Revolutionary Girl Utena
Anime • 1997 • Drama
ReportThe main character is Utena Tenjou, a tomboyish teenage girl who was so impressed by a kind prince in her childhood that she decided to become a prince herself. She attends Ohtori Academy, where she meets a student named Anthy Himemiya, a girl who is in an abusive relationship with another student. Utena fights to protect Anthy and is pulled into a series of sword duels with the members of the Student Council. Anthy is referred to as the "Rose Bride" and is given to the winner of each duel. It is said that the winner of the of tournament will receive a mysterious "power to revolutionize the world", and the current champion is constantly challenged for the right to possess the Rose Bride.
This anime contains 67 potentially triggering events.
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Is someone drugged?
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In the movie
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an unhatched egg is?
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Is someone stalked?
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Nanami believes someone is stalking and trying to kill her in episode 6.
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Is there domestic violence?
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This can essentially be taken as the makeup of Touga’s character. His relationship with Akio is inappropriate and statutory rape, but he’d clearly copying Akio and his methods of hurting people. The movie also shows that Touga was abused by his adopted father, and that is meant to apply to his character in the series as well
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A kitten is implied to be drowned.
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Are animals abused?
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Animals are shown packed in tight cages in episode 8. A kitten is hit and later left to drown in episode 10. Chu-Chu (a small monkey-like animal) is regularly abused by other characters.
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Does a cat die?
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Nanami is seen drowning her brother Touga's kitten in a flashback scene by putting it in a cardboard box and setting it adrift in a rapidly flowing river.
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Are there snakes?
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Snakes appear in episodes 4 and 8.
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Anthy gets slapped a ton in the series
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Is there pedophilia?
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Akio is a grown man who preys on almost every student at the academy
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Episode 33
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Episode 33, you don't see much but it is actively happening as the episode progresses
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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One character shown being slashed in the back, and another character is stabbed by a rose stem. Sword fights are heavily featured.
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Is someone burned alive?
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There is a subplot about a burning a the school which resulted in the death of several students.
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Is someone buried alive?
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There's at least a couple of scenes of Anthy being put into a coffin. In a flashback, Utena willingly puts herself in a coffin beside her parents' coffins.
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Is there body horror?
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Towards the end of the series, the image of a character being pierced by dozens of swords is seen frequently
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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no but a character sprains their ankle (it's not shown happening onscreen, they just fall down and need to be carried after)
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Finn
A few times- When swords are pulled from the student council in the black rose arc, and also when black rose duelists are defeated. Anthy also faints a couple of times, notably in the final.
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Does someone break a bone?
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No but in one episode a character sprains their ankle and has to be carried.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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yeah, in "the landscaped framed by kozue", i'm pretty sure (after episode 14.) it's not shown happening onscreen, all you hear is a scream and then see a long staircase and afterward its mentioned
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Does someone fall to their death?
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only in the movie
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Is someone stabbed?
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Yes in the series finale Utena is stabbed by Anthy. And Anthy is violently impaled by hundreds of swords.
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Does a kid die?
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Though she doesn't die, a very young child is seen being graphically stabbed by several swords toward the end of the series.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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vriska
technically yes, but the point is that the sexualization of teenagers is bad. on the other hand the girls do all have shorts skirts long legs and large chests despite most of them being middle schoolers but thats a dated artstyle thing
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a character sacrifices/tries to sacrifice themself to save another character late in the series, and in a flashback it's shown that another character put themself in danger to try to protect someone and was attacked instead
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Does someone die?
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At least two named characters. One has possibly been dead all along but still walking around like nothing happened. And another isn’t seen again after being fed an apple that has been stabbed with many forks.
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Does a non-human character die?
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chuchu dies twice and comes back to life under mysterious circumstances. this is only revealed to have happened in interviews with the director
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Does a parent die?
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Utena's parents died when she was a child, and she is shown at their funerals during flashbacks.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Weatherfish
In episode 9, a character is forcibly brought to the dueling arena against their will.
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Does someone cheat?
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Weatherfish
A man cheats on his fiancée with several people, including her mother!
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Not possession, but worthy of note: in one episode, Anthy and Utena swap bodies after a cooking incident.
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Are there ghosts?
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its somewhat implied at one point that there were ghosts in the events prior to that episode
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Are there mannequins?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Juri is shown showering on 2 occasions, but only her hair is shown, not her body.
