Episode 198 - Sofia the First Season One with Ella Anders

Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu

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

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