This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Kara Buchanan about her novel Magica Riot and the greater Maidensong universe . You can find her on Bluesky or Tumblr!
News: (1:00)
New comic: Magical Girl Inaba
Winx Club: The Magic is Back premieres on BBC in September
K-Pop Demon Hunters (June 20th) drops first trailer
Himitsu no AiPri Junior Novel 1 out now
Champignon Witch to premiere Jan 2026
I Want to Eat the Mermaid Princess Vol 1 out July 25th
What I’ve watched: (3:30)
Winx Club S6
Tea Tea Cherry
Main Topic: (6:00)
Sailor Moon
Cowboy Bebop
Trigun
Gunbuster
PreCure
Nanoha
Madoka
Love Live
Symphogear
Jem
Super Sentai
Tokyo Mew Mew
Cardcaptor Sakura
Music featured:
Burn Us Down by Magica Riot
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Cloud about Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (2021). You can find them on YouTube or Instagram (Alt accounts here & here).
News: (1:00)
Miraculous Chibi short series announced
Secrets of the Silent Witch premieres July 4th
DNAngel is now on Crunchyroll
Angel Mate vol 2 out May 23rd
Predatory Magical Girls vol 1 out May 12th (not for everyone!!)
What I’ve watched: (3:20)
H2O Just Add Water S3
Main topic: (6:00)
Warning for discussion of casual anti blackness.
Series mentioned:
Princess Session Orchestra
You & Idol PreCure
Star Darlings
Miraculous Ladybug
Kira Kira PreCure A La Mode
Smile PreCure
Tropical-Rouge PreCure
Magical Fairy Persia
Hug PreCure
Wishcat
Mermaid Magic
Winx Club
Gabby’s Dollhouse
Star Twinkle PreCure
The Lion King
Music featured:
Twinkle Catch Teenieping Opening
Royal Teenieping Graduation Song
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical illustrator M about Mermaid Magic (2024). You can find them on Twitter.
News: (1:00)
Aikatsu x PriPara film announced for Fall 2025
Magical Girl Full Heart comic launched
Magical Girl and the Narco Wars webcomic launched
Princess Doremi S4 begins May 9th in China
Magical Girl Dandelion Volume 2 out July 25th
K-Pop Demon Hunters out June 20th on Netflix
What I’m Watching: (2:25)
Magica Riot
Miraculous S3
Hello Osaka
(New) Secret Jouju S1
Main Topic: (4:45)
Warning for implicit racism and more specifically anti-blackness.
Series Mentioned:
PreCure
H2O Just Add Water
Mako Mermaids
Barbie
Toy Story
Winx Club
H2O Mermaid Adventures
The Mummy
Tensou Sentai Goseiger
Brave
Rainbow Bubblegem
Supa Team 4
Unicorn Academy
A Magical girl Retires
Music featured:
"Making Waves"
"Shine and Glow"
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical historian Jack Harrison-Quintana about Utau! Dairyugujo (1992). You can find him on Tumblr.
News: (1:00)
Alkali Underachiever Vol 2 (Comic/Novel)
Winx Club transformation sequences unveiled: Flora / Tecna / Musa / Stella
Ichi the Witch Vol 3 June 4th
holoWitches adds Fubuki and Lamy to the full cast
Catch! Teenieping season 6 trademarked the title, Princess Catch! Teenieping
You & Idol PreCure the Movie premieres September 12th
Cute High Earth Defense Club High Collar premieres July 7th (trailer)
What I’m reading (4:00)
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura
Main Topic: (5:30)
TW for queerphobia, workplace abuse, alcoholism, sexualization of minors, implied sexual assault, blackface, kidnapping, slavery, cannibalism, domestic violence, suicidal ideation
Series mentioned:
A Magical Girl Retires
Wedding Peach DX
Marvelous Melmo
Alice in Wonderland
Team Phoenix
Princess Knight
Melmo-chan
Chuka na Paipai
La Belle Fille Masquee Poitrine
Sailor Moon
Taro Urashima
Chou Chou Train
Akko
Hug Precure
Creamy Mami
Corrector Yui
Saint Tail
Rayearth
Lunlun
Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
Music featured:
"Shubi doo wa at the Great Dragon Palace"
"Finale"
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Kiana Mai Khansmith about her animatic Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want To Be A Magical Girl. You can find her on Tumblr, Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram.
News: (1:00)
W.i.t.c.h. live action reboot is in talks?
