The series' first season gradually reveals that the Crystal Gems are remnants of a great interstellar empire. He explores the abilities inherited from his mother, which include fusion-the ability of Gems to merge their bodies and abilities to form new, more powerful personalities. As Steven tries to understand his gradually expanding range of powers, he spends his days accompanying the Gems on their missions, as well as interacting with his father Greg, his best friend Connie, his magical pet lion, and the other residents of Beach City. 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. The Gems are ageless alien warriors who project female humanoid forms from magical gemstones at the core of their being. Steven Universe is set in the fictional town of Beach City, Delmarva, where the Crystal Gems live in an ancient beachside temple and protect humanity from monsters and other threats. It was nominated for five Emmy Awards and five Annie Awards. It also received a Peabody Award for Children's & Youth Programming in 2019. The series won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Program in 2019, becoming the first animated series to win the award. The series has developed a broad fanbase and has been critically acclaimed for its design, music, voice acting, characterization, prominence of LGBTQ themes and science fantasy worldbuilding.

Books, comics and video games based on the series have been released. The series is storyboard-driven the show's storyboard artists were responsible for writing the dialogue and creating the action in addition to drawing the storyboards. She developed Steven Universe while she was a writer and storyboard artist on Adventure Time, which she left when Cartoon Network commissioned her series for full production. Sugar based the lead character on her younger brother Steven, who was an artist for the series. The themes of the series include love, family, and the importance of healthy interpersonal relationships. The TV film Steven Universe: The Movie was released in September 2019, and an epilogue limited series, Steven Universe Future, ran from December 2019 to March 2020. Its pilot was first shown in May 2013, and the series ran for five seasons, from November 2013 to January 2019. Steven, who is half-Gem, has adventures with his friends and helps the Gems protect the world from their own kind. The show tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe ( Zach Callison), who lives with the Crystal Gems-magical, humanoid aliens named Garnet ( Estelle), Amethyst ( Michaela Dietz), and Pearl ( Deedee Magno Hall)-in the fictional town of Beach City. It is Cartoon Network's first animated series to be created solely by a woman. Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network.

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