From its beautiful animation to its influential storytelling, it’s time to give 'Revolutionary Girl Utena' the love it deserves.
Revolutionary Girl Utena is a title most anime fans are familiar with. Released in 1997, on TV Tokyo, the show is one of the most influential of the mahou shoujo, or magical girl genre. It is frequently listed as an anime classic of the 90s, alongside series like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, and Sailor Moon. However, despite being a critical darling, Revolutionary Girl Utena remains a criminally underwatched masterpiece, at least in the West.
Saito signed the manga that came out in 1996, and Ikuhara wrote and directed the 1997 anime series. Alongside Hasegawa and Enokido, Ikuhara spent a long time working as a director on Sailor Moon, particularly on the show’s second season, Sailor Moon R - the one with girlfriends Michiru and Haruka that were turned into cousins in the English dub.
But the most important element to Revolutionary Girl Utena’s exploration of such themes is the characterization of Anthy and Utena herself. Docile, caring, frail, and blindly obedient, Anthy is the personification of traditional femininity. She’s perceived by the school council, as well as by Akio, as an object to be exchanged for power, not as a real person. For years, maybe even centuries, she has endured physical, emotional, and sexual abuse from her brother and many others.
There is a lot that can be said about the symbolism and the underlying themes of Revolutionary Girl Utena. However, not everything has to be a philosophical debate. Another aspect of Utena that sets it apart from other anime is the show’s unique sense of humor, most of which revolves around Nanami, Ohtori Academy’s resident mean girl and one of the members of the school council.
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