I thought it was beautiful and the story was neat, but i dont think i understood what the hell was going on or what even happened at the. It premiered in 1999, and has been licensed stateside by central park media, which is now defunct. My intention wasnt really to cap the whole movie so much as get a bunch of nice screenshots but the art is so. Kafkaesque fantasy shoujo psychological thriller length. A handsome youth by the name of tenjo utena transfers to the distinguished ohtori academy. Utena fans will adore it especially the dance in the rose garden, the best part of the movie faints but i would not recommend seeing this movie without at least seeing the first half of the tv series, which is available here in the states by software sculptors. Making everything even more impressive is that this was released in 1999. Adolescence of utena was the brainchild of ikuhara specifically, who pulled bepapas back together for a reiminaging of the utena universe as a film, which was released in theaters in japan in 1999. With a mystical sword, utena duels her classmates to protect her strange friend anthy, who is the key to a magical power that everyone wants and could make utena s dream to become a prince come true. Originally released under the name of the adolescence of utena in japan, the movie is now available to utena fans in north america from central park media. All eyes are on utena tenjou, a mysterious transfer student to ohtori academy. I searched all over the web for the track titles but i seem to have trouble finding the lengths of the songs, so they all may not be exactly correct. It is a followup to the 1997 anime television series revolutionary girl utena, created by the artist collective bepapas. The adolescence of utena is set at an alternative universe of some sort, where the basis of the story is the same as the show but with many alterations.
Charactersthe adolescence of utena is a very difficult movie to analyze on a character standpoint, because aside from utena and anthy, none of the characters undergo much change, and some of them arent even. I think the tv series is much more complete, though, so i wouldnt recommend just the movie to other people. Good art is timeless, and i think the adolescence of utena falls into that category, visually. Utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy only to be swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate. Baacharu sutaa hasseigaku virtal star embryology ost 3. Mar 23, 2012 weirdly, the utena movie is the one single piece of anime i have ever seen where i genuinely prefer the dub to the original version also weirdly, the utena tv series is the one anime series for which my wife actually prefers to watch in japanese, for one reason eric pointed to. The movie adolescence of utena january 7, 2016 in an altered retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels with people competing for the hand of the rose bride, anthy himemiya who has a secret power. Written by mal rewrite childhood idealism, illusions, ambition, adulthood, sexuality, abuse, incest and identity are all prominent themes.
Watching this film, especially without the extra character knowledge, makes titles like flcl 2000. Adolescence mokushiroku sub story in a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series, utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate anthy himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. If you are a fan of tvs utena s more dark tracks, this is a musthave. After meeting a traveling prince who consoled her after the deaths of her parents, utena tenjou vowed to become a prince herself. The year is 1999, two years after the completion of revolutionary girl utenas television broadcast. Adolescence of utena bluray release date december 5, 2017.
It contains piano scripts of all 14 songs in the cd, the japanese lyrics for the vocal songs, and a few black and white pictures from the movie. Currently licensed by right stuf international content rating. This thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas tvs sailor moon fan favorite series is a fun retelling of this popular fantasy high school soap opera. Right stuf has utena movie license jul 3, 2010 2nd battle spirits anime titled, dated with jam project op jul 16, 2009 utena director ikuhara works on.
Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. With tomoko kawakami, yuriko fuchizaki, leah applebaum, roxanne beck. Perhaps the same can be said regarding its yuri status, so i think its about time it gets some love from yr. But utena s true identity is actually a girl, who due to a certain event from her past, has decided to crossdress in order to fulfill the highest of ambitions. Weirdly, the utena movie is the one single piece of anime i have ever seen where i genuinely prefer the dub to the original version also weirdly, the utena tv series is the one anime series for which my wife actually prefers to watch in.
At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know all about the. Central park media bought the rights to the film in 2001, releasing it on vhs and dvd. My own personal nod would go to utenas japanese va, who did a great job in some of the more challengng scenes the movie had to offer. Since this is a mainstream anime movie, the scenes were not particularly explicit but there is a great deal of subtext, as well as tender, nonerotic scenes between utena and anthy. My own personal nod would go to utena s japanese va, who did a great job in some of the more challengng scenes the movie had to offer. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know. After all, end of the worlds identity and motives remain a mystery. But utenas eyes seem to be fixed on one familiar face that stands out among the resttouga kiryuu, utenas childhood friend. But their deepening friendship hides a terrible secret, and utena must face the truth about herself and those she loves and learn what it truly means to be a hero. Revolutionary girl utena adolescence of utena full movie eng sub. I caught the movie first, adolescence of utena, and it just didnt make sense to me at all. This one is based loosely on the adolescence of utena, the revolutionary girl utena movie and it adopts similar characters designs, backgrounds and ideology while being less surreal but still equally superb.
