The Animation Art of Ikuko Itoh – Episode 5
Episode 5: A Youma’s Scent! Chanelas Steal Love
Episode 5: A Youma’s Scent! Chanelas Steal Love
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 themes (musically anyway), and I like that the animation for this sequence is varied…
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. SuperS and the first season are the only two seasons to have two distinct…
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 Moving and Princess Moon), SuperS also had two (Watashi-tashi Ni Naritakute and “Rashiku” Ikimasho), and Sailor Stars…
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 by some rather Arabian-looking clouds. Also similarly to Season 1 OP 2, the images…
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 200 or so, so 15 screenshot collages is restrained for me. That said, I…
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 Pegasus guy? Tells a kid to keep his secrets but he never says why….
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 episode, but the visuals are just so much fun. The core “look” of this…
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 filler-budget episode, so it’s not great. I was honestly dreading when I’d have to…