamanobe Shōko?) starts out as a delinquent girl,but after befriending Shaolin,decides to bring her and Tasuke together.

Rinrin (?) was one of Shao's previous master, who was hurt on Christmas, while she was getting Shao a gift

[edit] Trivia

In an episode where Tasuke's sister, Kana returns, her first scene featured her drinking coffee from a coffee can with the brand called "Tasuke". The logo illusration on the can was indeed, Tasuke's face.

[edit] Music

[edit] TV Anime

Opening themes
# Transcription/Translation Performed by Episodes
Saa! Surface All
Ending themes
# Transcription/Translation Performed by Episodes
1 Oshare fantasy (おしゃれファンタジー) Fine☆Rain (ファイン☆レイン)  ??
2 Makenaide Mariko Kouda  ??[1]


[edit] OVA

Opening themes
# Transcription/Translation Performed by Episodes
1 Wish Mariko Kouda 1-5
2 Magic Mariko Kouda 6-8
Ending themes
# Transcription/Translation Performed by Episodes
1 I'll Follow You jyushi-ca 1-5
2 Hoshigami Rishu-deshi (星神 離珠でし) Ayako Kawasumi 6-8


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Mamotte Shugogetten at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed 2006-12-06.

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