Someone NEEDS To Draw Post!ohtori Anthy With This Kind Of Fashion Sense. I Might End Up Being The One

i need to right my wrongs... apparently both of them are 14 which is crazy to me cause i thought anthy would at least be 16 but here they are !!!

“there's a theory that says you don't exist unless someone calls

and you respond”

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🩷💜My finished UtenaAnthy ita bag 💜🩷

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I love having a safe spot to display some of my Utena merchandise. I have a lot of cool cute items from '97, but I'd feel terrible if they broke or got lost! So ita bag it is! 💜🩷

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crucify that kid, make her bear humanity's sins and hatred

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i drew this in my notes from history class lol

Skibidi

Yes

Am I really that bed💔😢

Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) - Directed by 幾原邦彦 Kunihiko Ikuhara

#05 : 'The Sunlit Garden – Finale'

Storyboard : 錦織博 Hiroshi Nishikiori

Episode #05 of RGU marks a major visual and narrative turning point in the series. From the very first images, the storyboard takes on a new dimension. The overall atmosphere becomes heavier and more symbolic. This shift in style in this episode foreshadows what will become the very identity of Utena : a blend of visual poetry, heavy symbolism, and an almost dreamlike ambiance. #05 is the first episode that truly immerses us in this unique aesthetic imo.

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EPIC FANS GATHER ROUND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! witness my insane character designs and say NOTHING about my obvious lack of Greek mythology knowledge thank u

sorry if this has been done already

My next analysis of Utena is the famous cow Transformation of Nanami. I know the theories behind "Nanami Was always an animal", "the egg Episode is about pregnancy", the egg Episode as a partly retelling of the OVA Angels Egg, and other theories. I would like to put forward another theory.

In Buddhism and Hinduism, roughly speaking, your biggest character flaw decides your next rebirth. If its fear, you Stay a human. If its Ambition, you become an asura god. Asuras are basically norse gods (its proven that the term aesir is derived from asura) or saiyans. If your biggest character Flaw is Anger and hatred, you get into Naraka/hell.

And if its delusion (or moha in sanskrit) , you become an animal next time. Delusion here is not about having untrue and outlandish beliefs but more a refusal to think and question your own beliefs. (Interestingly, in catholicism, the famous irish saint Patrick also told stories about people becoming animals via this character flaw and the bible helping them to overcome that.)

In that infamous cow Bell episode, other characters point out that this is a cow bell and not a fashion item from a Designer. But Nanami refuses to Listen and doubles down. This doubling down leads to her becoming more and more cow like.

The Nanamis Egg also shows Nanami not asking very obvious questions like how a mammal like her would be able to Lay an egg and instead going to extreme lengths for her belief.

Nanamis egg shares some Thematic similarities with Oshiis Angels egg, a Surrealist OVA, where a girl Transports an egg. Many people see the egg as an Allegory for hope and religion in the wake of the Nietzschean "death of god" (see my previous analyses for that topic.)

In that movie, in the end, the male protector of the girl destroys her egg and many people interpret this act as a result of him seeing the egg as dangerous (in the sense of a flight from reality.) This fits here very well.

While both episodes are rather humorous and absurdist, Nanamis relationship with her brother is also a sign of delusion. She makes personal illusions, refuses to accept that her brother cares far less for her than she hopes, and she is even willing to commit acts of cruelty for the sake of maintaining her fantasy.

Best example is what she did to the cat.

Thus the connection between delusion and Nanami are pretty obvious.

But I need to mention that in Buddhism, delusion, among with greed and hatred are the 3 poisons which keep the circle of suffering from continuing. Which maintain the "revolution". Thus, everyone has delusions. In Utena, this is the case as well. Every character klings to personal illusions in the Story and these delusions are one of the Main reasons why they are at ohtori.

Another interesting aspect here is that the student council mantra tells you to "smash the egg shell" to destroy the illusion and to finally grow up and be free. In the egg Episode, Nanami does the opposite and tries to prevent the egg from cracking at all costs. She wants ro prevent her illusions from being smashed.