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'''''Kunihiko Ikuhara''''' (幾原邦彦) is arguably the most well-known Sailor Moon director. His signatures seem to be an offbeat sense of humor, like in the episode ''[[Loved and Chased! Luna's Worst Day Ever]]'', and a refusal to shy away from themes others might feel too "dark" for a children's show, as shown in ''[[Usagi's Everlasting Wish! A New Reincarnation]]'' and ''[[Death of Uranus and Neptune? Talismans Appear]]''.  
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'''''Kunihiko Ikuhara''''' (幾原邦彦), nicknamed "Ikuni" (イクニ), born December 21, 1964, in Tokushima, [[Japan]], is arguably the most well-known [[Sailor Moon (anime)|''Sailor Moon'']] director. His signatures seem to be an offbeat sense of humor, like in [[Loved and Chased! Luna's Worst Day Ever|episode 31]]; a refusal to shy away from themes others might feel too "dark" for a children's show, as shown in episodes [[Usagi's Everlasting Wish! A New Reincarnation|46]] and [[Death of Uranus and Neptune? Talismans Appear|110]]; and the use of a high number of frames per second for seemingly insignificant scenes, such as in [[Bring a Smile to Naru's Face! Usagi's Friendship|episode 26]] and the aforementioned episode 31.<ref>[http://www.usagi.org/doi/smoon/staff/ikuhara-kunihiko.html "Ikuhara Kunihiko," Hitoshi Doi]</ref>
  
The series which many believe to be his defining or signature work is ''[[Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena|Shoujo Kakumei Utena]]''. Themes from his original idea for the [[Sailor Moon SuperS movie]] were later used in this series. <ref>[http://uranime.nekomusume.net/misc/ikuhara_interview.iphtml An interview with Kunihiko Ikuhara]</ref>
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The series which many believe to be his defining or signature work is ''[[Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena|Shoujo Kakumei Utena]]''. Themes from his original idea for the [[Sailor Moon SuperS movie]] were later used in this series.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/1/http://uranime.nekomusume.net/misc/ikuhara_interview.iphtml "Interview with Kunihiko Ikuhara," UR Anime Club]</ref>
  
 
==Series Directed==
 
==Series Directed==
* [[Sailor Moon R]] (eps [[An Angel? A Devil? Mysterious Girl From the Sky|60]]-[[Usagi and the Girls' Resolve! Prelude to a New Battle|89]])
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* [[Sailor Moon R]] (episodes 60-89)
 
* [[Sailor Moon S]]
 
* [[Sailor Moon S]]
 
* [[Sailor Moon SuperS]]
 
* [[Sailor Moon SuperS]]
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==Movies Directed==
 
==Movies Directed==
* [[Sailor Moon R movie|Sailor Moon R]]
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* [[Sailor Moon R movie]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=245 ANN Database entry]
 
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=245 ANN Database entry]
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407552/ IMDb entry]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunihiko_Ikuhara Kunihiko Ikuhara on Wikipedia]
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 22 September 2018

Kunihiko Ikuhara (幾原邦彦), nicknamed "Ikuni" (イクニ), born December 21, 1964, in Tokushima, Japan, is arguably the most well-known Sailor Moon director. His signatures seem to be an offbeat sense of humor, like in episode 31; a refusal to shy away from themes others might feel too "dark" for a children's show, as shown in episodes 46 and 110; and the use of a high number of frames per second for seemingly insignificant scenes, such as in episode 26 and the aforementioned episode 31.[1]

The series which many believe to be his defining or signature work is Shoujo Kakumei Utena. Themes from his original idea for the Sailor Moon SuperS movie were later used in this series.[2]

Series Directed[edit]

Episodes Directed[edit]

Movies Directed[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Ikuhara Kunihiko," Hitoshi Doi
  2. "Interview with Kunihiko Ikuhara," UR Anime Club