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Hey YA Extra Credit: The Magical Girl Genre
Manage episode 381604790 series 2137776
Erica discusses the magical girl manga genre, giving a brief history and a few magical girl book recommendations.
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Books Discussed
Emily Martin's article on the magical girl genre in manga and anime
Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka
Himitsu no Akko-chan by Fujio Akatsuka
Sally the Witch by Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP
Alice 19th by Yuu Watase
Little Witch Academia by Yoh Yoshinari, Trigger, Keisuke Sato
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap (out of print, but the story is part of a collection that has other stories that aren't YA titled Never Have I Ever: Stories)
Magical Boy by The Kao
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305 episodes
Manage episode 381604790 series 2137776
Erica discusses the magical girl manga genre, giving a brief history and a few magical girl book recommendations.
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.
To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!
It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.
Books Discussed
Emily Martin's article on the magical girl genre in manga and anime
Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka
Himitsu no Akko-chan by Fujio Akatsuka
Sally the Witch by Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP
Alice 19th by Yuu Watase
Little Witch Academia by Yoh Yoshinari, Trigger, Keisuke Sato
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap (out of print, but the story is part of a collection that has other stories that aren't YA titled Never Have I Ever: Stories)
Magical Boy by The Kao
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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