#western magical girls

[magicalgirlsinternational]

[drzewobojczyni]

Middle-aged magical girl save me

Middle-aged magical girl

Save me middle-aged magical girl

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[prettyheartentangle]

W.i.t.c.h. conceprt artwork vs. issue 1 cover art

[mello-t-befan]

The video accompanying the project (turn the english subtitles ON ^^)

One might think that Magical Girls are a typically Japanese genre given how the country assumes the kawaii aesthetic comparing to the Occident. But like all kinds of stories, Magical Girls aren't the property of any culture and one can easily find "Western" examples like "W.I.T.C.H.", "Winx Club", "Star VS The Forces Of Evil" or "Miraculous Laydbug". And among all these examples, this month we will talk about "LoliRock" ! In my rewrite, I gave each girls a specific gemstone, some specialties in their musical career/practice of magic and affinities with some kind of elements.

I take this opportunity to make a quick dedication to the creator of the series, Jean-Louis Vandestoc; and to TeamLoliRock which helped me a lot in this video's writing.

Jean-Louis Vandestoc's Instagram here.

TeamLoliRock's Tumblr here.

Iris, Princess of Ephedia

Age : 15

Role in the band : lead singer, lead songwriter

Title & Kingdom : earthling, lost Princess of Ephedia

Symbol : Heart

Gem : Roselite

Skill(s) : singing; music-writing; dancing; crystal magic; sound magic; agility; leadership

Affinity(ies) : Light, Energy, Sound

If I had to rewrite the series, I'd like to use more of her magical voice presented in the 1st episode and not really used in the rest of the series. I'd also like to make Iris more impacted by the revelation of her magical identity. I imagine her developing an almost unhealthy obsession for Ephedian culture in an identity quest typical of teens with 2 cultural backgrounds. The series would then be an opportunity for her not to base her identity on her dramatic origins and to understand that she is as attached to the Earth as she is to Ephedia.

Talia, Princess of Xeris

Age : 16

Role in the band : keyboarder

Title & Kingdom : Second Princess of Xeris

Symbol : Diamond

Gem : Sapphire

Skill(s) : singing; keyboard; dancing; knowledges about magic and other worlds; crystal magic; agility; strategy

Affinity(ies) : Water, Spirit

Xeris is supposed to be a world with all the knowledge about the magic of this universe or almost. So I guess they'd took the opportunity to improve everyday life with techno-magic as we see here and there in the series. If I could rewrite the character, I'd like to accentuate Talia's trauma of her kingdom's invasion (writers are sadists, don't deny it). To the point of almost never allowing herself to rest and being appallingly demanding of others. During the series, she would eventually agree to get help for her survivor syndrome and not let her past poison her life.

Auriana, Princess of Volta

Age : 14

Role in the band : choreographer, drummer

Title & Kingdom : First Princess of Volta

Symbol : Crescent

Gem : Sunstone

Skill(s) : dancing; singing; tambourine; crystal magic; defensive magic; agility

Affinity(ies) : Fire, Protections

If I could rewrite the character, I'd like to play on the fact that Auriana is the 2nd of a very large family and has the feeling that she must prove herself to exist in their eyes. And what better way to prove her worth than finding the Lost Princess of Ephedia and helping her in her fight against Gramorr ? Eventually, however, Auriana would realize that she was doing all of that for wrong reasons and eventually take her responsibilities to Iris and the other worlds seriously.

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

*Sigh…*

Hello everyone. I apologize for disappearing for a while. I know I promised to finish all the confessions and close them indefinitely, but with everything that has been going on in the past few months, I have just been reflecting a lot. After much consideration, I have made a decision:

On January 2, 2024, I am considering deleting this blog.

So with this said, I guess you might be wondering why, Well, I'll list the reasons. Been doing so for this long right?

I had been hesitant to admit it, but after some contemplation, I have come to the realization that this blog is becoming a negative experience for me. I've had to make confessions that I don't agree with and deal with anonymous hate for sharing confessions that I didn't even write. Trying to please everyone has also affected my own beliefs. Additionally, the lack of western magical girl shows has resulted in repetitive confessions. It's unfortunate, but my feelings about this blog may continue to fluctuate.

From then till now, I always said that not all the confessions made were by me, but I do admit that some of them were my own. I just want to be honest with all of you. I'm not proud of some of the confessions I made. Some aged like milk. Even though I know that I may still come across certain confessions that leave a bad taste in my mouth to this day, I just want to leave this part of my life behind me.

