Onegai My Melody Ends and New Anime Jewelpet Starts

According to the press release, "Onegai My Melody Kirara☆" will end in March and a new anime "Jewelpet" will start in the same programming block from April 5th.

"Onegai My Melody" series had continued for four years. The rating of the first three series ranged between 4 - 6% but the rating of the last series dropped to 1 - 3%.

Jewelpet is a originally character toy series developed by SEGA TOYS in collaboration with Sanrio.

Title Illustration of Jewelpet

Jewelpet Staff
Director: Sasaki Nanako (episode director of "Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter")
Series Organizer: Maekawa Atsushi ("Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters")
Character Designer: Miyakawa Tomoko ("Onegai My Melody")
Production Studio: Studio Comet

Source: Jewelpet Official Website
Source: Weve Press Release (PDF file)
Source: Famitsu
Source: TV Rating Database