Let's live our lives heroically, let's live them with style.
Even if the two of us are ever torn apart...
...take my revolution.
In the sunlit garden, we both joined our hands.
Drawing close for comfort, we both swore:
Never again would we ever fall in love.
I see that photo of us smiling, standing cheek to cheek.
I look at it and a bit of loneliness starts to fill me.
Even if I dream, even if I cry, even if I get hurt...
...reality keeps on coming recklessly.
I wanna find out where I am, the value of being me.
Gonna take who I've been up till now...
...and find the strength to throw it all away.
Strip down to nothing at all.
Become like a rose petal blowing free!
Even if the two of us are ever torn apart...
...I swear that I will change the world.
Once upon a time, years and years ago...
...there was a little princess, and she was very sad...
...for her mother and father had died.
Before the princess appeared a traveling prince...
...riding upon a white horse.
He had a regal bearing and a kind smile.
The prince wrapped the princess in a rose-scented embrace...
...and gently wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Little one," he said, "who bears up alone in such deep sorrow."
"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up."
"I give you this to remember this day. We will meet again."
"This ring will lead you to me, one day."
Perhaps the ring the prince gave her was an engagement ring.
This was all well and good, but so impressed was she by him...
...that the princess vowed to become a prince herself one day.
But was that really such a good idea?
The Rose Bride
She's late.
Oh...How long does she expect me to wait here?!
I'm going to start the new term by being late!
Wakaba!
What are you doing over there?
Waiting to meet my boyfriend.
"Boyfriend?" Well, she ditched you.
She left the dorm really early this morning!
Why, that...She's gonna pay!
Utena Tenjou. Do you intend to continue wearing...
...that weird getup for this term as well?
Weird getup?
Yes, weird.
It looks good enough on all the boys here.
Except you're a GIRL! So why are you wearing a boy's uniform?!
There's no rule that says a girl can't wear a boy's uniform.
Guess there's no problem.
Well, that's the way it goes.
Darn it...She's going to make a fool of me for another term?!
Great. She aced us again.
Miss Utena! You can use my towel!
Sure, sure. It's your turn.
C'mon, Tenjou. If you join my basketball team...
...winning the regionals would be easy!
Excuse me, I happen to be a GIRL!
I'd be embarrassed to get all covered with smelly boys' sweat!
Oh, come on! You act like a guy anyway, Tenjou!
Would you quit insulting me?!
So, then, why do you wear that uniform?
To be a prince.
Huh?
I want to be a noble prince who saves princesses.
And what's that supposed to mean?
This smell...
The scent of roses...
Why does the scent of roses always make me think of the past?
Hmm? What's going on?
Lover's quarrel? They should do that where no one has to see it!
Whoa, hold it. That's going a little too far.
Thank goodness.
Utena!
Agh! Wakaba! You're heavy!
This is for ditching me this morning! Deal with it!
Right, right...
Oh, it's Saionji!
Saionji?
Don't you know about Saionji?
Oh? He's famous, huh?
I recognize the guy in front of him.
That's Touga Kiryuu, the student council president.
Yup! And the guy next to him is the vice president: Kyoichi Saionji!
And the girl?
Oh, that's Anthy Himemiya.
Anthy Himemiya...
She's weird. Just keeps to herself and takes care of the roses.
We've got her in our class for this term.
Hmm...
So, is Saionji going out with Himemiya or what?
No way!
Someone as cool as Saionji would never fall for a girl like that!
They're just together because they're both on the student council.
So, is that the type you fall for, Wakaba?
Oh, wow! Are you jealous?!
Don't worry! You'll always be my true love, Utena!
You're WAY cooler than any of those guys can be!
You called me out here on short notice, my dear council members.
Saionji, we who wear the rose seal are all chosen members.
And we don't want you to forget...
...the most important rule we must follow.
Saionji, your treatment of the Bride recently...
...is causing us some concern...
Oh? Is that so?
True, you are currently engaged to her.
But that doesn't mean you're free to treat her as you please.
As he pleases...
As he pleases.
Don't abuse the Bride, Saionji.
The student council exists by the will of End of the World.
If they learn of this, they won't let it go lightly.
Mind your own business.
The Bride and I are just a happy pair of lovebirds.
We don't want you meddling in our affairs.
Lovebirds...
For now I am... Master Saionji's Bride.
I will do whatever Master Saionji tells me to do.
See how nice a couple we are?
And if you're so concerned about the rules of the rose seal...
...then you may follow them and duel with me for the Bride.
My fellow council members.
Don't forget that a new Duelist will soon be here...
I look forward to seeing who will challenge me.
Oh, it's so pretty!
A rose crest.
Is that our school's crest?
Sure looks like it.
Who gave it to you?
A prince on a white horse.
Huh?
"This ring will lead you to me, one day"...
What do you mean?
I remember someone saying that to me when I got it.
I was so young that I can hardly remember it.
Oh, I know what you mean.
When I was little, I used to believe my mother when...
...she'd tell me I was a princess from the Onion Kingdom.
'Cuz you've always had such a huge forehead, I guess.
Hm? What's going on?
What's that?
Someone tacked somebody's love letter on the board.
Love letter?
Okay, what've we got here?
"And so, I dance with you in my dreams, dear Saionji."
"You smile at me, gently."
