#In the end all girls like the rose bride

[meowingshojofanatic]

In the end... All readers are like the Oldest Dream

[revolutionarygirlmabel]

From Mabel Episode 17: Orientation

[diezmil10000]

realization

[liquidstar]

maybe im overthinking, but do you ever think abt how in episode 1, utena justifies wearing the boys uniform by saying its not against the rules? while this was clearly a "gotcha" moment against that stuffy teacher, i feel like it also shows how shes still functioning within the parameters of the ohtori system. like, yeah, shes being rebellious, but its a form of rebellion that isnt actually revolutionary- shes still following the rules propagating the structure built around the patriarchal prince, shes just doing it in the "opposite" way of whats expected, but shes not actually fighting it. though, of course, even this much deviance still tries to get corrected... its still not against the rules. i feel like from the beginning we're told aspiring to princedom isn't a noble goal, and that utena is still part of the system as long as she pursues it

[zozoubbb]

lets say hypothetically, in the end girls are all like rose brides

[azuresquirrel]

[image description: two-tweet thread, first reading "how much money do you think I would need to pay Abby Howard herself to redraw every Princess as Anthy Himemiya", second reading "can you truly put a price on love"]

Good morning tumblr, I am thinking about Women and I am Unwell

[gegengestalt]

Anyway rereading The Idiot some time after a Revolutionary Girl Utena rewatch is enlightening. Nastasya and Anthy you are twin souls

[rei-does-stuff]

Being on your period is probably just as painful as being stabbed with a 1000 swords of human hatred

[sailermoon]

utena really said the cycle ends with ME

[transmascutena]

episode 37 is my favorite episode easily i love it so much there's not a single scene that doesn't hit me like a truck

[onewholivesinloops]

my relationship with gender feels really weird sometimes. i say i'm a trans girl bc that's the easiest way to explain it to cis people and that's as far as their understanding goes most of the time LOL (no shade but most cis people don't have to think deeply about this stuff so they take it for granted!!!!). being perceived as a 'woman' DOES make me happy but it's very weird. it's really weird. it feels good but it's also a little horrifying, though not in the dysphoria way. the 'roles' and 'responsibilities' you're forced into are, as ever, very imprisoning. it makes me wonder if i had the chance to experiment beyond that, would i? what does this mean exactly though?? maybe i'm stupid and it's just that i hate gender expectations. idk. it makes me want to hide myself forever. being perceived is painful.

[rozecrest]

guy who’s only seen utena watching serial experiments lain—

[the-best-bagel]

back on my utena bullshit and getting annoyed by ppl reducing her to just a herbo jock like. please remove your horny hat for a sec and think more about the themes of the show outside of lesbianism

[heartslobbf]

i think we should try really really hard to make the rose bride poll a complete draw. like really commit to the in the end all girls are like the rose bride bit. solidarity innit

[flaim-ita]

Watching Utena twice in a row while Geats was entering its second half has done horrible things to my mental state (affectionate)

[mythomaniia]

once again i am reminded that no media that dedicates itself to examining patriarchy and feminism has ever affected me more nor rang more true than revolutionary girl utena. from 1997.