is a Japanese

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, character designer, illustrator and animation director best known for her work on ''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...

'' and as the creator of '' Princess Tutu''.

Career

Ikuko Itoh graduated at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College, and started working as key animator and animation director for various series and movies in 1980s. From 1992 to 1994, she was recognized from her work as an animation director for various episodes of ''

'' (''

'' and '' Sailor Moon R''). After ''R'' had ended, Itoh took over Kazuko Tadano's role as a character designer from '' Sailor Moon S'' in 1994 till the end of '' Sailor Moon SuperS'' in 1995. After ''Sailor Moon'', she character designed for '' Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy'' and ''

Magic User's Club is a magical girl/ boy anime created by Triangle Staff and Junichi Sato. It was first released as a six-part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network An ...

'' in late 1990s. In 2002, she created and character designed '' Princess Tutu'', a ballet fairy tale anime that is inspired from '' The Ugly Duckling'' and ''

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''. From 2006 and onwards, Itoh provided character designs for '' Living for the Day After Tomorrow'', '' The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan'', and '' Somali and the Forest Spirit''.

Works

Anime

Anime film

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Itoh, Ikuko Living people Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Japanese women film directors Japanese women animators Women television directors Japanese television directors Anime character designers 1961 births Women animated film directors