Episode 81 - Marvelous Melmo with ErynCerise

In this episode of Sparkleside Chats, magical podcaster ErynCerise returns to talk about Osamu Tezuka's magical girl sex education series, Marvelous Melmo aka Fushigi na Melmo (1971) and a little about its reboot Melmo-chan (2011). Check out Mahou Profile and Superidols! RPG. Her video on Melmo is here. Look out for Roar to Heaven soon!

Trigger warning for the discussion and the series itself for racist stereotypes, domestic violence, sexualization of children, relationships with large age gaps, references to child predators, suicide, gaslighting, alcoholism and body horror.

News:

Magilumiere Co Ltd Vol 1 (JP) MangaPlus (US)

Unrivaled Naomi Vol 2

Delicious Party PreCure on CrunchyRoll

Mermaid Melody on FullAnimeTV (JP)

What I've been watching:

Tropical-Rouge PreCure

Delicious Party PreCure

Kirameki Powers

Waccha Primagi

Mewkledreamy Mix

Cosmic Baton Girl Comet

Series mentioned:

Tropical-Rouge PreCure

Show By Rock!

Lapis Re:Lights

I Married A Witch

Himitsu no Akkochan

Bewitched

Sally the Witch/Mahoutsukai Sally

Tale of the White Serpent

Princess Knight

Astro Boy (Atom Boy)

The Flintstones

Creamy Mami

The Jetsons

Of Mice And Men

Apollo's Song

Jem and the Holograms

Mobile Suit Gundam

Hugtto PreCure

Himitsu no Akkochan μ

Sapphire: Princess Knight

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

Flip Flappers

loliRock

Symphogear

Waccha PriMagi

Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes

Evangelion

takt: op Destiny

Additional Links:

Akiko Sugawa-Shimada

The Idols of Anime

Ravex in Tezuka World OVA

Masaaki Yuasa

Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises

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