#oh god i love utena

[thesuntookgoodcareofme]

I love how many if not mostly utena fans calls the sword that is pulled from anthys chest "Anthys sword" instead of "Sword of Dios", like it's called in the show. I don't think calling it "Anthys sword" is intentional, it's more because it's the sword she guards, but it makes so much sense

Like it's her sword. It's her power and strenght. Duelists fight for revolution and eternity with her sword. The prince, Dios, only exists because of her love. The sword is hers because without her Dios (and Akio) would be nothing

#revolutionary girl utena #shoujo kakumei utena #anthy himemiya #utenanthy #i love anthy so much #anthy himemiya consumed my brain #oh god i love utena #dios #i have a hard time interpretating all the symbolims in utena but I was really thinking about this #it's just like todays world depending so much on marginalized people while having so much prejudice #i guess #i hope im not sounding too dumb

[kurozu501]

This utena amv is absolutely incredible and the fact that it has less then 400 views is criminal, any of my mutuals who like utena please watch this.

#revolutionary girl utena #utena tenjou #amv #utena spoilers #i may be biased bc ive always loved this song #but oh my god its so good and well edited im rewatching it rn

[muffinmoonn]

remade my magnum opus

#i peaked with this amv and ill never achieve this high ever again #i fucking love utena oh my god #i almost cried while making this #god i love utena #rgu #revolutionary girl utena #utena #utena tenjou #anthy himemiya #utenanthy #muffin video #Youtube

[septembermorningbells]

HELLO PRECIOUS GIRL 🥺🥺🥰🥰🥺🥺🥺🥺🥰🥺🥰

#grace rewatches rgu #revolutionary girl utena #GIRL OF ALL TIME. TO ME #when I first watched this I always said Nanami was my fave bc everyone in the yt comments HATED HER #and I will always love a female character hated by a lot of the fanbase #but oh god SHE #I have other characters that are now on par with her (most of them) #but she is still so dear to me #anyways. she is about to be one of the meanest 13 year olds in history <3

[empty-movement]

IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA FEATURED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF WIKIPEDIA AND THEN HENRY KISSINGER IMMEDIATELY FINALLY BIT THE DUST???

I mean, yeah. But that doesn't make me less eager to celebrate the best way I know how: a fuckin' t-shirt! This started as a play on the 'Utena was on the front page of Wikipedia and all I got was this lousy t-shirt' except YOU DIDN'T JUST GET THE LOUSY T-SHIRT. You got a dead war criminal!

So I just fought with Printful for hours to get this very timely, very cool, excellent, based t-shirt! I haven't had it printed yet, so I'm only 99% sure of the image and such, but honestly if it were crunchy, wouldn't that be some of the charm? Anyway it should be fine:

COME GET, IN MANY COLORS AND SIZES. Get a shirt so specific in nature that it won't make sense anywhere at all outside an anime convention! You'll support us at Empty Movement, as a cool bonus! (We will get about $2-4 per shirt!) Have fun, love, and oh god let the drop ship gods be good - Vanna

#revolutionary girl utena #utena #utena merch #empty movement #utena killed henry kissinger #rgu #sku #utena shirt #anime shirts #drop ship drama

[honey-milk-depresso]

Batboys watching anime with reader

You know my ass went FULL ON LOCK MODE with Tim. I went crazy- 💀

***S/o is above 18, which means characters below are also aged up!

Doing requests until 1 Feb! Please see my pinned post and read the request rules on the navi! Thank you!🩷

Batbros watching anime with you

Dick Grayson

He’s watched a few 90s anime before, more the basic ones like One Piece and Pokémon, and he probably still watches them to this day. Boy has old CDs he has and you should probably try finding a Blue Ray (or use his if he can have Tim help fix it because it’s good as dead 💀) because he’s popping in every CD of old anime’s he have lying about.

“Wow, I didn’t know I had cowboy bebop! Or Slam Dunk!” He got a few rare gems, which makes it all the more fun to sit down on the couch under a blanket as you huddle and watch the nostalgic 90s anime shows together while eating popcorn.

