List of Jewelpet Sunshine episodes
Jewelpet Sunshine | |
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![]() Cover Art of the First DVD-Box set | |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Original network | TV Tokyo, TV Osaka |
Original release | April 9, 2011 – March 31, 2012 |
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Jewelpet Sunshine (ジュエルペット サンシャイン, Juerupetto Sanshain) is the third Jewelpet anime series created by Sanrio and Sega and animated by Studio Comet, announced in Shogakukan's Pucchigumi magazine and is produced by Takayuki Inagaki. The series first aired on April 9, 2011 to March 31, 2012 on TV Tokyo. Unlike the previous two series, Jewelpet Sunshine has two episodes each on its half hour run, sometimes some episodes follows a full 30-minute episode. It is considered as a Parody Anime and has slapstick humor similar to both Gin Tama and Pani Poni Dash!. The series is known for referencing pop culture from shows and movies. It is also the second Jewelpet Series to appeal outside the target demographic.
The series focuses on the main heroines Mizushirou Kanon and Ruby. Both attend the Sunshine Academy, a school where both Humans and Jewelpets go to study magic, as part of the Class 3 Plum Section, known as the "Risky Situation group". The class in the Plum Section all dream of graduating from the academy and pursuing their dreams, despite the class's dysfunctional behavior and seriously hilarious antics that would make everyone's head spin. Ruby and her classmates must do everything they can to graduate, enduring a lot of tests and hilarious situations thrown at them and for Ruby, putting up with her annoying roommate Kanon while sticking together through thick and thin. The story also revolves on the love triangle between Ruby, Kanon and Mikage.
Like the previous two series, the music is also composed by Shiro Hamaguchi. Two songs were made for both the Opening and Ending themes of the series. The Opening theme is titled GO! GO! Sunshine (GO! GO! サンシャイン, GO! GO! Sanshain) by Mayumi Gojo and the ending theme is titled Nowadays girl (イマドキ乙女, Imadoki otome) by Kayano Masuyama and Misuzu Mochizuki.
Victor Entertainment released four DVD Box sets of the series. The first DVD Box set was released on December 9, 2011; The second DVD Box was released on March 9, 2012; The third on June 8, 2012; The fourth will be released on September 7, 2012. All 4-DVD Box sets contain 4 Discs, spanning into each half of the series. The DVD releases also omit the licensed songs used in the series due to licensing issues with other companies.
Episode list
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