Secret Jouju Magic Harmony film coming May 1st
Hello Osaka Season 2 confirmed
Cute High Earth Defense Club High Collar announcement livestream set for April 20th
What I’ve watched: (3:30)
Rainbow Bubblegem
Twinkle Catch Teenieping
Momentary Lily
Witchy PreCure Mirai Days
Promise of Wizard
Main Topic: (10:00)
Big City Greens
Pokemon
Love Live
Ojamajo Doremi
Sailor Moon
Beyblade
Shugo Chara
Kamichama Karin
Phantom Thief Saint Tail
Phantom Thief Jeanne
Angel’s Friends
PreCure
Madoka Magica
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
Hana no Ko Lunlun
Powerpuff Girls Z
Winx Club
W.i.t.c.h
Sleepless Domain
Acro Trip
Delicious in Dungeon
My Happy Marriage
Dandadan
Lolirock
Miraculous
Creamy Mami
Cardcaptor Sakura
Star Vs The Forces of Evil
Utena
Music featured:
"Her Song"
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Kristan about his comic Amara. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram.
News: (1:00)
Upcoming shows: Himitsu no AiPri Ring, Once Upon A Witch’s Death, Princess Session Orchestra, Witch Watch, Maebashi Witches, Welcome to the Illegally Occupied Magical Girl Village, Rainbow Bubblegem 2
Premiering July 2025: New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Secrets of the Silent Witch
Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds comic to begin April 16th, Exceeds Gun Blazer Vengeance (EGV) key visual revealed
Key visual for Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising revealed
New Pierrot series, Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly coming 2026
Cute High Earth Defense Club High Collar announced with teaser visual
King of Prism Your Endless Call reveals other Pretty Series boys will join the film, and a new character breaks the mold in a new way!
Catch Teenieping collabs with Cookie Run Oven Break
PreCure announces spinoff short web series: Petit Cure PreCure Fairies
What I’ve watched: (10:25)
Supa Team 4
Jentry Chau Vs The Underworld
Main Topic: (12:30)
Tokyo Mew Mew
Totally Spies
Winx Club
Sailor Moon
Cardcaptor Sakura
Precure
Revolutionary Girl Utena
H2O Just Add Water
Wicked Science
Elephant Princess
You & Idol PreCure
Fresh PreCure
Rose of Versailles
Dear Brother
Glass Mask
Banana Bread Pudding
Heartcatch PreCure
Ojamajo Doremi
Go Princess PreCure
Tokyo Mew Mew New
Music featured:
"Amara" and "Coral Garden"
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with enthusiast Danieru Huli about Magilumiere (2024). You can find her on Bluesky or Instagram.
News: (1:00)
Himitsu no AiPri: Ring Arc begins April 6th at 9:30 AM JST
Princess Session Orchestra begins April 6th at 9:00 AM JST
Magilumiere drops dubs in multiple languages on Amazon Prime Video
Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl pilot animatic drops
OP for Magical Girl Raising Project restart - No tears here by Minori Chihara - announced
Once Upon A Witch’s Death premieres April 1st
ShuShu Magic S2 premiered March 8th
Dancing Star PreCure 3 announced for December!
Chinese series Shining Girls coming soon!
Magical Girl Site’s spinoff comic might be coming after all…?
Magical Girl holoWitches returns for Arc 2: Promised Magic on March 12th
What I’ve Watched: (8:30)
Sing! Great Dragon Palace
Suki Suki Majo Sensei
Kitti Katz
H2O Mermaid Adventures S1
Supa Team 4 S1
Winx Club S5
Main topic: (20:00)
Warning for some light discussion of gender essentialism and negative reactions to gender non conformity.
Ojamajo Doremi
Ichi the Witch
Witch Watch
PreCure
Kaiju No 8
Catch Teenieping
Music featured:
"Order Made" by Mafumafu
"Workout" by syudou
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical librarian Cami about A Magical Girl Retires (2024). You can find her on Bluesky, YouTube or Anilist.
News: (1:00)
My Wife Might Be A Magical Girl ends with 24 chapters
New one-shot: But I Can’t Become An Angel
New novel/comic: If I Become A Magical Girl…
Witch Watch and Maebashi Witches announce April 6th
Thai BL drama Magic Lover debuts
Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Vol 2 out August 19th
Yummiland Season Two Premieres on YouTube
Main Topic: (5:45)
Content warning for suicidal ideation, domestic violence, and financial strain
Futari wa PreCure Splash Star
Magilumiere Co Ltd.
Creamy Mami
Fancy Lala
Pastel Yumi
Go Princess PreCure
Witchy PreCure
Witchy PreCure MIRAI DAYS
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Squid Game
Howl’s Moving Castle
One Piece
Ant Man
The Demon Girl Next Door
Parasite
Acro Trip
Music featured:
"Night Takes Me In" from Storyblocks
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical artist Lillith about Catch! Teenieping (2020). You can find them on Twitter,Tumblr, or Bluesky.
