In a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series, utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy, appearing to be. Just as she is becoming used to day to day life, she is suddenly thrown into another world. A handsome youth by the name of tenjo utena transfers to the distinguished ohtori academy. The thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas tvs sailor moon fan favorite series is a fun retelling of this fantasy high school soap opera. Shoujo kakumei utena is a project by the group bepapas, consisting of a 1997 anime directed by kunihiko ikuhara and a 19967 shoujo manga by chiho saito. The queer as hell psychedelic anime you need to see dazed. This sets up the emotional tone for the whole rest of the movie. Central park mediasoftware sculptors has released the series under the title revolutionary girl utena. With tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, leah applebaum, roxanne beck. Utena doesnt think twice to dash in to help her friend. She attends ohtori academy, where she meets a student named anthy himemiya, a girl who is in an abusive relationship with another student. Revolutionary girl utena is my alltime favorite anime, its a beautiful story with amazing aesthetics and fantastic soundtrack.
Utenas rose signet becomes her key to a world of mystery, intrigue, and apocalypse. It belongs to a genre called magical girl, a type of fantasy in which the protagonist is a girl with supernatural abilities. He so impressed her that she decided to become a prince herself one day. After the anime ended a movie called the adolescence of utena was created and hit theatres in 1999. I caught the movie first, adolescence of utena, and it just didnt make sense to me at all. However shes too becomes trapped in the building and is quickly overcome by the smoke. Utena starts with the strange story in which a girl s parents died. When tenjou utena was a little girl, she was greatly saddened by the untimely deaths of her parents, until she met a prince clad in white.
Thats why theres an entire episode devoted to the ninebillion fold curry and why anthy does so much cooking for utena. It is a followup to the 1997 anime television series revolutionary girl utena, created by the artist. Utena s rose signet becomes her key to a world of mystery, intrigue, and apocalypse. In a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series, utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate anthy himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. Based on the japanese animated series of the same name, revolutionary girl utena involves the plight of utena into womanhood through fighting techniques and other physical drama. When utena arrives at ohtori academy, she is chosen as a duelist, one who must duel with others to win the hand of. Perfect blue, revolutionary girl utena, rose of versailles notes. The primary entries in the series include a 1996 manga written by chiho saito, a 1997 anime television series directed by ikuhara, and adolescence of utena, a 1999 feature film. As a child, utena was consoled and given a special ring by a prince after her parents died. This symbolism is what makes many people consider utena the evangelion of shojo rose, 20. Can someone please explain revolutionary girl utena to me. After meeting a traveling prince who consoled her after the deaths of her parents, utena tenjou vowed to become a prince herself.
A tomboyish schoolgirl finds herself forced into repeated duels for another girl who has a role in a world revolution. It is a followup to the 1997 anime television series revolutionary girl utena, created by the artist collective bepapas. But in fairy tale fashion, a prince kisses her tears away and gives her a beautiful engagement ring. When utena tenjou was very little her parents died, and a prince comforted her in her time of loss, giving her a ring with a rose seal. In a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series, utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of the rose bride, anthy himemiya who has a secret power.
Looking for information on the anime shoujo kakumei utena. The adolescence of utena the original subtitle title was adolescence apocalypse. Revolutionary girl utena is a series created by bepapas, an artist collective founded by kunihiko ikuhara. In addition to the 3season tv series, there is also a 5volume 19961997 manga series by chiho saito available in english from viz. Utena has regain consciousness and thanks akio for the rescue. User recommendations about the anime shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database.
After i found out about the tv series i decided to give it a go. Episode 8, curried high trip it means if you do something bad, bad things will happen to you. Full season and episodes free online streaming fast high quality legal movies and tv television shows. The story is stuffed with symbolism and considered a postmodern fairytale haeker, n. Utena fights to protect anthy and is pulled into a series of sword duels with the members of the. The prince left utena only with a ring bearing a strange rose crest and a promise that she would meet him again some day.
Utena starts with the strange story in which a girls parents died. Touga would be driving the shiori car, who would not be trying to stop anthy and utena from leaving. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know all about the duels. When a member of the student council humiliates a friend of hers utena challenges. A tomboyish schoolgirl finds herself forced into repeated duels for another girl who has a role in a world. While the tone and the characters are somewhat different of their television counterparts, this movie still has the essence of what made the original series good in first place. The title character, utena tenjou, had been befriended by a kind prince as a child. October 25th, 2001 not yet rated 1 hr 27 min plot summary.
