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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)]
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* [[Shrug of God]] - Obviously!
* [[Trolling Creator]] - Big time!
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] - He's been known [http://saezutte.tumblr.com/post/10449191892/ to] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120717031138/http://uranime.nekomusume.net/misc/images/SailorIkuhara.jpg cosplay] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120717031150/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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[[Category:Names to Know in Anime]]
[[Category:Kunihiko Ikuhara]]
[[Category:Directors]]
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