News: (1:00)
Magical Girl Dandelion Volume 1 out April 25th
Ichi the Witch Volume 2 out March 4th
A+ Magical Kindergarten Novel out now
Once Upon A Witch’s Death to premiere April 1st, joining Witch Watch, Maebashi Witches, Princess Session Orchestra, and AiPri Season 2 for the spring season
Bubble Guppies Super Princess Mermaids premieres on YouTube
What I’ve Watched: (3:54)
Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss!
Magilumiere Season 1
Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love!
Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic
Main topic: (8:00)
Warnings for toilet humor, homophobic subtext, and cruelty to animals.
Series mentioned:
Delicious Party PreCure
Puppy in my pocket
Glitter Force (Smile PreCure)
Madoka Magica
Magia Record
Pretty Series
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Cutie Honey F
Pokemon
Cardcaptor Sakura
Littlest Pet Shop
Avengers
Angel’s Friends
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical enthusiast Paige about the Cutie Honey film and Re: Cutie Honey OVA series. (2004). You can find her on Twitter (alt) or on Bluesky.
News (1:00)
Sailor Moon The Live NA Tour in March/April
Mermicorno Starfall premieres on Cartoon Network January 31st
PriOrche announces the series will be broadcast for one year
Himitsu no AiPri season two character silhouettes teased, news to come February 27th
3rd teaser/trailer for Maebashi Witches, out in April
What I've been watching/reading: (3:40)
MahoNare
A Magical Girl Retires
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!
Hyperdimension Neptunia
Catch Teenieping
Wonderful PreCure
Majokko Megu-chan
Main topic: (8:30)
Warning: this episode is explicit for swear content and the OVA is full of nudity!!
Wonderful PreCure
Phantom Thief St Tail
St Tail Girls
Peter Pan
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
Shin Godzilla
Kill La Kill
Promare
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagen
Kekko Kamen
Shin Kamen Rider
Panty and Stocking
Phantom Thief Jeanne
Demon Lord Dante
Heartcatch PreCure
Witchy PreCure
Tokyo Mew Mew Olé
Little Witch Academia
You and Idol Precure
Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl
Miraculous Ladybug
Himitsu no AiPri
Princess Session Orchestra
Music featured:
Cutie Honey by Koda Kumi
Into your heart by Koda Kumi
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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On this bonus episode, Ayu lists all the series current and coming to the small and large screens in the genre:
Momentary Lily
Promise of Wizard
Witchy PreCure ~MIRAI DAYS~
Shining Cardsprites Season 3
Cute High Earth Defense Force Eternal Love
Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
You And Idol PreCure
Dancing Star PreCure 2
Princess Session Orchestra
Maebashi Witches
Witch Watch
The Water Magician
Winx Club Season 9
Balala The Fairies Radiant Star Guardians 2
Catch Teenieping Season 6
Fantasy Patrol Season 4
Rainbow Bubblegem Season 2
Mongly Syndrome
Witch Hat Atelier
NEW Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
Once Upon A Witch's Death
The Secrets of the Silent Witch
Super Normal Magical Girls Asumitleverse
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising
花仙子之魔法香对论
Secret Jouju (likely)
A new Studio Pierrot MG series
Shushu Magic Season 2
Jade Armor season 2
Tara Duncan season 2
Mermaid Magic season 2
Sofia the First Royal Magic
Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card season 2
LoliRock season 3
A Magic Knight Rayearth reboot
Magical Girl Raising Project: restart
Magiumiere season 2
A Rainbow Brite remake
A live action She-Ra show
A live action “Bewitched-like” show
A Symphogear movie
Wild Kat
The Champignon Witch
Miraculous Ladybug seasons 7 through 10
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu brings back her BFF magical animator Bianca Rose Alejos to talk about the entire history of the magical girl genre.
Stay tuned for a bonus episode about the future of the genre.
Music featured:
Electrostatic from Storyblocks.com
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical artist HikaTamika about the first season of Onegai My Melody (2005). You can find them on their own site.
News (1:00)
My Magical Girl Chapter One out in English
The second trailer for Maebashi Witches
Princess Session Orchestra begins releasing lyric videos for original character songs
You and Idol PreCure announced for 2025
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon the Super Live is coming to London Feb 2025
Magical Girl holoWitches arc 1 ends December 16th, arc 2 to begin in March
A legendary Cute High Earth Defense Club Love special comic is coming to Ribbon Special on 12/16
What I’ve been watching (7:20)
Wonderful PreCure
Himitsu no AiPri
Main Topic (9:20):
Trigger warning for queerphobia, fatphobia, body shaming, grooming, and toilet humor.
