Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Animation
- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
4/2/1997
24
TV-14
The power to revolutionize the world!
"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up." When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. Now a teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy; however, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.
- Director:
- sibling relationship
- sexual identity
- adolescence
- swordplay
- symbolism
- role reversal
- surrealism
- role playing
- metaphysics
- coming of age
- cross dressing
- orphan
- incest
- gender roles
- teenage sexuality
- lgbt
- female hero
- macabre
- dual role
- cross dresser
- sword duel
- shoujo
- anime
- gender identity
- philosophical
- yuri
- desperate
- psychological
- girls' love (gl)
- lighthearted
- magical girl
- provocative
- absurd
- dramatic
- whimsical
- ambiguous
- complicated
- optimistic
- powerful
- tragic