Ikuhara chilling on a park bench, as he is wont to do
Lunar Logs is a weekly series featuring full translations of interviews with Ms. Takeuchi and others — such as the directors, writers, voice cast, and more — responsible for making Sailor Moon into the massively popular franchise we know it as today. Though not every interview will directly address or even mention Sailor Moon, I find it an interesting look into the minds of these influential figures.
Today’s essay, titled “My First Time,” was penned by
Sailor Moon director Kunihiko Ikuhara and first appeared in the August 1996 issue of Animage.1
Read on and I hope you enjoy his curious tale of the circumstances that led to his proverbial cherry being popped… and it absolutely isn’t what you’re thinking!