1. Plot

2. Cast

3. Reception

4. References

5. External links

Plot

Utena Tenjo, a new student at Ohtori Academy, observes a fencing match between students Juri and Miki. She encounters her ex-boyfriend Touga, and shortly after their meeting, finds a rose-engraved ring identical to one that Touga was wearing. She later meets Anthy Himemiya, the sister of the school's headmaster, and Saionji, a student also wearing a rose-engraved ring who calls Anthy the "Rose Bride". Saionji sees Utena's ring and challenges her to a duel, which Utena wins using a sword she pulls out of Anthy's chest.

Shiori, Juri's childhood friend, tells Touga that as a child her prince died after attempting to save a drowning girl. That night, Anthy visits Utena's dormitory and attempts to initiate sex with her, but is rebuffed. When Utena questions Anthy about the duel and the rings, Anthy responds that she is betrothed to whomever wins the duel.

Touga and Shiori receive a phone call from an unidentified man who says that his sister{{efn|Shown to the audience to be Anthy.}} is a witch who made the lord of the flies into a prince, but when her magic faded, the prince turned into his true self again. The duels are organized in an attempt to re-activate her magic.

The next day, while posing nude in art class, Anthy reveals a gaping hole in her chest to Utena. Meanwhile, the school's broadcasting club shows a video that implies that Akio, Anthy's brother and the school's headmaster, has previously drugged and raped Anthy.

Juri, who has been manipulated by Shiori into dueling Utena, is defeated when she witnesses Utena seemingly transform into Anthy's prince. Immediately afterwards, Akio's hidden grave is found, shocking the school with the revelation of his death. Shiori produces a second video which shows Anthy lucid during her rape, which prompted Akio to stab her in the chest and accidentally fall out of a window. Utena rushes to find Anthy, but finds Touga. She suddenly remembers that Juri was the drowning girl, and Touga was the boy who died saving her. Touga kisses Utena, who tearfully thanks him for being her prince, and vanishes.

Utena finds Anthy, and tells her they should go "to the outside world." Utena is then inexplicably swallowed by a car wash, and metamorphosed into a pink car. Anthy enters the car and drives it away from the academy, though a large fleet of black tanks and Shiori – also in car form – attempt to thwart her. Anthy is assisted in her escape by Juri, Miki and Saoinji, who say they have been inspired by Utena and Anthy to also go to the "outside world."

An apparition of Akio attempts to stop Anthy, though she rebukes him in an explosion of roses. Utena and Anthy emerge riding the remnants of the Utena car, and kiss as they drive into a grey wasteland.

Cast

Reception

In 2000 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie won a Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Award in the category of "Best Film, Japanese Release".^[3] THEM Anime gave the movie three stars out of four, saying it impressed more than it disappointed.^[4] Silver Emulsion gave a favourable review but admitted the film would have a limited appeal.^[5] The Artificate described the film as "anime on LSD" and commented that the film only worked as a companion to the show and not on its own. In the end the film received a 3.5/5 score.^[6]

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