Episode 35 - Magical Idols & Ellery Moonbeam with Kevin Credo

In this episode, magical girl Ayu talks with magical writer Kevin Credo about magical idols and his magical idol novel, Ellery Moonbeam, coming soon to Tapas Premium. After that, she talks to former magical idol Alice (Twitter/IG) about her experience in the industry (trigger warning in her segment for mentions of an eating disorder). Series mentioned: Sailor Moon Cardcaptor Sakura Creamy Mami Magical Emi Fancy Lala AKB0048 Idol x Heroine Miracle Tunes Toon Makers' Sailor Moon pilot attempt (often incorrectly called Saban Moon) Aikatsu! Love Live IdolM@ster Song Prince (Uta no Prince-sama) Yes PreCure 5 Doki Doki PreCure Hug PreCure Tokyo Mew Mew New Magical Boy Magical Girl Friendship Squad Additional links: Marshall McLuhan 'I could have been a K-pop idol - but I'm glad I quit' Alice's tweets Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (additional trigger warning for racism) Alice's interview on Tokyo Podcast from her indie idol days Music featured: "Middonaito, sutāraito" by Nanahira "Starry Sky Parade" by Nanahira/Mega "My dream" by MaiDoremi Original podcast music by Hazel, @afewbruises Want to share your idea for a topic or guest? Submit your idea here! Extra special hugs to anyone who buys something off the magical wishlist! Join our Discord! Feel free to leave a message on Anchor about your favorite magical girl series and it might just appear on a later episode. Find the podcast online on Twitter or Instagram @magicalgirlayu or on Anchor at sparkleside, and don't forget to comment online with the hashtag #SparklesideChats! Contact us by email at [email protected] or in Twitter DMs.