Explore every episode of the podcast Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu
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| Episode 193 - Otona PreCure '23 with Leo Matthews | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:42:23 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical voice actor Leo Matthews about the sequel to Yes! PreCure 5 Go!Go! and Futari wa PreCure Splash Star: Power of Hope PreCure Full Bloom (2023). You can find them on Twitter and Instagram. News (1:00) Minky Momo Season 2 now partially on Crunchyroll! Sofia the First Royal Magic coming in 2026 Magical Girl Tsubame Volume 3 coming September 4th Magical Girl Dandelion debuts in Sho-Comi magazine Magical Girl holoWitches released two new songs, their comic will be serialized in Ultra Jump magazine, and a virtual stage show is coming on September 21st Witch Watch adaptation coming April 2025 Yuki Yuna Is A Hero begins their 10th anniversary project with collaborations and two stage shows Comic The Fade to begin in November MahoNare (The Story of The Girl Who Couldn't Become A Wizard) premieres October 4th Character line Magical Very Berry announced What I've been watching (6:51) Wonderful PreCure The Magical Girl And Evil Lieutenant Used To Be Archenemies (MahoAku) Magical Girl Dandelion Angel Mate H2O: Just Add Water Season 2 Main Topic (10:15) Content warning for whitewashing and implied grooming. Series mentioned: Ojamajo Doremi Vampire Dormitory SHY Soaring Sky Precure Futari wa PreCure Smile PreCure Cinderella 3 Digimon Summer Wars Belle Music featured: Opening and Ending credits for Otona PreCure '23 Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Keep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Join our Discord! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs. | |||
| Episode 192 - Winx Club Season 4 with Lapis | 13 Aug 2024 | 01:56:04 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical crayon lovinglapislazuli about the fourth season of Winx Club (2009). You can find her on Twitter and Tumblr. News (1:00) Ask Bryan Golden your questions about Vampire Magicka! Send Ayu some money to support the podcast, please? The Secret of the Silent Witch A new silhouette for Doki Doki PreCure’s sequel novel unveiled Get HoverGirls by Geneva Bowers! Mika and the Witch’s Mountain coming Aug 21st Magical Girl holoWitches will debut their 3D Vtuber models August 24th New releases: Saint Tail on RetroCrush, Fullmoon wo Sagashite on Blu-ray in 2025, Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS on Blu-ray in 2024, Rainbow Bubblegem’s English YouTube channel, and Twinkle Catch! Teenieping is coming to Japan starting in October. What I've been watching (6:51) Wonderful PreCure Himitsu no AiPri The Magical Girl And Evil Lieutenant Used To Be Archenemies (MahoAku) SHY (season 2) Dokidoki PreCure Main Topic (10:15) Content warning for unhealthy romance and slight body horror. Series mentioned: Saint Tail Yes PreCure 5 Witchy PreCure (Mahoutsukai PreCure) Kirakira PreCure A La Mode Soaring Sky PreCure (Hirogaru Sky PreCure) Wonderful PreCure Lolirock Angel's Friends Miraculous Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom (Otona PreCure) Artiswitch Rainbow Bubblegem Komi Witch Lara Marvelous Melmo Mia & Me Princess Tutu Tokyo Mew Mew Code Lyoko Corrector Yui Magical Emi Minky Momo Princess Session Orchestra Four Leaf Witch Hat Atelier Music featured: Opening and Ending credits for Winx Club season 4 (Italian ver.) Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Keep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Join our Discord! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs. | |||
| BONUS - Himitsu no AiPri 1 Watchalong | 08 May 2024 | 00:32:09 | |
On this bonus episode, Ayu watches the first episode of Himitsu no AiPri! It's a poppin' good time! Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs. | |||
| Episode 100 - WE DID IT! | 27 May 2022 | 00:44:49 | |
It's here! 100 episodes of the podcast! For this episode, Ayu is solo and answering questions from you, the listeners! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! Series mentioned: Magilumiere Co Ltd Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 99 - Seasons of Avallen with Gemini | 24 May 2022 | 00:57:39 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Gemini about her webcomic Seasons of Avallen. You can find her on Twitter or Instagram, and read the comic in Brazilian Portuguese on Tapas or in English on Tapas or Webtoon. Series mentioned: Magic Knight Rayearth Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 98 - Futari wa PreCure Max Heart with SkunkyEmerson | 17 May 2022 | 01:12:23 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical writer Emerson about Futari wa PreCure Max Heart (2005), the second season of the Pretty Cure franchise. You can find him on his personal Twitter or Sailor Moon Out Of Context. News: Magical Mirage - magical boy comic debut!! Technically free but please tip if you can to support an indie creator! What I've been watching: Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 97 - The Demon Girl Next Door with Jisu | 10 May 2022 | 01:05:39 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical anituber Jisu about The Demon Girl Next Door (2019). You can find her on Twitter or YouTube. Content warning for sexualization of minors, colorism, and depictions of extreme poverty. News: Magical Girl Thirties launches in Young King Bull magazine What I've been watching: Series mentioned: Rainbow Brite Additional Links: Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 96 - She-Ra And the Princesses of Power Season 1 with Jimmy Sherfy | 03 May 2022 | 01:42:47 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical cosplayer Jimmy Sherfy about season one of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018). You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. News: Sailor Moon Cosmos films coming Summer 2023 (Trailer) What I've been watching: Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Music featured: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power opening Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 95 - Rainbow Runners with Kelz | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:38:36 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator kelszzles about their webcomic Rainbow Runners. You can find them on Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram. Series mentioned: Powerpuff Girls Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 94 - Magical How? with Eyugho | 26 Apr 2022 | 00:58:28 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator. You can find her on Twitter and check out Magical How as well as her other one-shot comic Theo. Trigger warning for murder, homophobic characters, and manipulation. Series mentioned: Futari wa PreCure Music featured: Weightless by Jon Presstone from Storyblocks Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| BONUS Watchalong - The Demon Girl Next Door 2 Episode 1 | 13 Apr 2022 | 00:32:15 | |
In this bonus episode, Ayu watches the first episode of season 2 of The Demon Girl Next Door (Machikado Mazoku) which aired last Thursday night. Spoilers for season 1! Listen as you watch too! Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 92 - Phantomirage with Ivani Carpenter | 12 Apr 2022 | 01:14:28 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical actor Ivani Carpenter about Secret x Heroine Phantomirage (2019) of the Girls x Heroine franchise. You can find him on Twitter or Instagram. News: Witch Hat Atelier confirms upcoming animated series What I've been watching: Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: Chuwapane by girls2 Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| BONUS Watchalong: Healer Girl episode 1 | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:30:41 | |
In this bonus episode, Ayu watches the premiere episode of Healer Girl. Spoilers: It's wholesome as heck and the game has changed. Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 185 - Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders (2024) | 07 May 2024 | 01:09:33 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical editor Lauren Hitzhusen about the comic reboot of Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders. You can find her on Twitter and Blue Sky. Pre-order it before the end of the month! Check out the Jewel Riders Archive interview with the reboot team. Also, if you have some spare cash, consider supporting their legal funds as some of their physical archive has been damaged due to negligence. News (1:00) A Magical Girl Retires is now on sale - read an excerpt here. Acro Trip (Oct 2024) drops new trailer King of Prism: Dramatic Prism 1 coming Aug 16th to JP theaters New magical girl comic “Magical Girls Become Stronger Through Shame” begins serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carat First look at Winx Club S9 at Comicon Napoli Unicorn Academy S2 coming Summer 2024 What I'm watching: (6:18) Wonderful PreCure Himitsu no AiPri Fashionable Witches Love & Berry (comic, repub on Ciao Plus) Main Topic (9:45) Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Magic Knight Rayearth Tokyo Mew Mew H2O Just Add Water Kaitou St. Tail King Arthur and the Knights of Justice Music featured: Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders theme song Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Join our Discord! Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs. | |||
| Episode 91 - Symphogear G with Alice Kyra | 05 Apr 2022 | 01:01:30 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical tabletop gamer Alice Kyra about Symphogear G (2014), the second season of the Symphogear franchise. You can find her on Twitter. News: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live is back for the Japan Parade in NYC! What I've been watching: Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: Vitalization by Nana Mizuki Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 90 - The Electric Rose with Kiara Williams | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:45:19 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Kiara Williams about her webcomic The Electric Rose. You can find her on Twitter or Patreon. If you want to get the quick rundown before listening, the review pages of the first 30 chapters starts here! