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
We're really flying down the road...
The throb of the engine feels good, doesn't it?
Care to take the wheel?
Hm? But I'm not old enough...
Such a strict boy.
That wasn't a fair proposal, Mr. Chairman.
My Ohtori Academy values the independence of its students...
Mr. President.
Our Eternal Apocalypse
- Yes? - Um, I'm a friend of Utena Tenjo...
Right. Hang on a second.
Come in.
Th-Th-Thanks.
Oh? Come in!
Wakaba!
Ta-DAA! I'm here to help!
Thanks.
This place is great!
Way better than that haunted house you were in!
It's a little big for my tastes.
Even so, it's totally beautiful!
You guys are so super lucky to be here!
I guess. It is a nice room, isn't it?
I don't mean the room!
- Gorgeous... - What is?
The chairman, you dope!
That smile... Is that what they mean by an angelic smile?
Oh, if a guy like that was living under the same roof with me...
Just think of the romantic possibilities! I'm jealous.
Oh, cut it out, Wakaba.
Akio's already got a fiancé.
He does?!
Why are all the hot guys in the world always already taken?
There, there...
What was that about being taken?
Would you like some tea?
Please!
I don't have any other family...
so I really wanted to have my little sister near me.
Still, I felt bad about separating her from her dear friend...
so I imposed on Utena to move in here as well.
You are SUCH a nice brother.
Oh, um, er, I'M a good friend of Anthy's too!
- I hope you stay close then. - Sure!
Oh, uh, here, Himemiya! Let me get you more tea!
Thank you.
Oh, brother...
What?! Something wrong?
Nothing.
What?! I'm not acting strange, am I?!
So, where were you during your absence, Saionji?
That doesn't matter.
In any case, I'm through with the duels!
Meaning what?
It means I can't trust what's written in these letters!
Strike!
You were fooled by a phony letter before.
You seem to have learned from the experience.
I've already verified the letter's contents.
I got it! I got it!
I passed through the Rose Gate...
Strike!
and in the middle of the stairway leading to the Dueling Arena...
Strike!
a gondola appeared.
Strike! Batter, out!
What do you mean, a gondola?
I believe it's to carry us to a new stage.
Whether the letter's content is true or false doesn't matter.
I never signed up to be End of the World's lackey!
Yer out! Game, set!
There's no way I'll fight because somebody orders me to!
Kyoichi!
Don't try to stop me!
Jeez... It's not like I want to do it either!
And besides that...
Who exactly is "End of the World" anyway?
That star, there. You can see it more clearly than usual today.
Um, which one is it?
Look. Over there.
You see?
Just look where I'm pointing.
That star which is brighter than any other. That's Venus.
Oh...
The Morning Star.
My name is derived from its Japanese name.
Romantic name, isn't it?
The Morning Star has another name...
- Lucifer. - Lucifer...?
The star who was once an angel, yet chose to be the King of Hell.
When you look up at it from this world...
it is always at the sun's side.
A star which cannot shine unless the sun sets.
What must it think as it shines in the sky...?
Himemiya!
Dinner looks to be about ready, Miss Utena.
N- No kidding? And I was just thinking how hungry I was!
Well, see you, Akio. Gotta go.
Akio's a really nice guy, isn't he?
- Yes. - Except...
Except...?
Whenever Akio talks about the stars, he gets a lonely look in his eyes.
Like he's lost something very precious...
Still, there's something about him that seems so familiar to me.
There are times you seem...
very familiar to me as well, Miss Utena.
- I do? - Yes.
You don't usually say stuff like that.
I'm sorry.
Don't be. I'm glad you did.
Listen, if you ever have a problem, come to me first.
We can help each other through anything.
I want us to be friends like that.
I understand. From now on, we'll live to help each other.
Miss Utena...
The truth is, I...
What is it?
Never mind.
Cleaning the floor at this hour?
You're always so conscientious.
You're sure to be the champion in the local tournament this year.
There's one thing about you I truly hate.
That infernal conceit of yours.
- Oh? - You're right.
I'm going to be the champion this year.
But you consider that to be meaningless child's play...
and in your heart, you laugh at me.
Not at all!
In the end, only the truly strong end up being the winners.
You may be proud of your little schemes...
but never forget that you lost to Utena Tenjo.
That's true for both of us.
And yet one of us seems to have abandoned the duels.
At the very least, I haven't given up.
There's someone I'd like you to meet.
Someone I should meet?
Even you haven't really given up, have you?
There... Can't you hear it?
Hear what?
If your soul has not truly given up...
then you can hear the sound...
that races through the End of the World!
Are you insane?!
What the...? What is that?!
Come! Come with us!
Follow us to the world you seek!
He's the guy engaged to Ohtori's daughter.
The chairman, right?
Yes. And the older brother of Anthy Himemiya.
Do you want the Rose Bride?
What do you mean?
Exactly what I said.
What do you want? What do you aspire to?
What do you wish to be?
