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May 2021
49: Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
This week's manga log: "Descending Stories," written and illustrated by Haruko Kumota. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Yotarou is a former yakuza member fresh out of prison and fixated on just one thing: rather than return to a life of crime, the young man aspires to take ... Show More
52m 31s
Apr 2021
48: Nodame Cantabile
This week's manga log: "Nodame Cantabile," written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Shinichi Chiaki, the perfectionist son of a famous pianist, is in his fourth year at Momogaoka College of Music, hoping to achieve his secret dream of bei ... Show More
43m 9s
Mar 2021
47: Tsuredure Children
This week's manga log: "Tsuredure Children," written and illustrated by Wakabayashi, Toshiya. Description (courtesy of MyAnimeList): Love is not simple. It is complicated, frustrating, often incomprehensible—and it is something that many high school students are all too familiar ... Show More
27m 29s
Sep 2020
Episode 3 - Cardcaptor Sakura with Francoise Danoy
<p>In our first regular episode, magical girl Ayu talks to friend and magical knitwear designer<a href="https://www.arohaknits.com/"> Francoise Danoy</a> (IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/arohaknits/?hl=en">ArohaKnits</a>) about her childhood favorite, Cardcaptor Sakura, al ... Show More
53m 52s
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Episode 188 - Cardcaptor Sakura Clow Card Arc with doreimani
2h 2m
Jul 2021
Episode 43 - Sailor Moon S with D.J. Kirkland
1h 23m
Aug 2021
Episode 47 - Magic Knight Rayearth with Tyler Tominaga
<p>In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical artist <a href="https://twitter.com/bizarroville_">Tyler Tominaga</a> (ig: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bizarroville/">bizarroville</a>) about the first season of Magic Knight Rayearth (1995) and CLAMP in general.</p>
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1h 51m
Jan 2024
Episode 178 - Sugar Sugar Rune Part One with dolicehearts
1h 55m
Jun 2021
Episode 36 - Yes! PreCure 5 with Vera
<p>In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical teacher Vera Nugent about the blueprint-setting fourth season of PreCure, Yes! PreCure 5. You can Vera on <a href="https://twitter.com/veranugentart">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/veranugentart">Instagram</a>, ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2022
Episode 82 - Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan with TeaCakeCutie
1h 43m
Oct 2020
Episode 7 - Magical Boys with Haru Nicol
1h 7m
Jan 2022
Episode 77 - loliRock with Rink
<p>In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical creator Rink (of <a href="https://tapas.io/series/Saffron-Wave/info">Saffron Wave</a> and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blueturtlecomics/magical-girl-defense-force-volume-1">Magical Girl Defense Force</a>) returns t ... Show More
1h 8m
This week's manga log: "Cardcaptor Sakura," written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp.
Description (courtesy of MAL):
Sakura Kinomoto is your garden-variety ten-year-old fourth grader, until one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious book containing a set of cards. Unfortunately, she has little time to divine what the cards mean because she accident ... Show More
<p>This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical YouTuber Imani about the first arc of Cardcaptor Sakura (1998-99). You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/doreimani" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/doreim ... Show More
<p>In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical comic artist <a href="http://www.djkirkland.com/">D.J. Kirkland</a> (@<a href="https://twitter.com/ohheydj">ohheydj</a>, also on <a href="https://instagram.com/ohheydj">ig</a>), author of The Black Mage and co-host of the po ... Show More
<p>This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical artist Willow about the first half of Sugar Sugar Rune (2005). You can find her on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/dolicehearts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram ... Show More
<p>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 <a href="https://twitter.com/teacakecutie">Twitter</a>.</p>
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<p>In this episode, Magical Girl Ayu talks to magical media critic and tokusatsu superfan Haru Nicol aka @SmilingRider on <a href="https://twitter.com/smilingrider/">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/smilingrider/">Instagram</a> about magical boys.</p>
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