He doesn’t mind watching new, modern day animes, just be prepared for when you two watch sad anime shows because he will sob like it’s the end of the world.

“NO, WHY WOULD KAORI DIE LIKE THIS?? AND SHE LOVES ARIMA- OH MY GOD IM SO—”sobs even more. He gets emotional while watching them because it’s so sad that it’s sO GOOD-

Loves dancing to those danceable anime music with you. He goes ALL. OUT. He even sings all of it in Japanese like wow-

I would love to hear him sing Cruel Angel’s Thesis in his Discowing suit and with goth makeup on it because it “sets the mood”, PLEASE-

Overall, great time watching with Dick. <3

Jason Todd

You expect someone like him to like Chainsaw Man, Trigun or something like those grunge-y, guns and knives animes, right? I mean, he does, but only with you and ONLY with you will he let his inner Magical Girl enthusiast ass shine. Because he LOVES Magical Girl animes. That’s probably the reason and one point of time why he wore red ribbons around his arms, he wanted that Sailor Moon experience and Tim might’ve just teased him about that era without knowing his love for Magical Girl animes and Jason might’ve flipped and freaked the fuck out and started chasing him down the manor.

Jason watches Sailor Moon, Madoka when he feels edgier than usual, Cardcaptor Sakura, every Precure series, Tokyo Mew Mew, man has all these shows somehow. He swears they weren’t through illegal means and he just worked very hard to gather all of them. He also might be a shoujo anime fan because if he loves Jane Austen books, you bet his ass would be reading Fruits Basket, Maid Sama or something because of course he would.

Also a Studio Ghibli fan, although watching the Tale of Princess Kaguya might make him feel too much, especially getting pissed off with the dad who forces his daughter into a wealthy life without her input and- yeah, you gotta calm him down as he cries bitterly and sourly with a pout on his face.

The two of you can go on and on about debating about unclear endings of animes all day long. You know the “AND SHE WAS A PRINCESS” video? That’s Jason.

Great man to watch anime with, and he’ll gladly be your Tuxedo Mask to your Sailor Moon (and not the “But you did nothing meme- or the other way around- he don’t mind being the Usagi-). <3

Tim Drake

I’m very convinced this man got into his whole detective shit because he watched Detective Conan and honestly I can’t blame him. Tim has probably the largest vessel of anime knowledge out of all of them. He doesn’t really have a specific genre he likes but he’s pretty fond of old 90s and 80s animes. He can explain the whole lore of One Piece, Fairytale, Pokémon like Jesus Tim, calm down- 💀

I can see him watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain or Key the Metal Doll because he likes that little bit of horror nature and mystery and thriller in his animes although he really doesn’t mind watching Haikyuu all over again if you want to.

Might introduce you to underrated and/or old animes like Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nadia the Secrets of Blue Water, every Studio Ghibli movie, those kinds of animes that give off the really pretty and aesthetic old anime animations that is just so pretty to watch and with really good storylines that both of you can cuddle on a couch together and watch. I bet he even watches anime with you even before you two got together, so you guys pretty much have “watching anime together” as part of the foundation of your relationship. Owns so much manga that you can’t even count, too.

Just… don’t make him watch those really slow burn, comedy love animes, specifically Love War. Not that he don’t like romance animes, he watches Ouran High School Host Club and Your Name, trust me, but Love War? He is going absolutely insane because of it.

“OH MY GOD- PLEASE JUST KISS ALREADY. ME AND S/O ARE ALREADY TOGETHER FIVE MONTHS AGO ANF YOU TWO ARE STILL TOO PROUD TO ADMIT YOU LOVE EACH OTHER WHILE BLUSHING- JUST KISS ALREADY-” <3

Damian Wayne

Damian likes anime. Would 100% go to an anime convention with you as a date if you’re up for it. He doesn’t mind (surprisingly- just for you only-).

He doesn’t necessarily like showmen animes although he has enjoyed a few, but he really loves slice of life, I feel. It just feels like he wants to put himself in a normal life and with a tad bit of drama in it like what the characters go through. The touching ones like Hyouka or Natsume’s Book of Friends.

