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Let's live heroically, let's live with style. isagiyoku kakko yoku ikite yukou

Even if the two of us are torn apart... tatoe futari hanarebanare ni nattemo

...take my revolution.

Revolutionary Girl Utena ...take my revolution.

Revolutionary Girl Utena

In the sunlit garden, we both joined our hands. hikarisasu garden te wo toriai

Drawing close for comfort, we both swore... chikai atta nagusame atta

...never again would we ever fall in love. mou koi wa ni do to shinai yotte

I see that photo of us standing cheek to cheek... hoho wo yoseatte utsuru shashin no

...and place a bit of my loneliness in our smiles. egao ni sukoshi no samishisa tsumekonde

Even if I dream, even if I cry, even if I get hurt... yume wo mite namida shite kizutsuitemo

...reality keeps on coming recklessly. genjitsu wa gamushara ni kuru shi

I wanna find my own place, the value of being... jibun no ibasho sonzai kachi wo mitsuketai

...the person I've been until now... kyou made no jibun wo

Let's find the strength to throw it all away. isagiyoku nugisuteru

Strip down to nothing at all. hadaka ni naru

Become like rose petals, blowing free! jiyuu wo mau bara no you ni

Even if the two of us are torn apart... tatoe futari hanarebanare ni nattemo

...I swear that I will change the world. watashi wa sekai wo kaeru

Once upon a time, years and years ago...

...there was a little princess, and she was very sad...

...for her mother and father had died.

Before the princess appeared a traveling prince...

...riding upon a white horse.

He had a regal bearing and a kind smile.

The prince wrapped the princess in a rose-scented embrace...

...and gently wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Little one," he said, "who bears up alone in such deep sorrow."

"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up."

"I give you this to remember this day."

"We'll meet again, won't we?"

"This ring will lead you to me, one day."

Perhaps the ring the prince gave her was an engagement ring.

This was all well and good, but so impressed was she by him...

...that the princess vowed to become a prince herself one day.

But was that really such a good idea?

The Rose Bride

She's late.

Oh... How long does she expect me to wait here?!

I'm going to start the new term by being late!

Wakabal!

What are you doing over there?

Waiting to meet my boyfriend.

"Boyfriend?"

Well, she ditched you.

She left the dorm really early this morning!

Why, that... She's gonna pay!

OHTORI ACADEMY

Utena Tenjou.

Do you intend to continue wearing...

...that weird getup for this term as well?

Weird getup?

Yes, weird.

It looks good enough on all the boys here.

Except you're a girl!

So why are you wearing a boy's uniform?!

There's no rule that says a girl can't wear a boy's uniform.

I guess there's no problem.

Well, that's just the way it goes.

Why that... She's going to make a fool of me for another term?!

Great. She aced us again.

Mistress Utena! You can use my towel!

Sure, sure. It's your turn.

C'mon, Tenjou. If you join my basketball team...

...winning the regionals would be easy!

Excuse me, I happen to be a girl!

I'd be embarrassed to get all covered with smelly boys' sweat!

Oh, come on!

You act like a guy anyway, Tenjou!

Would you quit insulting me?!

So, then, why do you wear that uniform?

To be a prince.

Huh?

I want to be a noble prince who saves princesses.

And what's that supposed to mean?

This smell...

The scent of roses...

Why does the scent of roses always make me think of the past?

Hmm? What's going on?

A lover's quarrel?

They should do that where no one has to see it!

Whoa, hold it.

That's going a little too far.

Thank goodness.

Utena!

Agh! Wakaba! You're heavy!

This is for ditching me this morning!

Deal with it!

Right, right...

Oh, it's Saioniji!

Saionji?

Don't you know about Saionji?

Oh? He's famous, huh?

I recognize the guy in front of him.

That's Touga Kiryuu, the student council president.

Yup! And the guy next to him is the vice president, Kyoichi Saionji!

And the girl?

Oh, that's Anthy Himemiya.

Anthy Himemiya...

She's weird.

She just keeps to herself and takes care of the roses.

We've got her in our class for this term.

Hmm...

So, is Saionji going out with Himemiya or what?

No way!

Someone as cool as Saionji would never fall for a girl like that!

They're just together because they're both on the student council.

So, is that the type you fall for, Wakaba?

Oh, wow! Are you jealous?!

Don't worry!

You'll always be my true love, Utena!

You're WAY cooler than any of those guys can be!

You called me out here on short notice, my dear council members.

Saionji, we who wear the Rose Seal are all chosen members.