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Featured Music: Eternal Exodus by Garrett Olmstead from Storyblocks.com Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 89 - Andromeda Star with Norm, Shrine and Rattles | 29 Mar 2022 | 01:24:55 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Norm and her teammates Shrine and Rattlecat about Andromeda Star. You can read the comic here, find Norm on Twitter, find Shrine here, and Rattles here. And while she wasn't on this episode, their other assistant Sigma can be found here! Content warning for discussions of murder and abuse in the story, and abuse and suicidal ideation in real life. Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: Andromeda Star theme Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 88 - Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon with Faith | 22 Mar 2022 | 01:32:46 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical podcaster Faith from Accidental Kiss about the live-action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon aka PGSM (2003). You can find Accidental Kiss on Twitter or Instagram. News: Comics Black Cat and the Witch Classroom and Magic Circle Chrono Kanon debuted in March What I've been watching: Kirameki Powers Series mentioned: Cardcaptor Sakura Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 87 - Mewkledreamy with RosePal | 15 Mar 2022 | 01:03:19 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical YouTuber Rose Sievers about Mewkledreamy (2020). You can find her on Twitter or YouTube. News: Toei Animation network hack leads to delays in several productions, including PreCure What I've been watching: What I've been reading: Unrivaled Naomi Tenkaichi Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 86 - Cosmic Baton Girl Comet with @Nicholas_IK | 08 Mar 2022 | 01:37:07 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical professor Nicholas about Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san (2001). You can find him on Twitter or Instagram. News: Tokyo Mew Mew New trailer and cast announcements! What I've been watching: Phantomirage What I've been reading: Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Comet (1967) Opening Music featured: Miracle Power (2nd opening) Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 85 - Magical Boy Troubles with Fran | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:38:24 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Fran about their story Magical Boy Troubles. Read the story on Tapas or Webtoon and follow her on Twitter and Tumblr! Also don't forget to check out their other stories, Sireneta and Spooky Boyfriends. Also, support her Etsy shop and Patreon!! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: "In The Middle Of Nowhere" by Adrian Berenguer from Storyblocks.com Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 84 - Necahual with 2Heroes | 01 Mar 2022 | 00:41:45 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with 2Heroes aka magical writer Sergio and magical artist Crystal about their comic Necahual. You can find them on Twitter and Instagram and read the story on Webtoon. Don't forget to check out the shop as well! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Music featured: "Journey Into Unknown Worlds" by Valentina Gribanova Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 83 - Akazukin Chacha with Dana Lexa | 22 Feb 2022 | 01:33:58 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical roleplayer Dana Lexa about the first season of Akazukin Chacha aka Chacha the Red Riding Hood (1994). You can find her on Twitter and hear her play Violence Violet on Superidols RPG. Content warning for cultural stereotypes, sexism, and transphobia. News: Tokyo Mew Mew New big announcement coming - check Twitter for updates! What I've been watching: Delicious Party PreCure Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 82 - Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan with TeaCakeCutie | 15 Feb 2022 | 01:43:05 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical artist Tea about the final season of Magical DoReMi, Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan (2002). You can find her on Twitter. News: New season of The Owl House coming March 19th What I've been watching: Delicious Party PreCure Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 184 - Bewitched Season One with NAAN | 23 Apr 2024 | 02:16:36 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator NAAN about the first season of Bewitched (1964). You can find her on Twitter among other places. News (1:00) New comics: New Authentic Magical Girl Risuka 7, The Great Kaiju Ganilla VS Magical Girl Lyrical Akari New game Magical Girl Paranoids coming in 2025 AiPri gets an Italian simulcast PriPara 10th Anniversary celebrations begin Magical Angel Sweet Mint gets BluRay release Catch! Teenieping film coming to South Korea, Summer 2024 What I'm watching/reading: (5:40) Wonderful PreCure Himitsu no AiPri Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Season 2 SHY Nico in Fairyland Main Topic (12:28) Warning for gaslighting, racism, sexual assault, victim blaming Series mentioned: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Soaring Sky PreCure Cardcaptor Sakura Care Bears I Married A Witch Sabrina the Teenage Witch Tabitha Urusei Yatsura Batman Marvelous Melmo Mary Poppins Super Mario Bros. Lolita The Aristocats Minky Momo Gushing Over Magical Girls Valkyrie drive Futari wa PreCure Music featured: Bewitched Opening & Ending Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Join our Discord! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs. | |||
