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In June 2018, ''[[The Hollow (TV series)|The Hollow]]'', began airing on Netflix, and would continue airing until its end in May 2020. It would feature various LGBTQ characters, who appeared in season 2.
In July 2019, ''[[Twelve Forever]]'' premiered on Netflix. Most prominent was Reggie Abbott, the protagonist. She has a crush on Conelly, a 13-year-old schoolmate with whom she shares the same taste in imagining and creating stories, as shown in the two-part episode, "Locked Out Forever." Due to the show's abrupt ending, [[Shadi Petosky]], one of the executive producers, stated they won't be able to further explore that aspect of the character/relationship.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Petosky |first=Shadi |author-link=Shadi Petosky |user=shadipetosky |number=1174404144368517121 |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Our Netflix show Twelve Forever has a canon queer pre-teen main character. I am bummed we don't have future seasons to explore it, but we did it, and it's possible. |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=December 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918200915/https:/twitter.com/shadipetosky/status/1174404144368517121 |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, the show featured Galaxander, a fellow inhabitant of Endless Island, who has an ex-boyfriend,<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Twelve Forever |author-link=Twelve Forever |user=NetflixTwelve |number=1158860738573635584 |date=August 6, 2019 |title=That awkward moment when you come across a picture of your ex... #Galaxander - An immediate fan favorite. #twelveforever #netflix |access-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814161531/https://twitter.com/NetflixTwelve/status/1158860738573635584 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> and a male couple, Mack and Beefhouse, who also live on Endless Island.<ref name="Romano">{{cite
On July 12, 2019, an episode of ''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]'', titled "Asteroid Rage," included a lesbian kiss between two characters, Shannon Longhannon and Connie.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Matadeen |first1=Renaldo |title=3Below: Tales of Arcadia Introduces Its First LGBT Character |url=https://www.cbr.com/3below-tales-of-arcadia-lgbt-character/ |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719164634/https://www.cbr.com/3below-tales-of-arcadia-lgbt-character/ |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |date=July 18, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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In the aftermath of series finale, which aired on Nickelodeon and [[Nick.com]], there were debates about "queer representation in children's media."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kang |first1=Aiyi |title=The effect of LGBT characters in our generation |url=https://sundial.csun.edu/88642/cultureclash-lifestyle/the-effect-of-lgbt-characters-in-our-generation/ |website=The Sundial |publisher=California State University Northridge |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318042829/https://sundial.csun.edu/88642/cultureclash-lifestyle/the-effect-of-lgbt-characters-in-our-generation/ |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |date=March 4, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Some noted that while the relationship between two bisexual characters, Korra and Asami, was built up during the course of the series, the words "I love you" were never uttered, nor did the characters kiss.<ref name="RudeSU">{{cite web |last1=Rude |first1=Mey Valdivia |title="Steven Universe" and the Importance of All-Ages Queer Representation |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/steven-universe-and-the-importance-of-all-ages-queer-representation-281482/ |website=[[Autostraddle]]|access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408231750/https://www.autostraddle.com/steven-universe-and-the-importance-of-all-ages-queer-representation-281482/ |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |date=March 13, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Similarly, Kya of ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' was shown to be lesbian in the graphic novel following the series finale.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=B |first1=Laura |title=Korra and Asami Are Getting Bi: Turf Wars Part 1 Review |url=http://thegeekiary.com/turf-wars-part-1-review/45424 |website=The Geekiary |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125162656/http://thegeekiary.com/turf-wars-part-1-review/45424 |archive-date=January 25, 2019 |date=August 15, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Some reviewers described the episode "a romantic ending for...a canon couple made up of two bisexual women": Korra and Asami, but criticized that while a kiss was implied, it was "not allowed on screen by Nickelodeon."<ref name="queernessshines"/>
On June 2, 2015, gay [[drag queen]] [[RuPaul]] guest starred as a snail in the episode "Costume Boxing!" of the series ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''.<ref>{{Cite
Nickelodeon's ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' was confirmed to have two gay characters in July 2016. [[Eugene Horowitz]] and Mr. Robert Simmons were confirmed as gay by the show's creator [[Craig Bartlett]], but not explicitly stated in the series.<ref name="heyarnold">{{cite web|last1=Flaherty|first1=Keely|title=At Long Last, We Know Arnold's Full Name On "Hey Arnold"|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/all-of-your-hey-arnold-questions-have-been-answered|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=18 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531103515/https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/all-of-your-hey-arnold-questions-have-been-answered|archive-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref>
On July 20, 2016, an interracial gay couple, [[Howard and Harold McBride]], was introduced in an episode of ''[[The Loud House]]'' titled "Overnight Success."<ref name="Romano2018">{{cite
In the September 2017 ''Loud House'' episode "L is for Love," [[List of The Loud House and The Casagrandes characters#Luna Loud|Luna Loud]] would be revealed as a bisexual girl who sent a love letter to a girl named Sam Sharp.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anne |first1=Valerie |title=I Have a Lesbian Crush on This "Loud House" Storyline About Girls Having Crushes on Girls |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/i-have-a-lesbian-crush-on-this-loud-house-storyline-about-girls-having-crushes-on-girls-383008/ |website=[[Autostraddle]] |access-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104020312/https://www.autostraddle.com/i-have-a-lesbian-crush-on-this-loud-house-storyline-about-girls-having-crushes-on-girls-383008/ |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |date=June 16, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jewel Queen |title=We Need to Raise the Bar for LGBTQ+ Representation in Animated Shows |url=https://www.themarysue.com/raise-bar-for-lgbtq-representation-in-animation/ |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |access-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422062912/https://www.themarysue.com/raise-bar-for-lgbtq-representation-in-animation/ |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |date=March 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Sfn | GLAAD | 2018 | p = 31}} Later on, Sam seems to feel similarly about Luna and appears to reciprocate Luna's feelings in that episode and others, with Lori describing them as beginning to date in the episode "Racing Hearts," though neither character calls their excursion a date throughout the episode.{{Sfn | GLAAD | 2019 | p = 33}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jurado |first1=Peter |title=The Loud House VS Heteronormativity |url=https://comicsverse.com/the-loud-house-vs-heteronormativity/ |website=ComicsVerse |access-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910200734/https://comicsverse.com/the-loud-house-vs-heteronormativity/ |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |date=June 24, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn | GLAAD | 2019 | p = 33}}
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In September 2018, John Hart of ''Gays With Kids'', wrote about how ''[[16 Hudson]]'' featured episodes with a character who had two dads.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hart |first1=John |title="16 Hudson," a New Animated Show for Preschoolers, Features Two Gay Dads |url=https://www.gayswithkids.com/16-hudson-2599780028.html |website=Gays With Kids |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324223850/https://www.gayswithkids.com/16-hudson-2599780028.html |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |date=September 5, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In May 2019, PBS aired an ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' episode titled “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone”, the Season 22 premiere, which featured Mr. Ratburn and Patrick marrying each other.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fetters |first1=Ashley |last2=Escobar |first2=Natalie |title=How a Gay Character on Arthur Reflects Changing Norms in the U.S. |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/05/mr-ratburns-gay-wedding-on-arthur-was-quietly-profound/589462/ |website=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=April 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308122332/https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/05/mr-ratburns-gay-wedding-on-arthur-was-quietly-profound/589462/ |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |date=May 14, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-48266870|title=US cartoon's gay wedding praised|last=Ryder|first=Sherie|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603102510/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-48266870|archive-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> He and his husband are the first LGBT characters in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arthur-same-sex-marraige-gay-character-1203213875/|title='Arthur' Character Comes Out as Gay and Gets Married in Season 22 Premiere|first1=Dano|last1=Nissen|date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123230830/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/arthur-same-sex-marraige-gay-character-1203213875/|archive-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27462491/arthur-reveals-mr-ratburn-lgbtq/|title=Classic animated show Arthur reveals one of its main characters is LGBTQ+|last=Warner|first=Sam|date=May 14, 2019|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531103521/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27462491/arthur-mr-ratburn-wedding-episode-lgbtq/|archive-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> Later, the episode was banned by some Alabama broadcasters.<ref>{{cite
In September 2019, ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (web series)|My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]'' began airing on [[YouTube]]. The show featured Sunset Shimmer, who has an ex-boyfriend, Flash Sentry, and crushes on Twilight Sparkle in the human world. Katrina Hadley, storyboarder, assistant director on ''My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree'' and co-director of ''Equestria Girls'' specials, said it was "pretty obvious"<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Hadley |first=Katrina |user=isitlunchyet_t |number=1176912630914506753 |date=September 25, 2019 |title=We thought it was pretty obvious. |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925174745/https://twitter.com/isitlunchyet_t/status/1176912630914506753 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |url-status=live}} In the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190925173809/https://twitter.com/isitlunchyet_t/status/1176911375286714368 previous tweet] he said "Sunset is bi. So there, haters."</ref> Apart from Shimmer, Rarity and Applejack were said to be on the edge of becoming a couple. Hadley described their conflict as a "little like a lovers quarrel" and that internally the staff were shipping both characters, opening the door for a romantic reading of both characters.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Hadley |first=Katrina |user=isitlunchyet_t |number=1132381233244073987 |date=May 25, 2019 |title=We thought their conflict felt a little like a lovers quarrel rather than a friend fight as written. So we played it that way, but rode the line so the viewer could interpret it as either type of relationship. But internally, yeah, we were Rairjack shipping. |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200911023012/https://twitter.com/isitlunchyet_t/status/1132381233244073987 |archive-date=September 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Hadley |first=Katrina |user=isitlunchyet_t |number=1132609539323248640 |date=May 25, 2019 |title=Nope |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911023513/https://twitter.com/isitlunchyet_t/status/1132609539323248640 |archive-date=September 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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In August 2012, ''[[ParaNorman]]'', a [[stop-motion]] [[Animation|animated]] [[dark fantasy]] [[comedy horror|comedy horror film]], would be released in the United States. In the film, Courtney has a crush on Mitch Downe and invites him to watch a [[Horror film|horror movie]]. She, however, discovers that he is gay and already in a relationship when he says, "You know, you're gonna love my boyfriend. He's like a total [[chick flick]] nut!"<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nationalreview.com/home-front/314665/paranorman-has-gay-sub-plot-nancy-french | title=''ParaNorman'' Has Gay Sub-Plot | first= Nancy | last= French | work=[[National Review]] | date =August 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220125654/http://www.nationalreview.com/home-front/314665/paranorman-has-gay-sub-plot-nancy-french |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/paranorman-the-movie-you-should-see_b_1773721.html | title='ParaNorman': The Movie You May Not Be Planning To See, Though You Should | first=Mike |last= Ryan | work= [[The Huffington Post]] | date=August 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305084439/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/paranorman-the-movie-you-should-see_b_1773721.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Co-director [[Chris Butler (filmmaker)|Chris Butler]] said that the character's sexual orientation was explicitly connected with the film's message: "If we're saying to anyone that watches this movie don't judge other people, then we've got to have the strength of our convictions."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Film Strip: 'ParaNorman' Says You Can be Weird but Bullying is Not Ok.|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2012/08/the-film-strip-paranorman-says-you-can-be-weird-but-bullying-is-not-ok/|publisher=Eurweb.com|access-date=January 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811185400/http://www.eurweb.com/2012/08/the-film-strip-paranorman-says-you-can-be-weird-but-bullying-is-not-ok/ |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
On June 13, 2014, ''[[How to Train Your Dragon 2]]'' was released in U.S. theaters. In the film, the voice actor for Gobber the Belch, [[Craig Ferguson]] ad-libbed a line in the [[How To Train Your Dragon 2|second film]] in which he mentions that he never got married for an undisclosed reason. Ferguson and director [[Dean DeBlois]] have confirmed that this was in reference to the character's homosexuality.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wong|first1=Curtis M.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/how-to-train-your-dragon-gay-character-_n_5352702.html|title='How To Train Your Dragon 2' Character Gobber The Belch Will Come Out As Gay|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=19 May 2014|access-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044035/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/how-to-train-your-dragon-gay-character-_n_5352702.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite
On January 20, 2016, ''[[Batman: Bad Blood]]'', a [[direct-to-video]] animated superhero film, was release digitally on [[iTunes]] and the Google Play Store. The lesbian superheroine, [[Batwoman]], has a major role in this film. This is the first time she is openly shown as a lesbian woman in animated media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/batwoman-batman-bad-blood-dvd/02/2016/|title=Badass Lesbian Batwoman Makes Her Animated Debut In "Batman: Bad Blood" DVD|date=February 2, 2016|access-date=December 17, 2017|author=snicks|publisher=[[NewNowNext]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204423/http://www.newnownext.com/batwoman-batman-bad-blood-dvd/02/2016/|archive-date=March 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/batwoman-animated-lesbian/|title=Batwoman Actually Gets to Be a Lesbian Openly in New Animated Film Batman: Bad Blood|date=February 15, 2016|access-date=December 17, 2017|first=Teresa|last=Jusino|publisher=[[The Mary Sue]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102052925/https://www.themarysue.com/batwoman-animated-lesbian/|archive-date=November 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She is seen flirting with the lesbian detective [[Renee Montoya]]. Kate's father, Colonel Jacob Kane, is supportive of her sexual orientation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/batwoman-makes-her-surprisingly-gay-and-surprisingly-great-animated-debut-in-batman-bad-blood-328199/|title=Batwoman Makes Her Surprisingly Gay (And Surprisingly Great) Animated Debut in "Batman: Bad Blood"|date=February 15, 2016|access-date=December 17, 2017|first=Heather|last=Hogan|publisher=[[Autostraddle]]|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719040304/https://www.autostraddle.com/batwoman-makes-her-surprisingly-gay-and-surprisingly-great-animated-debut-in-batman-bad-blood-328199/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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On September 30, 2018, ''[[Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors]]'' aired on the [[Disney Channel]] and [[Disney XD]]. The team included [[Miss America (America Chavez)|America Chavez]], the first [[Latinas|Latina]], and lesbian, superhero in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], who had already appeared in animated shorts titled "[[Marvel