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.
So, this is what it all comes down to, Mickey.
Yes. I have to get that music back.
And, for that, I need the Bride, no matter what!
I think being seated at the piano suited you much more.
I quite agree.
I'll make the Rose Bride mine.
Even if...Even if it means hurting you!
Your piano playing is wonderful, Mickey.
The pride of the school.
Thanks to your performance, that party the other day...
...turned out so wonderfully.
But why did you drop out of the competition?
The teachers were so disappointed.
This piano's a little off key.
Really? It was just tuned recently.
Then maybe I'm the one who needs tuning.
You always play this song when you're alone.
The truth is, this is the only song for the piano...
...that means anything to me.
Because, if I keep playing, I hope that she will hear it.
"She"?
But I can't get the song to be what I want yet.
No matter what I do, I can't find the right note to follow.
Oh, no! It sounds fine to me!
It tells me exactly what your feelings are.
It's a song about how I can't express...
...the eternal beauty I feel inside.
And what's the song's name?
"The Sunlit Garden"
The Sunlit Garden — Prelude
Great! This is the worst score I've ever gotten!
Really...Sucks to be you.
I just wish I could get mostly 99's in math.
You just have to cultivate a sense of logic for that.
But my mother always told me something:
"A real woman can force her logic onto any man."
Oh, really.
I wish I could be as good at math as you.
No way...You don't usually do that bad at it.
I got a little lazy.
Shame on you. You should cultivate a sense of logic.
Hey...
Anyway, I'll have to take a make-up exam with this score.
Sucks to be you.
We all know how much Mickey loves you!
We all heard! It's your fault...
...our Mickey dropped out of the competition, isn't it?!
I...I don't know what you mean.
Liar! You said something to him and he lost his self-confidence!
Yeah!
I...I never said anything like that!
You there! What are you doing?!
Looks like you got caught in a misunderstanding about me.
I'm really sorry about what happened.
Thank you.
It's nothing...
Hm?
What?
Who's that boy with Himemiya?
Oh, that's Mickey!
"Mickey?"
Don't you know about him? Miki Kaoru, a freshman.
The handsome boy who fences and plays piano at the national level.
He's a total genius who's studying the college curriculum...
...even though he's a middle school freshman.
Wow...
He's really popular, even with the older girls.
Mitsuko and the others are just in love with him.
But...
What would he be doing with Anthy Himemiya?
Hi.
Miss Jury.
You weren't in your dorm or at the council...
...so I figured you'd be here at the library studying.
Correcting somebody's test paper?
Yeah, sort of.
Hmm...Unusual for a boy like you, who never gets close to others.
Miss Jury...
Happiness can sometimes be surprisingly close by, can't it?
Hm?
Anyway, that's quite a test you've got there.
Whose is it?
I basically corrected it.
That teacher always gives tricky problems like this.
Just pay attention from now on.
Lucky stiff, getting someone to correct her work.
Maybe I should get a logical boyfriend, too...
Miss Tenjou. I'm Miki Kaoru. It's a pleasure to meet you.
You know who I am?
Of course. You're all we ever seem to talk about lately.
"We" as in who?
As in this.
You're one of them? One of the student council?
I suppose you're after the Rose Bride, too.
No! Please, don't get me wrong.
I may be a member of the council...
...but I don't want to fight a duel to make Miss Himemiya my bride.
I swear it!
Here's a few problems I think will be on the make-up exam.
If you just memorize the formulas in this notebook...
...you should clear them all without any trouble.
Thank you.
It's nothing...
Looks to me like you think about her a lot.
She...Miss Himemiya reminds me a bit of a girl I know.
That's all!
I'm not going to fight a duel with you!
Of course not! Do you guys in the student council...
...know how much trouble you've been to us?!
I don't know why, but we're both caught up...
...in your stupid dueling or whatever you call it.
And because of that we have to take these make-up exams now!
"We?" You're taking a make-up exam, too?
Um...Well...Actually, yes.
You're playing well today.
Your technique's intensity isn't as overpowering as it tends to be.
There's a richness to the sound.
Could you have found that "shining thing" you told me about once?
Yes. I may just have.
I may finally be regaining what I lost so long ago...
I envy you.
If you do regain that "shining thing"...
...be sure you tell me what it is.
What do they mean by "shining thing"?!
Do you know? Do you know? Have you heard the news?
The one who first fell in love with me in elementary school...
...was the boy who was best in math.
Oh? That's news to me. Was he here back then, too?
But, when he found out I liked pro wrestling...
...and big bowls of garlic ramen, well...
"Now I know what kind of girl you are!"
Is what he said and then he left me!
Oh, dear lover. Oh, young man who dreams of love!
The truth behind the girl...
Do you really know what it is?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you really know?
Coming!
Sorry I'm late.
No prob, I've been waiting. Come in.
Well, you see...
Mind if I tag along?
Wait, aren't you?
I'm Nanami!
Your girlfriend, Miki?
No way!
Well, come on in. Himemiya's waiting inside.
Glad to come!
Very glad to come!
Wow, I heard this was some sort of haunted house...
...but it's really clean inside.
What a lovely room.
Yeah. That's because Himemiya works her fingers to the bone...
...keeping it clean every day.
You like to keep things neat, huh, Miss Himemiya?
Wow! I'm just so impressed!
Hmpf! Now to show him she isn't the sweet girl he thinks she is!
