The inspirations of the Crewniverse range far and wide, centering mostly around the media that was prevalent in their childhoods. So, if you ever feel like a scene in SU is familiar, chances are it may have originated from another show that the SU Crew are fans of. Get the full scoop from Den of Geek! about the influence of Anime on the show.
Sugar says that as a teenager the Utena series, “was an epiphany for me. The way that it plays with the semiotics of gender. I was a bisexual teenager watching a show like Utena. It was stunning, I related to it in a way that I had never really felt before and it really stuck with me.”
Steven Universe Was Influenced by Revolutionary Girl Utena
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