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Anime director Kunihiko Ikuhara, perhaps best known among anime fans for his work on Sailor Moon R, S and SuperS, has won the defamation and targeted harassment lawsuit he filed against a woman who accused him of plagiarizing her work.

Over the past 18 months, Ikuhara pursued a defamation case against an unnamed woman who claimed that some of his illustrations were tracings of her work. Ikuhara filed the lawsuit in June 2022 to clear himself from the allegations, but also to stop the accuser's escalated efforts from further damaging his professional reputation and livelihood. The anime director petitioned for US$29,4000 as compensation for damages and was awarded about US$8,5000 after the ruling, according to Bengo4's report (via Comicbook.com).

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Kunihiko Ikuhara's directorial career started in the 1990s when he got the chance to direct "Protect the Melody of Love: Usagi Plays Cupid," the sixth episode of Sailor Moon's first season. He would work on more Sailor Moon episodes and receive a promotion, taking the role of series director for Sailor Moon R and the Sailor Moon R movie.

Ikuhara is a legendary figure in the anime industry, a trendsetter who has worked on some of the most influential series ever released. While his name might not be as instantly recognizable as Hayao Miyazaki's or Hideaki Anno's, his work speaks for itself. One of the most fascinating aspects of Ikuhara's catalogue is that he's unafraid to take his creations in weird directions, using surreal storylines and off-kilter metaphorical sequences to discuss deeper human issues. Yet even in his unique filmography, one series stands out for its supreme weirdness.