| Episode 81 - Marvelous Melmo with ErynCerise | 08 Feb 2022 | 01:37:01 | |
In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical podcaster ErynCerise returns to talk about Osamu Tezuka's magical girl sex education series, Marvelous Melmo aka Fushigi na Melmo (1971) and a little about its reboot Melmo-chan (2011). Check out Mahou Profile and Superidols! RPG. Her video on Melmo is here. Look out for Roar to Heaven soon! Trigger warning for the discussion and the series itself for racist stereotypes, domestic violence, sexualization of children, relationships with large age gaps, references to child predators, suicide, gaslighting, alcoholism and body horror. News: Magilumiere Co Ltd Vol 1 (JP) MangaPlus (US) What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Additional Links: Akiko Sugawa-Shimada Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 80 - Luminous with Karmillina | 04 Feb 2022 | 00:29:38 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Karmillina about her original webtoon Luminous. You can read Luminous in English or Spanish, her new story Rhiannon (Spanish only), and find her on Twitter and Instagram. Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: "Finally at Peace" by Jon Presstone from Storyblocks.com Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 79 - Eldritch Magical Girls & Mahou Flora with Marighoul | 01 Feb 2022 | 00:33:51 | |
This week we talk to magical creator Marighoul about her comics Eldritch Magical Girls and Mahou Flora (previously known as First Hunt). Read what's available on Twitter, Webtoon or Tapas, and follow her on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. Series mentioned: Mew Mew Power (Tokyo Mew Mew) Additional Links: Three wise monkeys Music featured: "Thrills and Chills" by Neil Cross from Storyblocks.com Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 77 - loliRock with Rink | 18 Jan 2022 | 01:08:56 | |
In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical creator Rink (of Saffron Wave and Magical Girl Defense Force) returns to talk about the first season of French magical rockband series loliRock (2014). Follow her on Twitter and Instagram! You can watch loliRock on YouTube in English, French, and Italian. News: Sailor Moon "30th anniversary project" begins What I've been watching/reading: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Minky Momo Additional Links: Team loliRock: Music featured: "Planéte Pop" and "Rêve Idéal" by loliRock Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 76 - Witchy PreCure with Blazeix | 11 Jan 2022 | 01:30:58 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical youtuber Blazeix about the most magical season of Pretty Cure, Mahoutsukai PreCure, also known as Witchy PreCure or MAHO Girls PreCure. You can find him on Twitter and YouTube. Content warning for cultural insensitivity and humor that plays into homophobic and transphobic tropes. News Delicious Party PreCure's site and toys are here! What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Winx Club Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 75 - A Magical Girl’s Guide to Adulting with Patrick McCabe | 07 Jan 2022 | 01:03:19 | |
On this episode of Sparkleside Chats, we talk to magical creator Patrick McCabe about their magical girl web comic, A Magical Girl's Guide to Adulting. Find her on Twitter or Instagram and follow his Twitter for the comic. Also check out their prints on Etsy! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: Night Takes Me In by Humans Win (formerly Lance Conrad) from Storyblocks Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 74 - Witches of the Evening with R.A. Carter | 04 Jan 2022 | 00:41:26 | |
This week we talk to magical creator R.A. Carter about her comic Witches of the Evening, also on Tapas, part of the Aradia Collective. Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Music featured: Electrostatic" by Humans Win (formerly Lance Conrad) from Storyblocks Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 72 - Fairy Ranmaru with magicalcinnamon | 21 Dec 2021 | 01:45:27 | |
In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical youtuber Leo (magicalcinnamon) returns to talk about the very unique magical boy series, Fairy Ranmaru will save your heart (2021). Follow him on Twitter too! Due to the sexual nature of the show, this episode is explicit. Content warning for discussions of colorism, homophobia, survival sex work, abuse, and sexualization of minor-coded characters. News: Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Additional Links: F-Ran Chief Animator Mika Yamamoto on Twitter (SOMETIMES NSFW) Music featured: "Bewitching Get your heart" by 5 to Heaven Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 71 - Symphogear with Renie Jesanis | 14 Dec 2021 | 01:28:10 | |