Also animal related anime maybe except Beastars because he didn’t understand shit-?? He calls that peak anime. Aggretsuko, Chi’s Sweet Home and My Roommate is a Cat?? Damian loves this shit, he watches it intently with his arm around you. Even if he doesn’t smile, you know he loves it by the way his eyes sparkle.

Just don’t tell his brothers. He will seriously feel betrayed if you do so because he only watches these kinds of shows with you: the cute animal ones that are actually wholesome and/or funny.

The whole family is into Studio Ghibli, and he is no exception. He feels like it’s the best kinds of anime to watch with you when you guys just want to turn in for the day and huddle up on the couch. It’s one of the rare times he relaxes and softens and he’s glad to have quality time with you. <3

Duke Thomas

He likes anime! Studio Ghibli is definitely a favourite of his and he would gladly watch it together with you! He also love a fair bit of Shounen animes, the more popular ones like Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Haikyuu, or Spy x Family. He likes them a lot!

A big fan of romance animes too: Ouran High School Host Club and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (if you two are in the mood to huddle on the couch together and cry).

Duke doesn’t mind any kind of anime so long as it doesn’t have too much horror or gore like… Higurashi. He gets chills when that anime is mentioned. D-Don’t watch it for your own sake if you don’t know. And if you do, avoid it with him at all cost because he will.

Duke also like singing some good anime songs with you and you guys can go crazy and dance around, just not as dramatic as Dick.

He would be super excited to spend a date with you watching shounen anime movies like from Jujutsu Kaisen and he would be so hype to spend time with you being a fanboy while also sharing that romantic air for the shared love of anime between you two and the love that you two share, although that love is far stronger. <3

Reblogs help! ^^

#dick grayson x reader #jason todd x reader #tim drake x reader #damian wayne x reader #duke thomas x reader #richard grayson x reader #batfam #batbros #batbros x reader #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #damian wayne #duke thomas #richard grayson #nightwing x reader #red hood x reader #red robin x reader #robin x reader #signal x reader #dc signal #nightwing #red hood #red robin #robin #x reader #headcanon #fluff #self insert #dc

[aroanthy]

thinking about nanami and touga both telling utena not to trust anthy at the end of the series. whilst nanami and anthy being friends is something that makes me bawl like a little baby and overjoys me immensely, ive never bought a reading of nanami post-32 that is anthy positive. like idk how you could get that impression when all she does is talk about how anthy is a terrible and dangerous person. she’s scared of her. and you know she shouldn’t be, but it’s understandable why a 13 year old living in ohtori academy might be scared of someone she already didn’t like after finding out something deeply traumatic regarding them and not having the tools to make sense of it in a compassionate way. and it makes me want to eat drywall

what’s really interesting about all this to me tho is how both kiryuus tell utena not to trust ‘the chairman/end of the world or himemiya anthy/the rose bride’. anthy and akio are a package deal of toxicity and harm to both of them and if that isn’t just the most fascinating thing ever. also the difference between nanami’s ‘chairman/himemiya’ and touga’s ‘end of the world/rose bride’ (nanami giving her warning during the badminton scene, touga giving his at the end of his duel. so much going on here wrt roles and settings and rituals and reality). but getting back to my real point isn’t it so cool (agonising) how nanami and touga are incapable of extending compassion or understanding to anthy despite the fact that they’re the two people who know the most about her other than utena and akio. and like. they don’t know a Lot, but theyve both had a smidge of insight into an abusive relationship that mirrors aspects of their own lives in myriad ways

idk something about the rose bride as a symbol who bears all of humanity’s hatred. and in the end all girls are like the rose bride yes, but key word here is like. an approximation; all trapped, all agonised, yes, but not all literally fucking crucified for eternity by a million swords that shine with human hatred. not abstracted in such a particular and insidious way. i always find anthy/kiryuu parallels compelling wrt issues of race and class and mannnnnn. nanami takes a step away from the duelling game. she’s not out, but she’s not actively partaking, not actively being exploited. touga, whilst a little more overtly involved in stuco business and still meeting with akio, does also take a step away. like, they’re both able to do that. it’s a bit of an artifice, sure, they’re still here, but oh my god oh my god oh my god. theyre not anthy. am i making sense can anyone hear me holy shit