Don't forget that adhering to the Code...

...is the only rule we must follow.

Saionji, your treatment of the Bride recently...

...is causing us some concer-

Oh? Is that so? ...iS causing us some concer-

Oh? Is that so?

True, you are currently engaged to her.

But that doesn't mean you're free to treat her as you please.

As he pleases...

As he pleases.

Don't abuse the Bride, Saionji.

The student council exists by the will of End of the World.

If he learns of this, he won't let it go lightly.

Mind your own business.

The Bride and I are just a happy pair of lovebirds.

We don't want you meddling in our affairs.

Lovebirds...

For now I am... Master Saionji's Bride.

I will do whatever Master Saionji tells me to do.

See what a nice couple we are? I will do whatever Master Saionji tells me to do.

See what a nice couple we are?

And if you're so concerned about the Code of the Rose Seal...

...then you may follow the Code and duel with me for the Bride.

My fellow council members.

Don't forget that a new Duelist will soon be here-

I look forward to seeing who will challenge me. Don't forget that a new Duelist will soon be here-

I look forward to seeing who will challenge me.

Oh, it's so pretty!

A rose crest.

Is that our school's crest?

Sure looks like it.

Who gave it to you?

A prince on a white horse.

Huh?

"This ring will lead you to me, one day"...

What do you mean?

I remember someone saying that to me when I got it.

I was so young that I can hardly remember it.

Oh, I know what you mean.

When I was little,

I used to believe my mother when...

...she'd tell me I was a princess from the Onion Kingdom.

Well, you've always had a big forehead, I guess.

Hm? What's going on?

What's that?

Someone tacked somebody's love letter on the board.

Love letter?

Okay, what've we got here?

"And so, I dance with you in my dreams, dear Saioniji."

"You smile at me, gently."

"I guess I'm a fool..."

Oh, man!

You're the fools!

There's nothing lower than what you guys are doing!

What's wrong with reading something that's tacked up?

In this case, a REAL man wouldn't read it!

Wakaba...

Wakabal!

You wrote this to Saionji, didn't you?

That Saionji guy's gonna pay for this!

I don't know. I throw a lot of letters away.

Anyone could have found it and put it up.

Why'd you throw it away where other people could find it?!

I can do whatever I want with my own letters.

Oh, I remember.

For that incredibly stupid...

I mean, for that cheerful letter, the best thing to do with it...

...Was use it to give everyone a nice laugh.

Is that all you wanted to say?

No.

You're the Kendo team captain, aren't you?

I want a duel with you today after school!

Who do you think you are?

I see... You must be the new challenger.

The what?

Very well! I'll meet you behind the school...

...after classes today, in the dueling arena forest.

The forest? You mean the one nobody's allowed into?

I wonder, I wonder, do you know what I wonder?

There'll be another duel today in the forest behind the school.

Oh, brave hero!

Brave hero, who fights for her friend's sake...

But, be careful, brave hero.

They follow a Code in the forest.

I wonder if you know that?

I wonder, I wonder, do you know that I wonder?

Oh, great! How am I supposed to get in here?

I knew it. You need some sort of a key.

Cold!

What's with this entrance?

Well, I'd say this is an invitation!

The absolute destiny apocalypse. zettai unmei mokushiroku

The absolute destiny apocalypse. zettai unmei mokushiroku

Birth records, baptismal records, shussei touroku senrei meibo

records of death. shibou touroku

A shining place in a desert of darkness. yami no sabaku ni sanba uba

A gold-plated Shangri-La. kin no mekki no tougenkyou

Day and night turning back on one another. hiru to yoru to ga gyaku mawari

A time-plated Paradise Lost. toki no mekki no shitsu rakuen

The darkness of Sodom, the darkness of light. sodomu no yami hikari no yami

The darkness of distance, the endless darkness. kanata no yami hatenaki yami

The absolute destiny apocalypse. zettai unmei mokushiroku

The absolute destiny apocalyptic darkness. zettai unmei mokushiyami mokushiroku

Mokushi kushimo shimoku kumoshi moshiku shikumo.

How can a castle float in mid-air...?

That's right...

You've never seen the castle before, have you?

What is that thing?

I couldn't see it from outside the forest.

A kind of mirage.

Think of it as a trick of the light.

A mirage?

Never mind that.

I'm surprised that a person like you...

...who isn't in the student council wears the Rose Seal.

Rose Seal?

One of these.

That ring!

Anthy! Prepare us!