I have been a fan of several TV series, such as Miraculous Ladybug, She-Ra, Equestria Girls, My Little Pony, many others. However, some of the fans of these shows have given me negative experiences that I don't want to remember. Sometimes, reading these confessions reminds me of those bad experiences. Hence, I want to move on and forget about them. Nevertheless, I will cherish the good memories that these shows and their fandom have given me.

I need assurance that I won't be able to access this blog again, in case I give in to the temptation of making confessions once more. My desire is to move on and channel my energy towards other productive activities that will benefit me in my life. This has been a long-term aspiration for me, which I didn't do entirely.

I know I've said this countless times in the past, but I'll say this for the final time. I'm dealing with personal things that are just a real ongoing struggle, and I want to focus all my time and energy on them. Running this blog has started to feel like a chore, and I believe I've gotten all the satisfaction from it that I wanted.

Also, I've thought about moving on to focus on more original projects. I don't want to completely share these ideas publicly yet, but I've been having some ideas in mind.

Lastly, I'm just tired of constantly having to explain myself. I know that I don't owe anyone an explanation and I am not obligated to keep this blog active, but I did. I did it because I genuinely cared about you all and wanted to create something fun for fans of the magical girl genre. I wanted to provide a platform for others to express their feelings and thoughts without fear of being canceled. Unfortunately, I no longer want to do this…

Sorry guys for the redundant posts lol Let's just hope that this will be the last one until this blog closes (or goes inactive indefinitely). There’s no guarantee that I will delete this blog, but I’m just saying prepare for the possibility in the future. So if there’s anything that you would like to save or archive, then now’s the time to do so. I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to finish the remaining confessions in the box or not, because there's a strong possibility that I'll delete this blog anyway.

So if anyone has any thoughts or ideas or anything, feel free to say so. I have to admit, I'm going to miss this blog, but this is probably for the best.

Thanks again guys, and as always, stay magical.

If you wish to reach me (the mod), my main account is @misssakurapetal27

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"Rainbow Brite" - Sissi No Mundo De Rainbow Brite - Brazilian Portuguese Image Album

special thanks to rainbowbrite.net

[reimulin-art]

Introducing Ramona Lee, aka Magical Girl Genesis!

As the Rainbow Guardian, Ramona is able to transform into the girl she’s always wanted to be, while fighting the black ink monsters that haunt her school. They’re goal is to stamp out the world’s creative expression, and Genesis can’t let that happen.

Her life isn’t all fighting — not in the literal sense, at least — as she faces the wonderful world of high school. Surely with magical powers, she is invincible to the problems of the real world… right?

~

This is a character and game concept I came up with on a whim last night, and I already love her. I imagine this game would play and feel like a combination of Splatoon, Persona, and Cuphead (two of which are games I’ve never actually played, but ignore that).

I hope you enjoy her concept as much as I do!

[wait-still-rendering]

what we need more in the world is more western magical girl shows pls

there are only so many

[cooltmoney95]

I think one of the most fascinating things about the sudden "edgical girl" boom of 2010s magical girl anime is the fact that around the same time, we started seeing other countries doing their own takes on straight forward magical girls or making media inspired by it. From mainstream media to smaller indie projects.

[muggle-born-princess]

So...

I started watching She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

I know I was suppose to wait until I officially cut ties with Miraculous, but I was curious and wanted to see why people voted for it on my poll.

So yeah, I see why.

I love how the animation and story gives off 80s/90s old school anime and Steven Universe both. I also love how the plot picks up one by one and doesn’t even have filler in it like at all. 

Oh, and the characters are so queer.

10/10 would recommend. 

[magicalgirlsinternational]

[drzewobojczyni]

"Raise your hands, you can touch the sky"

I rewatched Lolirock lately, so fanart time.

Not happy about Talia's skintone, but metallic pencils are a bit capricious in that regard

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[prettyheartentangle]

[mello-t-befan]

The video accompanying this project (turn the subtitles ON ^^)

Among Nelvana's numerous productions and co-productions, not all of them have great ambitions in their animation and/or storytelling quality. And we can see that with our topic : "Mysticons" !

Notable changes : -each Mysticon obtains a spirit that they can fuse with and becomes their weapons; the girls can talk with their spirits by telepathy and once they obtains their own Codex part, the spirits can become their mount (the spirits have their original griffin mounts'names) -Em's totem becomes the Griffin; because given her connection with them in the original series, I think it's a waste that they're not her mystic animal -Zarya's totem becomes the Unicorn; because a wolf is pretty bland among a dragon, a unicorn and a phoenix (she also changes her surname to fit my rewrite) -their masks are not just accessories, they magically alter how people sees them, making them impossible to recognize unless being already in the secret.

