View source for Kunihiko Ikuhara

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{{quote|''This is just between you and me, but when I was fourteen, I saw a UFO.''}}
{{quote|''That UFO telepathically told me this prophecy:'''"When you grow up, you will direct an anime about girls revolutionizing various things."'''''}}
{{quote|''Surely you jest.''}}
{{quote|'''''"You must not tell anyone about me. If you ever do..."'''''}}
{{quote|''Wh-What will happen to me?''}}
{{quote|'''''"People will call you a sketchy guy."'''''}}

Auteur anime director, most famously of the TV series ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' and its movie ''The Adolescence of Utena'', plus ''[[Sailor Moon]] R'', ''[[Sailor Moon]] S'' and ''Sailor Moon SuperS'' as well as the ''R'' movie. Also notoriously evasive about giving straight answers to his more surreal works. ''[[Kanashimi no Belladonna]]'' has been cited as an influence of his, which is quite easily seen in ''Utena''.

His latest{{when}} work, ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]'', aired from July to December of 2011 as part of that year's [[Summer 2011 Anime|summer anime lineup]].

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060516190148/http://www.jrt.co.jp/yos/ikuniweb/ikuniweb_e/topmenu/etopmenu.html Official website (English)]

{{examples|Worked on:}}
* ''[[Aoi Hana]]'' (opening)
* ''[[Kingyo Chuihou|Goldfish Warning]]''
* ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' (opening)
* ''[[Maple Town Monogatari]]''
* ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]''
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' (Episodes 60 - 166)
* ''[[Schell Bullet]]''

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] - Understatement of the century.
* [[Dream Team]]: He would like to collaborate with [[David Lynch]]. Just...[[Mind Screw|think about that for a second.]]
** Then there's his collaboration with [[Mamoru Nagano]] on ''[[Schell Bullet]]''. A perfect storm of FABULOUS!
* [[Jossed]] - Often looked to by fans for answers, often takes gleeful delight in disappointing them.
* [[Lying Creator]] - Possibly, when asked about ''Utena''.
** Probably the best example is his response via [[Twitter]] to people asking about ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]'':
{{quote|All of you have enjoyed making your predictions. Now, I'll tell you the truth. Yes. Just as all of you have predicted all along: [[Blatant Lies|the Penguindrum is a pink washing machine.]]}}
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Prima Donna Director]] - He's been known to be difficult to work with.
* [[Shrug of God]] - Obviously!
* [[Trolling Creator]] - Big time! 
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] - He's been known [http://saezutte.tumblr.com/post/10449191892/ to] [http://uranime.nekomusume.net/misc/images/SailorIkuhara.jpg cosplay] [http://uranime.nekomusume.net/misc/images/ScarySenshi.jpg as] [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Mars]]. 
* [[Yuri Fan]] - He openly admitted on the commentary for the ''Utena'' movie that the ending is "the sort of thing I thought about a lot when I was younger." Said ending, by the way, [[Mind Screw|involves two naked girls speeding away on the remains of a car when said car was one of the girls moments before]].

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