"I guess I'm a fool..." Oh, man!
YOU'RE the fools!
There's nothing lower than what you guys are doing!
What's wrong with reading something that's tacked up?
In this case, a REAL man wouldn't read it!
Wakaba...
Wakaba!
You wrote this to Saionji, didn't you?
That Saionji guy's gonna pay for this!
I don't know. I throw a lot of letters away.
Anyone could have found it and put it up.
Why'd you throw it away where other people could find it?!
I can do whatever I want with my own letters.
Oh, I remember. For that incredibly stupid...
I mean, for that cheerful letter, the best thing to do with it...
...was use it to give everyone a nice laugh.
Is that all you wanted to say?
No.
You're the Kendo team captain, aren't you?
I want a duel with you today after school!
Who do you think you are?
I see...You must be the new challenger.
The what?
Very well! I'll meet you behind the school...
...after classes today, in the dueling arena forest.
Forest? You mean the one nobody's allowed into?
Do you know? Do you know? Have you heard the news?
There'll be another duel today in the forest behind the school.
Oh, brave hero! Brave hero, who fights for her friend's sake...
But, be careful, brave hero.
There are rules in the forest.
Do you know what they are?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know what they are?
Oh, great! How am I supposed to get in here?
I knew it. You need some sort of a key.
Cold!
What's with this entrance?
Well, I'd say this is an invitation!
The absolute destiny: Apocalypse
Birth records, baptismal records, records of death
A shining place in a desert of darkness
A gold-plated Shangri-La
Day and night turning back on one another
A time-plated Paradise Lost
The darkness of Sodom, the darkness of light
The darkness of distance, endless, endless darkness
The absolute destiny: Apocalypse
The absolute destiny: Apocalyptic darkness
How can a castle float in mid-air?
Oh, yes. You've never seen the castle before, have you?
What is that thing?
I couldn't see it from outside the forest.
A kind of mirage. Think of it as a trick of the light.
A mirage?
Never mind that. I'm surprised that a person like you...
...who isn't in the student council wears the rose seal.
Rose seal?
One of these.
That ring!
Anthy! Prepare us!
Anthy Himemiya...
Himemiya, what are you doing here?
It's the Bride's place to be here, and so she's here.
Bride?
This scent...
It's the same. The same rose scent that he had...
If your rose is knocked off your chest, you lose the duel.
Good luck.
What are you doing?!
How dare you, Anthy! You are the Rose Bride!
That means you belong to me!
What's the meaning of you wishing good luck to someone else?!
Forgive me, Saionji, my master.
Are you nuts?! Why would you take that from this guy?!
Because Master Saionji is the current champion Duelist.
I have to do whatever he wants me to.
What do you mean? You're not his girlfriend?
Come. Let's begin.
I don't know what's going on here, but I just have to beat him, right?
Rose of the noble castle.
Now what? Another "trick of the light?"
Power of Dios that sleeps within me. Heed your master and come forth!
Grant me the power to bring the world revolution!
When? Where? Who? Which?
You're pretty good...
...for a girl!
So, trying to be the prince who saves the damsel in distress?
The flow of the blood of memories.
Well...
The cradle of a thousand years of bliss.
Wait a minute...
I am an actor.
That trick sword...Is it real?!
I'm shocked. You challenge the Sword of Dios...
Just like the sphinx...
...with a useless wooden practice sword?
...in the eternal winter desert
The Sword of Dios?
You don't know about the Sword of Dios?
Thinks
Who are you?
Now you've got me interested.
This duel isn't over yet!
You know the winds of sadness...
Quite right. If you wish...
...I'll cut that rose from your chest with a single stroke.
You had the courage to come and face me, after all.
...of the body as it's born and dies.
The prince on a white horse, here to save her princess!
The holy actor, forever...
Little one, who bears up alone in such deep sorrow.
...cast into hell.
Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up.
A margin of darkness and light.
Shining! Burning!
What?!
Awakening! Singing!
Fool!
Born into the world!
Born into the moment!
Over and over again!
Impossible! I...I lost?
Anthy!
Cheer up, Saionji...
...my schoolmate.
Well, an unexpected development.
I think she's in the Academy's middle school.
Oh, yes, Baby...
You've lit the fire to my heart.
Man, this has been one truly weird day.
What was all that about?
Better just forget about it.
You...
I've been waiting for you, Miss Utena.
I am the Rose Bride. From this day forward, I belong to you.
Missing truth and forever, kissing love and true your heart.
Hold me tight with your arms so true.
The key to unlock tomorrow is reality.
I want to keep on smashing lies apart.
No matter how much the two of us may talk...
...you still just can't see anything.
Excuses are fitting for adults who just cling to old stories.
The angels who were passed over don't need wings to fly!
Missing truth and forever, kissing love and true your heart.
I like who I'll be tomorrow and...
...I'll believe in myself because I want to believe.
I want to keep on hating lies.
What, I have to fight a return match in the dueling arena tomorrow?
Is it true no one who defies the student council can stay here?
Are you sure about this, Miss Utena? You said you wouldn't duel again.
Well, I'll purposely lose, so it isn't a problem.
Of course. Do as you please.
Next time, on Revolutionary Girl Utena:
For Whom the Rose Smiles
The absolute destiny Apocalypse.