Line #85 YMMV/Jewelpet


1	!!YMMV pages for specific seasons:
2	* ''YMMV/Jewelpet2009''
3	* ''YMMV/JewelpetTwinkle''
4	* ''YMMV/JewelpetSunshine''
5	* ''YMMV/JewelpetKiraDeco''
6	* ''YMMV/JewelpetHappiness''
7	* ''YMMV/LadyJewelpet''
8	* ''YMMV/JewelpetMagicalChange''
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11	!!YMMV tropes for the ''Jewelpet'' series as a whole:
12	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Jewelina, specifically the ''Twinkle'' and ''Kira Deco'' versions. Some fans believe she isn't as magnanimous as she appears. In ''Twinkle'', they think she resents Fealina for going to the human world or that Akari is being forced to clean up her mess. In ''Kira Deco'', they take issue with the fact that she dumped [[spoiler:the Dark General]] and therefore created the main conflict in the show.
13	* AmericansHateTingle:
14	** This franchise might be popular in its home country, but America absolutely won't touch it because of the stigma attached to [[GirlShowGhetto shows for little girls]], and even in the fansubbing scene, very few people care about it. And while it got exported to Europe, it didn't do that well there.
15	** For a character example there is Labra, who's reviled by a lot of Western fans for being extremely annoying, but Japan seems to love her to death, as proven by this [[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9 Pixiv popularity poll]].
16	* ArchivePanic: 351 episodes (even more if you count the double episodes of Seasons 3 and 7), 6 video games, and a movie.
17	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: All openings and endings are extremely catchy and memorable.
18	* BrokenBase:
19	** There is a significant divide between fans of the more serious seasons and those of the comedic ones. Expect accusations of [[NoTrueScotsman not liking Jewelpets]] if you are on the serious side.
20	** ''Sweets Dance Princess'' has some fans in doubt of whether it's a decent first attempt at a film, or just a big shameless ad for the Sweetspets.
21	* CultClassic: The entire series is nowhere near popular outside of Japan and certain other Asian countries, but has a dedicated Western fanbase regardless. All the separate seasons managed to gain cult followings despite the BrokenBase they suffer.
22	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
23	** Judging by the amount of fanart, Macaronia seems to have more fans than the rest of the Sweetspets.
24	** Coal, ever since his portrayal in ''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'', has become a memetic AudienceSurrogate for the PeripheryDemographic. Unfortunately, he hasn't been relevant since that season.
25	** Topaz is one of those Jewelpets that gets very little attention in any season but she's surprisingly popular, probably because of a [[FurryFemaleMane somewhat different]] design. That she gets a rather unique personality as a stoic fashion designer in ''Kira Deco'' helps too.
26	%%** Luea, who is to ''Jewelpet'' as The Great And Powerful Trixie is to ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
27	* FandomRivalry: A minor one with ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Threads about ''MLP'' in an anime forum invariably feature at least one comparison between the two, followed by wankery about which one is better.
28	* FanworkOnlyFans: Luea and Larimar were introduced in ''Lady'', where the titular Jewelpets get far less screen time. ''Magical Change'' gives these two far more screen time but despite being VindicatedByHistory is still considered the weakest part of the franchise. A good portion of Luea and Larimar fans are more interested in fan works involving them than either of the aforementioned series.
29	* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''Anime/PrettyCure'', ''VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'', and ''VideoGame/PrettySeries''. In the latter case, it helps that it airs back-to-back with ''Jewelpet'' in Japan.
30	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
31	** Popular in Hong Kong, though less so than in its home country. Notable for being the only country to have received a dubbed version for all seasons of the show.
32	** It's pretty popular in the Middle East, despite the first season and ''Twinkle'' being the only ones with dubs in Arabic. The Arabic opening has over 4 million views on the Spacetoon Youtube channel.
33	** Portugal also seems to really like the show, judging on how they got every season of the show except ''Magical Change''.
34	* GirlShowGhetto: A possible reason for its unpopularity, though being squarely a kids' franchise in a medium that has its Western audience mainly in teens and young adults can't help its case either.
35	* HilariousInHindsight: ''Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration5'' getting its own alicorn named Opaline after ''Jewelpet'' had an alicorn named Opal.
36	* JustHereForGodzilla: Half the fanbase watches just for the pets. ''Lady'' viewers were disappointed due to the pets' drastically diminished role, screen time, and action in said season.