Arkayna Goodfey, Mysticon Dragon Mage

In my new scenario, I'd like to make Arkayna even more proud, dignified in her role as princess but also vain and selfish. By becoming a Mysticon with Izzie and regularly heabutting with Zarya, she'd become aware of the world's realities and be more empathetic towards others.

Emerald "Em" Goldenbraid, Mysticon Griffin Knight

In my rewrite, Em wouldn't just be the protagonist's chubby self-effacing best friend. She would also be a huge craftmagic geek, namely the art of making magical objects or weapons (think artificers in D&D). Indeed, she's capable of making useful tinkering projects, repairing damaged devices and seeks to unlock the secret of her own blade's steel. But her passivity and shyness prevent her from truly expressing her talent and passion as she'd like to. Maybe with Topaz, things could change.

Zarya Moonstrike, Mysticon Unicorn Ranger

For my rewrite of the scenario, I don't really know if I'd keep the revelation of Zarya's original backstory (that I won't tell here because SPOILERS). But I'd like to keep her headbutting with Arkayna as much as possible. Which would contrast with their respective spirit who get along very well. I would also make her a gang leader who makes sure that other kids from the slums don't fall into serious crime. Piper would be her second in command, the idea being that they'd be too dependent on each other and would need to distance themselves in order to grow healthily.

Piper Willowbrook, Mysticon Phoenix Striker

In my new version of the scenario, I want to make Piper even more attached to Zarya and her abandonment issues more heavy. As the plot progresses, she'd learn to confide her fears to her friends and become more independent.

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

Hi. I think it’s time guys...

Yeah, you heard me right. 

I think I’m closing down Western Magical Girl confessions, for good this time...

Why do I finally come to this decision? 

Well, one reason is that I’ve ran this blog for a very long time, and I think I’m finally ready to move on to other things.

I think western magical girl shows are starting to become a rarity this day in age. Shows like Lolirock, Equestria Girls, She Ra, Star vs., Winx Club, The Owl House etc. are over. There’s not much hype for western magical girl series (or magical girl series in general) like it used to be. The only real popular western magical girl series that’s still airing is Miraculous Ladybug, in which that leads to my other reason.

I’m slowly starting to lose interest in Miraculous Ladybug also. I’ve pretty much got all the satisfaction that I could get out of the show at this point. Yes, I’ll probably still do some headcanons, AUs, shipping memes, writing prompts etc. from the series, but I’m basically done with the canon.

Also...I think that I personally just want to try to detach myself from this blog. I have...life goals. Life goals that I want to really start making for myself. I want to prioritize a lot more things in my life that’s OUTSIDE of the internet. 

Also, I have 5 other blogs. Keeping up with them too is a little...tedious now, especially ones that are becoming ghost blogs as time goes on. 

So for all of these reasons, I think I’m ready to say goodbye to this part of my life...soon. 

That’s right, “Soon”, as in...not right at this moment. 

I want to do these things first before finally moving on.

I want to at least finish all of the confessions in the box, so I’ll be closing the submissions box and inbox for confessions and headcanons. So that means any confessions or headcanons that are send at this point will automatically be DELETED.

After I do, I will close them for about a week or two.

I’m going to make a poll, asking for your opinions on this. Maybe even more than 1.

After I get the final results of that poll (or polls), I might temporarily open confessions back up for about a week (or maybe even a month, I don’t know yet), to give everyone a chance to confess anything that they want. Then I’ll reclose confessions and do those confessions. 

After that, I will most likely close western magical girl confession...for good. 

But you know? Who knows??? I MIGHT change my mind. I MIGHT wait until Miraculous Ladybug season 5 is over. However, to be honest though? I hope not. 

Sorry guys, I really am. No offense, but...it’s just I KNOW that I’m week😂 I might just decide to keep this blog up for a little while longer, but I’m not making any promises. I want to be done with this blog. Will that happen or not is all due in time. 

I want to appreciate everyone who has send a confession in the past! I really appreciate it and I’m going to miss you all ^^ I’ll be on my other blogs for now on, so if you're interested, just find me at the blogs that I’ll list below. Thank you for all the good years in the fandoms and all the good times! I wish you all the best of luck in your futures. I’ll never forget the fun I had running this blog...

I love you, farewell, and as always...

Stay magical, Times Infinity ~ 

-MC (aka @curesweetbea27)

My other blogs, if you're interested:

@equestriaqueerz2023​

@miraculousbeezcentral​

@ask-sonata-dusk​

@riseconfessions​

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"I Am a Giant" - Jem and the Holograms - Ep. 13 Insert Song