You're in luck, Miss Tenjou, getting to live with such a feminine girl.
Is that sarcasm?
Miss Himemiya? May I borrow an eraser?
A snail! There's a snail in there!
That girl keeps a snail in her pencil box!
-Himemiya! I've misjudged you! -I'm so disillusioned!
The jig is up, Anthy Himemiya!
That's what will happen!
I call it "Operation: Oh! Anthy Himemiya is a weirdo...
...who keeps a snail in her pencil box!"
Did you say something?
No, nothing.
Then let's start with the simple problems.
Don't worry. If you remember how to do them, it's like solving a puzzle.
Miss Himemiya? May I borrow an eraser?
Anthy Himemiya... Prepare yourself!
S-S-S-S-Snails! There are snails in there!
Oh, that's my snails' home.
I told you to not to keep them in there.
I think it's cute! It's just like Miss Himemiya to do that.
B-B-But they're snails! What's cute about snails?!
Catherine, Juliet, Marcelina, I'll see you later.
I see it, Miss Tenjou. Here's where you got caught.
-Oh, where? -Well, in this case...
Well, in this case, you leave me no choice.
My, what an adorable desk! I wish I had one like it!
A garter snake! There's a garter snake in there!
That girl keeps a garter snake in her desk drawer!
-Himemiya! I've misjudged you! -I'm so disillusioned!
The jig is up, Anthy Himemiya!
That's what will happen!
I call it "Operation: Oh! Anthy Himemiya is a weirdo...
...who keeps a garter snake in her desk drawer."
Did you say something?
No, nothing.
For triangle ACP, line BX is parallel to line CP, so...
My, what an adorable desk! I wish I had one like it!
My garter snake...The one I spent all night trying to catch...
Oh, that's where Mr. Mongoose lives.
I told you not to keep him in there.
I think it's cute! It's just like Miss Himemiya to do that.
She has a mongoose! Don't either of you think that's weird?!
We're studying now, so I'll have to see you later.
Did you like eating that mean old snake?
Hmm...So what do I do here?
-Oh, you do this. -Oh...
All right, if that's how you're going to play it...
I didn't want to use this, but you leave me no choice!
An octopus! There's an octopus in there!
That girl keeps an octopus in her closet!
-Himemiya! I've misjudged you! -I'm so disillusioned!
The jig is really up this time, Anthy Himemiya!
That's gotta be what will happen!
I call it "Operation: Anthy Himemiya is a total weirdo...
...who keeps a live octopus in her closet!"
Did you say something?
No, nothing at all.
This time, with this octopus...
...I'll beat you for sure!
Anthy Himemiya!
I'll beat you!
With this octopus!
Now!
Octopus! Octopus! Octopus! Octopus! Octopus!
It's dangerous to just go and open that closet up.
This can't be real! This all has to be some terrible dream!
How can this huge octopus be here? All these octopus tentacles!
That's the ad balloon they had for last year's school festival.
I felt so sorry for it after it was thrown away...
...I brought it back here.
Didn't you say you were sick of it and it should be thrown away?
I think it's cute! It's just like Miss Himemiya to do that.
So, now x=3.
Now you substitute it in and find the other value.
Oh, now I see! 3+y is...Hmm...
And that means... All done! How's this look?
You got it.
I get you! Way to go, genius! You make class easy to understand!
Oh, it's nothing.
Come on, be serious. The exam's next week.
Yes, Miss Utena...
Wow, it's that late already? Hey, Miki!
Yes?
Want to get a little snack? How about you, Nanami?
Nanami?
Oh, yes. A snack. Right.
Actually, I made a lunch box for us.
I hope you all like it.
Another animal. I suppose this is Miss Himemiya's friend, too...
Chu-Chu! Shame on you for doing that!
These animals!
I'm sorry! I'll make something for us instead!
It's really good when you mix the lemon with the strawberry.
Oh, really...
She's right! This is great!
This is my specialty.
You don't say. You have to give me the recipe.
Can I get a little more syrup on mine?
Nanami? You'd better eat it before it melts.
You've got to be kidding...
You should be more polite to an upperclassman.
Snails in her pencil box... A mongoose in her desk drawer...
A giant octopus balloon in her closet!
And now shaved ice for dinner?! You're making me sick!
I have a very delicate stomach!
I like shaved ice.
Too bad you've got such a weak stomach.
This isn't about the ice or my stomach!
Why does everyone like her so much?!
Didn't you say you wanted to be Miss Himemiya's friend?
Whatever do you mean?
You're in love with her, aren't you, Miki?! Admit it!
Well...
Huh? Himemiya's gone!
You're right!
She probably doesn't take well to study groups like this.
Maybe I should have made some takoyaki for dinner instead...
I'm gonna go look for her.
I'll go with you.
A piano...
That's the song you always play.
Wow. I didn't know she could play the piano.
The same tone as my little sister's...
That sunlit garden...
I've found it. My "shining thing."
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.
Himemiya! You have to play the piano for Mickey!
He seems to think your playing has a special feeling in it.
If you say so, Miss Utena.
No, don't do it because I say so. Do it for Mickey's sake.
I am the Rose Bride. I must do the will of whomever I am engaged to.
Mickey, wake up! This isn't the way to get her to play for you!
Next time, on Revolutionary Girl Utena:
The Sunlit Garden — Finale
The absolute destiny Apocalypse.