In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical creator Renie Jesanis (of Kate Blast and the podcast Screen Tones) returns to talk about the first season of Senki Zesshou Symphogear (2012). Thank you to Kristen and Charlie for subscribing monthly to Ko-Fi! News: New magical comedy series "The Magical Girl Incident" What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Blue Reflection Ray Additional Links: Fine speaking bad English (NSFW) Music featured: "Synchrogazer" by Nana Mizuki Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 183 - Hime-chan's Ribbon Part 2 with Sasha | 09 Apr 2024 | 01:36:48 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical translator Sasha about the second half of Hime-chan's Ribbon (1992). You can find her on Twitter or BlueSky. News (1:00) New comics: Magilumiere #11, “You’re Banished!” The Banished One Was Not Me But the Silent Magical Girl #1, Magical Girl Regina Lena #1, Magical Girl 201 #1, Magical Maiden Mimi available for preorder now! New games: The Witch Trials of the Magical Girls, Witchroid Vania, Rainbow Cotton New musicals: Winx Forever, Dancing Star PreCure (2?) AiPri gets a simulcast… in Spanish only! What I'm watching: (6:45) Magical Girl Aiko Wonderful PreCure Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Main Topic (10:30) Warning for kidnapping, mention of death, fatphobia, and racism against people of the SWANA region. Series mentioned: Lyrical Nanoha Precure Healer Girl Acro Trip Magilumiere Co Ltd Magical Girl Tsubame Minky Momo Sailor Moon Sally the Witch Himitsu no Akkochan Digimon Mama's a Fourth Grader Music featured: The Energy of Your Smile (Opening) First Summer (Ending 2) Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Join our Discord! Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs. | |||
| Episode 70 - Magical Girl Defense Force with Skyler and Rink | 10 Dec 2021 | 00:49:42 | |
For this episode of Sparkleside Chats, we talk to magical colorist Rink and creator Skyler Ammons about the comic Magical Girl Defense Force, which was recently funded via Kickstarter. Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Music featured: Music by geovanebruny from Pixabay Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 69 - Adorned by Chi and The Magical Girl's Guide to Life with Jacque Aye | 07 Dec 2021 | 00:42:21 | |
For this episode of Sparkleside Chats, we talk to magical girl creator Jacque Aye about her company/comic Adorned By Chi as well as her upcoming self help novel The Magical Girl's Guide to Life, coming out December 21st. Don't forget to buy books from your local bookstore! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Jacque Aye on Sailor Moon Fan Club Music featured: "Krystal Gem" from Adorned by Chi Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 68 - Sailor Moon R with Steph O'Kingston | 30 Nov 2021 | 01:32:54 | |
This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical podcaster Steph O'Kingston about the second season of Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, as well as her experiencing GMing the Sailor Moon RPG on the Geekly Inc network. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram, where you can also follow her embroidery account, and find her on the currently running SHU Podcast, and hear her older work on Dreadful Thoughts and Love to Hate. Content warning for colorism, gaslighting, kidnapping, relationships between minors and adults, and sexualization of children. News: Tokyo Mew Mew New - key visual What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: PreCure Additional Links: Toon Maker's Inc Sailor Moon Pilot Music featured: Sailor Moon transformation theme from Sailor Moon R Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 67 - Yes PreCure 5 Go! Go! with Dominique Davis | 23 Nov 2021 | 01:21:11 | |
In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical creator Dominique Davis returns to discuss the fifth season of PreCure, Yes! PreCure 5 Go!Go!, sequel to Yes! PreCure 5. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram. What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure News: Tokyo Mew Mew New 3rd Mewting today! New news coming soon!! Series mentioned: Tokyo Mew Mew Additional links: The Four Symbols of Chinese mythology Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 66 - Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes with fey | 16 Nov 2021 | 01:35:22 | |
On this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical illustrator fey (@2398rain) is back to discuss the first Girls x Heroine series, Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes, and about its standing in the tokusatsu world. Content warning for family death, homophobia, and xenophobia. Thanks to @Nicholas_IK for providing context about the Italian adaptation! Thank you to Kristen and Charlie for subscribing monthly to Ko-Fi! For now it simply helps to keep the podcast afloat, but starting in January there will be additional bonus content specific to the podcast available only to subscribers! News: VA Yoshiko Ohta died at 85 years old What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Power Rangers Additional Links: Black hair rules in Japanese school Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 65 - Magical Princess Sky with Allie Malott | 12 Nov 2021 | 00:52:40 | |