i think what im trying to say is that for everything that both nanami and touga learn about ohtori academy and the people living in it, for everything that forces them to self-reflect and question the ground that they stand upon, they fail to break the chain with it. like, they too contribute to anthy’s abstraction. she’s an idea that they secretly embody/emulate (not sure which word works better for what im trying to say just yet), and not a person who shares experiences with them but is still wholly separate from them. this kind of compassion is like. it’s too hard, when you’re in the situations that all three of them are in. anthy too perceives both of them as nonhuman, but there is a crucial power dynamic at play here. how can you stomach such a kindness to someone you can only see as a poor imitation of the worst parts of yourself, whom you loathe??

^ THIS GUY loves it when characters commit acts of extreme violence against one another that they themselves have experienced. the nanamianthytouga brand

#big ramble tldr i am compelled by stabbing. lots of it. of the self and others (which are muddled by your misperceptions) #yum yum yum #dais.txt #obfuscation abventures

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Prelims - Propaganda Division - Group 8

Propaganda:

Itsuki -

"Does things in ways the protagonist sees as strange and talks in a very formal and roundabout way. He also talks with his hands a lot. He has admitted to faking his personality to be more to Haruhi Suzumiya's liking in both the main timeline and the timeline where he's an ordinary human."

Akira -

"Akira cares deeply for animals maybe even more than other people, he’s completely oblivious to the fact both his best friends are in love with him and when he fuses with a demon to become a demon hunter he calls himself Devilman because he’s a demon and a man at the same time."

Yukiteru -

"Yuki is incredibly socially awkward but also has a knack for befriending odd people, he writes everything he sees in his diary and is super dedicated to keeping the format exactly the same every time oh and did I mention his ‘imaginary friend’ is a science themed god?"

Haru -

"He's really into the patterns of storytelling, and his goal in life is to be a "protagonist". Once he becomes an Appli Driver, he places a lot of his self-worth in being a protagonist and the role he fulfills (which, in my opinion, is a type of script-following) and he winds up in a bad place when he realizes him being a protagonist was built on a lie. He spends all of his free time reading & sometimes gets so invested in reading that he skips out on social activities (and lets his 2ft monster (Gatchmon) go trick-or-treating in broad daylight all on their own). He always has the same pair of goggles on his head but wears them maybe once. His buddy Appmon (digimon partners are often reflections of their human partners) is basically the personification of a search engine and will go on tangents about whatever they've looked up."

Mio -

"Has special interests in ancient medicines and photography. Abstract thoughts and oblivious to social norms. Resists change (example: reacted negatively to the schools curry being unavailable since that is his possible safe food). Other characters notes him as being strange. Poor reasoning (example: Thinks it more efficient to just take supplements instead of eating). Ignores other in pursuit of his interests."

Akira Agarkar -

"A 25 year old man who works for a government agency named D.U.C.K., where flamboyant/eccentric people investigate aliens, and goes undercover as a highschooler to gain information about Haru; doing a poor job of trying to blend in. He is a quirky silly man and his best friend is a duck named Tapioca who he talks to. He also has a special interest in fishing and gets so excited by it that he sometimes yells "FIIIIIIISHH" in English when he reels them in. Bad puns upset him so much that he is physically incapacitated and lies on the floor. What else can I say, I love him."

Kaiji -

"Can't tell when he's being tricked by other characters, and sees human connection as pointless because of how isolated he feels. Says that other see him as weird and that 'being difficult' is easier for him than acting like someone he isn't."

Shou -

"His special interest is math. He uses math terms in regular conversations and calls people yoctograms/zeptograms which earned him monikers such as "math man" and "pi-face". Speaking of Pi, he once shouted 155 consecutive digits of it through a megaphone just because he could. He's so normal."

Saguru -

"high school detective who shows up to crime scenes in full sherlock holmes cosplay because this is totally a normal thing one does, right?"

