Originally released under the name of the adolescence of utena in japan, the movie is. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know all about the duels. Oct 15, 2014 the adolescence of utena manga by chiho saito is an alternate version of the animated film adolescence of utena which in turn is a retelling of sorts of the revolutionary girl utena anime series. Dementia, drama, fantasy, romance, shoujo, shoujo ai duration. Included with the third revoutionary girl utena box set from nozomirightstuf is the revolutionary girl utena movie. Just as she is becoming used to day to day life, she is suddenly thrown into another world. But utena s eyes seem to be fixed on one familiar face that stands out among the resttouga. Shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena works. It introduces us to utena, to anthy, and to the members of the student council. Looking for information on the anime shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena. Since this is a mainstream anime movie, the scenes were not particularly explicit but there is a great deal of subtext, as well as tender, nonerotic scenes between utena and anthy.
For example, decisive battle bezelbubs royal castle and a round dance revolution adolescence rush are played in the movie back to back in order to build up tension and keep the spectator on the edge of their seat until the end of the movie. Today we talk for 30 minutes about a 5 minute stretch of the utena movie. A handsome youth by the name of tenjo utena transfers to the distinguished ohtori academy. Weirdly, the utena movie is the one single piece of anime i have ever seen where i genuinely prefer the dub to the original version also weirdly, the utena tv series is the one anime series for which my wife actually prefers to watch in japanese, for one reason eric pointed to. All mark watches videos for past showsseason are now archived there. The revolutionary girl utena rose collection is a box set that includes two dvds of episodes, a dvd of the adolescence of utena film, and a bonus dvd of trailers. Shojo kakumei utena is a series created by bepapas, an artist collective founded by kunihiko ikuhara. Making everything even more impressive is that this was released in 1999. Episode 8, curried high trip it means if you do something bad, bad things will happen to you.
As a child, tenjou utena found herself all alone, an orphan, but a gallant prince on horseback befriended her and gave her a ring engraved with the crest of a rose, and a promise that they would meet again. Revolutionary girl utena is my alltime favorite anime, its a beautiful story with amazing aesthetics and fantastic soundtrack. Mark links stuff if you would like to support this website and keep mark does stuff running, ive put up a detailed post explaining how you can. The two dvds of episodes are all region ntsc dvds, while the movie dvd is a region 1 ntsc disc. The year is 1999, two years after the completion of revolutionary girl utenas television broadcast. 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. Id say that the inconvenience of the migraines delaying the frequency of watching is worth the dramatic increase in quality of the show. The adolescence of utena manga by chiho saito is an alternate version of the animated film adolescence of utena which in turn is a retelling of sorts of the revolutionary girl utena anime series. Adolescence of utena was the brainchild of ikuhara specifically, who pulled bepapas back together for a reiminaging of the utena universe as a film, which was released in theaters in japan in 1999. Shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena 986 gundam wing 14. May 12, 2016 theres just an overall level of effort involved in the art of this film that you so rarely seen in anime, film or otherwise. In any normal fairy taile, utena would wish to be a princess, to be by his side. The film is a compressed retelling of the story of television series, though with significant differences in plot execution for example, the relationship between utena and anthy is rendered as overly sexual and with heightened.
Revolutionary girl utena is a series created by bepapas, an artist collective founded by. Revolutionary girl utena the rose collectionthe movie boxed. The movie has all of these elements, plus a new take on the story. Tenjou utena is a new student at the elaborate ohtori academy. The one thing i dont like is how often anthy gets slapped. After meeting a traveling prince who consoled her after the deaths of her parents, utena tenjou vowed to become a prince herself. On both discs of episodes, you can also see the songs from the english dub of. The prince left utena only with a ring bearing a strange rose crest and a.
Watch cartoons online kisscartoon official website. Utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy only to be swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate. The movie adolescence of utena january 7, 2016 in an altered 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 with people competing for the hand of the rose bride, anthy himemiya who has a secret power. Duelists with rings matching utena s own compete for. Adolescence mokushiroku sub story 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. I credit this movie, specifically, with being the beginning of my career as a spokesperson for yuri. But their deepening friendship hides a terrible secret, and utena must face the truth about herself and those she loves and learn what it truly means to be a hero. Perhaps the same can be said regarding its yuri status, so i think its about time it gets some love from yr. But utena s 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.
