Utena and Himemiya have to essentially save each other from the hetero-normative roles they’ve been thrust into and bring revolution to the world. The show is imbued with complex themes about gender and sexuality, what it means to be a woman in this world, and what it means to love. It’s got all the great hallmarks of shoujo but also so much more as the story unravels and we come to understand just how disturbing things at Ohtori can get. The slow, building relationship between Utena and Himemiya is the core of the show. She’s wanted to be a prince ever since she was little and after meeting Himemiya Anthy ( Yuriko Fuchizaki), a girl who’s been assigned the role of “Rose Bride” (a prize for whoever wins the duels), Utena hopes to save Himemiya from this bizarre world. One day she stumbles into a world of duels, fate, and the supernatural that lies under the surface of her school. It follows Utena Tenjou ( Tomoko Kawakami) as she’s brought into the surreal world of Ohtori Academy. Revolutionary Girl Utenais an anime from the late 1990s that aims to deconstruct magical girl anime much in the same way Neon Genesis Evangelion tries to deconstruct mecha stories.
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