| Jewelpet | |
Cover of the first DVD volume of the First Series, showing the main heroines Rinko, Ruby, Garnet and Sapphie. |
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| ジュエルペット (Juerupetto) |
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| Genre | Magical girl, Comedy, Fantasy |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Nanako Sasaki |
| Produced by | Kazuya Watanabe |
| Music by | Shiro Hamaguchi |
| Studio | Studio Comet |
| Network | TV Osaka TV Tokyo Kids Station |
| English network | Cartoon Network |
| Original run | 5 April 2009 – 28 March 2010 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| TV anime | |
| Jewelpet Twinkle☆ | |
| Directed by | Takashi Yamamoto |
| Music by | Shiro Hamaguchi |
| Studio | Studio Comet |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 3 April 2010 – 2 April 2011 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| TV anime | |
| Jewelpet Sunshine | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki |
| Music by | Shiro Hamaguchi |
| Studio | Studio Comet |
| Network | TV Tokyo TV Osaka |
| Original run | 9 April 2011 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 40 Announced |
Jewelpet (ジュエルペット Juerupetto) is a magical girl anime series based on the Jewelpet franchise jointly created by Sanrio and Sega. The series was produced by Studio Comet and aired from April 5, 2009 to March 26, 2010 on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo, replacing Onegai My Melody Kirara★ in its initial timeslot. The series also recently aired in Taiwan on YOYO TV, premiered as part the Boing programming block on the Telecinco television network in Spain in April 2010,[1] aired in France via Teletoon France and also aired on Cartoon Network in the Philippines.
A second series titled Jewelpet Twinkle☆ (ジュエルペット てぃんくる☆ Juerupetto Tinkuru☆) premiered later on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011 with 52 Episodes. The second series premiered later in Spain as part of the Boing programming block. A third series titled Jewelpet Sunshine (ジュエルペット サンシャイン Juerupetto Sanshain) premiered in April 9, 2011.[2]
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The anime series consists of three story arcs, the Rinko arc (Jewelpet), the Akari arc (Jewelpet Twinkle☆) and the Kanon arc (Jewelpet Sunshine). All story arcs focus on two human characters as well as the main Jewelpet mascot, Ruby. The stories on all story arcs are completely different but sometimes makes certain references from each season. Storyline wise, each arc has its own theme.
The current arc is the Kanon arc, focusing on the main heroine, Kanon Mizushirou.
The first arc of the series, called the Rinko Arc focuses on the main heroine Rinko Kougyoku and the series is set in the fictional Takaragaseki City, a setting modeled after two famous cities in Japan, Tokyo and Osaka. The series' theme is Romance, referencing to Rinko's dream on finding the perfect someone to love her with Ruby's help and mishaps.
The second arc of the series which focuses on the main heroine named Akari Sakura. The series is set majorly in both Jewel Land and in the human world, more specifically Akari's hometown in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The series' main theme is Dreams, a reference to Akari's dreams of winning the Jewel Star Grand Prix and making her wishes come true with the help of Ruby and Labra.
The third arc of the series which focuses on the new heroine Kanon Mizushirou. The story focuses on the Plum Section's hilarious adventures and tests in Jewel Land's Sunshine Academy. The series is set majorly in Jewel Land. The series's main theme is Achievement, which focuses on Ruby and her classmates aim to graduate and follow their dreams.
In the magical world of Jewel Land, three magicians turned the Jewelpets into Jewel Charms so they can travel to the magic forest by the stork with the exception of Ruby, a white rabbit who likes to goof off. But then a strong wind blew the stork and the jewels were spilled, scattering them across Takaragaseki City on Earth. Ruby, now being punished, is sent to Earth to retrieve her friends. On Earth, a student named Rinko along with her friend Minami saw a group of shooting stars, not knowing that the pets were scattered in the city they live in. After that, Rinko was on her balcony observing the night sky and saw one pink shooting star and fell into her water glass and became a Red Jewel Charm. The next day, she and her friend goes to the jewelry store to examine the jewel, but then got into a jewelry store robbery. They were saved by a boy named Keigo Taitou and saw the red jewel Rinko has. He then explained to them that he was working for a special organization which is linked to the great magicians of Jewel Land and told them about the Jewelpets and also told them that all of them were scattered all over town. Rinko accepted the offer on gather all the Jewelpets back to Jewel Land and awakened Ruby using the Jewel Pocketbook. Now teaming up with Minami and Alice, it's now their task to gather all the Jewelpets together and take them back to Jewel Land before an evil Jewelpet named Diana finds them first. As the Series Progresses, the main heroines uncover new Jewelpets on their way. But at the same time, Dian, another Jewelpet who can use Dark Magic awakens from his Jewel Charm State. And now the heroes have to face him and the havoc and chaos that will be caused in both Jewel Land and the Human World. Will they collect all the lost Jewelpets and defeat Dian, or will he plunge both worlds into chaos and despair?
