Search Results for: Kunihiko Ikuhara
One of the ways the Penguindrum anime is celebrating its 10th anniversary is with a new two-part anime film project, and a new visual is here to tease it. As one would expect from the series, the new visual is mysterious, and it’s fairly minimal …Read more »
Back in March, it was revealed that Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Penguindrum anime would be celebrating its 10th anniversary with a compilation film titled RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM. Now further details have surfaced, including the fact that the film will be split into two parts with a …Read more »
Why is it that many of the most beautiful anime films ever made are also super surreal? Maybe it’s because the directors want to go as hard as possible, and that means breaking a few brains along the way. Or maybe it’s all part of …Read more »
Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Penguindrum anime is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the first project to come out of the milestone is an anime film. Ikuhara has been announced as the director of RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM, which will add a completely new part to the compilation …Read more »
Anime musicals are getting to be like anime mobile games… wait long enough, and your favorite show will probably have one. Shows like Sailor Moon and The Prince of Tennis have their own series of stage shows, with fandoms as devoted as those of the original series. …Read more »
Marvel’s WandaVision is coming to an end… and we’re not ready. We’ve thrown ourselves fully into the Disney+ sitcom/drama/horror(?) series, and the realization that it’s on the outs has us a little messed up. As with all things, we turn to anime. And we’re not exactly …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 »
Video games based on your favorite anime are a lot of fun. Some let you step into the shoes of your favorite characters and make different choices. Others go off the beaten path, adding new chapters to the series you love. Nowadays it seems like …Read more »
Before streaming and the broader appeal of anime, your college anime club wasn’t just a place to watch the latest shows… for some people, it was the only place. In my case, Friday night meetings were a rare chance to see new series and get new recommendations. Of …Read more »
The UK’s Cloud Matsuri convention is digital this year, allowing people around the world to take part, and they just revealed a new panel about the anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki for Adult Swim. Ahead of its 2021 @AdultSwim premiere, we're delighted to announce …Read more »
Terumi Nishii is an animation director and character designer who has had a long career working on such hits as One Piece, Pokémon, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable. In April 2019, Terumi made headlines when she tweeted in English about difficult working conditions within the anime industry, flat …Read more »
Stage Struck! Revue Starlight gives us a surreal backstage view of show business complete with sword duels and talking giraffes When you think of musical theater, you might thinks of shows like Rent, Aladdin, and Wicked. Bright colors, awesome musical numbers, insane wardrobes, and a lot of sparkle: …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 »
The latest update for the Sarazanmai TV anime is here via the official website. The new project from director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum, Yurikuma Arashi) is set to premiere on Fuji TV’s noitaminA block this April, and KANA-BOON is lined up to …Read more »
No matter what director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum, Yurikuma Arashi) has his hands on, you can at least guarantee it will be interesting. That certainly appears to be the case so far with Sarazanmai, an original TV anime that’s on the way …Read more »
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