Anthy Himemiya...

Himemiya, what are you doing here?

It's the Bride's place to be here, so she's here.

Bride?

This scent...

It's the same.

The same rose scent that he had...

If the rose is knocked off your chest, you lose the duel.

Good luck.

What are you doing?!

How dare you, Anthy!

You are the Rose Bride!

In other words, you're my flower!

What's the meaning of you wishing good luck to someone else?

Forgive me, Master Saionji.

Are you nuts?!

Why would you take that from this guy?!

Because Master Saionji is the current champion Duelist.

I have to do whatever he wants me to.

What do you mean?

You're not his girlfriend?

Come. Let's begin.

I don't know what's going on here,

but I just have to beat him, right?

Rose of the noble castle.

Now what? Another "trick of the light"?

Power of Dios that sleeps within me.

Heed your master and come forth!

Grant me the power to bring the world revolution!

When? Where? Who? Which?

When? Where? Who? Which?

You're pretty good...

...for a girl!

So, trying to be the prince who saves the damsel in distress?

So, trying to be the prince who saves the damsel in distress? Flowing blood of caged memories.

Flowing blood of caged memories.

Well... Flowing blood of caged memories.

The cradle of 1000 years of bliss.

Wait a minute... The cradle of 1000 years of bliss.

That trick sword... Is it real?! Iam an actor, eternally metaphorical.

Iam an actor, eternally metaphorical.

I'm shocked. Iam an actor, eternally metaphorical.

You challenge the Sword of Dios with a useless wooden practice sword? Iam an actor, eternally metaphorical.

You challenge the Sword of Dios with a useless wooden practice sword? Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

The Sword of Dios? Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

You don't know about the Sword of Dios...? Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

Who are you? Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

Now you've got me interested. Just like the sphinx, phinx of the winter desert.

Now you've got me interested.

This duel isn't over yet!

You know the winds of sadness...

Quite right. If you wish, You know the winds of sadness...

I'll cut that rose from your chest with a single stroke. You know the winds of sadness...

You had the courage to come and face me, after all. ...0f the body in both birth and death.

The prince on a white horse, here to save her princess! ...0f the body in both birth and death.

The prince on a white horse, here to save her princess! The holy actor, eternally metaphorical.

The holy actor, eternally metaphorical.

Little one, who bears up alone in such deep sorrow. The holy actor, eternally metaphorical.

Little one, who bears up alone in such deep sorrow. The dark light that fell into the abyss, marginal.

Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up. The dark light that fell into the abyss, marginal.

The dark light that fell into the abyss, marginal.

Brightly burn!

What?! Brightly burn!

Brightly burn!

Awaken and sing!

Fool! Awaken and sing!

Born into the world! Birth of a moment!

Over and over again!

Impossible! I... I lost...?

Anthy!

Cheer up, Saioniji...

...my schoolmate.

Well, an unexpected development.

I think she's in the Academy's middle school.

Oh, yes, Baby...

You've lit the fire to my heart.

Man, this has been one truly weird day.

What was all that about?

Better to just forget about it.

You...

I've been waiting for you, Mistress Utena.

I am the Rose Bride.

From this day forward, I am your flower.

Missing truth and forever, kissing love and true your heart.

Hold me tight with your arms so true. dakishimete honto no te de

The key to unlock tomorrow is reality. ashita wo hiraku kagi wa reality

I want to keep on smashing lies apart. uso wo kowashi tsuzuketai

No matter how much the two of us may talk... kore ijou hanashi wo shitemo

...you still just can't see anything. anata ni wa mienai

Excuses are fitting for adults who... mukashi no hanashi ni sugaru

...just cling to old stories. otona ni wa ii wake ga niau

The angels who weren't chosen... erabarenai tenshitachi ni

...don't need wings to fly! hane saemo iranai

Missing truth and forever, kissing love and true your heart.

I like who I'll be tomorrow and... ashita no jibun ga suki to

...I'll believe in myself because I want to believe. shinjiteiru no shinjitai kara

I want to be hated by lies. uso ni kirawareteitai

Next Episode

What, I have to fight a return match in the dueling arena tomorrow?

Is it true no one who defies the student council can stay here?

Are you sure about this, Mistress Utena?

You said you wouldn't duel again.

Well, I'll purposely lose, so it isn't a problem.

Of course. Do as you please.

Next time, on Revolutionary Girl Utena,

"For Whom the Rose Smiles."

For Whom the Rose Smiles "For Whom the Rose Smiles."

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