But the 23-second opening is full of little hints of what might come, and what the world of Steven Universe has been up to. The sheer excitement of having more Steven Universe to look forward to might mean you glossed over some of the nitty gritty, or even bitty, details of the new opening sequence.
Taking place after the events of the movie, which itself takes place two years after the events of the main series, Steven Universe Future also gets a brand new opening sequence. Series creator Rebecca Sugar revealed at New York Comic Con that an epilogue-style limited series, entitled Steven Universe Future, is on its way. Even the Beach City citizens they defend are families of color, single mothers, and regular people just living basically good lives.Steven Universe fans craving more? Never fear. Steven, for his part, is presented positively as gender-fluid, and he forges a bond with his friend and partner-in-crime Connie that allows them to fuse into the non-binary Stevonnie. Amethyst, a Gem created on Earth and dealing with Earthly appetites for food, experience, and sensation, is constantly regarded as short and stunted, but her allies still celebrate her as worthwhile for her uniqueness. Pearl, whose social class originally made her a servant, is fully autonomous.
Crystal Gem leader Garnet is the queer, loving fusion of two gems Ruby and Sapphire, even though their union was verboten. The gems themselves, already so different from one another, let alone the humans they meet, are much more than the roles they would’ve played on Homeworld. The show itself is staunchly progressive in its acceptance of everyone, and goes out of its way to honor the experiences of people regardless of their race, body type, or place of origin.
In that light, it’s hard not to view the rebellion, a movement designed to let gems be themselves outside an established conservative order, as ultimately worth it.
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