Revolutionary Girl Utena

Plot

When Utena Tenjou was a little girl, both of her parents died. In her moment of grief and loss, a prince found her and wiped her tears. He left with her a ring featuring a rose seal on it, and told her that one day the ring would lead her back to him, and Utena grew up determined to be a prince just like the good, nobleman who helped her. Now, several years later, the teenage girl attends Ohtori Academy, where she dons her own version of a boy's uniform, still determined to somehow be a prince. One day at school, she reprimands a boy, Kyôichi Saionji, for mistreating the girl he is with. The boy recognizes the rose signet on Utena's ring and challenges her to a duel. An excellent fencer, Utena accepts, only to find that this is no harmless duel between students; the boy is a member of the student council. These four elite students each bear a rose crest ring and fight duels in a magical, hidden arena. When Utena wins, she is given "possession" of the mistreated girl, Anthy Himemitya who the council members call the "Rose Bride." Utena has no wish to possess anyone but she must continue fighting duels in order to protect Anthy, who has become her dear friend. It is a dangerous game to play though, as Utena uncovers more strange secrets about a mysterious organization that the council takes orders from, known as "The End of the World." Just who are these forces and why are they sending more and more students into the arena to duel for the Rose Bride? Could all of this somehow lead Utena to her long lost prince? ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

Episodes

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Rose Bride (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Nanami's Precious Thing (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Gracefully Cruel (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: For Friendship, Perhaps (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Boys of the Black Rose (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Landscape Framed By Kozue (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Cowbell of Happiness (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Thorns of Death (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Mitsuru's Growing Pains (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Song of the Fallen Kingdom (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Wabaka Hath Flourished Verdantly (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: For Whom the Rose Smiles (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Troublesome Insects (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Namuro Memorial Hall (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Qualifications of a Duelist (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Secret Nanami-sama Diary (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Eternal Apocalypse of the Two of us (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Miki's Nest Box (The Sunny Garden-Arranged) (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Nanami's Egg (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Whispering In the Dark (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Azure Parler Than the Sky (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Barefoot Girl (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: On the Night of the Ball (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Her Tragedy (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Romance of the Dancing Girls (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Prince Who Runs Through The Night (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Rose Signet (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Love That Budded In Wintertime (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: And the Doors of Night Open (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The One To Revolutionize The World (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Ends of The World (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Someday, Shine Together (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Sunlit Garden Prelude (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Sunlit Garden Finale (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Take Care, Miss Nanami (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unfulfilled Jury (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Curried High Trip (1997)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Castle Where Eternity Dwells (1997)