Jewelpet (TV series)

Jewelpet
Cover of the last DVD volume of the first series.
ジュエルペット (Juerupetto)
Genre	Magical girl[1]
Created by	Sanrio and Sega Toys
Anime television series
Directed by	Nanako Sasaki
Produced by	Kazuya Watanabe
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa
Music by	Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio	Studio Comet
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SAS
Original network	TXN (TV Osaka, TV Tokyo)
English network	HK: TVB PH: Cartoon Network
Original run	5 April 2009 – 28 March 2010
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Further information Manga Written by Mako Morie Published by Shogakukan Magazine Pucchigumi Demographic Shōjo Original run April 2009 – March 2014 Manga Written by Sayuri Tatsuyama Published by Shogakukan Magazine Ciao Demographic Shōjo Original run February 2010 – September 2010 Anime television series Jewelpet Twinkle☆ Directed by Takashi Yamamoto Produced by Hideyuki Kachi Written by Michiru Shimada Music by Shirō Hamaguchi Studio Studio Comet Zexcs (OVA) Licensed by Crunchyroll SAS Original network TXN (TV Tokyo) English network HK: TVB Original run 3 April 2010 – 2 April 2011 Episodes 52 + 1 OVA (List of episodes) Anime television series Jewelpet Sunshine Directed by Takayuki Inagaki Produced by Hideyuki Kachi Ryosuke Ono Written by Yūko Kakihara Music by Shirō Hamaguchi Studio Studio Comet Original network TXN (TV Tokyo) English network HK: TVB Original run 9 April 2011 – 31 March 2012 Episodes 52 (List of episodes) Anime television series Jewelpet Kira☆Deco! Directed by Makoto Moriwaki Produced by Hideyuki Kachi Ryosuke Ono Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu Music by Cher Watanabe Studio Studio Comet Original network TXN (TV Tokyo) English network HK: TVB Original run 7 April 2012 – 30 March 2013 Episodes 52 (List of episodes) Novel Jewelpet: The Fuss in the Jewel Festival!? Written by Hiroko Kanasugi Illustrated by POP Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Tsubasa Bunko Demographic Kodomo Published 11 May 2012 Anime film Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess Directed by Hiroaki Sakurai Written by Takashi Yamada Music by Wataru Maeguchi Studio Studio Comet Toho Released August 11, 2012 (2012-08-11) Runtime 63 minutes Anime television series Jewelpet Happiness Directed by Hiroaki Sakurai Produced by Hideyuki Kachi Ryosuke Ono Music by Wataru Maeguchi Studio Studio Comet Original network TXN (TV Tokyo) English network HK: TVB Original run 6 April 2013 – 29 March 2014 Episodes 52[2] (List of episodes) Original net animation Jewelpet Attack Chance!? Directed by Fumikazu Satou Music by Nowa Hiroyuki Koudzu Studio AIC Project Licensed by YouTube Released 18 February 2016 – 31 May 2016 Runtime 4 minutes Anime film Jewelpet Attack Travel! Directed by Hiroshi Negishi Written by Kanichi Katou Music by Shingo Nishimura Studio Ashi Productions Released 14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) Runtime 23 minutes See Also Lady Jewelpet (2014) Jewelpet: Magical Change (2015)

Jewelpet (Japanese: ジュエルペット, Hepburn: Juerupetto), also called Jewel Pets, is a 2009 Japanese fantasy anime series produced by Studio Comet, based on the Jewelpet franchise jointly created by Sanrio and Sega Sammy Holdings. The series was written by Atsushi Maekawa (Digimon Adventure 02, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Fresh Pretty Cure!) with direction from Nanako Sasaki, screenplay by Takashi Yamada (Yumeiro Pâtissière), and produced by Kazuya Watanabe (Onegai My Melody) with character designs from Tomoko Miyakawa. It aired on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo from 5 April 2009 to 26 March 2010, replacing Onegai My Melody Kirara★ in its initial timeslot.

Jewelpet marks as Studio Comet's second animation work based on a Sanrio franchise. The series is noted to have a unique storyline, characters and elements revolving around Magic, Witches and Alchemy. The anime expanded into six more series, one movie, three official shojo manga adaptations,^[3] one official Light Novel and various Stage Plays, also moving from its previous broadcaster TV Osaka to TV Tokyo. Each series were completely separate season to season, featuring different characters and storylines.

Crunchyroll SAS (formerly Viz Media Europe) currently licensed both the first series and Twinkle in Europe.^[4] Unlike other Sanrio series, it was never released in the United States.