Revolutionary Girl Utena

by Kunihiko Ikuhara

1997

Language: Japanese/English

Keywords : romance, sexual identity, gender roles

Trigger warnings: mention sexual aggression, psychological and physical violence

For : young adults

Description : The main character, Utena Tenjou, is a tomboyish teenage girl who wants to become a prince herself. She attends the Ohtori Academy, where she meets a student, Anthy Himemiya, who has a violent relationship with another student. Utena fights to protect Anthy and is dragged into a series of sword duels with student council members. Anthy, nicknamed “Rose Bride”, is awarded to the winner of each duel. It is said that the winner of the tournament will receive the mysterious power of “revolutionizing the world” …