#RGU

[ohtori-dropout]

Utena truly said what if Eurydice knew from the start that Orpheus would look back. She knows that this is how the story must end. Orpheus remains optimistically oblivious as he trudges forward. Eurydice waits for him to look back. Look back already, as other so-called "heroes" would. He does not look back. He climbs the crags and steps of the Underworld even as Hades accosts him, leads him down and down and down back to the depths. She wants him to look back, look back and end this spiraling journey of cliffs and chasms. That is how the story ends, after all. Is he purposefully denying fate, or does he truly not know what is to come? All stories have a certain end. He does not look back. She begins to ask him to look back, to beg in woven myth to let it be done already. She throws herself off a cliff, Look back, look back, watch me fall and know that it is done. He casts his head aside as he grasps her arm in his hand. He does not look back. He reaches the precipice, where the story must end even as all else has failed. He is shown a future (a fantasy) without sorrow, without her. He does not look back. Forward, forward. He thinks himself a hero. "Look back," a blade pierces his chest, "look back at your killer. Let this story end, as it should, as it will, for you are no prince." He does not look back. Forward, forward, as rock gives way to dirt. He collapses at the maw of Hades, dewkissed grass at his fingertips. He does not look back. Eurydice steps into sunlight.

AN: Holy shit this blew up

I’d greatly appreciate it if anyone seeing this checked out the addendum as well for a more rounded perspective/a short glimpse at my full opinions on the matter that aren’t filtered through Orpheus and Eurydice. Also, to anyone seeing this who hasn’t watched Utena yet (I’ve seen y’all in the tags), welcome!

[dog-in-shining-armor]

[blexinthecity]

愛憎 (Love and Hate) by さとうはるみ

[hyphose]

Homura Akemi as a duelist - Utena / Madoka crossover

Moemura gets Nanami's uniform because ... Ijustwantedtodrawitagainmostly.

[mayabread]

"I'm a woman too, but I'm still fascinated"

[omniscientpenguininatutu]

This, too, is Revolutionary Girl Utena

[nii--chan]

I Wonder I Wonder, Do You Know What I Wonder?

[gingersn4pp]

doodled that faves meme goin' around. tough choices... hard to pick an all time fave but it's hard not to choose mono right now with how much LN2 changed my brain chemistry. (tho it was almost nanami bc i can't think about her for more than 2 seconds before going insane)

[himemeiya]

Utena & Anthy - For the First Time in Forever (Reprise) [x]

[anonymous-gambito]

Like it's not about suddenly being dropped into a boiling pot, it's more about being dropped in room temperature water and then being slowly and gently boiled

Sarazanmai I think was trying to weed out the weak though idk

Maybe we exaggerate in giving people so many content warnings about a PG-13 show and I can see how people can end up confused about that because it's not like Utena will give you the equivalent of a jump scare. No it will not do that, that's not the problem. Instead it seems like it grows on you, like mold. So maybe some time later you'll be making some food and you'll be like "aw shit I think I put too much pasta in the pot–" *body goes still, thousand yard stare*

[madohha]

Og toxic yuri

[coolio69420]

Has anyone done this parallel yet, or am I just apart of too many fandoms?

[blexinthecity]

source

[pencilboxsnail]

at times, love is

[mayabread]

need y'all to talk about chigusa more, she's such a menace