It's the Crystal Gems! Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl AND STEVEN!

The first 26 episodes, paired into 13 episodes covers Gem Glow through Ocean Gem, though technically this is not the entire first season. Hence probably why these episodes are being sold as "Volumes" instead of Seasons. It should be noted that "Coach Steven" (episode 20, aired August 21, 2014) and "Rose's Room" (episode 19, aired May 14, 2014) are in reverse order in episode 12. Aside from that this is the collection of Season 1A.

The series follows the adventures of Steven Universe, a half-human/half-alien boy and his three extraterrestrial guardians: Garnet the reserved leader and responsible mother of the group; Pearl the perfectionist and overprotective mom of the group; And Amethyst, who is the carefree older sister who is sometimes self-conscious about herself. Despite living in a home with a somewhat Modern Family structure, Steven's father still lives outside of the house but is there to provide fatherly advice when his guardians cannot.

Despite Gems being polymorphic sentient rocks that on a Kardshev Scale are part of a Type III to Type IV civilization and being stuck on Earth for about 5000 years, the Gems protecting Steven still find life on Earth alien probably because instead of integrating themselves into human society, they had isolated themselves to certain areas.

It wasn't until human Greg Universe fell in love with the gem Rose Quartz that the Gems had started to interact with the outside world again and that their Homeworld also started to notice. Rose Quartz was the leader of the Crystal Gems, and when she died giving birth to Steven, this started to cause a rift between Pearl and Greg, which explains the distant behavior between the two. We'll find out more how deep this rift was in later seasons.

If you get volume 1, be sure to get the second half of season 1 in volume 2.

Steven Universe is a wacky series very much about coming of age as a young boy. Steven is well-intentioned and a loyal friend, but makes the self-involved mistakes that every child makes. The Crystal Gems in charge of helping him cultivate his powers represent different types of influences: Pearl is the perfectionist who expects too much too soon, similar to a "new Mother" type who doesn't realize kids are kids; Amethyst is like the cool teenage sister who wants him to have fun and often ends up a bad influence, but will always be there to help with real trouble; Garnet is like an experienced parent or teacher, knowing when to let Steven do it himself and when he needs a bit of guidance, a bit hands-off, but still protective of him. Steven's father, while not totally prepared for the responsibilities of parenthood, does his best to give advice about life, often being the grounding influence in Steven's life. Overall, this is a good, slightly wacky series for kids. Watch it with them, help point out the good lesson from the wacky comedy once in a while. They will learn good lessons about learning, responsibility, and loyalty.

This show...how do I start? I grew up in the 90's and I feel like back then my parents would sit down with me and get just as much amusement from cartons as I did. There were shows that I watched well into my teens, like reruns of invader zim and animaniacs, because they were intelligent and funny enough for adults while still being appropriate for children. I feel like this cartoon, among some others (Adventure Time, Gravity Falls) have returned to that ideal. They're smart and engaging enough for adults but cool and silly enough for kids.

This show it's also unique because it has 3 strong female leads and a diverse cast of supporting characters. It depicts diverse families and doesn't shy away from showing Steven's occasional struggle with trying to explain his family to others. It doesn't shy away from having an engaging plot or deep, multifaceted characters (gem pun definitely intentional) who approach problems in varying ways. Steven himself is dealing with growing up and saving the world in place of his mother, who gave up her physical form to create Steven, and they approach the issue with sensitivity.

The art style is polished and the animation is lovely, plus the voice acting talent is INCREDIBLE.

I'm in my 20s and am addicted to this show, and I know that as a child I would have been obsessed with the Crystal Gems in the same way that I was obsessed with Sailor Moon.

All in all, I wish I could give this 6 stars.

A show that blends magical, childish antics with the relatively emotionally heavy subject matter of growing up without actively involved parents.

Steven's mother is dead, and his father is mostly absent. He is effectively raised by his late mother's trio of magical comrades who do their best—with their often clashing personalities—to foster Steven's emotional development.

