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
I discovered a comet before.
It's new.
A star no one else knows about yet.
But I won't tell anyone else about it.
I won't even name it. It's amazing.
The feeling of discovering a new star.
You feel as though doing that makes it your property.
But the stars are the stars. They belong to no one.
Good night, Big Brother.
Must you still torture me?
I'm going to become a prince!
The Rose Crest
Um, look. I don't think this is such a good idea.
If you join us, I'm sure...
it'll expand our drama club into a whole new realm!
Oh, it will! It will!
More people will definitely want to join just to be with you!
Um, but...
Don't worry! We're never wrong about these things!
Never! Never!
But I can't act in a play!
I have no acting ability at all!
Oh, that isn't important!
All you have to do is stand on the stage...
and they'll be throwing flowers to you!
They will! They will! A great star is born!
Anyway, come to see one of our plays tomorrow after school!
I guarantee it'll be a story to bring tears to your eyes!
"The Kashira Players Present The Tale of the Rose''
Hey Tenjou, we'll be counting on you in the game next week.
Yeah, sure.
Tough being popular, huh?
- So, choose one yet? - Oh. Right.
Mark the ones you like.
I'll get someone in the photo club to make copies.
There aren't any of Himemiya.
Well, she's not very sociable.
She doesn't participate in many school events.
Since when has our school had a drama club?
It's been a while since...
I've photographed something other than stars.
But why do you suddenly want a keepsake photo?
Um, no reason.
Get in the picture too, Akio.
You value memories a lot, don't you?
Not really, but--
Stop that, Chu-Chu.
That ring of yours...
also carries memories of your childhood, doesn't it?
Oh, yeah. I've been invited to a play after school today.
Want to make it a threesome?
Sorry, I closed my eyes.
"The Kashira Shadow Players''
"The Tale of the Rose''
I haven't seen a play in ages.
Isn't this fun?
Do you like plays, Akio?
All life is like a play.
You're either an actor or a spectator.
Still, I wonder why no one else came.
Maybe we're a little too early.
Extra!
Extra! Extra! Extra!
At last! At last, it's begun!
The light sealed away. The sad prince.
What could not be told until now: The Tale of the Rose!
Beware! Beware!
They still exist somewhere in this world...
so you, too, must beware!
- Do you know? Do you know? - Have you heard this tale?
This story takes place when the girls of the world were princesses.
The world still hadn't fallen completely into darkness then.
The reason for this was because there was a Rose Prince.
Help! A monster's attacking me!
Clop-clop! Clop-clop! Clop-clop, clop-clop, clop-clop.
Accursed monster! I shall slay you!
Are you all right, Princess?
Thank you, Rose Prince!
Now then, your promised kiss.
Help me! It's Christmas Eve and I'm all alone!
Clop-clop, clop-clop!
Fear not! I have reserved a table for us...
at a French restaurant!
Thank you, Rose Prince!
Now then, your promised kiss!
Yes! The girls of the world were all princesses!
All because we were always protected by the Rose Prince.
The world overflowed with light!
However...
Hello? Hello?
Are you the Rose Prince?
What's wrong, Old Woman?
Calamity is overtaking this world!
Someone is plotting to steal the light...
and plunge the world into darkness!
Who are you talking about?
A witch!
A witch?
Yes! Surely you know about it.
The castle that floats in the sky.
That is the witch's castle.
The witch who lives in there now...
is planning to steal the light from this world!
What do you mean, "the light of the world?''
Don't you know what the light is?
It is...
that which is eternal.
That which shines.
The power of miracles.
The power to bring the world revolution.
Then I will defeat this witch and save the light of this world!
And so the prince flew to the castle...
in order to stop the witch and save the light.
However!
Welcome to my castle.
Holy-- You're that old woman!
You fool! This was all a trap to seal you into this castle!
- Wha-- - It is you who is the light!
Why are you doing this? Witch, who are you really?
You still haven't figured out who I am?
Holy--
You're my... my... MY LITTLE SISTER!
Yes, yes, Big Brother! It's me!
You are the prince who protects all the girls of this world!
The one who makes every girl in this world a princess!
The Rose Prince!
But all I am is...
your little sister.
I'm the only one you can't make a princess!
But even saying that--
And that is why I...
have become a witch!
A girl who cannot become a princess...
is doomed to become a witch!
