Sorry for the delay, I procrastinated a little too long and ended up with not enough time to get through Ikuhara’s second anime: Mawaru Penguindrum. Unpacking any Ikuhara show is really difficult. Upon rewatches and re-rewatches, you’ll still be finding new things from these shows (being Revolutionary Girl Utena, Penguindrum, and Yuri Kuma Arashi). On […]
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