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. Rewatchspoilers revolutionary girl utena adolescence. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. A handsome youth by the name of tenjo utena transfers to the distinguished ohtori academy. The consulting analyst the adolescence of utena fashionable. 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. Tenou utena is the handsome new student at ohtori academy, who, since her breakup with student body president touga, has assumed the identity of a male. If youre going to watch the movie and you havent already, first, take everything you learned from the manga and the anime series and throw it right out the window. Adolescence of utena anime 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. A revolutionary girl utena feature film, adolescence of utena, was released in theaters in japan on august 14, 1999. I think the tv series is much more complete, though, so i wouldnt recommend just the movie to other people. A scene in the revolutionary girl utena film adolescence of utena, part of the otherworldly car chase which makes up the last third of the.
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. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old. 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. Adolescence of utena is a 1999 japanese anime film. Truly an artistic masterpiece, but lacking in narrative. Adolescence apocalypse is a 1999 japanese anime film. Anime fans often compare the show to the acclaimed puella magi madoka magica for its dark themes and deconstructive approach to the popular magical girl trope. The movie was released in north america on dvd and vhs october 23, 2001.
The adolescence of utena movie english dubbed video online in high quality. 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. My one complaint is that i prefer the drawing style of the characters in the series to the movie, and find the ones in the series more expressive, but this small flaw can be forgiven in light of. Utenas the one with the length changing hair this time, and anthys the one whos suddenly very girlish. Utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy only to be swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate. Revolution as it is invoked in utena is thus inflected through this association with an allegorical link to a romanticised version of european history, specifically the french revolution which in utenas subtitling becomes a french. The film is a retelling of the plot of the anime and the manga revolutionary girl utena, but like the two it has its own continuity. 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.
A scene in the revolutionary girl utena film adolescence of utena, part of the otherworldly car chase which makes up the last third of the animation. Revolutionary girl utena adolescence of utena full movie eng. Symbolism and ties to blood shown through roses in utena are expressed in saint seiya with water. Looking to watch the adolescence of utena anime for free. This is made explicitly clear by ikuhara, but nevertheless people eagerly compare the movie to the series, as combining the two results in many answers to questions the show doesnt explain, such as tougas background. I thought that, given the ambiguous, openended conclusion to the series, that perhaps wed see more of anthys epic quest to go find utena. The adolescence of utena veers wildly from its original source. Revolutionary girl utena adolescence of utena full movie eng sub. And i like the idea that this is a literal manifestation of that. Touga gets raped by his father in a cabbage patch while shioris a butterfly. Shinkichi mitsumune utena the movie adolescence rush.
After i found out about the tv series i decided to give it a go. It is a followup to the 1997 anime television series revolutionary girl utena, created by the artist collective bepapas. Adolescence of utena is a featurelength movie that was produced and directed by the same persons who were responsible for the tv series. The revolutionary girl utena movie was released a few months ago and i was one of the lucky ones to grab a fan sub before it was even released in subtitled form. It premiered in 1999, and has been licensed stateside by central park media, which is now defunct. Technically, the utena movie projects an excellence far beyond the series. When utena was 8 years old, her parents died in an unknown accident.
What utena does with roses, saint seiya does here with water. 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. Thats how i feel about the adolescence of utena, the nearly unintelligible film adaptation of the series revolutionary girl utena. The movie looks amazing, i love the architecture in the school. Adolescence mokushiroku is a movie starring tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, and leah applebaum. Adolescence of utena is largely considered another continuity. In contrast to the shows subtle approach, the 1999 film shojo kakumei utena. Based on the japanese animated series of the same name, revolutionary girl utena involves the plight of utena into womanhood through fighting techniques. A handsome youth by the name of tenjo utena transfers to the distinguished ohtor.
Lets just say its been out for a long time stateside. The animation is fluid and dramatic, and outright unbelievably beautiful. Adolescence of utena and saint seiya overture share more than a few things, on the surface the closest similarity is the lush and magnificent visuals that will take your breath away. The adolescence of utena, revolutionary girl utena. Adolescence mokushiroku literally adolescence apocalypse. Two years after revolutionary girl utena came a movie called adolescence of utena. One day, she receives a ring from one of the roses in the schools garden and out of nowhere, a floating arena appears in the sky. I dont want to get hurt, so ill max out my defense. Here, ikuhara was given total free reign, so anthy and utena were finally allowed to be openly together and make out and be. Juri arisugawa revolutionary girl utena wiki fandom. Utena duels her classmates to protect her friend anthy, who is the key to a power that. I tried to do in the movie what i wasnt able to accomplish in the tv series. In the movie, utena cuts a more nononsense and serious figure, almost to the point of pragmatism and rudeness, as part of the role reversal she and anthy are subject to.
Adolescence mokushiroku adolescence apocalypse is an amazing movie that require the viewer to have at least a passing knowledge of the utena series and. 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. Adolescence mokushiroku episode 1 english dub in 1080p, 720p, 480p for free. 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. List full episode of the adolescence of utena kissanime. Storythe adolescence of utena is a very difficult movie to understand on first watch. In an alternate universe retelling of the shoujo kakumei utena story, this movie blows the already great tv series out of the water. A scene near the beginning of the revolutionary girl utena film adolescence of utena, showcasing the bizarre design of the high school in. I caught the movie first, adolescence of utena, and it just didnt make sense to me at all. Can someone please explain revolutionary girl utena to me. If you are a fan of tvs utenas more dark tracks, this is a musthave. This thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas tvs sailor moon fan favorite series is a fun retelling of this popular fantasy. 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.
Dementia anime, drama anime, fantasy anime, movie anime, romance anime, shoujo anime, dub anime. On the adolescence of utena movie massive spoilers ahead. Originally released under the name of the adolescence of utena in japan, the movie is now available to utena fans in north america from central park media. Upon arriving, she sees him again, and meets himemiya anthy, also known as the rose bride. The movie to western audiences makes explicit the romantic nature of utena and anthys relationship. Revolutionary girl utena the adolescence of utena youtube. Tenjou utena is new to ohtori academy, having recently broken up with kiryuu touga. If that first statements a bit awkward to swallow, then you may have to read further to see whether or not this movies for you. Since utena has so many episodes, i thought the film version would suffice for now. I went into the adolescence of utena with no spoilers. In adolescence of utena, juri is the now president of the student council the student councils members are apparently miki kaoru, juri and kyouichi saionji where she allows shiori takatsuki to manipulate her, but juri feels trapped by shiori as well. Akio painted a bunch of paintings that form a collage that looks like his naked sister. A liberal adaptation of the movie by the same name, revolutionary girl utena. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets.
With tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, leah applebaum, roxanne beck. It is a followup to the 1997 anime television series revolutionary girl utena, created by the artist. More direct than the anime and more mature than the original manga series, this version of chiho saitos fractured fairy tale blasts utena straight into iconic stratosphere. In the manga, she had wandered through the town until coming upon a river and falling into it.
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