The witch having imprisoned the prince...
the world fell into total darkness.
The witch still wanders our dark world even now.
She searches for young, noble souls to sacrifice anew!
She seeks to keep another from bringing light to the world!
All so darkness will reign.
Beware! Beware!
She's still around, somewhere in this world.
You, too...
must beware!
Touga.
You're late. Can you hurry up and spar with me?
This is rare for you.
I'm eager to fight.
I have a match coming up.
The fact she continues to win...
even without the Sword of Dios appearing...
is causing someone some concern.
Why? Why do we always lose to that stupid girl?
She's no ordinary girl.
When she was a child...
she was shown something eternal.
That girl was her?
Cheers!
Our play today went perfectly!
Ah, the joys of being an actress!
Extra! Extra! Extra! Extra!
Holy-- You're my little sister!
Yes, Big Brother!
The light sealed away, the sad prince.
The Tale of the Rose, now in its greatest telling!
She's talented, but she's also a little weird.
You don't have many friends, do you?
You guys are ones to talk!
Definitely no friends.
Definitely. Definitely.
- Good night. - Going to sleep already?
Um, what'd you think of the play?
It was what I'd expect from students.
What you'd expect from students?
- Like some more? - Uh... sure.
Um... Thanks.
- It must be hard. - Hmmm?
Being with Anthy. I know all about it.
It must be tiring, being friends with her for this long.
N- No, not really.
Having her around has been really helpful for me.
Oh?
Himemiya is... She's a very important friend for me.
Important to you how?
I mean... Well...
She's just important to me.
And what about us? Are we friends, too?
You always wear this ring.
Because... Because the prince gave it to me.
I recall you didn't even take it off on that night.
We shouldn't!
Duty to your prince?
I...
I think... I want to meet him.
- You think? - It's just, when I look at this...
I remember.
How he said to never lose my nobility.
I honestly don't remember much from that time.
That time?
What time was that?
I... I don't really remember.
What are you doing here?
Nothing.
Tell me. Are you the Angel of Death?
No.
I do not serve Death.
You're so pretty.
Who... Who is that?
A witch.
A witch?
The Rose Bride.
Rose Bride?
I envy those who can die.
She cannot die.
She simply lives on in agony.
But why?
It is her punishment...
for taking the prince away from the girls of the world.
They still tell the story even now. It is the Tale of the Rose.
Anthy...
Anthy!
I'm right here!
Prince! We know you're in there! Please, fight!
You're the only one who can save my daughter!
My daughters are waiting, too!
Come out of there now! Fight!
Prince!
No! Don't move!
But--
They're calling for help. I have to go!
Stop, please. Don't fight anymore.
You'll die!
Prince! Help our daughters! Please, fight!
Who are you?
Dios is no longer here!
He belongs to me alone now.
I've sealed him away where you can never touch him again!
- You witch! - What have you done? Witch!
Anthy...
She sacrificed herself to save her beloved prince.
Even though she was the only one who truly loved him.
And yet, the prince she loves...
is no longer the prince she knew. Not anymore.
He is now End of the World.
This is--
All she has left is her suffering!
Please! Help her!
The poor girl!
Help her, please!
She's beyond my help now.
The only one who can save her now...
is a prince she can believe in.
But you're a prince, right?
I can't become her prince.
Why not?
You're a gentle-hearted girl.
Thank you for your tears.
Then I'll become a prince!
I'll become her prince and save her!
If you never lose your nobility, even when you grow up...
then you may be able to save her from her eternal torment.
And yet, I'm sure.
I'm sure you will forget all about what you've seen tonight.
And even if you do remember this...
you're a girl.
Eventually, you'll become a woman.
I'll do it! I swear, I'll become a prince!
I swear!
If so...
that ring will lead you back here, one day.
I feel like...
Like I was dreaming about something familiar.
I can't remember it now.
Can't you sleep?
I was looking at your face as you sleep.
Who are you?
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
Touga dragged me out to go horseback riding with him.
Aren't horses adorable?
Except I lost my balance and almost fell off while riding!
Oh, how scary!
Akio showed up on a white horse to save me in the nick of time.
Still, why's Touga trying to get so close to me all of a sudden?
Next time, on Revolutionary Girl Utena:
The Love Which Grew in Wintertime
The absolute destiny: Apocalypse.