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A review by seacats
Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 2: To Plant by Chiho Saito
2.0
⭐2.5
I always heard this series was confusing because they don't tell you exactly what is going on and you really have to analyze what you do see to see what is going on underneath.
but all this time I was reading I was like "DAMN DOES NO ONE ASK CONSENT BEFORE KISSING A GIRL, HOLY DAMN."
Let Utena and Anthy run away together and get away from all these men.
I will say, even though it is very confusing - there is something really clear in the story: this is a male dominated world/system, Utena is really the only women that is really rising up against that and trying to become the prince. These men are slapping and controlling the women around them, whether they be related to them or not. It's sickening.
And poor Anthy feels like she has no anatomy in this world as the Rose Bride. Saying she will go to whoever wins the duels and hiding all her true feelings. Even though she never says it, she always wants Utena to win because Utena is the single person that really loves her and cares about her, asking to actually learn more about her as Anthy, not the Rose Bride.
I always heard this series was confusing because they don't tell you exactly what is going on and you really have to analyze what you do see to see what is going on underneath.
but all this time I was reading I was like "DAMN DOES NO ONE ASK CONSENT BEFORE KISSING A GIRL, HOLY DAMN."
Let Utena and Anthy run away together and get away from all these men.
I will say, even though it is very confusing - there is something really clear in the story: this is a male dominated world/system, Utena is really the only women that is really rising up against that and trying to become the prince. These men are slapping and controlling the women around them, whether they be related to them or not. It's sickening.
And poor Anthy feels like she has no anatomy in this world as the Rose Bride. Saying she will go to whoever wins the duels and hiding all her true feelings. Even though she never says it, she always wants Utena to win because Utena is the single person that really loves her and cares about her, asking to actually learn more about her as Anthy, not the Rose Bride.