"Jewel Riders" is in many ways similar to "The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers" and both series had the same creator and director, Robert Mandell, as well as some of its writers, notably Christopher Rowley. The series was initially planned as an adaptation of "Dragonriders of Pern", came in the wake of Bohbot's earlier take on the Arthurian legend, "King Arthur and the Knights of Justice", and shares similarities with the magical girl subgenre of anime and with some American cartoons. Although writers were divided on the show, it was a hit in France and later became the basis for the novel series and upcoming animated series "".