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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
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Episode 189 - Doki Doki PreCure with CureSplash
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Episode 186 - Winx Club Season 3 with _ikoNick
1h 58m
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Episode 192 - Winx Club Season 4 with Lapis
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BONUS - The Present and Future Of Magical Girls!
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 ... Show More
9m 21s
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Episode 185 - Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders (2024)
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The Great Pokémon Card Escape
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Episode 66 - Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes with fey
<p>On this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical illustrator fey (@<a href="https://twitter.com/2398rain" target="_blank">2398rain</a>) is back to discuss the first Girls x Heroine series, Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes, and about its standing in the tokusatsu world.</p>
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BONUS - Wonderful PreCure The Movie
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<p>SPOILERS AHOY!</p>
<p>Original podcast music by Hazel, @<a href="https://twitt ... Show More
57m 42s
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 enthusiast Paige about Dokidoki PreCure, the 10th season of Pretty Cure (2013). You can find them on <a href="https://twitter.com/CureSplash" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a> and <a href="https:// ... Show More
<p>This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical cosplayer Stardust Megu about Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003). You can find her on <a href="https://x.com/Stardust_Megu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www ... Show More
<p>This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical professor Nicholas about the third season of Winx Club (2007). You can find him on <a href="https://x.com/Nicholas_IK" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iko_nicho/" ... Show More
<p>This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical crayon lovinglapislazuli about the fourth season of Winx Club (2009). You can find her on <a href="https://x.com/loving_lapis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://lovinglapislazuli. ... Show More
<p>This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical editor Lauren Hitzhusen about the comic reboot of Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/hitzhusenlauren" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Twitter</a> an ... Show More
<p><br></p><p>Tonight’s story was wished for by <strong>Grace and Georgie</strong>, <strong>7-year-old twin girls</strong> from <strong>Perth, Western Australia</strong>. They sent us a voice message asking for an epic adventure where <strong>Mega Charizard escapes from his Pokém ... Show More
<p>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 <a href="https://x.com/madlobotanist" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> or on her <a href="http ... Show More