Rising#Initiation|Marvel Rising: Initiation]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Free|first=Jakob|url=http://www.newnownext.com/marvel-rising-america-chavez/12/2017/|title=New Cartoon Will Feature Marvel's First Animated Lesbian Superhero|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204080732/http://www.newnownext.com/marvel-rising-america-chavez/12/2017/|archive-date=December 4, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://remezcla.com/film/cierra-ramirez-america-chavez-latina-superhero-marvel-rising-secret-warriors/|title=Cierra Ramirez to Voice America Chavez, Marvel's First Queer Latina Superhero|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=May 9, 2021|website=[[Remezcla]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730054708/http://remezcla.com/film/cierra-ramirez-america-chavez-latina-superhero-marvel-rising-secret-warriors/|archive-date=July 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[GLAAD]] expressed hope that the film would allow Chavez to be represented accurately, and "serve as an introduction of America and further queer characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe."<ref>{{cite web|last=Deerwater|first=Raina|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/must-see-lgbtq-tv-marvel-rising-secret-warriors-versailles-final-season-return-will-grace|title=Must-See LGBTQ TV: 'Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors,' 'Versailles' final season, return of 'Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' plus Alyssa Edwards' 'Dancing Queen'|date=September 30, 2018|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510032836/https://www.glaad.org/blog/must-see-lgbtq-tv-marvel-rising-secret-warriors-versailles-final-season-return-will-grace|archive-date=May 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was later described as "a superhero tale with diversity oozing out of every animated frame," with note of Chavez having two mothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/marvel-rising-secret-warriors-review-heroes-of-all-kinds-take-spotlight/|title=Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors tackles diversity without breaking a sweat|website=[[CNET]]|date=September 30, 2018|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128042707/https://www.cnet.com/news/marvel-rising-secret-warriors-review-heroes-of-all-kinds-take-spotlight/|archive-date=January 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
In August 2019, Nickelodeon released ''[[Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling]]'', a [[television film]] and sequel to their 1993 series ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' through Netflix. The producers worked with GLAAD to endure that the transgender character, in the form of cartoonist frog Rachel Bighead (known as Ralph Bighead in the original series) as well as a plotline involving her coming out to her parents, Ed and Bev Bighead, was respectful to the LGBTQ+ community and fit within the show itself.<ref>{{Cite
On September 2, 2019, ''[[Steven Universe: The Movie]]'' premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]. It included [[Garnet (Steven Universe)|Ruby]], [[Garnet (Steven Universe)|Sapphire]], and [[Pearl (Steven Universe)|Pearl]], lesbian characters from the original ''[[Steven Universe]]'' series. In the film, after Spinel rides in to Earth on a planet-destroying weapons and attacks [[Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe]] and the other three Crystal Gems (Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst),<ref name="Holloway">{{cite web |last1=Holloway |first1=Daniel |title='Steven Universe' Creator Looks Back on Her Groundbreaking Series as It Comes to a Close |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/rebecca-sugar-cartoon-network-steven-universe-1203537231/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405040853/https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/rebecca-sugar-cartoon-network-steven-universe-1203537231/ |archive-date=April 5, 2020 |date=March 18, 2020 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> causing all them to be "rejuvenated" into their original forms.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zachary |first1=Brandon |title=Steven Universe: The Movie Features the Scariest (and Most Tragic) Gem Ever |url=https://www.cbr.com/steven-universe-the-movie-scariest-villain-spinel/ |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920211555/https://www.cbr.com/steven-universe-the-movie-scariest-villain-spinel/ |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> As Pearl and Amethyst are left with a sort of amnesia, Garnet splits into her component pieces: Ruby and Sapphire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pulliam-Moore |first1=Charles |title=Steven Universe: The Movie's New Fusion Is Remixed Storytelling At Its Best |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/09/steven-universe-the-movies-new-fusion-is-remixed-storytelling-at-its-best/ |website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325220839/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/09/steven-universe-the-movies-new-fusion-is-remixed-storytelling-at-its-best/ |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> While Steven works with his friends to bring back the memories of Pearl and Amethyst, he also recreates the moment which brought Ruby and Sapphire together into Garnet, and is successful in restoring Garnet first to "cotton candy" form, then to her original self. Garnet also sings a song about love, titled "Isn't It Love?".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pulliam-Moore |first1=Charles |last2=Whitbrook |first2=James |title=io9 Discusses the Musical Delights of Steven Universe: The Movie's Killer Soundtrack |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/io9-discusses-the-musical-delights-of-steven-universe-1837942363 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084359/https://io9.gizmodo.com/io9-discusses-the-musical-delights-of-steven-universe-1837942363 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |date=September 10, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Furthermore, in the process of getting Pearl's memories back,
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