Ikuko Itoh
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Episode 5
Episode 5: A Youma’s Scent! Chanelas Steal Love
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Rashiku Ikimasho
Observations: I was planning to go back and show off the opening/ending animation sequences Ikuko Itoh animated, so I thought I’d start with “Rashiku Ikimashou” since that’s the ending theme used for SuperS. This is one of my favourite ending…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Watashi-Tachi Ni Naritakute
Observations: This is the first of two ending sequences for SuperS. Watashi-tachi ni Naritakute was used from episode 128 to episode 140, as well as for the ending sequence of the SuperS special, before it was switched to Rashiku Ikimasho.…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Tuxedo Mirage
Observations: Tuxedo Mirage would be used for almost the entirety of the S season, excepting the first two episodes before Haruka & Michiru’s introduction, which used Sailor Moon R’s Otome No Policy instead. The first season had two ending sequences (Heart…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Sailor Moon S OP 2
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Sailor Moon R OP2
Observations: Not going to analyze the lyrics of “Moonlight Densetsu,” since everyone knows that song already. Similarly to how the 2nd OP for Season 1 started out, the first thing we see is the moon in the night sky, surrounded…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Episode 166
Episode 166: Dreams Forever! Light Throughout The Sky Observations: So uh, I kinda gave up on trying to keep the number of screenshots under 150. But in comparison, I took over 1000 for this gifset and ended up using only…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Episode 159
Episode 159: Chibiusa’s Little Rhapsody of Love Observations: I’m gonna be rather opinionated today. I am not a fan of the Chibiusa/Pegasus pairing. I’m fine with it if you like it. Watch out for falling rant bombs. My, my, who’s this…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Episode 152
Episode 152: Burning Passion! Mars’ Furious Deadly Attack Observations: I took so many screenshots for this episode, I originally had to split them into two parts. (They’ve been combined into one post here.) Not only is the writing great in this…
The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Episode 139
Episode 139: Try for the Best of Japan! The Worries of a Beautiful Girl Swordsman Observations: We’ve got a huuuuuge jump down in quality, especially in writing, from episodes 124/125 to episode 139. Itoh’s animation is decent, but this is a…