
1 Season
39 Episode
Revolutionary Girl Utena - Season 1 Episode 11 Gracefully Cruel - The One Who Picks That Flower
The power to revolutionize the world!
Having observed the last five duels, Touga is now positive that he has completed collecting sufficient data to defeat Utena. Touga has been implying to Utena that he is the prince she has been looking for. One day, in the rose garden, Touga shows Utena that he is her prince in concrete terms. However, he challenges Utena to a duel. Believing that Anthy wants to quit being the Rose Bride, become an ordinary girl, and make many friends, Utena decides to beat her prince for Anthy's sake.
- Year: 1997
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Studio: TV Tokyo
- Keyword: sibling relationship, sexual identity, adolescence, swordplay, symbolism, role reversal, surrealism, role playing, metaphysics, coming of age, cross dressing, orphan, incest, gender roles, teenage sexuality, lgbt, female hero, dual role, cross dresser, sword duel, shoujo, shoujo-ai, anime, gender identity, yuri, psychological, girls love, magical girl
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- Cast: Tomoko Kawakami, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Takehito Koyasu, Takeshi Kusao, Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa