Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu

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) Winx Club Magical DoReMi (Ojamajo Doremi) Sailor Moon Magical Girl Apocalypse Madoka Magica Yuki Yuna Is A Her...

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 Magical Boy to be sold in print - Vol 1 (...

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! Wha...

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 Cardcaptor Sakura D.N.Angel She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Revolutionary Girl Utena Puella Magi Ma...

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 Tokyo Mew Mew Yu Gi Oh Tenchi Muyo Dragonball Pokemon Digimon Fate/stay night Junji Ito Spiderman Madoka Magica Bayonetta Kill La Kill Additional Links: Zoroastrianism Music featured:   Electrostatic" by Humans Win (formerly Lan...

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. N...

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" Magical Emi coming to RetroCrush Dec 22nd Magia Record FINAL season delayed to Spri...

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 Cardcaptor Sakura Tokyo Mew Mew Superman Batman Dragonball Z Winx Club W.I.T.C.H. Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka Justice League Unlimited Symphogear Additional Links: Eighth grader syndro...

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 Winx Club Tokyo Mew Mew magnifiqueNOIR Agents of the Realm Additional Links: Jacque Aye on Sail...

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 Dr...

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 Kirameki Powers Waccha Primagi News: Tokyo Mew Mew New 3rd Mewting today! New news coming soon!! Turning Red from Disney Pixar :) Series mentioned...

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 monthl...

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 Powerpuff Girls Powerpuff Girls Z Princess Tutu Pretear Shugo Chara Sugar Sugar Rune Tokyo Mew Mew Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Star...

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...

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 Kirameki Powers Waccha Primagi Yes PreCure 5 Go! Go! Symphogear (season 1) Blue Reflection Ray Mewkledreamy Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Cardc...

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 Kickstarter: Magical Girl Defense Force The Daily Lives of Magical Girls Liz and Naruby on YouTube Disney+ Japan Announces Black Rock Shoote...

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 mer...

On this episode of Sparkleside Chats we talk to magical creator Bryan Golden ( Twitter / Instagram ) about his webtoon, Strawberry Seafoam . Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Magic Knight Rayearth PreCure Cardcaptor Sakura Cutie Honey F Corrector Yui Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch Mahou no Mako-chan Akazukin Chacha Uranai Shoujo Chottodake Mermaid Princess Knight Music Featured: "Uranus and Neptune...

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 He...

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! 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...

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 Kirameki Powers Artiswitch episode 6 Heartcatch PreCure Motto! Ojamajo Doremi News: Sleepless Domain Book 1 to be published by Seven Seas Entertainment New Japanese...

In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical illustrator J.D. Benefield about his webcomic, Random Battles .  Series mentioned: Rainbow Brite Sailor Moon Magic Knight Rayearth Futari wa PreCure Splash Star Magical Angel Sweet Mint Akazukin Chacha Himechan no Ribbon Altar Girl Wonder Egg Priority Tropical-Rouge PreCure Tokyo Mew Mew New Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Sword Art Online .ha...

In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical creator Naomi about her webtoon, Superchic: Rosemary (also on Tapas ). You can find comic updates on Twitter and Instagram and Naomi themself on Instagram and Patreon ! Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Tokyo Mew Mew (A La Mode) Star Vs The Forces of Evil Powerpuff Girls Portal Bee & Puppycat Totally Spies Big Hero 6 Kim Possible Music featured:...

In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical illustrator Imani about the second season of Ojamajo Doremi, Ojamajo Doremi Sharp (#). You can find her on Twitter and Instagram . Content warning for mention of depression and suicide, physical abuse of children, pedophilia, and general conversations around the relationship between parents and children. Thanks to Kai/clearandsweet for including...

Did you know most podcasts last only nine episodes? 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...