Utena, the main character, met a prince who saved her when she was young and wiped away her tears. The prince left a remainder of his presence, a ring encrusted with the Rose Crest, a symbol of a Duelist. That ring would one day lead her to him. So impressed by the princed, she vowed to become a prince herself one day.

Utena attends a school, which holds a Council of sorts for Duelists who bear the mark of the Rose. In this respect, Utena holds much for conspiracy and gets involve with the plot to obtain the Rose Bride in order to obtain what they want the most.

The Council is made up many three dimensional characters who all have their own wishes, ambitions, and desires. These characters grow and are known by the audience as the series continues on.

Music-wise, this anime has a brilliant composers that set the scenes on fire with the beautiful tones and lyrics. The opening song, while bubbly with foreboding messages, is a catchy tune, similar to the first ending theme.

As for the art, it is stunning and very much on a shoujo level with lots of action and somewhat generic fights. Any person who loves good art and quality for older animation will be drawed in by the beautiful lines, imagery, and symbolism.

Overall, Revolutionary Girl Utena is a beautiful piece that will capture attention, awe and confuse the audience, and leave them wanting more conspiracy, mystery, and flair.

Disclaimer: Not suitable for those who are disgusted by incest or girl love.

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The Adolescence Of Utena has a very surreal quality to it. The artwork is beautiful, the storyline is excellent and the characters are interesting. Although the main pairing is light shoujo-ai, yuri, girl's love or what ever you wish to call it, even if you are not interested in that sort of thing this is still worth checking out. It's a great anime to look at, especially if you like things on the more unusual side.

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Utena is an unusual manga in many respects, and follows the tale of Utena as she attends an unusual academy that centers on dueling. Highly recommended to anyone interested in conspiracy, intrigue, magic powers or strong female characters. If you haven't heard of it before, highly suggest checking it out.

Demoni also recommended: Chicago, Basara, Mars, Slayers, X/1999, Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne,
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