| Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess | |||||
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| Director: | Hiroaki Sakurai | ||||
| Producer: | Atsushi Takahashi Hideyuki Kachi | ||||
| Based On: | Jewelpet by Sanrio and Sega | ||||
| Starring: | Ayaka Saito Aya Hirano Nozomi Sasaki Miyuki Sawashiro Aki Toyosaki KENN MAKO Ai Shimizu Rina Hidaka Mana Ashida Hiroki Shimowada Yumiko Kobayashi | ||||
| Narrators: | --> | ||||
| Music: | Wataru Maeguchi | ||||
| Cinematography: | Shinichi Igarashi | ||||
| Editing: | Yumiko Nakaba | ||||
| Studio: | Studio Comet | ||||
| Distributor: | Toho | ||||
| Runtime: | 65 minutes | ||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||
| Language: | Japanese | ||||
is a 2012 Japanese animated fantasy comedy film based on the Jewelpet series by Sanrio and Sega. Sweets Dance Princess features an original story set in an alternate universe from the Jewelpet franchise. The film was directed by Hiroaki Sakurai (UFO Baby and Cromartie High School) and written by Takashi Yamada (Ojamajo Doremi). The film was released in Japan on August 11, 2012. DVD and Blu-ray versions of the film were released by Toho on January 25, 2013.
The film was first announced in February 2012 and introduced the Sweetspets, who debuted in Jewelpet Sunshine, as well as other characters that are exclusively created for the film.[1] A short 30-second trailer of the film was streamed on March 1, 2012.[2] 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.[3] Yamaguchi stated that Ashida's singing and dancing is both cute and energetic and fits well with the film's theme. When released in cinemas, the film was double-billed with the short film Onegai My Melody: Yu & Ai.[4]
Ruby and some of her friends are all headed to Sweets Land, the home of the Sweetspets, to celebrate her birthday with a special dance. However, during the preparations, a strange thing falls from the skies, containing a Sweetspet boy named Gumimin. Unknown to everyone, he may be the only one who can save Sweets Land from impending chaos, and eat all the sweets in Sweets Land to help save it.
See main article: List of Jewelpets and Sweetspets.
| Character | Voice Actor | |
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| Ruby | Ayaka Saito | |
| Garnet | Aya Hirano | |
| Sapphie | Nozomi Sasaki | |
| Labra | Miyuki Sawashiro | |
| Angela | Aki Toyosaki | |
| Jasper | KENN | |
| Charotte | MAKO | |
| Sango | Ai Shimizu | |
| Sakuran | Rina Hidaka |
The film's opening theme is and the ending theme is, both performed by the Japanese child actress and singer Mana Ashida. The latter song also serves as the ending theme of Jewelpet Kira☆Deco! that was released on May 16, 2012, while "Magic of Dreams" is an entirely new song especially composed for the film.[5] The film's official soundtrack album, titled was released on August 8, 2012.[6]
The film was a box-office failure, scoring at No. 14 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earning US$355,395 on 106 screens from August 11–12.[7] It then fell from the list a week later.[8]