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The magical girl genre is a subgenre of shoujo anime (anime aimed at young girls). Mahou shoujo anime are modern day fairy tales for girls in their adolescence. Stories in this genre are rite of passage stories for young women, filled with symbols and metaphors for puberty. Many images can be feminine that appear in this genre: the moon, flowers, ribbons, etc. Each reoccuring motif in this genre has a meaning. Transformations, for example, are a physical sign of outward and inward changes from childhood to young adulthood.

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May 15, 2009: Pretty quiet in magical girl news. The Precure DX movie hits DVD this summer and the Fresh Precure film has been confirmed for the fall, though no details on plot yet. The upcoming TV series Sea Story may be a bishoujo mermaid-magical girl hybrid. Not sure from the previews yet what it'll be like, maybe a little mermaid story and a little Simoun it almost looks like. At least that's what I'm reminded of. It should be cute anyway. I'll try to have some site status on the next update.

March 8, 2009: It's a new year and I'm working in between real life to have the new site ready to go. I finally have a set-up I'm pleased with and am working currently on episode notes/annotations.

Lots of news on the magical girl front. First, Pretty Cure debuted in the English speaking world Friday on Canadian TV. Here's hoping the dub finds its way officially down south this year as well. The Precure 5 GoGo film is out on DVD this month in Japan and the Precure All Stars movie hits theaters. Fresh Pretty Cure started last month. For Shugo Chara fans, volume 6 of the manga hits shelves from Del Rey next month. Lastly, it looks like a new Minky Momo OVA or project could be on the horizon. More news should trickle out in the coming months on what to expect.

December 16, 2008: Still looking for the official press releases to go up on YTV and parent company, but rumors are starting to see confirmation that the Pretty Cure dub is indeed on again. YTV will be airing it first quarter next year.

November 16, 2008: Is TOEI planning to spoil us or what? The rumors are confirmed, there will indeed be a Precure All Stars movie in the spring. I think this is a brilliant move on their part and shows they're listening fans this time around. Who knows, since the film comes out after the new season starts, maybe the new characters will get a cameo at least? Or they may just be waiting to tie the DVD release of the current theatrical movie to the marketing of their spring film. Either way, I'm as excited as everyone else and have high hopes for a fun movie in the vein of what we haven't seen since Pierrot did the special OVAs for their 80s stars.

November 3, 2008: The news is out for Precure fans. TOEI is working on the next season which will have three heroines and premier in February. The images floating around thus far are for the accessories to be marketed but no sketches yet of the new heroines themselves.

October 21, 2008: Yay, new member for the unofficial listing! NAAN's added.

So I bet you guys want to know about the Full Moon artbook, if you haven't bought it yet, right? Well, it's definitely worth the money. Our Borders had it on the shelf yesterday, so I was able to pick it up. Just like Viz's release of Yuu Watase's artbooks (Ceres and Fushigi Yuugi), this one is is made with good weighted paper for the pages, not too heavy, but not cheap by any means either. Pictures are glossy and all the artwork transferred great! Most of the artwork is from Full Moon of course, but there is also a selection of Time Stranger Kyoko, Kaitou Jeanne, and a few for ION. As an added bonus, you'll find a very nice pull out poster of the Route L members on one side, and Mitsuki and the shinigami on the other.

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