Steven is who he is, always. This show teaches us that, although we may face challenges that seem insurmountable, if we are sincere in our ambitions and efforts, good things will follow.

I do love the show, but there are some bugs with uploading.
They are MISSING the Pilot Episode. They say there are 3 Seasons but there is NOT 3 Seasons YET there is ONLY 2 SO FAR. Each season has 52 Episodes, Season 1 is done but as of January 25, 2016 Season 2 is only on Episode #26 of 52. They are MISSING the 6 Specials/Shorts.
They have a hand full of Episodes OUT OF ORDER. So that makes it hard to watch the show and the story line that goes with it, and it makes with auto start next episode. Because you have to stop watching and go look up what episode is to be the next one in order.

To help others out here is the RIGHT order the Episodes go in and there Original release dates, and a list of the Specials/Shorts and there Original release dates.

Specials/Shorts

Title Original air date
Pilot Episode "Steven Universe" July 27, 2013

Shorts

The Classroom Gems (Shorts)
No. in
season Title Original air date
S01 "What Are Gems?" July 6, 2015
S02 "How Are Gems Made?" October 1, 2015
S03 "Fusion" November 2, 2015

(More Shorts)
No. in
season Title Original air date
S01 "Just Lion Things" May 28, 2015
S02 "We Are the Crystal Gems" September 4, 2015
S03 "Wacky Sack Hot Dog Duffel Bag" October 22, 2015

Season 1 (2013–15)

No. No. in
overall season Title Original air date
1 1 "Gem Glow" November 4, 2013
2 2 "Laser Light Cannon" November 4, 2013
3 3 "Cheeseburger Backpack" November 11, 2013
4 4 "Together Breakfast" November 11, 2013
5 5 "Frybo" November 18, 2013
6 6 "Cat Fingers" November 25, 2013
7 7 "Bubble Buddies" December 2, 2013
8 8 "Serious Steven" January 13, 2014
9 9 "Tiger Millionaire" January 20, 2014
10 10 "Steven's Lion" January 27, 2014
11 11 "Arcade Mania" February 17, 2014
12 12 "Giant Woman" February 24, 2014
13 13 "So Many Birthdays" March 3, 2014
14 14 "Lars and the Cool Kids" March 10, 2014
15 15 "Onion Trade" March 17, 2014
16 16 "Steven the Sword Fighter" April 9, 2014
17 17 "Lion 2: The Movie" April 23, 2014
18 18 "Beach Party" April 30, 2014
19 19 "Rose's Room" May 14, 2014
20 20 "Coach Steven" August 21, 2014
21 21 "Joking Victim" August 28, 2014
22 22 "Steven and the Stevens" September 4, 2014
23 23 "Monster Buddies" September 11, 2014
24 24 "An Indirect Kiss" September 18, 2014
25 25 "Mirror Gem" (1) September 25, 2014
26 26 "Ocean Gem" (2) September 25, 2014
27 27 "House Guest" October 2, 2014
28 28 "Space Race" October 9, 2014
29 29 "Secret Team" October 16, 2014
30 30 "Island Adventure" October 23, 2014
31 31 "Keep Beach City Weird" October 30, 2014
32 32 "Fusion Cuisine" November 6, 2014
33 33 "Garnet's Universe" November 13, 2014
34 34 "Watermelon Steven" November 20, 2014
35 35 "Lion 3: Straight to Video" December 4, 2014
36 36 "Warp Tour" January 8, 2015
37 37 "Alone Together" January 15, 2015
38 38 "The Test" January 22, 2015
39 39 "Future Vision" January 29, 2015
40 40 "On the Run" February 5, 2015
41 41 "Horror Club" February 12, 2015
42 42 "Winter Forecast" February 19, 2015
43 43 "Maximum Capacity" February 26, 2015
44 44 "Marble Madness" March 5, 2015
45 45 "Rose's Scabbard" March 9, 2015
46 46 "Open Book" March 19, 2015
47 47 "Shirt Club" April 16, 2015
48 48 "Story for Steven" April 9, 2015
49 49 "The Message" March 10, 2015
50 50 "Political Power" March 11, 2015
51 51 "The Return" (1) March 12, 2015
52 52 "Jail Break" (2) March 12, 2015

