Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)

series

(2032)

Country: Japan
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Release: 1997-04-02
Director: N/A
Writers: Yoji Enokido , Shinya Hasegawa , Kunihiko Ikuhara , Yûichirô Oguro
Language: Japanese | English
Stars: Tomoko Kawakami , Yuriko Fuchizaki , Rachael Lillis , Rachael Lillis , Sharon Becker , Sharon Becker , Aya Hisakawa , Maria Kawamura , Maria Kawamura , Kotono Mitsuishi , Takehito Koyasu , Satomi Korogi , Satomi Korogi , Satomi Korogi , Yuri Shiratori
Runtime: 24 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Revolutionary Girl Utena (New Zealand) , Rewolucjonistka Utena (Poland) , Юная революционерка Утэна (Russian Federation) , 少女革命ウテナ (Japan) , La fillette révolutionnaire Utena (France, French Republic) , Utena - la chica revolucionaria (Spain) , Revolutionary Girl Utena , Utena (Canada) , Revolutionary Girl Utena (Canada) , Šódžo kakumei Utena (Czech Republic) , Shôjo kakumei Utena , Girl Revolution Utena (United Kingdom) , Revolutionary Girl Utena (Ireland) , La rivoluzione di Utena (Italy) , Revolutionary Girl Utena (United States of America) , Girl Revolution Utena , 少女革命 (Taiwan) , Utena (United States of America) , Utena - La fillette révolutionnaire (Germany) , Ursula's Kiss (Japan) , Girl Revolution Utena (Japan) , Revolutionary Girl Utena (Australia)
Plot: This series is about a girl called Utena who was helped in a difficult time by a handsome prince. She was so impressed with him that she vowed to become a prince herself. She is attending a boarding school where she stands out with her gender bending ways and boy's uniform and makes friends with other students in school, most notably a bizarrely submissive Indian girl called Anthy. When one of her friends is publicly humiliated by her crush, Utena protests and is called out on a duel by the boy at a bizarre arena. With some difficulty, she wins and finds that Anthy is now "engaged" to her as the "Rose Bride" that is the key to a world revolution. Now, she finds herself forced to fight repeated challengers for Anthy, face similar rivalries in her personal life and tries to help Anthy gain some will of her own. All the while, the duels she must fight are leading her to a goal of world revolution that has implications she is not yet aware of.
IMDB:tt0205410