Steven Universe loves tipping its hat to anime. It regularly references various anime series including Neon Genesis Evangelion, Captain Harlock, and Cowboy Bebop. It’s even involved animation ...

Garnet and Greg Universe have my favorite “Fusion” attack; it’s perhaps the first time I’ve seen a keytar used in battle. Steven Universe: Save the Light understands who these characters ...

That’s just another reminder that Steven Universe has always spent more time engaged with its characters’ inner lives than their outer battles — or at least, it’s been much more engaged ...

“Steven Universe” may appear to be an action-fantasy cartoon about gem-powered superheroes, but beneath the bright tints and battle scenes ... far as being a good boss, she has a lot of ...

Every episode of Steven Universe: Future begins with a concise, optimistic promise: “Here we are in the future and it’s bright.” It’s the same happy-go-lucky tune that was introduced at ...

The climax of “Steven Universe: The Movie” comes not when the hero battles the vengeful, superpowered alien atop the planet-destroying weapon. It arrives a beat later when the titular Steven ...

This is the kind of emotional storytelling grounded in real world psychology that made Steven Universe Future stand out amongst the other seasons. This isn’t a season about Gem battles or even ...

It’s been 10 years since Steven Universe unlocked his Gem ability to summon a shield as he savored the last of his beloved, now-discontinued frozen treat Cookie Cat. What Rebecca Sugar initially ...