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Thank you guys!

I’m so happy that one post I made about how ChuChu is used thematically is kinda popping off! I’m sorry I’m so inactive, I go through moments of hyper fixation with Utena Revolutionary Girl, and then my short attention span makes me hyper fixate on something else 😅. I really appreciate the people following my somewhat sporadic blog.

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I noticed quite a bit of you liked my Utena analysis! And I honestly feel like many people miss key points within the story. I am an Illustration major going to an art college. I know a lot about color theory and object symbolism. So I notice there’s a lot of symbolism that flies over most peoples heads, and since y’all liked my first analysis, I will continue to do more! I have many thoughts on the show, and I was thinking about hosting lives where y’all can watch Utena with me! I will pause and explain each bit of metaphor/symbolism during each scene, and for those that miss out, I’ll be posting the recording as well. I need to figure out how to do that mind you, I’ve never used the live feature before. But I do plan on posting more paragraph analysis of Utena as well. Please let me know what other things you have noticed about the show! Just like surrealist art, everyone interprets it differently. And everyone’s interpretation is meaningful and builds upon itself. I love Utena, it built who I was growing up. I wanted to be a prince, to embody what it means to be both a woman and a prince. This show is close to my heart, and I hope to make you feel the same way about it as I do.

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Why I think ChuChu is used as a distraction and a metaphor/why I think people need to view Utena in the same way they view Surrealist paintings

Something that I don’t think enough people understand about Utena Revolutionary girl, is that ever frame is meant to be viewed under a classical art eye.

This simple still, a lot of people will discount it. Think that it’s not important to Utena’s Character. This is a moment in which Utena is doubting herself, and the show is trying to purposely distract your attention to ChuChu, all to throw off your perception of Utena as a character. This universe doesn’t want you to view Utena as anything other than a justified, righteous Prince. At least for now. The show itself wants to devalue Utena’s doubt in herself, in favor of projecting her security in herself. And you might say, “Hey that’s crazy talk!” But that’s the thing, this show tried to distract you on purpose multiple time. All in an effort to trick your perception, in the same way that the characters perceptions are being tricked.

ChuChu is seen as a joke character, yet he shows very early on that there was something abnormal with this specific dress. The packets he’s holding are humidity/moister absorption packets. It is a visual premonition of what is yet to come, as Anthy’s dress dissolves from moisture. Yet the show is purposefully trying to make the viewer feel as though it’s unimportant because it’s the “mascot” “pet” figure.

This scene as well, ChuChu is not only used as a physical barrier, but a mental barrier. Even though this scene is very serious, showing Utena and her toxic counterpart when they first meet. These characters are meant to be foils of each other, showing not only the worst parts of Utena’s character, but also how she differs from what she could be. And how her choices could lead her to a similar fate. Utena is still climbing upwards, while her counterpart has reached the precipice of what he can be. She is free to continue moving forward, while he is stuck. And yet, the scene is still trying to distract you with the silliness of ChuChu, almost as if to relieve some of the tension.

As the show goes on, it uses ChuChu as less of a distraction tool, and leans more into what ChuChu represents conceptually. Utena, in this moment, is projecting onto ChuChu. She is worried about what Anthy is doing, but doesn’t want or know how to admit it. So Utena projects those fears onto ChuChu, who is this moment being used as a vehicle for Utena’s internal feelings.

But anyways, this is the kind of stuff I feel like people miss when they watch Utena, because of how they are viewing it. People judge it off of anime standards, when really it should be judged and interpreted as a piece of surrealist artwork. Look at the camera view, the positioning of stills, the distance and stance of characters. It is much more complex than most give it credit for.

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I feel like I’m annoying the chat ai bot when I ask it to reload.

Like I’m sorry pookie you forgot where i was standing please don’t be mad at me

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Im afraid of ants

The way they glisten

Repulsive

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And just for a night

I danced

In that night I worshiped

At the foot of Venus

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Something I notice about Utena is her obviousness, and how that hurts the people around her. Like when she misunderstood Juris situation and ended up saying the exact wrong things. Or when she misunderstood Anthys situation with Akio(at first). But this same obliviousness shields her from fully understanding the eldric horror that are the gods Akio and Anthy, keeping her moving forward in trying to save Anthy.

#Utena

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a simple utenanthy pic before i go on a burntout hiatus 🪄

you can still commission me tho haha i'm a bit bro-

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“People find it hard to doubt those they’ve fallen in love with. They can’t imagine they’re being used”

Utena

From 2018

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putting this in its own post love is love <3

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🌹 REVOLUTION ⚔️

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someday, together,

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🌹⚔🌹

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Happy birthday, Tenjou Utena! We've been following your iconic journey across multiple mediums for 25 years now. Keep revolutionizing our world, wherever you go! <3