The thrilling featurelength movie based on kunihiko ikuharas tvs sailor moon fan favorite series is a fun retelling of this fantasy high school soap opera. In a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series, utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of. Either youve never watched the series or read the manga, and this could be a. Barbara waiseiko mokushiroku barbara dwarf star child apocalypse ost 1. Shoujo kakumei utena blends surrealist imagery and ideas with complex allegories and metaphors to create a unique coming of age story with themes including idealism, illusions, adulthood, and identity.
After i found out about the tv series i decided to give it a go. Looking for information on the anime shoujo kakumei utena. The movie contienente caratteri uniche che il film in disparte dagli altri lo stesso genere. Right stuf has utena movie license jul 3, 2010 2nd battle spirits anime titled, dated with jam project op jul 16, 2009 utena director ikuhara works on new animes opening jun 16, 2009. Stai cercando di guardare i guarda revolutionary girl utena. Zettai shinka kakumei zenya the eve of the absolute evolution revolution ost 2. Utena duels her classmates to protect her friend anthy, who is the key to a power that everyone wants. Utena has a lot of thematic threads woven into its story, but the big ones are. The majority of the original creative team with a few notable exceptions, have come together to create a feature film that is both a semiencapsulation of and yet wildly different from the original story. For example, decisive battle bezelbubs royal castle and a round dance revolution adolescence rush are played in the movie back to back in order to build up tension and keep the spectator on the edge of their seat until the end of the movie.
May 07, 2011 11 responses to the adolescence of utena i treat the movie as a complementary piece to the tv series, having its own different story. All mark watches videos for past showsseason are now archived there. Adolescence of utena movierevolutionary girl utena. Soundtracks as far as i know, there are 8 cds from the tv series and 1 from the movie. Looking for information on the anime shoujo kakumei utena revolutionary girl utena. But utenas true identity is actually a girl, who due to a certain event from her past, has decided to crossdress in order to fulfill the highest of ambitions. In a loose retelling of the revolutionary girl utena tv series, utena tenjou arrives at ohtori academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of the rose bride, anthy himemiya who has a secret power. Adolescence of utena is a featurelength movie that was produced and directed by the same persons who were responsible for the tv series. Originally released under the name of the adolescence of utena in japan, the movie is now available to utena fans in north america from central. With a mystical sword, utena duels her classmates to protect her strange friend anthy, who is the key to a magical power that everyone wants and could make utenas dream to become a prince come true. Adolescence of utena movie revolutionary girl utena. Mark links stuff if you would like to support this website and keep mark does stuff running, ive put up a detailed post explaining how you can.
Taking place at the prestigious ohtori academy, were introduced to utena. Revolutionary girl utena the adolescence of utena youtube. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. May 12, 2016 theres just an overall level of effort involved in the art of this film that you so rarely seen in anime, film or otherwise.
If you are a fan of tvs utenas more dark tracks, this is a musthave. At the same time, utena reunites with touga kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets. Here is the front cover of the piano book, and the back cover. The critically acclaimed revolutionary girl utena returns in an amazing limited edition set that includes the adolescence of utena movie as the final duel rapidly approaches, the student councils will to continue is beginning to waver. Adolescence of utena is a 1999 japanese anime film. Revolutionary girl utena is probably one of the more beloved and wellknown anime of alltime. Can someone please explain revolutionary girl utena to me. Mar 07, 2016 rinbu revolution adolescence of utena ost. Shinkichi mitsumune utena the movie adolescence rush. The adolescence of utena full movie in hd visit movie 19738 in a loose retelling of the revolu. The adolescence of utena full movie in hd visit in a loose retelling of the revolu. Since this is a cartoon, i have used the characters names instead of the names of the voice actors. Nov 16, 2004 this one is based loosely on the adolescence of utena, the revolutionary girl utena movie and it adopts similar characters designs, backgrounds and ideology while being less surreal but still equally superb. To understand utena, you have to be questioning not what the story is doing, but why the story is doing it.
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