[8], When Sugar's show was commissioned, she resigned from her role as a storyboard artist on Adventure Time to focus on her own series. [19] The series' setting, Beach City, is loosely based on Delaware beaches Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Dewey Beach, all of which Rebecca Sugar visited as a child. The follow-up TV film, Steven Universe: The Movie, was announced on July 21, 2018, at San Diego Comic-Con. Believe in Steven! ", video chatting with Lapis and Peridot, and playing a new song. [7] Cartoon Network released the original pilot in May 2013. [184], "Gender is at the forefront of the conversation surrounding Steven Universe", according to Erik Adams of the A.V. Those who knew Rebecca Sugar from Adventure Time were also interested. The Crystal Gems comprise Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven—a young, half-human, half-Gem boy who inherited his gemstone from his mother, the Crystal Gems' former leader Rose Quartz. 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[85][86] Finally, in 2016, following the decision to end the series, Sugar petitioned Cartoon Network to extend the fifth season by three extra half-hours to wrap up the story, making it 16 half-hours total. [122][123] A sequel, Steven Universe: Save the Light, was released for consoles[124] in October 2017. [71][75] Sound palettes were produced for the human characters to represent the evolution of the series, its characters and their relationships. On November 19, 2018, the Cartoon Network twitter announced a special event titled Diamond Days that would begin airing on December 17, 2018, with new episodes premiering weekly starting with the TV broadcast of "Legs From Here to Homeworld". [52] According to Ben Levin, writing a season of Steven Universe is like a "jigsaw puzzle" because the writing team must assemble a number of plot ideas, which are discarded if they do not benefit character growth. [28] Levin said he and Burnett have found ways to integrate Steven's powers into the plot. [32] Sugar wanted to give the Gems a superpower similar to those of classic cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny. Players control Steven and three Crystal Gems to fight light monsters. [73] Jeff Liu, who was familiar with producer Aivi's musical score for the video game Cryamore, recommended her to Sugar as a composer. During the third season, Lapis Lazuli decides to live on Earth with Peridot; Jasper is defeated and captured; and Steven learns that his mother assassinated one of the Gem empire's matriarchs, Pink Diamond. A teaser was shown and was uploaded to the Cartoon Network YouTube channel. It was originally formatted as part of a single 52-episode season and was going to be called "Season 3B", but this was changed for unknown reasons by. In a spring 2017 interview, Rebecca Sugar confirmed that she had big plans for Season 5 and would be "shooting for the moon" for it, claiming that she would write the show "into a serious corner". Steven Universe is set in Beach City, where the four Crystal Gems live in a beachside temple protecting the world from evil. [27] The Pizza family was based on Jones-Quartey's Ghanaian family,[19] and Ronaldo was created by Ben Levin and Matt Burnett. [19] The concept for the primary setting was inspired by Akira Toriyama's Dr. Slump, which features a small environment in which the recurring characters live where they work. The black-and-white version is sent first, followed about two weeks later by the colored version. [10] Sugar strove to make her pilot distinctive in terms of its artistic and aesthetic detail but the time limit imposed upon her by Cartoon Network hampered her. [47] Eventually, Sugar created a chart with taped printouts about a 2,000-year Gem and Earth history, with a number of events needing to be "fleshed out" for production. "Stronger Than You" has been referred to as a "queer fight song", and the end credits song, "Love Like You", has also been called worthy of being "the latest addition to the Great American Songbook". Sugar asked Aivi to audition and agreed that producer Surasshu could join her. A number of companion books have been published: Nonfiction books covering the development of the franchise and compiling production artwork have also been published: The tactical role-playing video game Steven Universe: Attack the Light! Because of Rebecca Sugar's redesigned drawings, the two original locations had to be redrawn. [16] Cartoon Network also provided Sugar with a list of suggested writers; when she saw Ben Levin and Matt Burnett (former writers for Level Up) on the list she immediately asked them to join her team because she was familiar with their work. [204], According to io9, "while most of the Steven Universe fandom is supportive and welcoming, there is a small subsection that's known for being extreme and hostile under the guise of inclusiveness". [28] Changes in major-character appearances—such as Yellow Diamond—in a storyline can be difficult for the writers. Friendships are tested as the saga continues in this Emmy-nominated series, created by Rebecca Sugar. Steven Universe Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [175] According to Kat Morris, the series' central concepts are developed over time in an organic way, rather than being "overly calculated" from the start. was released on April 2, 2015, for iOS and Android devices. No login required!. Club attributed the effect to Steven Universe's unusual—for a youth cartoon—adherence to an overarching plot, which can generate "massive swells of online interest"—similar to the release of full seasons of adult TV series—which are "crucial to a network's vitality in an increasingly internet-based television world". [16], During the early