I FORGOT HOW HARD THE OPENING SONG HITS
man remember when nanami was a duelist i lost my whole mind
utena: are you wearing--
namami: the chanel cowbell? yeah, i am
namami: the chanel cowbell? yeah, i am
my kind of woman tbh
love that the black rose saw shiori and were like "oh, you're a mean dyke? do we have a job for you!"
like i didn't grow up under a rock so i know anthy x utena is the big love story of this utena but also it's not like.. REALLY because it's also v 1990s anime but also like.. that dance in season 1.. the excruciating imagery of utena pulling the sword from anthy... it's v complex
this episode about tween horniness leading to anger leading to the dark side is so weird
hmmm wakaba x utena... has rights...
tbh when i started utena i was like anthy is a dweeb i don't see what the fuss is but over the course of 20 episodes i have realized i was a fool all along she is..... so beautiful......
omg the entire duelist squad in the library doing research now THIS is what i signed up for
so like do they ever tell us why anthy is the rose bride
the mutual admiration society between japanese artists and the impressionists really is the gift that keeps on giving huh
maybe all the duelist rose bride stuff is just filler for nanami's journey huh did you ever think about that
remember the time touga just fuckig boxed a kangaroo
how is touga not old enough to drive a car that seems insane to me
sometimes watching utena feels like seeing picasso's las meninas before hearing about velazquez's
UM??????? 25 episodes before we learn that the magical girl transformation is the gayest thing i have ever seen im??
the way that as utena and anthy's like sword/rose bride powers evolve in a way that is hinged on them forging a deeper and more equal partnership... yes. yes!! also it is just very pretty.
drawing close for comfort we swore never again would we ever fall in love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this eggshaming of nanami...... disgraceful....
why does anthy keep naming livestock after nanami im dyhfgjhkj
what is with uptight touga in this episode??? don't lay an egg, nanami! don't be gay, nanami! man, shut the hell up, what are you, a cop?
literally akio
omg this ruka vs. juri duel i'm 










kick his ass, baby, i got ur locket!
oh no wait she is just in akio's slutty, slutty vehicle this is homophobia at its finest
utena and a--
and a-- 


and ak-- 







there was one crazy moment during ep 29 where i thought we were gonna get to see duelist juri/rose bride shiori and i was prepared to LOSE MY MIND but alas it was not meant to be
anthy?!?!?!?!? :( :( :( :(
touga is trashing THE nanami atm, so like, its been a slice, but its time for that ginger slut to die
utena has been getting very upsetting in its last act :(
what is with the clear foot fetish thread running through the plot, for starters,
actually knowing utena this is intention and its some commentary on our desires and how our bodies touch the earth idek this show is wild
o shit rose bride lore
ok the very opening of this riff compared with the spop fight music:
but this whole eve ate the apple so girls become women who lose their nobility and can't become princes thing is... hm.
now that i am seeing like the thematic big picture of rgu come together i am sort of feeling bad about how often i called people sluts in this thread. but... not that bad..