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 2025Magical Girl Full Heart comic launchedMagical Girl and the Narco Wars webcomic launchedPrincess Doremi S4 begins May 9th in ChinaMagical Girl Dandelion Volume 2 out July 25thK-Pop Demon Hunters out June 20th on NetflixWhat I’m Watching: (2:25)Magica RiotMiraculous S3Hello Osaka(New) Secret Jouju S1Main Topic: (4:45)Warning for implicit racism and more specifically anti-blackness.Series Mentioned:PreCureH2O Just Add WaterMako MermaidsBarbieToy StoryWinx ClubH2O Mermaid AdventuresThe MummyTensou Sentai GoseigerBraveRainbow BubblegemSupa Team 4Unicorn AcademyA Magical girl RetiresMusic featured:"Making Waves""Shine and Glow"Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruisesKeep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar!Submit your ideas to the podcast here!Buy Ayu wishlist gifts from Throne!Join our Discord!Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi!Find the podcast online on the socials @magicalgirlayu or on Spotify for Creators at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs.
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Episode 207 - Sing Great Dragon Palace with Jack Harrison-Quintana
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)Lock & Key KickstarterSleepless Domain Book 2Alkali Underachiever Vol 2 (Comic/Novel)Winx Club transformation sequences unveiled: Flora / Tecna / Musa / StellaIchi the Witch Vol 3 June 4thholoWitches adds Fubuki and Lamy to the full castCatch! Teenieping season 6 trademarked the title, Princess Catch! TeeniepingYou & Idol PreCure the Movie premieres September 12thCute High Earth Defense Club High Collar premieres July 7th (trailer)What I’m reading (4:00)Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess SakuraMain Topic: (5:30)TW for queerphobia, workplace abuse, alcoholism, sexualization of minors, implied sexual assault, blackface, kidnapping, slavery, cannibalism, domestic violence, suicidal ideationSeries mentioned:A Magical Girl RetiresWedding Peach DXMarvelous MelmoAlice in WonderlandTeam PhoenixPrincess KnightMelmo-chanChuka na PaipaiLa Belle Fille Masquee PoitrineSailor MoonTaro UrashimaChou Chou TrainAkkoHug PrecureCreamy MamiCorrector YuiSaint TailRayearthLunlunPrincess Gwenevere and the Jewel RidersMusic featured:"Shubi doo wa at the Great Dragon Palace""Finale"Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruisesKeep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar!Submit your ideas to the podcast here!Buy Ayu wishlist gifts from Throne!Join our Discord!Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi!Find the podcast online on the socials @magicalgirlayu or on Spotify for Creators at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs.
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Episode 206 - Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want To Be A Magical Girl with Kiana Mai Khansmith
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 1stHello Osaka Season 2 confirmedCute High Earth Defense Club High Collar announcement livestream set for April 20thWhat I’ve watched: (3:30)Rainbow BubblegemTwinkle Catch TeeniepingMomentary LilyWitchy PreCure Mirai DaysPromise of WizardMain Topic: (10:00)Big City GreensPokemonLove LiveOjamajo DoremiSailor MoonBeybladeShugo CharaKamichama KarinPhantom Thief Saint TailPhantom Thief JeanneAngel’s FriendsPreCureMadoka MagicaNurse Angel Ririka SOSHana no Ko LunlunPowerpuff Girls Z Winx ClubW.i.t.c.hSleepless DomainAcro TripDelicious in DungeonMy Happy MarriageDandadanLolirockMiraculousCreamy MamiCardcaptor SakuraStar Vs The Forces of EvilUtenaMusic featured:"Her Song"Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruisesKeep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar!Submit your ideas to the podcast here!Buy Ayu wishlist gifts from Throne!Join our Discord!Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi!Find the podcast online on the socials @magicalgirlayu or on Spotify for Creators at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs.
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Episode 205 - Amara with Kristan
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 2Premiering July 2025: New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Secrets of the Silent WitchLyrical Nanoha Exceeds comic to begin April 16th, Exceeds Gun Blazer Vengeance (EGV) key visual revealedKey visual for Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising revealedNew Pierrot series, Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly coming 2026Cute High Earth Defense Club High Collar announced with teaser visualKing 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 BreakPreCure announces spinoff short web series: Petit Cure PreCure FairiesWhat I’ve watched: (10:25)Supa Team 4Jentry Chau Vs The UnderworldMain Topic: (12:30)Tokyo Mew MewTotally SpiesWinx ClubSailor MoonCardcaptor SakuraPrecureRevolutionary Girl UtenaH2O Just Add WaterWicked ScienceElephant PrincessYou & Idol PreCureFresh PreCureRose of VersaillesDear BrotherGlass MaskBanana Bread PuddingHeartcatch PreCureOjamajo DoremiGo Princess PreCure Tokyo Mew Mew NewMusic featured:"Amara" and "Coral Garden"Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruisesKeep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar!Submit your ideas to the podcast here!Buy Ayu wishlist gifts from Throne!Join our Discord!Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi!Find the podcast online on the socials @magicalgirlayu or on Spotify for Creators at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs.
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Episode 204 - Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. with Danieru Huli
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 JSTPrincess Session Orchestra begins April 6th at 9:00 AM JSTMagilumiere drops dubs in multiple languages on Amazon Prime VideoPretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl pilot animatic dropsOP for Magical Girl Raising Project restart - No tears here by Minori Chihara - announcedOnce Upon A Witch’s Death premieres April 1stShuShu Magic S2 premiered March 8thDancing 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 12thWhat I’ve Watched: (8:30)Sing! Great Dragon PalaceSuki Suki Majo SenseiKitti KatzH2O Mermaid Adventures S1Supa Team 4 S1Winx Club S5Main topic: (20:00)Warning for some light discussion of gender essentialism and negative reactions to gender non conformity.Ojamajo DoremiIchi the WitchWitch WatchPreCureKaiju No 8Catch TeeniepingMusic featured:"Order Made" by Mafumafu"Workout" by syudouOriginal podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruisesKeep up to date with the Magical Girl Media Google Calendar!Submit your ideas to the podcast here!Buy Ayu wishlist gifts from Throne!Join our Discord!Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi!Find the podcast online on the socials @magicalgirlayu or on Spotify for Creators at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email or DMs.
Ayumi Shinozaki, a diehard fan of the magical girl genre, talks to other fans and creators about the magical series they love and why they love them. Whether you've watched them all your life or have never heard of them before, all are welcome here into the glittering fold.
New Zealand