Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess
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jewelpet the movie sweets dance princess 2012
Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess (映画ジュエルペット スウィーツダンスプリンセス, Eiga Juerupetto: Suwītsu Dansu Purinsesu) is a 2012 Japanese animated film and the only Jewelpet movie. The film was directed by Hiroaki Sakurai, who is also known for his work in the anime adaptations of Daa! Daa! Daa! and Cromartie High School and written by Takashi Yamada, the main writer of the Ojamajo Doremi series. The movie was released in Japan on August 11, 2012. DVD and Blu-ray versions of the film were released by Toho on January 25, 2013.
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- jewelpet the movie sweets dance princess 2012
- Development
- Plot
- Guest characters
- Music
- Reception
- References
Sweets Dance Princess is a completely new story, and is set in an alternate universe from the Jewelpet TV series.
Development
The movie was first announced in February 2012 and it formally introduces the Sweetspets, who first appeared in the anime Jewelpet Sunshine, as well as other characters exclusively created for the movie. A short 30 second trailer of the film was streamed on March 1, 2012. A press conference of the film was held on March 30, 2012 which occurred at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo to promote the film. Along the guest stars were child actress Mana Ashida and the designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi stated that Ashida's singing and dancing is both cute and energetic and fits well with the movie's theme.
When released in cinemas, the movie was double-billed with the short film Onegai My Melody Yū & Ai.
Plot
Ruby and her friends are all headed to Sweetsland, the home of the Sweetspets, to celebrate Princess Mana's birthday with a festival. However, during the preparations, a strange object falls from the skies, containing a male Sweetspet named Gumimin. Unknown to everyone, he may be the only one who can save Sweetsland from impending chaos, and eat all the sweets in the land to help save it.
Guest characters
Music
The Music of the movie was composed by Wataru Maeguchi, who composed the soundtrack in the anime series Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You and Suzy's Zoo Daisuki! Witzy.
The movie's opening song is titled Magic of Dreams (夢の魔法, Yume no mahō) and the ending theme is titled Friends Forever and Ever (ずっとずっとトモダチ, Zutto Zutto Tomodachi), both performed by the Japanese Child Actress and Singer Mana Ashida. "Friends Forever and Ever" is also the ending song of the fourth Jewelpet Series Jewelpet Kira☆Deco! that was released on May 16, 2012 while "Magic of Dreams" is an entirely new song especially composed for the movie. The movie's official soundtrack album, titled Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess Soundtrack (映画ジュエルペット スウィーツダンスプリンセス サウンドトラック, Eiga Juerupetto: Suwītsu Dansu Purinsesu Saundotorakku) was released on August 8, 2012.
Reception
The film was a box office failure in Japan, debuting at No. 14 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned US$355,395 on 106 screens from August 11–12. It then fell from the list a week later.