On this episode of Sparkleside Chats, Ayu sits down with magical creator Allie Malott about her indie comic series, Magical Princess Sky! Also don't forget to pre-order her next story, Aphrodite Alter Negative! Series mentioned: Barbie Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 63 - Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka with Victoria L. Johnson | 02 Nov 2021 | 01:19:35 | |
On this episode, we talk to magical podcaster Victoria L. Johnson, host of the Sailor Moon Fan Club, about the military magical girl series, Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka (2020). Content warning for gore, violence, death, physical and psychological torture, cultural and racist stereotypes, implied military rape and sexualization of minors. News: The trademark for 2022 PreCure was revealed publicly, but Toei has not made the announcement just yet. What I've been watching: The Tropical-Rouge PreCure movie! Also two non-MGs: takt op Destiny and Release the Spyce Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Additional Links: Behind the Bastards: The Slavery-Loving Fascist Who Built Modern Japan (1/2/3) Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 62 - Heartcatch PreCure with ChrissyPlaysDressUp | 26 Oct 2021 | 01:38:27 | |
This week, we talk with magical cosplayer and 3D artist ChrissyPlaysDressUp about Heartcatch Precure (2010). Follow them on Twitter or Instagram. Content warning for discussion of casual racism and colorism. What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 61 - Motto! Ojamajo Doremi with Alice | 19 Oct 2021 | 01:17:38 | |
On episode 61 of Sparkleside Chats, magical seal enthusiast Alice returns to discuss the third season of Doremi, Motto! Ojamajo Doremi. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter. Don't miss out on her final live show! News: Episode 82 of Sailor Moon Fan Club What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: Cardcaptor Sakura Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 60 - Magical Warrior Diamond Heart with Pyonkotchi | 15 Oct 2021 | 00:53:19 | |
On this episode of Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Pyon about their magical girl otome game, Magical Warrior Diamond Heart. You can find the game on Itch, read the story opening and miscellaneous stories on Tapas, follow the game news on Twitter and Tumblr. Find Pyon on Twitter and Tumblr, Ko-fi and Patreon, and don't forget to check out his shop for all kinds of magical merch! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: Opening to Magical Warrior Diamond Heart Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 64 - Moonlight Apparition with DarkHalo | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:42:45 | |
This week, we talk with magical creator Janaka Davis aka DarkHalo4321 about her comic Moonlight Apparition. Follow her on Twitter, deviantART, Facebook, Instagram or Tumblr. You can also support her on Patreon and Ko-fi. Additional Links: Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music featured: Autumn Trail by tobylane from Pixabay Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Epiode 59 - Strawberry Seafoam with Bryan Golden | 12 Oct 2021 | 00:53:00 | |
On this episode of Sparkleside Chats we talk to magical creator Bryan Golden (Twitter/Instagram) about his webtoon, Strawberry Seafoam. Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Music Featured: "Uranus and Neptune Appear" from Sailor Moon S Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 58 - Cutie Honey (1973) with Salvatore | 05 Oct 2021 | 01:42:23 | |
In this episode, Salvatore Marrone (Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr) is back to talk in depth about the first season of Cutie Honey, now that Ayu has finally watched it all. If you're an adult don't forget to check out his comic No More Mermaids! Trigger warnings for discussions of lesbophobia, murder, racist depictions of people and cultures, fatphobia, and sexist violence. News Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: The Great Full Bloom Chapter debuted on 10/2 What I've been watching: Tropical-Rouge PreCure Series mentioned: New Cutie Honey Music featured: "Miyo! Honey no Shichihenge" Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| BONUS - Watch-along: Waccha PriMagi episode 1 | 03 Oct 2021 | 00:35:16 | |
Let's watch episode 1 of Waccha Primagi! Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||
| Episode 56 - Futari wa PreCure Splash Star with Fey | 21 Sep 2021 | 01:22:57 | |
In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, we talk to magical artist fey (@2398rain) about the third season and first spin-off of the Pretty Cure franchise, Futari wa PreCure Splash Star (2006). Series I've watched: Tropical-Rouge PreCure News: Sleepless Domain Book 1 to be published by Seven Seas Entertainment Series mentioned: Winx Club Links: Yuka Imai's blog post concerning her pregnancy Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at sparklesidechats@gmail.com or in Twitter DMs. | |||