Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu

In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical artist Salvatore Marrone aka retrosofa all about Cutie Honey, including the time he loved Cutie Honey so much he ended up on a Japanese TV program. Follow Salvatore on Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram and read his comic No More Mermaids (18+) on Tapas. Question of the week: What magical girl character will you be for Halloween? News: New Cardcaptor Sakura puzzle game released in Japan Supportive art for Looking for Magical Doremi illustrated by Pink

In this episode, Magical Girl Ayu talks to magical media critic and tokusatsu superfan Haru Nicol aka @SmilingRider on Twitter and Instagram about magical boys. This episode's main discussion was recorded in 2019. Question(s) of the week: What two seasons of PreCure has Ayu watched zero episodes of? What magical girls have you dressed up as? What Ayu is watching and reading: Nanoha Mahou Tsukai Sally Mewkledreamy Futari wa PreCure novel News: Pretty Princess Pomelo is launching a Kickstarter this

In our first creator episode, Magical Girl Ayu talks to magical artist Dominique Davis, who has just started her own magical girl webcomic, Bug County. We talked about her history with magical girls and her process making this series. Read Bug County here and find Dominique @Petalromance on Twitter and Instagram. What Ayu is watching: Full Moon wo Sagashite Magical Girl Raising Project Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka Futari wa Precure Max Heart Akubi-chan/Akubi Girl We now

In this episode, Ayumi talks to magical cosplayer Fadhili about the Italian magical girl series, W.I.T.C.H. and her experiences watching it in French Canada. Find her on Twitter and Instagram. What Ayu is watching/reading: Seinen magical girls Mama wa Shôgakkô yonensei (1992) News: Transcripts and a Tumblr incoming! (Thank you to Mercedez) The podcast will hopefully come to YouTube and maybe Amazon Podcasts soon as well. The Owl House - Amity is confirmed lesbian and season 1 is coming to

In our first regular episode, magical girl Ayu talks to friend and magical knitwear designer Francoise Danoy (IG: ArohaKnits) about her childhood favorite, Cardcaptor Sakura, also known as Cardcaptors. Music featured: Cardcaptor Sakura eyecatch Opening - Catch You Catch Me Cardcaptors opening What I'm watching (aside from pod research): Ojamajo Doremi Himitsu no Cocotama Healin' Good PreCure Original podcast music by Hazel, @TwinkleParks Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite

In episode 2, Magical Girl Ayu and magical animator Bianca Rose Alejos continue our 2019 breakdown of the past twenty years of (mostly shojo) magical girls, then we catch up again with Bianca in the present to see what else has been added to the canon in the past year. While this episode is clean, it does discuss some topics that aren't suitable for children. Shownotes: Girls x Heroine tokusatsu series: Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes (2017) Magical x Heroine Magi Majo Pures (2018) Secret x Heroine

If you'd like to read a simpler breakdown of magical girls, check out Ayu's article! In the inaugural episode, from a much more innocent time in 2019, magical girl Ayu tries her best to explain the history of her favorite genre with her best friend, magical animator Bianca Rose Alejos. But not before we get back together to get into some recent magical girl news. While this episode is clean, it does discuss some topics that aren't suitable for children. Shownotes: News topics: Kira Kira Pretty Cure

Here's what you can look forward to in this upcoming podcast about magical girls.Come back for Episode 1 on September 1 or subscribe to make sure you don't miss us! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @magicalgirlayu and use the hashtag #SparklesideChats to talk about the show! Theme music by Hazel AKA @TwinkleParks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkleside/message