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 Read and share Ayu's breakdown of magical girl subgenres on AnimeHerald! 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! Commission Ayu for art, or drop off a donation! 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.