What's the point of asking those questions?
First of all, I don't trust you.
Oh, please. Aren't you my only friend?
True friendship doesn't exist in this world.
You think so?
I know so.
Is that...
Is that what you really believe?
Get to the point.
Then why are you trying to reach the castle where eternity dwells?
Is it because something eternal exists there?
You believe you can find eternal friendship, perhaps?
Do you remember that girl we found in that coffin?
Heh...
Did that really even happen?
The girl said she wanted to see something eternal, didn't she?
Maybe...
I don't remember it that well.
That night...
it was Akio here who saved her from that coffin.
What?!
Akio showed the girl something eternal and saved her.
He what?! Just who the hell are you?!
The throb of the engine feels good, doesn't it?
What are you talking about?!
Let me show you the End of the World.
To you now, as well.
Are you saying you're...?!
I don't know because...
I never got any letters from End of the World.
As I thought. You didn't know about him.
What else?
You said something about the stairway to the Dueling Arena.
Well, you know how the stairway is built around a central pillar?
Yeah.
There's some sort of gondola inside the pillar.
Gondola?
Exactly!
That gondola is the wings which will fly to the End of the World.
It will carry the Rose Bride and I to the castle where eternity dwells.
Saionji!
You gave up the duels, didn't you?
Unfortunately, I'm not the man I was yesterday.
How are you different?
- You can't tell? - No.
I don't understand a word of what you're saying!
I see. You don't understand.
You couldn't understand, even if I explained it to you.
What do you think you're doing?!
Miki!
You okay?!
The Rose Bride belongs to me!
Let her go, Saionji!
Do you know? Do you know? Have you heard the news?
There'll be another duel today in the forest behind the school!
It feels so nostalgic to say those words again!
Two people are better for this job than one.
Half the suffering...
and double the pleasure!
Wait! Hold it!
You used my shampoo last night without asking me!
After you finished off that pudding I was going to eat!
It was two weeks old, but still...
It was?!
Anyway, brave hero...
It's hard to work as a team.
I wonder if you know that?
Do you know? Do you know? Do you know that too?
Ugh... Here it comes.
The absolute destiny: Apocalypse
Birth records, baptismal records, records of death
The absolute destiny: Apocalypse
My own birth, absolute birth
Apocalypse
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
Saionji, you've got to learn to let this go.
If you really love Himemiya, look at it from her point of view!
I did. I, too, once considered the Rose Bride's feelings.
That's what so inflamed me!
But now I know better!
The Rose Bride has no will of her own!
I'm gonna have to beat you to make you understand, huh?
Himemiya! The sword!
I'm no longer the man you beat before!
The reason is because...!
I SAW IT!
-"Saw it?" - Exactly!
What did you see?!
The world...
It's gone...!
The Sword of Dios has vanished!
Ancient times, Perfection Isolation in the desert
Listen, if you ever have a problem, come to me first.
Atmosphere, Atom Causality star
We can help each other through anything.
I want us to be friends like that.
Yes, a native child is conceived
Friends like that.
The embryo of philosophy
Miss Utena!
I HAVE YOU!
What the...?!
Himemiya...
Egg, Perfection The origin in the nest
Miss Utena, together...!
Stamen, Pistil A single seed
Yes, a native child grows
Rose of nobility...
Please... Come forth!
The child of philosophy
And then lunar heaven! Mercurian heaven, Venusian heaven
But HOW...?!
Solar heaven, Martian heaven Jovian heaven, Saturnian heaven
Grant us the power to bring the world revolution!
Stellar heaven, Motive heaven And then
The endless surface of the Taurus
A single organic mechanism
A single perpetual motion machine
Ah, it is empty motion
Just empty motion
That's what it is
Oh, Saionji...
After all I did to be your friend.
Are you enjoying this game?
- Of course. - Then what's the problem?
Be kind to your friends.
You're an evil man, aren't you?
The Sword of Dios did not appear.
The Sword of Dios did not appear...
And yet she still won the duel.
Oh, it was magnificent...
Come here, Anthy.
Come here!
What's keeping Himemiya?
Ancient times, Perfection Isolation in the desert
Atmosphere, Atom Causality star
Yes, a native child is conceived
The embryo of philosophy
And then lunar heaven! Mercurian heaven, Venusian heaven
Solar heaven, Martian heaven Jovian heaven, Saturnian heaven
Stellar heaven, Motive heaven And then
The endless surface of the Taurus
A single organic mechanism
A single perpetual motion machine
Ah, it is empty motion
Just empty motion
That's what it is
Kozue fell off the second floor of one of the buildings!
- Oh, how terrible! - Well, she's okay, thank goodness.
Don't do that again, Kozue. Your brother really worries about you.
They really are close siblings, aren't they?
Miki! I thought we were friends now!
You're going to duel me again...?
Next time, on Revolutionary Girl Utena:
Miki's Nest Box: The Sunlit Garden (Arrangement)
The absolute destiny: Apocalypse.