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Shoujo Kakumei Utena
Just after Utena's parents died, she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later, Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boy's uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago. After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friend's honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena, where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Once upon a time many years ago, there was a little princess, and she was very sad, for her mother and father had died. Before the princess appeared a traveling prince, riding upon a white horse. He had a regal bearing and a kind smile. The prince wrapped the princess in a rose-scented embrace, and…
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Read full review on AniList →This is my very spoilery love letter to Shoujo Kakumei Utena, my favorite anime of all time. Utena is an anime that holds a special place in my heart, and one that I believe deserves recognition as one of the most impactful and important anime of all time. This groundbreaking series fearlessly chal…
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Read full review on AniList →First of all, I must warn you about my bad English. I also don't actually know what to say here so this review is a complete mess. Secondly, if you are planning to see Utena there's a severe TW of rape, including incest rape. This review hasn't got any spoilers, but anyway you won't get virgin to…
Read full review on AniList →Before starting my review of Revolutionary Girl Utena, I would highly recommend any first-time watcher to look at the trigger warnings for each episode of the show. The link I will provide will be above the intro paragraph I have when it comes to reviewing this show. Trigger Warnings Link: https:/…
Read full review on AniList →img(https://i.imgur.com/S60oB6O.jpg) # __Synopsis__ Tenjou Utena goes to Ohtori Academy in search of the prince who had given her a rose crested ring as a child. While there, she gets caught up in these duels for the "rose bride" who is Himemiya Anthy. In going through these duels and getting clo…
Read full review on AniList →<b><i>Revolutionary Girl Utena (RGU)</i></b> is a 1997 magical girl/shoujo/fairy tale-inspired anime series. It is also so much more. RGU falls into these genres, but in reality, the show's main goal is to analyze and deconstruct common tropes from magical girl, shoujo, fairy tales by recontextual…
Read full review on AniList →Revolutionary Girl Utena overflows with the use of literary devices seamlessly intertwined with storytelling most appropriate in the medium of animation, rife in beauty from creative writing and colorful production consistently organized throughout 39 episodes to fashion out one of the most engaging…
Read full review on AniList →>"Ikuhara told me it's not about a girl who causes a revolution. She's not Joan of Arc,” Nagahama said. “It's about a girl's revolution. All girls' revolutions. It's about a freeing of a set destiny and whatever that path is. If you look at the title in Japanese, it's not 'Kakumei Shojo,' it's 'Shoj…
Read full review on AniList →This anime is as intricately layered as an onion. There are so many metaphors, hidden meanings and factual truths hidden behind the light-weight veneer first presented, that unless the viewer watches it all from beginning to end, they will be missing out on the core real meaning behind it. First th…
Read full review on AniList →___“If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. We are the chick. The world is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being born.”___ ___"i won't know myself/ but i'll know you"___ [...] o poder purgatório da encenação. lá no alto, uma princ…
Read full review on AniList →I'm gonna get **** for writing this, but in my opinion Utena is not nearly as good as people make it out to be. Utena seems to be another case parallel to that of Evangelion, where it has received massive praise as being extremely deep, yet this seems to be people just masturbating their ego and pr…
Read full review on AniList →Revolutionary Girl Utena is an anime that offers a completely different viewing experience upon a second watch. Initially, you’re filled with confusion, fascination, and an inexplicable feeling that the show is speaking a language you’re almost certain you understand. However, upon a second viewing,…
Read full review on AniList →It is almost impossible for someone who is interested in anime classics to not have heard of Shoujo Kakumei Utena. The series has been on my to-watch list for a while, and when I finally decided to pick it up, the bits and pieces I had gathered from online discourse had made me expect to see a show…
Read full review on AniList →Revolutionary Girl Utena is a show that’s hard to contemplate at first. I sort of knew what to expect coming in, as I’ve watched Sarazanmai and PENGUINDRUM previously. Both highly allegorical and symbolically driven, Kunihiko Ikuhara, the creator, doesn’t really ease you into the madness and underst…
Read full review on AniList →>  > Como que fiquei assistindo os episódios "filler" > Tem gente que jura que esse anime não tem filler ou Utena, o anime que demorei 6 anos para terminar. Esses dois foram os summary/subtitulo que pensei em colocar, acabei deixando o primeiro porque ele veio p…
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