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what about our promise?

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thing i drew while we were stuck in traffic

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something i think about a lot is the way utena twists and subverts the idea of the chosen one protagonist. from the very first sequence in the very first episode, utena is set up to be special in this way. in her past she met this mythical figure, the prince, and it is her destiny to meet him again. eventually we of course start to suspect that this isn't really the case, that there's something else going on, but the narrative still leaves us for a long time with the impression that there is something special and important about utena. she's the dueling champion after all! she keeps winning, seemingly through magic. but, as it turns out, it's all an illusion and a lie. she isn't, and never could have been, this larger than life hero figure. she's just some kid. and the only way in which she was ever "chosen" was by a predator picking out his prey. using this exact narrative about the special and important and heroic to isolate her and gain her trust. and not even in this is she particularly unique. she just happens to be the most vulnerable, the most convenient, of his targets.

and, crucially, it's okay (good, even!) that she's not this hero she is initially painted (and trying to paint herself) to be. princes aren't real. it's not a moral failing on her part that she was hurt and deceived. she's not supposed to be perfect. and the best way she can help the people she wants to help, is simply by trying to be a good friend.

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university girl antenna...

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hey i think you should all go watch sulmatul's 4 hour long video essay on the akio arc if you have the time. it's good stuff!

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fucking girl yourself, utena is a masc/gnc GIRL

girl yourself

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Actually no, patient needs more utena poll to live

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well?

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woah.

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She saw something eternal

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people voting no on that poll. you have no love for the bit.

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utenoodle

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So Utena is an introvert right? She’s definitely more social than Anthy which makes it easy to forget that Utena is definitely the introvert that Wakaba (extrovert of all time) absolutely adopted!

Like, she definitely likes people and generally gets along well with most but have you noticed how she rarely ever goes out of her way to make new friends? She seems content to hang out with a limited few people and she only really seems to hang out with people who approached her first, see: all of the student council except for Saionji who she approached first to beat him up.

I do think this is a huge point to why she and Anthy get along so well and why she prefers Anthy’s company above anyone else’s. Like we see her just happily hang out in the greenhouse doing quiet activities with Anthy all the time in the later seasons and I just think that’s so sweet!! Like Anthy is someone Utena can hang out with in silence without it being weird and I think she’s also someone who doesn’t take any energy for her to be around. She’s only ever truly happy when she’s with Anthy ;u; And then that line she says in the manga about how she feels like she can just be herself and just feels calm and at home with Anthy. It’s bc yall both gay little introverts who are also in love!! They just work so well together, I love them so much they make me so unwell

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graduation happy birthday anthy!

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okay, here's my do-over for fucking up utena's jacket in the last one, so sorry everyone. go-meennnn