Revolutionary girl utena is one of the best anime for people who love to analyze media, tear it apart and work out its kinks, as all of these ideas are buried under layers and layers of symbolism. Revolutionary girl utena aka shoujo kakumei utena genre. Adolescence of utena is a 1999 japanese anime film. But utenas eyes seem to be fixed on one familiar face that stands out among. Sashas so emotional wig reveal in the drag race season 9 finale. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Mar 31, 2009 the trailer is a little cheesy, but the film is breathtaking. Anthy would wear a duelists uniform and draw the sword of dios from herself. Touga knows of utenas past and possesses knowledge of the mark of the rose, a set of unique rings worn by those who compete for the hand of the rose bride. Watch revolutionary girl utena free tv series full. This dvd is the best way to complete your utena collection. Orphan utena tenjo is swept into the secrets and lies of swanky ohtori academy, where students secretly.
Revolutionary girl utena the manga began in 1996 and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. Revolutionary girl utena book series, tv show facebook. See more ideas about anime, marble chocolate and revolutionary girl utena. But utenas eyes seem to be fixed on one familiar face that stands out among the resttouga kiryuu, utenas childhood friend. Its a medium shot with the most subtle of movements conveying so much emotion. Revolutionary girl utena is one of the most original and interesting film adaptations from a television series.
Adolescence apocalypse is a 1999 japanese anime film. Revolutionary girl utena tv series 19971997 the movie. Revolutionary girl utena transgresses gender and sexuality. Now, utena is a teenager at ohtori academy whos athletic and notorious for dressing in a boys uniform. The director is ikuhara kunihiko, who directed some of the most dramatic episodes of bishoujo senshi sailormoon as well as the beloved sailormoon r movie. The franchise contains yuri and elements of the magical girl trope and is widely considered one of the most influential works in the shoujo genre. Revolutionary girl utena is a game changer on the order of evangelion like sailor moon, utena is a magical girl story. Watch revolutionary girl utena free tv series full seasons. The trailer is a little cheesy, but the film is breathtaking. Revolutionary girl utena is an anime series based on the manga comic book of the same name. Based on the japanese animated series of the same name, revolutionary girl utena involves the plight of utena into womanhood through fighting techniques.
The one you loved the most because the lighting during the shoot was perfect and the actors got it right in the very first take. It has plenty of humor, a gorgeous cast of misfits and a dark, twisted plot. Revolutionary girl utena the rose collectionthe movie. Utena duels her classmates to protect her friend anthy, who is the key to a magical power that could make her dream to become a prince come true. To my dismay it seems i cant find any useful info on which episodes are filler and which arent. When her parents died when she was only a child, she fell into a serious depression. This prince gives her a signet ring with a rose on it and tells her that the. In the movie verison, utena and anthy win the schools cooking competition while driving naked down the highway. Just as she is becoming used to day to day life, she is suddenly thrown into another world, one full of nostalgia, sword duels, and a. Tenjou utena is a new student at the elaborate ohtori academy.
The franchise contains yuri and elements of the magical girl trope and is widely considered one of the most influential works in the shoujo. Dec 03, 20 this thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas tvs sailor moon fan favorite series is a fun retelling of this popular fantasy high school soap opera. The movie has all of these elements, plus a new take on the story. The thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas. This thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas tvs sailor moon fan favorite series is a fun retelling of this popular fantasy high school soap opera.
At the very start of the series, we are given a vague explanation of some of the events that lead to utena becoming who she is today. In this anime movie based on the television series, teen girl utena tenjou tomoko kawakami, who. The movie stars tomokokawakami, yurikofuchizaki, takehitokoyasu, kotonomitsuishi the movie has a runtime of. Adolescence apocalypse is a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series. Based on the revolutionary girl utena manga and anime series by bpapas and saito chiho. The movie stars tomokokawakami, yurikofuchizaki, takehitokoyasu, kotonomitsuishi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of.
Jun 06, 2015 revolutionary girl utena is a game changer on the order of evangelion like sailor moon, utena is a magical girl story. Revolutionary girl utena is routinely described as neon genesis evangelion for girls, and not without good reason. The movie, arjuna anime mar 6, 2017 liveaction erasedboku dake ga inai machi films behindthescenes video posted feb 16, 2016. A interesting, surreal story, with stylish designs and. He rescues utena while wakaba is rescued by the firemen. Miki and juri would be involved in an action movie scene that blows up beelzebul in a roseshaped explosion. The main character is utena tenjou, a tomboyish teenage girl who was so impressed by a kind prince in her childhood that she decided to become a prince herself. Now a teenager, she attends ohtori academy, and longs to be like that prince. I started watching revolutionary girl utena and i was having a blast with it, but when i got to episode 8 i got annoyed with all the filleresque episodes, so i went online to look up a filler list. All eyes are on utena tenjou, a mysterious transfer student to ohtori academy. Dios is actually a famous type of curry made in spain. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. But utenas true identity is actually a girl, who due to a certain event from her past, has decided to crossdress in order to fulfill the highest of ambitions. Utena arrives at ohtori academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate anthy himemiya and the power she supposedly holds.