A few years later, utena attends ootori academy, where she is drawn into a dangerous game. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. Adolescence apocalypse is a 1999 japanese anime film. 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. The winning duelist will not only receive anthy, but also the revolutionary power that she holds. Anthys revelation, ikunis style and akios role here vs the series.
Adolescence of utena i credit this movie, specifically, with being the beginning of my career as a spokesperson for yuri. Since this is a cartoon, i have used the characters names instead of the names of the voice actors. Watching this film, especially without the extra character knowledge, makes titles like flcl 2000. Can someone please explain revolutionary girl utena to me. Utena has a lot of thematic threads woven into its story, but the big ones are. The adolescence of utena is a retelling of the 39 episode 1997 tv series, but requires a fair amount of background research watching the first episode arc of the tv series, which introduce all the main characters before you jump in. Saitos the adolescence of utena was originally released in. The adolescence of utena is an anime from studio j.
It is a followup to the 1997 anime television series revolutionary girl utena, created by the artist collective bepapas. 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. Because of my interest in the movie, my discovery of a yoshiya nobuko reference in the movie manga, and my interest in the literary and artistic. 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 ending scenes and credits from the english dub of revolutionary girl utena, now with frame sized fixed. I like to think that before anthy could truly escape ohtori, she had to live through the academy again and save utena, who had not fully been free of it yet. It was licensed for an englishlanguage release in north america by viz. Right stuf has utena movie license jul 3, 2010 2nd battle spirits anime titled, dated with jam project op jul 16, 2009 utena director ikuhara works on new animes opening jun 16, 2009. Shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena 986 gundam wing 14 mahou shoujo madoka magika puella magi madoka magica 11. Sep 04, 2016 the ending scenes and credits from the english dub of revolutionary girl utena, now with frame sized fixed. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets. 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. Ikuhara did not conceive of the idea for the movie, adolescence of utena. The majority of the original creative team with a few notable exceptions, have come together to create a feature film that is both a semiencapsulation of and yet wildly different from the original story. Shoujo kakumei utena wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. She is then thrust into a series of battles with other duelists to win her friend anthy, who is known the rose bride.
With tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, leah applebaum, roxanne beck. An englishlanguage dubbed version of the film produced by central park media was released in 2001 as revolutionary girl utena. The adolescence of utena full episodes online english dub kisscartoon. Revolutionary girl utena the rose collectionthe movie boxed set. Adolescence of utena is a 1999 japanese anime film. The thing about utena is that not only is the dub far below average, but the japanese voice acting is far above average. There are many relationships, some new, some longestablished including the girl with a longrunning crush on utena. The adolescence of utena full movie in hd visit movie 19738 in a loose retelling of the revolutio. Search results for revolutionarygirlutenathemovie anime.
Looking for information on the anime shoujo kakumei utena. All eyes are on utena tenjou, a mysterious transfer student to ohtori academy. User recommendations about the anime shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database. 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. Though there are significant differences in plot execution between the manga, television series, and film, all three tell the same basic story, utilizing the same general narrative trajectory and characters. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. But utenas eyes seem to be fixed on one familiar face that stands out among. Download revolutionary girl utena the rose collection vol 2 pdf free. Good art is timeless, and i think the adolescence of utena falls into that category, visually. Mar 23, 2012 weirdly, the utena movie is the one single piece of anime i have ever seen where i genuinely prefer the dub to the original version also weirdly, the utena tv series is the one anime series for which my wife actually prefers to watch in japanese, for one reason eric pointed to.
The two discs of episodes allow you to play all the episodes, or you can choose pick a scene which is the option for scene selection. There is also a behindthescenes video on how the english dub. Aug 10, 2016 39 videos play all revolutionary girl utena dub nozomient revolutionary girl utena episode 29 sub. To understand utena, you have to be questioning not what the story is doing, but why the story is doing it. With a mystical sword, utena duels her classmates to protect her strange friend anthy, who is the key to a magical power that everyone wants and could make utenas dream to become a prince come true. 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. A revolutionary girl utena feature film, adolescence of utena, was released in theaters in japan on august 14, 1999. 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. Shinkichi mitsumune utena the movie adolescence rush.
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