Series mentioned:
Mewkledreamy
Sailor Moon
Cardcaptor Sakura
Tokyo Mew Mew
Kamichama Karin
Madoka Magica
Day Break Illusion
Yuki Yuna Is A Hero
Smile PreCure
Heartcatch PreCure
Shugo Chara
Shugo Chara Jewel Joker
Tokyo Mew Mew New
Magilumiere
Acro Trip
Magical Girl Rion
Jewelpet
Kuromi’s Pretty Journey
Mary Poppins
Armageddon
Howl’s Moving Castle
Dragonball
Magical Fairy Persia
Music featured:
Opening/Ending for Onegai My Melody
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical writer Ella Anders about Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess, and Season One (2012-3). You can find her on Twitter or Instagram.
News (1:00)
Magical Girls Vs Cat Aliens game
Bryan Golden’s latest webtoon, Sea Witch In Training, out now
Magica Riot novel (https://magicariot.com)
Mia & Me renewed for a fifth season
Witchy PreCure MIRAI DAYS first trailer
Magical Girl Tsubame Vol. 4 out 12/4
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld out 12/5
The witch of the hexenhaus wants to reset (The Gingerbread House Witch Wants to Star Over) comic launched on Palcy
Himitsu no AiPri will have a season 2
PriPara to get a TTRPG in March
Dancing Star PreCure 2 key visual
Korean novel A Magical Girl Retires to get sequel, A Magical Girl Rehired
What I’ve been watching (5:30)
Acro Trip
MahoNare
Wonderful PreCure
Himitsu no AiPri
Main Topic (8:20):
Trigger warning for discussions of class disparity and representation of ethnic diversity.
Series mentioned:
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Winx Club
Ojamajo Doremi
Tokyo Mew Mew
Sailor Moon Crystal
PreCure
Lolirock
Madoka Magica
MLPFIM
Frozen
Barbie
Sleeping Beauty
Sissi the Young Empress
Kilala Princess
Kingdom Hearts
Pinocchio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Mary Poppins
Encanto
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Music featured:
Sofia the First theme song
Rise and Shine from Sofia the First
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical podcaster Cassidy about Cry Babies Magic Tears Seasons One and Two (2018-19). You can find her on Twitter or on her website.
News: (1:50)
Jentry Chau vs The Underworld Trailer
Wicked Spot comic debuts
Twinkle Catch Teenieping comic debuts in Pucchigumi
Heartsping in Love to come to North America in 2025
Rainbow Crew season one debuted in China in October
Balala the Fairies returns November 15th
Hana no Ko Lunlun sequel
Miraculous Season 6 poster unveiled, new video game dropped October 25th, and Jeremy Zag reveals the series is confirmed up to season ten
Cutie Honey Nova project announced by Hobby Japan
Legends of Evergreen Hills coming to… Chick-Fil-A’s streaming service Nov 18th
The Demon Girl Next Door stage play coming in January
Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love announces full cast and visual, coming to theaters January 24th
Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising trailer featuring Homura
New Magical Me debuts on Webtoon
PreCure News: Glitter Force is leaving Netflix, Mirai Days unveils a new visual, and Dancing Star PreCure 2 reveals the new supporting cast!
What I’m watching/reading: (12:00)
Himitsu no AiPri
Wonderful PreCure
Main topic: (22:00)
Trigger warning for toilet humor & casual racism
SHY
Futari wa PreCure
Bloopies
BFF
Little Einsteins
Barney
The Littlest Pet Shop
Wishcat
Blue’s Clues
My Little Pony
Sherlock Holmes
Bee Movie
Amelia Bedelia
Mermaid Magic
Symphogear
Music featured:
Openings from Cry Babies Magic Tears
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical cosplayer Stardust Megu about Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003). You can find her on Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok.
News: (1:00)
W.i.t.c.h. (reboot) Vol. 2 released 9/26
Rainbow Guard to come out in November…?
