This week on Sparkleside Chats, Ayu talks with magical animator Matt Bruneau-Richardson about H2O Just Add Water (2006). You can find his work, ⁠Sirenetta, at his website⁠.  News: (1:00) Gushing Over Magical Girls begins January 2024 Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer 1.1 updated What I've watched: (3:24) Dancing Star PreCure Precure Full Bloom Soaring Sky PreCure Dekoboko Majo SHY Main Topic (8:15) Warning for racism and misogyny Series mentioned:  Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Sailor Moon Wedding Peach Tokyo Mew Mew Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch PreCure Futari wa PreCure Max Heart Winx Club Lolirock Totally Spies Miraculous Ladybug That's So Raven Splash Dyesebel Ultraman The Little Mermaid Music featured:  "No Ordinary Girl" by Ellie Henderson 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!⁠ ⁠Commission Ayu for art, drop off a donation, or sign up for bonus episodes on Ko-fi!⁠ 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 or DMs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkleside/message