stages of production, Sugar worked on character appearance and personality development simultaneously;[24] during this process of conception, she was heavily inspired by fantasy television characters she and her brother used to draw when they were younger. [193], The series' reputation as "one of the most unabashedly queer shows on TV"[194] generated controversy in 2016 when Cartoon Network UK removed an embrace between Rose and Pearl but did not remove a kiss between Rose and Greg from its British broadcast. [21], During the development of the Steven Universe pilot, Sugar focused much attention on the design of the world, adding notes to her drawings. [16][18] Steven Sugar was assigned as the background designer after his work on the original pilot,[15] and was assisted by Dart, Michalka, Lai, background painter Amanda Winterston and others. [11] Steven Sugar drew Beach City with a boardwalk lined with a variety of shops. The show returns with new adventurous story arcs and specials, in which fans will meet more Gems, spend time with the Diamonds and gain insight into the ever-mysterious Gem Homeworld while the series' titular hero Steven Universe will grow as a leader. [52], According to Levin, he and Burnett try to balance the focus between the main characters—with Steven in the center—and the theme of episodes in their writing. Season 3 Recap. [142][143] In Europe, it reached number 28 on the UK Album Downloads Chart,[144] nine on the country's Soundtrack chart,[145] 56 on the nation's official Compilation chart,[146] and 174 on the Ultratop Flanders album chart. [77] Pearl is often accompanied by a piano, Garnet by a synth bass, Amethyst by a drum machine with electric bass and synths, and Steven with chiptune tones. Each recording session covers a new episode and includes retakes for that episode or previous ones if needed. The discovery and release of Lapis Lazuli, a Gem trapped on Earth for millennia, puts the Crystal Gems at risk from the Gem empire once more, leading to the arrival of hostile envoys Peridot and Jasper. [33] She wanted their gems to reflect their personalities; Pearl's perfect smoothness, Amethyst's coarseness and Garnet's air of mystery. [15] During this period of development, Sugar and her team were moved to a building behind the main Cartoon Network studio and based on the same floor as the crew of The Powerpuff Girls CGI special. [9], The writers—formerly Levin and Burnett—would write the premises and outlines while the storyboarders wrote and drew the episodes. [201][202], Public interest in the series measured by Google Trends vastly outstripped that of Cartoon Network's other series in April 2016, which The A.V. [108] Its narrative focuses on Steven dealing with his own emotional trauma in the aftermath of the events of the series. Season 5. unlocked episode. She said, "I think a lot about fairy tales and Disney movies and the way that love is something that's always discussed with children. Season 5 is the longest-running season of. [176] She developed the series' plot towards a distant goal, with everything in between kept flexible, partly because her intentions have "changed since I've started because I've grown up a lot" while working on the show. Michalka did the painting. [98], Two volumes of mini-episodes have been released by Cartoon Network. [159] In 2019, TV Guide ranked Steven Universe #61 in its selection of the top 100 contemporary television series, describing the series as "groundbreaking" with an "uplifting, self-affirming message". [62] Steven Universe was also the first animation voice role for actor Michaela Dietz who voices Amethyst and The Party singer Deedee Magno who voices Pearl. Sugar likes to review and re-draw scenes and characters to add extra pathos and emotion to storyboards. 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[95], "Say Uncle" is a crossover episode with Uncle Grandpa that aired on April 2, 2015. Grateful to work on a show which is unafraid to be "sincere and vulnerable", he said if every episode was emotional the series would become formulaic; happy episodes balance out emotional ones. The balance indicates Steven has the same interests on his human side as he does on his Gem side. ", "Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition", "Here Are the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards Nominees", "Teen Choice Awards 2018: Full List of Winners", "Steven Universe' Becomes First Animated Show To Win GLAAD Kids & Family Award", "Peabody Awards: 'Barry', 'Killing Eve', Hannah Gadsby, 'Pose' Among Entertainment Winners", The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Teen Titans Go! Before sending the episode to one of the studios, animation director Nick DeMayo and his team create a plan for the animators after reviewing the animatics. Studios has published several limited comics series based on Steven Universe: In October 2015, Cartoon Network announced a line of toys based on Steven Universe, which would be sold by specialty retailers. [28] Guy Davis, a childhood friend of the Sugars, designed the early monsters and Gem architecture. [37], Most of the show's incidental music is composed by the chiptune piano duo Aivi & Surasshu, with guitars by Stemage. [48] Sugar wanted the series to focus on comedy and positivity before exploring controversial subjects involving the main characters, thinking it was "more honest" to begin the show with happiness instead of action or drama. [181], Adams highlighted the "groundbreaking and inventive" portrayal of the complicated "mentor/caregiver/older sibling dynamic" between Steven and the Crystal Gems[161] in a series which, at its core, is about sibling relationships. 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