In 2018, right stuf released the bluray version of the series under their nozomi entertainment label, with edits made to the subtitle script. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets. Revolutionary girl utena wikipedia republished wiki 2. The rose collection 1 episodes 17, revolutionary girl utena. An english language dubbed version of the film produced by central park media was released in 2001 as revolutionary girl utena. Based on the japanese animated series of the same name, revolutionary girl utena involves the plight of utena into womanhood through fighting techniques and other physical drama. A interesting, surreal story, with stylish designs and. New factory sealed revolutionary girl utena the movie limited edition, from software sculptors. Shojo kakumei utena is a manga by chiho saito and an anime directed by kunihiko ikuhara.
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 one of the best anime for people who love to analyze media, tear it apart and work out its kinks, as all of these ideas are buried under layers and layers of symbolism. 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. 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. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. Utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy only to be swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate. Now a teenager, she attends ohtori academy, and longs to be like that prince. 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. 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. The prince left utena only with a ring bearing a strange rose crest and a promise that she would meet him again some day.
I prefer subtitles for this reason, but would much prefer that the dialog be audio because its closer to a native experience. A handsome youth by the name of tenjo utena transfers to the distinguished ohtori academy. Utena as a story is largely functioning on a surrealist conceptual level. Revolutionary girl utena is my alltime favorite anime, its a beautiful story with amazing aesthetics and fantastic soundtrack. Revolutionary girl utena is routinely described as neon genesis evangelion for girls, and not without good reason. Its all metaphor and allegory, symbolism and ideology.
October 25th, 2001 not yet rated 1 hr 27 min plot summary. 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 the series follows utena tenjou, a teenage. Adolescence of utena i credit this movie, specifically, with being the beginning of my career as a spokesperson for yuri. In any normal fairy taile, utena would wish to be a princess, to be by his side.
Looking for information on the anime shoujo kakumei utena. The two dvds of episodes are all region ntsc dvds, while the movie dvd is a region 1 ntsc disc. To understand utena, you have to be questioning not what the story is doing, but why the story is doing it. With tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, aya hisakawa, kotono mitsuishi. In this anime movie based on the television series, teen girl utena tenjou tomoko kawakami, who. The adolescence of utena first duel english subbed youtube. The dvd collection 2 episodes 8, and revolutionary girl utena. 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. Catch the stunning climax to revolutionary girl utena. Ikuhara did not conceive of the idea for the movie, adolescence of utena, until watching the. Utena is a popular, passionate and intelligent girl who is looked up to by a number of her fellow pupils, at first appearing to be the total opposite of her friend and fellow protagonist anthy himemiya. Scanning subtitles means youre not focusing on the animation as much as you might. Watch revolutionary girl utena free tv series full. The movie languages english with english subtitles for signs and lyrics only japanese with english subtitles and romaji lyrics play movie pick a scene special features kunihiko ikuharas audio commentary behind the scenes with kunihiko ikuhara hichiro kobayashis art sketches sketches with directors notes.
Revolutionary girl utena watch full episodes and clips. Revolutionary girl utena has been both critically acclaimed and a fan favorite since its 1997 broadcast debut on tv tokyo. Unknowingly, utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the student council for the possession of the rose. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite some similarities, they progressed in different directions. Anime revolutionary girl utena complete dual audio. Delivered in dolby digital stereo like the majority of its brethren, utena still comes across perfectly clearly dialoguewise. This blog is devoted to the anime series revolutionary girl utena. The adolescence of utena full english full movie revolutionary girl utena. An englishlanguage dubbed version of the film produced by central park media was released in 2001 as revolutionary girl utena. Revolutionary girl utena transgresses gender and sexuality.
The english version i watched was a followable dialogue if not story but did differ quite a bit from the japanese subtitles. When utena wins anthy in a duel, she realizes that if she is to free anthy and discover the secrets behind ootori academy, she has only one option. With tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, leah applebaum, roxanne beck. But utenas eyes seem to be fixed on one familiar face that stands out among. When utena befriends a shy girl named anthy, she unlocks a hidden world of swordfights, enchantment, and danger. Streaming movies est lendroit le plus confortable pour visionner des films en ligne streaming. A few years later, utena attends ootori academy, where she is drawn into a dangerous game. A tomboyish schoolgirl finds herself forced into repeated duels for another girl who has a role in a world revolution. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know all about the duels. The movie has all of these elements, plus a new take on the story. Fulllength movie commentary by director ikuhara, behind the scenes with the english cast, tv spots, and trailers. At the very start of the series, we are given a vague explanation of some of the events that lead to utena becoming who she is today. The title character, utena tenjou, had been befriended by a kind prince as a child.
Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up. Shoujo kakumei utena blends surrealist imagery and ideas with complex allegories and metaphors to create a unique comingofage story with themes including idealism. Watch revolutionary girl utena subbed online high quality. While the tone and the characters are somewhat different of their television counterparts, this movie still has the essence of what made the original series good in first place.
Revolutionary girl utena is a series created by bepapas, an artist collective founded by. Revolutionary girl utena is an anime series based on the manga comic book of the same name. Included with the third revoutionary girl utena box set from nozomirightstuf is the revolutionary girl utena movie. Find out more about nozomi entertainments release of revolutionary girl utena at never lose that strength or nobility, even when y.
Despite this, utena is introverted and she has her own faults, as all at ohtori do. 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. Nozomi entertainment announced that they will release revolutionary girl utenas apocalypse saga on december 5, 2017. Shojo kakumei utena is a series created by bepapas, an artist collective founded by kunihiko ikuhara. As utena continues to adjust to life with her new roommate, she starts to. It belongs to a genre called magical girl, a type of fantasy in which the protagonist is a girl with supernatural abilities. The plot follows utena tenjou, a tomboy high school student who is drawn into a series of sword duels to win the hand of anthy himemiya, a mysterious student known as the rose bride. I did the english subtitles on this video myself for a class project my. When her parents died when she was only a child, she fell into a serious depression. In english or japanese with optional english subtitles. 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.
Revolutionary girl utena is one of the most original and interesting film adaptations from a television series. Revolutionary girl utena gets new manga chapter in july may 26, 2017 psychopass the movie and when supernatural battles released monday oct 30, 2016 mayn sings tabootattoo action tv animes. Adolescence of utena movierevolutionary girl utena. Revolutionary girl utena the adolescence of utena youtube. 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. The movie, arjuna anime mar 6, 2017 liveaction erasedboku dake ga inai machi films behindthescenes video posted feb 16, 2016. The 20th anniversary of the legendary shojo anime revolutionary girl utena has arrived and we are releasing a special 20th anniversary bluray edition for fans. Can someone please explain revolutionary girl utena to me. The movie 2002 two heroines use remarkable skills in an attempt to change the world. Revolutionary girl utena adolescence of utena full movie eng sub. All eyes are on utena tenjou, a mysterious transfer student to ohtori academy.
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. Starring rachael lillis, sharon becker genres adventure, anime, drama subtitles english cc audio languages english. That said, dubs that are done extremely well are extremely rare. As a child, utena was consoled and given a special ring by a prince after her parents died. Revolutionary girl utena apocalypse saga bluray nozomi. The manga serial began in the june 1996 issue of ciao and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. Duelists with rings matching utenas own compete for a unique prize. Utena was a young girl who lost her parents and was impressed by a prince who. Unknowingly, utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the student council for the. Utena has a lot of thematic threads woven into its story, but the big ones are.
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