In Jewel Land, Jewelpets, a group of animals who have the natural ability to use magic lived in harmony with the Magicians attending the Magic Academy to learn how to use magic with their Jewel Eyes. However Ruby, a white Japanese Hare whose magic sometimes fails, is appointed to go to the Human World to search for a partner whose feelings of her heart matches hers. But when she uses the card that the magicians give her, she is sent to the Human World by accident. There, a girl named Akari Sakura meets her on the beach on her way to school. At first, Akari can't understand her due to her Jewel Land Language, but Ruby eats a special candy so she can speak and understand human language. As the day passes, Ruby knows about her problem in school and later apologized, saying that she didn't know Akari's personal problems as she tries to cheer her up. As Akari accepts Ruby, a Jewel Charm appears on her hand and she realizes that she was chosen by Ruby to be her partner. After that, she decides to become a student along with Ruby as they are accepted into the Jewel Star Grand Prix. The prize is that any wish they want will be granted. Will she be a winner of the grand prix and let her wish be granted in the end, or will it just end up as one big disaster?
Jewel Land is a magical place where creatures known as Jewelpets, live. Part of Jewel Land is the Sunshine Academy, a school where both Humans and Jewelpets attend to study magic. Ruby, a white Japanese hare Jewelpet studied in the infamous plum section of the academy along with her friends, especially her classmate and roommate Kanon Mizushirou. Thought they were known as the "Risky Situation group", they all dream on graduating on the academy and pursuing through their dreams, despite the class' dysfuctional behavior and seriously hilarious antics that would make everyone's head spin. Ruby and her classmates must do everything they could to graduate, endure a lot of tests and hilarious situations thrown to them and for Ruby, endure her annoying roommate Kanon while sticking together through thick and thin. Will their dreams come true in the end? Or will they will end up not graduating?
The Jewel Pocketbook (ジュエル手帳 Jueru Techou) is a pink book-like item used to cast spells and identify the certain Jewelpets that Rinko and the gang encounter. The pocketbook can also detect dark magic close by. In the earlier Episodes, it was only used to awaken Jewelpets from their "Jewel Charm" state by saying the Magical word "Puri Puri Puririn Prism! Open, Jewel Heart!", the book casts a special spell to awaken them. There are 4 buttons in the Jewel Pocketbook when opened and each combination of buttons activates a certain feature or magic. Diana possesses a darker version of the Jewel Pocketbook.
The Jewel Charms (ジュエルチャーム Jueru Chāmu) are special jewels from which the Jewelpets use. Each Jewelpet has its own Jewel Charm and is considered their "sleeping" state after the magicians cast a special spell on them. The Jewelpets stay on that form until they are awakened by either Rinko or Diana. In the second series, the Jewel Charm is considered a symbol of a Jewelpet's bond between its human partner and is used as a magical device by the people chosen by their Jewelpet partners. The caster needs to recite magical phrases to activate its magic, while it also changes the caster's costume in the process to increase its magical potential. In the third series, the Jewel Charm is where all the Jewelpets originally came and while summoning magic, he/she needs to say "Miracle Charm Jewel Flash" to activate its magic. However, after the magic is cast, the said Jewelpet must remain on its Jewel Charm form to recharge its strength.
The Jewel Stick (ジュエルステッキ Jueru Sutīkku) is a magic wand and a rumored legendary weapon of Jewel Land that comes out only once every 1000 years when the Jewel Pocketbook and the Dark Jewel Pocketbook were combined together. It was once used by a legendary magician who restored Jewel Land torn by war using its magic. Because of its supreme power, misusing it would cause disasters if it falls into the hands of the wrong person. The stick chooses Rinko as its new user after it was unveiled in Episode 26 to save everyone from a volcanic eruption by summoning Opal, the legendary unicorn Jewelpet. Ruby, Garnet and Sappie also possessed the Jewel Stick only a smaller version with different colored ribbons to distinguish which Jewel Stick belongs to either the 3 main pets. When Rinko is using the Jewel Stick, she recites the words "Kirapi Karin" to cast magic and "Puri Puri Puririn Prism! Open, Jewel Heart Evolution!" to awaken a Jewelpet from their Jewel Charm state. Ruby, Garnet and Sapphy can also use the Jewel Stick to do magic or summon a Jewelpet in Jewel Land by saying "Puri Puru Puro Puru Puri Foni, -Name of the Jewelpet-, Jewel Return!". But this can only be done when Ruby, Garnet and Sapphy were together. Three forms of the Jewel Stick exist: One by Rinko, the ones wielded by Ruby, Garnet and Sapphy (With color coded ribbons on each) and another by Dian.
