is a magical girl anime series and the second Jewelpet

Jewelpet

is a toy line created as a joint venture between Sanrio and the toy division of video game giant Sega. The toy line was originally released on January 15, 2008, focusing on animals named after jewels, birthstones and minerals, who can use magic using their eyes...

 anime series created by Sanrio

Sanrio

is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan...

 and the toy division of video game giant Sega

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

. The series was produced by Studio Comet

Studio Comet

is an animation studio based in Tokyo, Japan. It was established January 21, 1986.-Notable staff:*Hiroshi Kanazawa *Kazuo Harada *Shin Misawa...

 and premiered on TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo

is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

 from April 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011, totaling up to 52 Episodes.

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.

Story

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 Charm

The are special jewels from which the Jewelpets use. Each Jewelpet has its own Jewel Charm and 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.

Jewel Pod

The is a touch-screen like device used by the Jewelpets in Jewelpet Tinkle. 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

Rare Rare Drops

The 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.

Ble Ble Drops

The 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.

Jewel Stone

The 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.

Rare Rare

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.

Jewel Star Grand Prix

The 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.

Jewel Star

The 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.

Battest

The 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.

Theme Songs

External links

TV Tokyo's Jewelpet Tinkle Website