It’s fascinating to watch. Ikuhara worked on Sailor Moon during Zoisite and Kunzite’s strange intimacies. The symbolism is purposefully heavy, along with the religious aesthetics in the show – it creates a sense of the Divine not only in the abstract lore of Yurikuma Arashi, but also in the relationships between characters.įemininity and homosexuality are celebrated, much in the way that Ikuhara used to both in Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena. We can see the influence that these series had on Ikuhara’s later works, and the developing arc of his oeuvre is an essay in itself. All this sounds like pretty heavy-handed symbolism, and, in fact, it IS laid on rather thick, but that never gets in the way of how enjoyable the show is to watch. In fact, when it’s the characters in the show objectifying other characters as a target of pure lust, it serves as a commentary for those viewers guilty of it. The imagery is purposefully provocative as a parody of the genre it’s skewering – you certainly step back and say “WOW I can’t BELIEVE they drew that”, but the plot puts these images into a thoughtful context. The result is beautiful and yet, it certainly does not deny that a large part of attraction is physical.
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The usual titillation of nudity is framed like renaissance art, but primarily the show treats its characters with respect, and abstains from objectifying them. There is light nudity in this show, but it’s never framed in an erotic “ecchi” fashion. Yurikuma Arashi, on the other hand, feels as though it’s trying to address this paradox. “Yuri” relationships (lesbian romance) in mainstream anime are nearly always an object of titillation, while at the same time presented with a strange lack of legitimacy. This comes to the very heart of what Ikuhara is attempting to do with Yurikuma Arashi. In fact, the world is almost entirely populated by women it seems, which is symbolic in that there is no male gaze in this show. If any character has romantic or sexual feelings towards another in this anime, it’s between two women. That’s essentially the first 5 minutes of the show, if anything. Can Kureha face the Invisible Storm pressing down upon her?īoy HOWDY does that synopsis not do the series justice. Two new students join her class in Arashigaoka School, Ginko and Lulu, who are secretly bears in disguise, who intend to eat the humans around them. Enter Kureha, a teenager who despises bears after her mother was killed by one who managed to infiltrate the wall, who is currently in a relationship with fellow student Sumika.
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After a vicious war between bears and humans, the humans begin construction on a Wall of Severance to segregate themselves from the bears for eternity. That being said, here’s the general gist of the show.īears have grown sentient and violent. Yes, this is one of the gayest anime shows ever made and it’s fantastic. First of all, I won’t be going into any plot twists of Yurikuma Arashi,but only commenting on the overall themes and aesthetics, so it’ll be as spoiler free as possible. This might go some way to explain why his most recent project’s title translates to “Lesbian Bear Storm“.
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Ikuhara is generally known for his creative and boundary-pushing portrayals of homosexual relationships. He then left Toei due to the restrictions placed on his artistic vision, and went on to form his own production company to create Revolutionary Girl Utena. Never heard of Yurikuma Arashi? It’s from the rather brilliant Kunihiko Ikuhara, who directed some of the best episodes of Sailor Moon and was the series director for Sailor Moon R, S, and SuperS. * Spoiler Free* also possibly * a wee bit NSFW*