Hey YA Extra Credit: The Magical Girl Genre

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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