Why you should watch/read/play: Do you ever look at your anime and think, this needs more allegory, striking direction, and combinations of rock and choral music! Of course you do. So Revolutionary Girl Utena is the series for you!
IT HAS SYMBOLIC ROSES. IT HAS HEARTBREAKING, COMPLEX CHARACTERS. IT HAS STRANGE GIRLS WHO ACT AS A GREEK CHORUS. IT HAS CURRY THAT MAKES PEOPLE SWITCH BODIES AND A GIRL BECOMING A WERECOW. IT HAS TONS OF HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT. AND ACTUAL TEXT. IT HAS EPIC SCOPE, AND SOME OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING AND INSPIRING MOMENTS TO BE ON A SCREEN. IT HAS STRIKING VISUALS AND AWESOME MUSIC.
IT HAS...things that are potentially very triggering, I will warn you of that up front.
What Neon Genesis Evangelion did for a particular branch of shonen? Revolutionary Girl Utena did that for all of shojo. Think about that.
Helpful links:
And you can watch the first 12 episodes legally on Youtube! (http://www.youtube.com/show?p=htE0fuR9aKo&tracker=show_av)
also I am not kidding about the music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsdNIH7kvPE&feature=related)
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Medium: anime
Characters wanted: Anyone we don't have! Really. Student council, Wakaba, Akio...
Why you should watch/read/play:
Do you ever look at your anime and think, this needs more allegory, striking direction, and combinations of rock and choral music! Of course you do. So Revolutionary Girl Utena is the series for you!
IT HAS SYMBOLIC ROSES. IT HAS HEARTBREAKING, COMPLEX CHARACTERS. IT HAS STRANGE GIRLS WHO ACT AS A GREEK CHORUS. IT HAS CURRY THAT MAKES PEOPLE SWITCH BODIES AND A GIRL BECOMING A WERECOW. IT HAS TONS OF HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT. AND ACTUAL TEXT. IT HAS EPIC SCOPE, AND SOME OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING AND INSPIRING MOMENTS TO BE ON A SCREEN. IT HAS STRIKING VISUALS AND AWESOME MUSIC.
IT HAS...things that are potentially very triggering, I will warn you of that up front.
What Neon Genesis Evangelion did for a particular branch of shonen? Revolutionary Girl Utena did that for all of shojo. Think about that.
Helpful links:
And you can watch the first 12 episodes legally on Youtube! (http://www.youtube.com/show?p=htE0fuR9aKo&tracker=show_av)
also I am not kidding about the music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsdNIH7kvPE&feature=related)