Season 2 (2015–16)

No. No. in
overall season Title Original air date
53 1 "Full Disclosure" March 13, 2015
54 2 "Joy Ride" March 26, 2015
55 3 "Say Uncle" April 2, 2015
56 4 "Love Letters" April 23, 2015
57 5 "Reformed" April 30, 2015
58 6 "Sworn to the Sword" June 15, 2015
59 7 "Rising Tides, Crashing Skies" June 16, 2015
60 8 "Keeping It Together" June 17, 2015
61 9 "We Need to Talk" June 18, 2015
62 10 "Chille Tid" June 19, 2015
63 11 "Cry for Help" July 13, 2015
64 12 "Keystone Motel" July 14, 2015
65 13 "Onion Friend" July 15, 2015
66 14 "Historical Friction" July 16, 2015
67 15 "Friend Ship" July 17, 2015
68 16 "Nightmare Hospital" September 10, 2015
69 17 "Sadie's Song" September 17, 2015
70 18 "Catch and Release" September 24, 2015
71 19 "When It Rains" October 1, 2015
72 20 "Back to the Barn" October 8, 2015
73 21 "Too Far" October 15, 2015
74 22 "The Answer" January 4, 2016
75 23 "Steven's Birthday" January 5, 2016
76 24 "It Could've Been Great" (1) January 6, 2016
77 25 "Message Received" (2) January 7, 2016
78 26 "Log Date 7 15 2" January 8, 2016

Episodes #27-52
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Season 3
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This is from the perspective of someone who doesn't have kids but likes cartoons and good writing.

This series came into my life very much at random when a friend mentioned she saw an episode or two and liked it. Looking at the art style, brevi, all sorts of things I did not expect to love this series as much as I do. The humor is insightful and witty the story is at times heartbreaking (though more so in the second season).

It's probably more my thing than yours, oh random reader on the internet, but I love it and what I love most is that I feel like the writer knows how little boys behave, so you end up having a main character who is a sweet, earnest kid. If you're a lover of quirky, oddball humor like maybe AdventureTime, I recommend giving this series a try. I now own 2/3 seasons.

This is a fantastic children and adults' cartoon. It's incredibly diverse in its characters, and the writing is wonderfully smart. The nice amount of race representation is something I definitely appreciate as well. I bought this for my nieces and nephew and ended up binge watching the whole 40 something episodes during my two days off, I couldn't stop watching it, it literally had me glued to my seat. I caught my brother in law watching it along for 3 episodes when he came for dinner. The plot is very interesting too, and never makes the audience feel young or stupid. Honestly I didn't think it was gonna be this deeply woven and intriguing, what with it being on cartoon network and it's decline of smart, well written cartoons in the past 5 plus years. I love the characters, you can see how much love and thought went into each and every one of them. The art style is adorable, and some episodes and animation are downright beautiful. The whole show is expertly done, really. I've set my tv recorder for every Thursday night - I can't wait for the next episode! Wether for you or the children in your life, this is a great, well written and character driven show.

This is my favorite show on television. It has everything I love in a great cartoon, or any great TV show (plus fantastic music!).

I give the show 5 stars, but Amazon gets only one star because their "Season One" only gives me half of season one of the series - I paid $25 for 26 episodes when Season One actually ends with episode 49 - false advertisement. One dollar for each 11 minute episode is outrageous. Amazon is charging the same price for a 22 minute episode of a cartoon that they charge for an episode of Scandal, which is twice as long at 44 minutes. I should get twice as many episodes for that price! Shame on you, Amazon.