The Jewel Pod (ジュエルポット Jueru Potto) is a touch-screen like device used by the Jewelpets in Jewelpet Twinkle. Its actually be used as a magical device which transports a Jewelpet into the Human World through a magical portal. It can even send a human and the Jewelpet into Jewel Land using the same transportation, but only through a computer. It can also freeze time, making the Jewelpet and its human partner have a good time in Jewel Land until they return to Earth. Several features of the Jewel Pot can be activated by touching it like a touch screen phone, which came handy on browsing spells, using a radar to find it's human partner or another Jewelpet and stores magical items like the Rare Rare Drops and the Ble Ble Drops. In Jewelpet Sunshine, the Jewel Pod retains its usefulness as a magical item for the students of Sunshine Academy, even for Jewelpets. The Jewel Pod is used as a normal smartphone as well as casting magic. Also, the Jewel Pod can also become it's upgraded form, called the Jewel Pod Crystal (ジュエルポット クリスタル Jueru Potto Kurisutaru), which allows the Jewelpets to do much powerful magic.
The Rare Rare Drops (レアレアドロップ Rea Rea Doroppu) are special candies taken by the Jewelpets to make them talk human language when they're in the Human World. It was one of the magical items stored in a heart-shaped jar and can be accessed using the Jewel Pod. Since the residents of Jewel Land have their own language, they use the drops so they can understand human speech.
The Ble Ble Drops (ブレブレドロップ Bure Bure Doroppu) are special candies taken by both Jewelpets and humans to make them breathe underwater. It was one of the magical items stored in a conch shell-shaped jar and can be accessed using the Jewel Pod. However, the effects of the candies are temporary, only making them breathe underwater for only 3 hours, similar to Oxygen tanks.
The Jewel Stones (ジュエルストーン) are magical jewels that the Jewel Star contestants obtain to distinguish their magical improvement in the Magic Academy. Each Jewel Stone is star-shapped has different colors and collecting them while studying in Jewel Land can level up their magic ranking as well as their Jewelpets. In addition, when 12 jewel stones were collected, the person is qualified for the Jewel Star Grand Prix by default.
The Battest (バッデスト Batesto) is a forbidden item (sword) with contains all the dark magic created from negative emotions of all human beings. According to legend, the dark magic has been sealed away into the book by Jewelina's powerful magic and been locked away, fearing that it's power may cause destruction to both worlds. Rumors believed that the key to the item has been locked away in the forbidden room in the Old Schoolhouse, in which no Jewelpet nor human can enter. Both Yuma and Alma's birthmarks are considered keys on unlocking the key. According to Episode 36, the book resides in one of the orbital rings outside Jewel Land's atmosphere, stating its in space. In Episode 37, the Battest is actually a sword and Alma used the key with Angela's Jewel Charm to unlock the item.
The Battest is sealed again in Episode 38 after the combined magical efforts of Akari, Miria, Sara, Leon, Nicola and their Jewelpets. However, all of its powers were transferred onto Alma.
The Jewel Games (ジュエルゲーム) is a forgotten tradition of the Jewelpets that started in ancient Jewel Land, on which magic is not yet known. There are two teams available and each team needs to beat on a certain Jewelpet, then a battle is done according to the rules. The winner can obtain the hoped one from the loser side. The Jewel Games were banned in Jewel Land after the Ancient Age, but only Diana and Dian knows how the rules and mechanics were done but with a few modifications:
The Jewel Games were decided by the Judge, and he decides who wins or loses.
Rare Rare (レアレア Rea Rea) is a Jewel-Landian's term for anything human-related. It's stated that Rare Rare World is actually the Human World, on which Akari lives. Everyone in Jewel Land referred to the humans in this word and terms, especially the high class magicians of the Magic Academy. The name Rare Rare Drops comes from this term.
The Jewel Star Grand Prix (ジュエルスターグランプリ) is a special contest when all of the contestants gather 12 Jewel Stones from their magical study in Jewel Land. The contestants compete in magical battle and the winner will obtain the title "Jewel Star", while giving her/him a magical crown that can grant three wishes to the winner. The first Jewel Star Grand Prix was first held inside Jewelina's Castle while the winner of the last Grand Prix is Judy and her Jewelpet Prase.
The Jewel Star (ジュエルスター) is a title given to the winner of the Jewel Star Grand Prix. She/He wears a special crown of the same name, which is blessed by Jewelina's magic and it will grant 3 wishes from the winner. The person who last became the Jewel Star is Judy and her Jewelpet Prase 12 years ago before Akari and Ruby met. As of Episode 51, Akari is the new holder of the Jewel Star title.
The series' music is composed by famous video game music composer Shiro Hamaguchi. The music is directed by Takuya Hiramitsu in series 1 and Yoshikazu Iwanami in series 2 and 3.
Media Factory and Marvelous Entertainment released several volumes of the first series on separate Region 2 DVDs in Japan. All seventeen volumes have been released, the first 16 has 3 episodes while the last volume has 4 episodes. Frontier Works released the second series as a DVD Box set on July 22, 2011. Victor Entertainment announced that Jewelpet Sunshine released the first DVD Box set on December 2011. The First DVD Box set contains 4 Discs, spanning into the first half of the series. The second DVD Box is announced to be released in March 2012.
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