Shooting Star Catch Teenieping premieres 10/10
Doki Doki PreCure the novel eBook released 10/2
Magical Girl Tsubame: I Will (Not) Save the World! comes to an end
Wonderful PreCure the movie to come to Taiwan
Witch You Want VN launched by Studio Elan
Witch Boy Magical Piece adds archive of its story mode to YouTube
Witch, Please Kickstarter coming soon
Nakayosi magazine gives us Wonderful PreCure, Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch aqua, and Shugo Chara Jewel Joker
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch aqua Vol 5 releases 10/11
Ciao launches Magica Reading this month, and I Want to Eat the Mermaid Princess next month
Magilumiere Vol 14 released 10/4
Magical Girl Dandelion now available to read on Viz Manga
Live Action She-Re series in the works
Love Bullet cupid yuri international fan campaign to keep the story from getting canceled
Li Ban to come out in Wales and other parts of the British Isles in 2024
What I’m watching/reading: (13:00)
Love Bullet Vol. 1
Acro Trip
Magilumiere
Himitsu no AiPri
SHY (S2)
Wonderful PreCure
Onegai My Melody (S1)
Main topic: (22:00)
Trigger warning for mention of lack of diversity, incest and grooming.
Also apologies for a sudden drop in audio quality near the very last bit, we had some technical difficulties but it was important to finish the episode off properly so I hope it doesn’t bother you too much.
Series mentioned:
Sailor Moon
PreCure
Creamy Mami
Pretear
Shugo Chara
Tokyo Mew Mew
Cardcaptor Sakura
Rayearth
Madoka Magica
H2O Just Add Water
Rainbow Bubblegem
Fire Emblem
Music featured:
"Paradise of the Sun" (opening)
"Precious Treasure Chest" (ending)
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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On this bonus episode, Ayu watches episode one of Acro Trip, which is now available on Crunchyroll (alongside episode 2!).
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical creator Bryan Golden about his second magical webtoon, Vampire Magicka. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram, and read Vampire Magicka on Webtoon, as well as previous series Strawberry Seafoam and following series Cinder & Charm. You can also support him on Ko-Fi and Inprnt!
News: (1:00)
Negima! Magister Negi Magi Mahora Panic game is open for pre-registration
CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: MEMORY KEY the mobile game is out now
Himitsu no AiPri: Gather Secret Memories coming to Nintendo Switch December 2024
Magical Girl Dandelion English translation was announced for release on Viz Manga
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- trailer released
Magical Girl holoWitches the STAGE debuted on September 21st
First trailer for Miraculous Season 6 is out
Miraculous World: London, At the Edge of Time to debut October 5th on Disney Channel France
DokiDoki PreCure the Novel to be reprinted due to selling out
Happiness Charge PreCure 10th anniversary fan meeting announced
MagiGawa Magical Girl Plushie serialized for its second month in Manga Time Kirara Max
Magical Shiba Inu Hanamaru becomes permanent fixture in Manga Time Kirara
Flavor Girls: Return to the Mothership comes out December 2024
Shooting Star Catch Teenieping drops first teaser trailer
What I’ve watched/read: (9:00)
Wonderful PreCure
The Magical Girl and Evil Lieutenant Used to be Archenemies
Yummiland
Unicorn Academy
Cry Babies Magic Tears 1 & 2
Main topic (17:15)
Series mentioned:
Wonderful PreCure
Magic Knight Rayearth
Cardcaptor Sakura
Monster High
Sailor Moon
D Gray man
Battle Angel Alita
Phantom Thief Jeanne
Fullmoon wo Sagashite
Madoka Magica
Music featured:
Ghost Town from Storyblocks.com
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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On this bonus episode, Ayu answers questions about and divulges the plot of Wonderful PreCure The Movie: Doki Doki! An Epic Adventure in the Game World, which came out Friday, September 13th!
SPOILERS AHOY!
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical tabletop roleplayer Siobhan about the second season of H2O Just Add Water (2007). You can find her on Twitter and Co-Host and check out her podcast Some Place To Be.
News (1:00)
Acro Trip, MahoNare and Magilumiere debut dates - October 2nd and October 4th
Wish Cat debuts September 12th
Secret Jouju Bijou Star Season Two debuts September 20th
Wild Kats production announced
Maebashi Witches announced for April 2025
Ichi the Witch begins serialization in Shonen Jump
Pretty Cure Max Heart and Pretty Cure Splash Star join Crunchyroll
Magical Girl Dandelion creator confirms English translation is in the works
Lucca Comics and Games to screen Wonderful PreCure The Movie on October 31st
What I've been watching (10:10)
Wonderful PreCure
Himitsu no AiPri
The Magical Girl And Evil Lieutenant Used To Be Archenemies (MahoAku)
SHY season 2
Mermaid Magic
Main Topic (15:15)
Content warning for bullying and rape culture.
Series mentioned:
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Danny Phantom
Jake Long
Music featured:
No Ordinary Girl (S2 version)
Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises
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