Interview Archives - Magical Stage

Ikumi Hasegawa Interview – animatetimes August 2026

By buildknuckle August 4, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Ikumi Hasegawa talks to animatetimes talking about being a Precure, having to record her first transformation, what make Kurea strong and her relationship with Luluka.

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Hikari Senga and Kaede Hondo Interview – Animedia July 2026

By buildknuckle August 2, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Hikari Senga and Kaede Hondo talk about the Cure Eclair Mystery and their favourite episodes of Star Detective Precure so far!

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Sparks of Tomorrow Staff Interview vol.3

By buildknuckle July 23, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Character Designer Kohei Okamura and Colour Coordinator Fuyuki Ootsuka talk about gritted teeth and the colours of Sparks of Tomorrow.

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Sparks of Tomorrow Staff Interview Vol.2

By buildknuckle July 21, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Sparks of Tomorrow Director Minoru Ota and Sound Director Youta Tsuruoka discuss sound, casting choices and more in the show.

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Cure Eclair Interview – animatetimes July 2026

By buildknuckle July 19, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

An emergency interview with the voice of Cure Eclair!

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Naoko Yamada Interviews – mantanweb and animatetimes July 2026

By buildknuckle July 12, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Naoko Yamada talks to mantenweb and animatetimes about being Chief Director on Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia in a double interview special!

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Akane Yano Interview – Animage July 2026

By buildknuckle July 11, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Akane Yano talks to Animage about how she designed characters in Star Detective Precure and offers some insight into the mystery of Cure Eclair.

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Mitsuru Aoyama Interview – Febri Special Interview (2018)

By buildknuckle July 11, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

In a Special Interview for Febri's Precure 15th Anniversary Book, Mitsuru Aoyama talks about his career, his workflow and his future in animation

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Chasing an unseen light! – Sparks of Tomorrow Staff Interview Vol.1

By buildknuckle July 4, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Minoru Ota and Kohei Okamura discuss Sparks of Tomorrow. Including how Okamura became Character Designer for the show and how the design of Kihachi came about.

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Isao Murayama Interview – Animage June 2026

By buildknuckle June 28, 2026Interview, TranslationNo Comments

Isao Murayama gives another exciting interview about Star Detective Precure and explores time travel, phantom thieves and the values of commercial breaks!