shugo chara!
Shugo Chara! is a mahou shoujo series created by the manga-ka duo known as Peach-Pit in 2005, and was later put to anime by Satelight. It first aired in October 2007 and gained a total of two full seasons plus a bonus season, of sorts: the first two seasons combined had a total of 102 episodes. Mangawise, there was a total of 12 volumes, including the four chapters which make up Encore.The story follows Hinamori Amu, revered as "cool and spicy" by her peers, even though she herself feels like she's faking her personality. One night, she wishes that she could be reborn as her true self. The next morning, she finds herself in the company of her guardian characters, her potential selves - the athletic Ran, the creative Miki, and the domestic Su. Amu is not the only one at her school with a guardian character, moreover, and she becomes a member of the Guardians, a group of students who take it upon themselves to cleanse all X-Eggs (kids who have stopped believing in their dreams, essentially).
This would be easier without an adversary, right? Great news, they have one: Easter, who make it their personal mission to make these kids' lives as hectic as possible. They do have goals, which involves the X-Eggs, and those who purify them are destined to be at odds against them....
That's the short summary. In the end, Shugo Chara! is, to me, a series about self identity. It's about finding out who you truly are, and even if that's not what you expected, that's okay. You should always follow your dreams to be just who you want to be.
Tsukiyomi Ikuto
At the start of the series, Ikuto is around sixteen to seventeen years old, making him the eldest member of the primary cast, given the majority weigh in at about eleven to twelve. He also has a younger sister, Utau - like the majority of his family, Ikuto is particularly musical and inherits a passion for playing the violion from his father, and whilst he's not doing Easter's evil bidding, he is usually seen with it in some shape or form.Ikuto is notable as one of the oldest owners of a permanent shugo chara, which for him, is the mischevious Yoru. Yoru reflects his innermost desire to be free of that which binds him, and to be more like a stray cat. When he transforms with Yoru, they become Black Lynx... and yes, he does gain a tail. And ears. This cat symbolism will not cease until he is a cat through and through. Ikuto also has some other character transformations, such as Death Rebel, and his final transformation, Seven Sea's Treasure.
In the beginning, Ikuto is particularly enigmatic. From his first appearance he is depicted as a minor antagonist, but he's laxidaisical - upon his first few meetings with Amu, a softer side of him begins to show. Due to the mistakes of his and Utau's parents in the past, they have little choice but to do as they are told by Easter. Whilst his sister has shreds of freedom, Ikuto accepts and takes the brunt of the hate towards them, suffering in silence - corrupting himself even though he knows it is wrong. Likewise, he distances himself from others and deliberately hurts them so they won't get involved with him, to avoid the people he cares about getting trapped like he is.
After Utau is freed from Easter, Ikuto becomes the main antagonist of the story, although not by choice; this time, he is being controlled as a puppet to do another's bidding.