Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu

This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Joi Massat about their comic Starcrash!! with Jeff. You can read it online , buy the eBook , follow Joi and/or Starcrash on Twitter, and check out their Patreon . Series mentioned: Powerpuff Girls Pokemon Madoka Magica Revolutionary Girl Utena Magical Heroines?! The Office The Demon Girl Next Door Homestuck Steven Universe Garfiel...

This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical superfan NoblestEA about the second season of Mermaid Melody, Pichi Pichi Pitch PURE (2004). You can find her on Twitter , Instagram , Twitch , and YouTube . What I've been watching: Kirameki Powers/Riz Sta Waccha Primagi Delicious Party PreCure Healer Girl The Demon Girl Next Door S2 Series mentioned: Cardcaptor Sakura Sailor Moon Tokyo Mew M...

This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical idol Laffi about Full Moon wo Sagashite (2002). You can find Laffi on Twitter personally & professionally , Instagram in the same places , YouTube , and check out Laffi's website ! Major content warnings for death, child death, self harm, depression, romantic relationships between children and adults, and sexual assault/rape. News: To...

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 We are Magical Boys (Bokura wa Mahou Shounen) Let's Celebrate Hover Girls Piacere Couture Star Twinkle PreCure Mahoutsukai PreCure Kaitou Saint Tail Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode Happiness Char...

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 Sailor Moon Cardcaptor Sakura Monica’s Gang Dragonball Princess Knight Heartcatch PreCure Fresh PreCure Smile PreCu...

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! Lock & Key visual novel arriving in J...

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 Black Rhapsody begins its crowdfunding campaign What I've been watching: Delicious Party Pr...

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 ) Magilumiere Co Ltd volume 2 out in print Darkroom has begun a remaster of Minky Momo, will release Sugar Sugar Rune soon What I've been...

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 Winx Club Tokyo Mew Mew (Mew Mew Power) Kamen Rider Super Sentai PreCure Kamen Rider Fourze Ressha Sentai ToQger Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Fushigi Yuugi Fresh PreCu...

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 Yu Gi Oh Powerpuff Girls Kim Possible Teen Titans Batman Beyond Powerpuff Girls Z Heartcatch PreCure Samurai Jack Metal Gear Soli...

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 specia...

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 Cardcaptor Sakura confirms new animated series Delicious Party PreCure returns April 17th Derby of Magical Girls II is released this week Oj...

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! Join o...

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! Seasonal show reminder: Healer Girl, Demon Girl Next Door S2, Love After World Domination, RizSta: Top of Artists, Balala th...

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 Cardcaptor Sakura (Cardcaptors) Magic Knight Rayearth Revolutionary Girl Utena Heartcatch...

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...

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 Waccha Primagi Mewkledreamy Mix Fresh PreCure...

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 Magia Record announces final season airdate The Devil Next Door season 2 begins April 7th Tokyo Mew Mew creator Mia Ikumi has passed away What I've been watch...

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! Girls x Heroine introduces a new half and half set up for Kirameki Powers and RizSta starting July Bryan Golden's new Webtoon, Vampire Magicka coming March 12th What I've been watc...

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 Cardcaptor Sakura Corrector Yui Princess Love Pon Ojama...

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 Winx Madoka Cardcaptor Sakura Magical Doremi Magical Girl Apocalypse MKR Skip Beat Nao Tsukiji Vampire Hunter...

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! Tokyo Mew Me...

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 My Dress Up Darling's magical girl reference What I've been watching: Delicious Party PreCure Kirameki Powers Waccha Primagi Mewkledreamy Mix Symphogear G Pretty Guardian Sail...

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 fo...

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 Magic Knight Rayearth Kendo Rage (Makeruna! Makendou) Power Rangers Cardcaptor Sakura Ojamajo Doremi Corrector Yui Sugar Sugar Run...