I'm not sure where this is from, but this is front and back of a truly massive magazine clipping announcing the movie... that took six scans per side. So. Enjoy this ultra high-res image of your favorite emo rock personality Kunihiko Ikuhara trying to look srs LMAAAAO

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Wonder Egg Priority was pretty good, but it was hard not to compare it with most Ikuhara series, like Penguindrum, which I think explore childhood trauma in a
more creative and gripping way.

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Hooray for the most Kunihiku Ikuhara anime that wasn't made by Kunihiku Ikuhara! (Because its director worked with Ikuni and the show was also inspired by the same things most Ikuni shows are.) Amazing Cover, and thank you for reminding me how much I loved this show.

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I wouldn't go so far as to call Oniisama E 'better' than Utena specifically, but it is a spiritual predecessor - a lot of its themes are directly picked up by Ikuhara, so it is an incredibly interesting and resonant watch for Utena fans, I'd say. IT IS ALSO JUST REALLY GOOD.

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I got ikuhara anime 🌹
Reply and I’ll give you an anime, qrt with your top 4 characters https://t.co/tL9xLN2VC3

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For Utena's 10th anniversary, I took on a massive project to screencap the entire series for the gallery. I even pieced together panned shots...by hand. I cleaned the awful DVD transfer as much as I could. I worked for months.

Then Ikuhara announced the series remaster.

🙃

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IKUNIWEB - Kunihiko Ikuhara (anime director, incl. Revolutionary Girl Utena)'s website, circa 2000, 2001, 2002.

Partially accessible at: https://t.co/ohvLLz8DlB

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Vanitas no Carte's premiere takes a page out of the book of Kunihiko Ikuhara with folklore narrated over uncanny visuals before diving into the show. I believe the narrators voice is even the same as that of Utena's though I'm not 100% sure. Brilliant either way.

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Junichi Sato (first season dude) and Ikuko Ito (prominent lead artist) ran off and made Magic Users Club and Princess Tutu, meanwhile Ikuhara and a bunch of SM staff did Utena
Honestly it’s a good visual difference between seasons vibes lol

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Aproveitando que entramos no é interessante destacar o trabalho de um dos diretores mais geniais da indústria de animes com o tema. Kunihiko Ikuhara insere tais elementos em suas obras desde o século passado no clássico Utena até seu Sarazanmai de 2019!

~Secre

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Adolescence of Utena - Kunihiko Ikuhara - J.C.Staff - 1999

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Ikuhara: Penguindrum lacks a genre framework. It doesn't have a famous source material either. It needed an icon so that people can call it "that penguin anime". I thought of other animals, but female staff disagreed. I also thought of other penguin anime

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if only I could psychically broadcast to these people there’s a similar pose from another ikuhara show with a specifically mlm plotline... the characters even have fantasy uniforms too and a star aesthetic... oh well

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Thesaurus is a celebration of Hayashi's career as an animator. You'll find plenty of GAINAX throwbacks & Ikuhara stuff, but its also a showcase for her recent work on Banana Fish (which is amazing). You can follow her at and order her book here: https://t.co/pxogTsTUJ1 https://t.co/jOLnaPpZEz

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I bring you Rei thinking about harvesting Phobos and Deimos' droppings to use as a skin beauty treatment.

The story comes from the Cassette Audio Drama, illustration by my bud Ikuhara.

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Just gonna leave you all with this sketch of Makoto sniffing sempai's shoes, drawn by good ol' Director Ikuhara.

You're welcome. 👃👞💗

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OH AND I FORGOT TO MENTION - Ikuhara worked with Morishima Akiko (the author of Hanjuku Joshi) on Yurikuma Arashi

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Brand-new license announcement! SARAZANMAI ANTHOLOGY by various creators, a collection of short manga based on the hit anime by Kunihiko Ikuhara (Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, PENGUINDRUM)!
https://t.co/PtaayaZj6r

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Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) (Dir. Kunihiko Ikuhara)

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