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someone has a nightmare about turning into a cow and being eaten, nothing graphic
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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an abusive adult character has sex with underage boys and girls despite being engaged, but its not actually "bisexual" cheating, nor is it ever framed that way, since he's doing it to take advantage of and use those characters. its not indicative or supposed to be indicative of his sexuality the point is just that he's a rapist
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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em12345
A girl is told/shown that another girl has a crush on her in episode 17. The crush in question assumed the girl was straight; it is unclear to what extent the girl is out in general, as she's been secretly harboring the crush and not dating anyone else.
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Does someone have cancer?
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a character in flashbacks has an unspecified terminal illness
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Is there menstruation?
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No, but at one point the idea of a young girl beginning to lay eggs is used as a pretty distinct metaphor for puberty—wondering if this happens to other girls and the like
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a character is shown in a hospital/hospital-like room in a recap episode where tsuwabuki's notebook is taken (this is the recap episode at the end of the black rose arc)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Yes. The world of Ohtori Academy itself seems to be highly malleable. How much this is real (within the text at least) and how much is metaphor is unclear.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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In a flashback, a young child is depressed after her parents are killed, and she hides in a coffin because she believes she should die too. She plans to stay there until she dies, claiming that continuing to live makes her "sick."
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Though not successful, Anthy attempts suicide towards the end of the series.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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LizLazem
Anthy has an anxiety attack in episode 3.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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The elevator scenes in the Black Rose arc are both physically and psychologically claustrophobic.
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Is there shakey cam?
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em12345
Episodes 9, 38 and 39 feature a large structure falling apart, accompanied by the animation equivalent of a shakey cam.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Desp
Multiple times throughout the series, but are especially prominent in sequences before battles
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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ohaidoggy
Not directly, but the shadow girls that show up every episode function as a Greek chorus. While they don't reference the audience directly they show story-awareness. In the second arc Utena responds to their plays directly.
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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ParkerMcCalip
During the duels Touga or Akio are usually watching them to see the results.
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Is there childbirth?
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No but the episode "Nanami's Egg" (episode 27) uses a lot of imagery of motherhood and pregnancy.
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Are there fat jokes?
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LizLazem
Utena tells Nanami she has fat legs in episode 16 but that is the extent of it.
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LizLazem
Utena's gender presentation is regularly called into question.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Desp
A character, who’s confirmed by official sources and in the movie to be bi, appears to be killed at the end of the series. Whether or not she actually was killed is left open.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Weatherfish
There are no slurs, but Utena is frequently mocked for her un-feminine behaviors and interests.
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Does the black guy die first?
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The only dark-skinned characters (Anthy and Akio) do not die, but the former is subject to much violence, both indirectly and directly by the latter.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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vriska
an adult preys on and rapes teens, a 17 year old has a crush on a 14 year old, and a teen is implied/hinted to be in a relationship with a child. a 13 year old also “dates” an elementary schooler for one episode
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Sex
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Finn
Yes, but that's the point
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choerrycoloured
Yes, but incest is not glorified, and the one incestuous relationship that has actually consummated is clearly portrayed as rape.
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Is there sexual content?
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trans
Could be a lot worse but there is a lot yes
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Are there nude scenes?
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Characters are nude, but body parts, like nipples or genitalia aren't shown.
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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mamiya in flashbacks
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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ohaidoggy
No, but for a few episodes one character gets kicked out of the academy and stays at another students dorm instead of going home, and its possible the latter wasn't truly an option.
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
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Finn
in the last episode. don't skip it!!!
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Does it have a sad ending?
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charcolor
The ending is very ambiguous and whether or not it is happy depends on your interpretation. One thing that is for certain, however, is that at least one of the main characters gets her happy ending.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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em12345
In episode 9, the shadow girls perform a skit about believing in UFOs etc., and one of them comments that she found out Santa wasn't real in kindergarten.
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Does a car crash?
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Weatherfish
There are also many scenes in the third arc depicting reckless driving.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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ohaidoggy
In the 3rd arc cars become a recurring motif in the duels, at the end they usually screech and crash
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Is someone hit by a car?
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LizLazem
A car crashes with someone inside in episode 28. No one is ever directly hit by a car but there are many close-calls.
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Does someone drown?
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LizLazem
Juri recounts a story about a boy who drowned to save her sister in episode 39. Nothing is shown on-screen.
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Is there blood/gore?
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LizLazem
Blood is never shown in the series except for a drop in episode 17 and 29.
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Is there gun violence?
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jdfristrom
A pantomime shadow girl fires a Tommy gun in episode 8. Also sounds of gunshots in episode 36
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