37	* MemeticMutation:
38	** "Everything is Ruby's fault."[[labelnote:*]]Because of the reveal at the end of ''Happiness'' and Ruby's reputation to cause disaster wherever she goes, fans have taken to joking that the major crisis driving any anime's plot is Ruby's fault somehow. The funny thing is that [[DeadUnicornTrope this is only true]] of the 2009 show and ''Happiness'' so far.[[/labelnote]]
39	** Ruby is [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Raiden]]. [[labelnote:*]]She's been featured in some fan videos involving songs from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6bnSOesw-I This]] one in particular has her jump up to and carve a giant opponent, much like what Raiden does to Metal Gear RAY after throwing it into the air. Both Ruby and Raiden also have white hair (fur in Ruby's case) and red eyes. It helps that Dian is also comparable to [[spoiler:Senator Armstrong]].[[/labelnote]]
40	** Dian will [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} hit you so hard, it'll make your ancestors dizzy]]![[labelnote:*]]He has a meme where he makes Yao's quote and punches various characters.[[/labelnote]]
41	** Ruby, [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar I don't feel so good]].[[labelnote:*]]Both Rinko and Momona [[DisappearsIntoLight disintegrate into light]] near the end of their respective series. Bonus points for Dian actually snapping his fingers at Rinko to disintegrate her.[[/labelnote]]
42	* PopularWithFurries: The franchise has gained a cult following in the western side of the fandom. However Ruby, Garnet, and Sapphie are very popular in the Japanese side of the fandom due to their cute appearances.
43	* NightmareFuel: The scene in the movie where Paku [[spoiler:morphs into his monstrous form]] will most likely startle first-time viewers because of the way it's filmed, with [[spoiler:Gumimin somersaulting in the sky and the first you see of his face being his snout with all of his teeth bared and demented-looking eyes]].
44	* NoYay: Reaction of the fans who aren't okay with human-Jewelpet romance.
45	* PeripheryDemographic: At first, the entire franchise appealed to girls only. It was with the release of ''Twinkle'', followed by ''Sunshine'', that the series started appealing to older demographics, including otakus.
46	* TheScrappy:
47	** Ruby gets this to a lesser extent. Being the mascot and the protagonist does give her her share of haters, due to overexposure. Of course, some do find her genuinely annoying as a character.
48	** Labra, due to being a KidAppealCharacter who's bratty and often cries very loudly when she doesn't get her way. The [[AmericansHateTingle English-speaking fanbase]] in particular hates her.
49	* ShipToShipCombat: A good number of people object to Ruby being with Granite and wish she had stuck with Tour instead.
50	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The majority of the Jewelpets are underused. Even [[Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco seasons]] [[Anime/JewelpetHappiness that]] supposedly give the focus to the Jewelpets aren't very good at making this better, since they focus too much on the mascots. Topaz and Kris (possibly others) suffer the most; you have to look very hard to even spot them in some seasons.
51	* UnpopularPopularCharacter: King is considered the most unpopular Jewelpet in-universe; a poll in an episode of the first series shows him dead last. He's actually reasonably popular with the fandom. Loser-y, abused pets such as Coal and Io are also well-liked.
52	* ViewerGenderConfusion:
53	** The Sweetspet Chocola is the largest of her lot and has a rather dark color scheme, leading people to believe she's male at first glance. Not helping matters is how all the Sweetspets, males included, are voiced by women, and they show up too little to draw the right conclusion.
54	** Most of the Jewelpets voiced by women are liable to get this because they're all so uniformly cute.
55	* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Some Jewelpets get this.
56	** Io is a particular species of rabbit characterized by having droopy ears; it's easy to think that he's a dog, especially in ''Twinkle'', where he forms a trio with two dog Jewelpets. The mistake would go on to receive lampshades in ''Kira Deco'' and ''Happiness''.
57	** King is supposed to be a French bulldog, but his color scheme makes him look like ''some sort'' of creature who decided to wear a pink rabbit outfit... with a pig-like tail. Truly the stuff that MindScrew is made of.
58	** Coal is a capybara, a rather obscure animal. Most people think bear or hippo when they first see him.
59	** Milky is a Chihuahua, but due to her pointy ears she's sometimes thought to be a cat.
60	** On the other side of the coin, the Scottish Fold Alex is sometimes taken for a dog, again, because of his ears.
61	* VocalMinority: The PeripheryDemographic, by virtue of having more Internet presence.
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63	!!YMMV tropes related to the tie-in games:
64	* NintendoHard: It's like an unholy mix between ''Osu!'' and ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper''. Getting a perfect clear needs serious memorization on which musical flower you need to touch. The later games updated the mechanics making it ''even harder'' to beat.

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