Revolutionary Girl Utena

"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.

• 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