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Crunchyroll added a fan-favorite series to its anime catalog this week with the introduction of Revolutionary Girl Utena. The TV anime—directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara (Mawaru Penguindrum, Sarazanmai)—is now available on the streaming service for members located in the United States and Canada. Here’s how Crunchyroll …Read more »
If you’ve watched any anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, you know two things to be true. One, his stuff is wild. Two, there’s no such thing as canon. Yurikuma Arashi, Sarazanmai, and more changed hugely from manga to anime. And Revolutionary Girl Utena in particular has changed …Read more »
There’s a new Kunihiko Ikuhara project on the way. That’s the word from director Ikuhara himself, who participated in a New York Comic Con Metaverse chat this weekend. Ikuhara said that he’s “working on my next work right now” during the panel, a retrospective looking …Read more »
One-of-a-kind director Kunihiko Ikuhara is back in the spotlight again thanks to the recent debut of his latest TV anime, Sarazanmai. The stars of that show are now playing nice with Ikuhara’s other works in a new key visual for an upcoming exhibition of the director’s …Read more »
Director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum) recently revealed plans for a new original anime called Sarazanmai. The mysterious new project is currently slated for 2019, and in the meantime a second “That’s unpleasant” version teaser has arrived. Heres the latest teaser, which reads …Read more »
Director Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Revolutionary Girl Utena anime turned 20 this year, and to celebrate, Japan has seen a range of merchandise, exhibitions and more dedicated to the series. Now a few more pieces of merchandise have been snuck in at the end of the year …Read more »
Director Kunihiko Ikuhara—who previously lit up our world with series like Revolutionary Girl Utena , Mawaru Penguindrum , Yurikuma Arashi , and episodes of Sailor Moon —has something new in the oven. While there aren't currently any details on the project itself, anime studio Mappa …Read more »
Rebellious Utena Tenjou’s world is turned upside down when her interior decorator aunt decides they will move to Amsterdam. Utena has received a letter every year from Mr. Licky Lick, the childhood hero she hopes to reunite with someday, but her friend Kaido tries to …Read more »
Let no one accuse Kunihiko Ikuhara of being boring. The director, who masterminded Revolutionary Girl Utena and Penguindrum , directed a decent chunk of Sailor Moon and has a pretty wicked sense of fashion, never fails to crank the weirdness up to 11. So we’re …Read more »
If Mamoru Oshii is hyper-opinionated and Hayao Miyazaki is a sacred cow, then where does that leave Revolutionary Girl Utena & Mawaru Penguindrum creator Kunihiko Ikuhara? Mad scientist? Narcissist? Brain in jar? I kid, I kid. I love Ikuhara’s work, and after taking a long …Read more »
Something tells me I don't need to "set up" Revolutionary Girl Utena for your average Otaku USA reader. Not only is it possible that you've seen the whole thing before, but it just might be your favorite show of all time. And who could blame …Read more »
A Gushing Over Magical Girls event was held over the weekend in Japan, taking the opportunity to reveal that more is in the works. There’s no release window at this time, but production has been green-lit for Gushing Over Magical Girls season 2. A teaser …Read more »
Sad news is coming out of the anime world as we learn voice actress Rachael Lillis passed away over the weekend from breast cancer. Lillis was a prolific voice talent who might be best known for playing both protagonist Misty and antagonist Jessie in Pokémon. …Read more »
Laurie Orr has started a GoFundMe page to help with medical care for her sister, veteran voice actress Rachael Lillis, who is battling cancer. Among Lillis’s numerous roles, she’s voiced Jessie and Misty in Pokémon, Utena Tenjou in Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Martina in Slayers …Read more »
The Gushing Over Magical Girls anime spiced up the winter 2024 season, but its source material is about to take an indefinite break. According to the accounts of Takeshobo’s Storia Dash manga website, Akihiro Ononaka’s Gushing Over Magical Girls manga will be going on hiatus …Read more »
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