Souji -

"this lonely genius used to be a computer-like man, now he's a (tragic) villain. the bisexual who swings both ways and misses both times, he's associated with insects/butterflies, flowers/black roses, anachronism, beautiful memories, elevators, and coffins- but who in SKU isn't, really? oh, and fire. he's also voiced by Midorikawa Hikaru at his raspy best."

#autistic anime boys poll #tumblr polls #prelims #itsuki koizumi #the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya #akira fudo #devilman #yukiteru amano #mirai nikki #haru shinkai #digimon #mio ikari #storm lover #akira agarkar yamada #tsuritama #kaiji itou #kaiji #shou minamimoto #the world ends with you #saguru hakuba #magic kaito #detective conan #souji mikage #revolutionary girl utena

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

What do you make of Chu-Chu from RGU? What's the deal with... it? him?

So, the thing about Utena, is everything is a fucking metaphor and as a westerner who only knows extremely limited random word/concept Japanese from years of anime I am missing 90% of it. I also haven't looked up too many of the interviews and things, never read the manga, so I only draw from the show and Adolescence.

So, it's entirely possible I am very wrong.

However, in my opinion, Chu-Chu is a representation of Anthy/how she really feels in any given situation. Anthy is rarely expressive and when she is she's often lying through her teeth. Chu-Chu, however, shows clear real distress around Saionji as well as Akio, favors Utena, enjoys simple pleasures like eating bananas and so on and is nearly always by Anthy's side (unless some real bad shit is happening in which case Chu-Chu is usually extremely sad or extremely distressed). In a weird way, by the time we hit canon, Chu-Chu seems to be the only way that Anthy can subtly and unnoticed express herself and her repressed desires (as she has to sacrifice everything/her very soul in the pursuit of getting Akio his sealed power back). Watching Chu-Chu, especially in rewatching the show, is a moment of "oh my god, that's Anthy".

Add into that that Chu-Chu is a monkey and you get that bit of "other" that Anthy and Akio have as clear coded outsiders to the world of Ohtori and its inhabitants.

God, I love that show.

#the revolutionary girl utena #the revolutionary girl utena meta #the revolutionary girl utena headcanon #anthy himemiya #chu chu #meta #headcanon #opinion

[miumiumanzo]

Oh god, I've been so excited to show this The Matrix piece to everyone. It's a gift for an exchange that is happening at a neotrin server and I got a prompt of Trinity in chainmail that sorta goes into this Knight!Trinity pipeline, an idea that everyone in the server really dig? So I just went all out on it.

Of course I have to draw Princess Neo. And yes, if you're noticing, Neo's outfit draws huge inspo from Shoujo Kakumei Utena, mixed with his original M2 outfit.

I put a lot of dear dedication while doing this and I'm glad everybody, including the person I'm giving this to, loves it. This is something 13 year old me could only ever dream drawing and lo and behold lil' Miu, you did this 💕 Takes 21 years lol but definitely worth it.

I created a playlist specifically to help me draw this, which filled with 2000s magical girl-esque anime songs, Madoka Magica OST (and many other Yuki Kajiura works) and of course with Rinbu ~ REVOLUTION by Masami Okui leading the track. Listen to it here if you want to.

#the matrix #the matrix trilogy #the matrix fanart #the matrix neo #the matrix trinity #neotrin #neo and trinity #fanart

[hubristicassholefight]

Swordswoman Showdown Quarterfinals

Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower (Bloodborne)

(Better here in a "preferred character" sense, not "who would win in a fight")

Propaganda below cut

Xena

Warrior Princess

She wields a sword and chakram. Just had to submit a biconic swordswoman.

i love her. she made me gay as a kid. Anyway, her weapon of choice is her sword, she is obviously very good with it

#unfortunately i have to choose and i have to choose xena#a) utena had no warcry. b) xena fought gods. c) xena has kickass goofy comic book combat which is my favorite

xena didn’t just fight gods. she fucked up a girl’s life so bad that she (calisto) devoted her entire being to destroying everything that xena loved that ended up with calisto becoming a god in order to destroy xena, which didnt work because xena entombed her in lava. and then when xena and gabrielle encountered calisto in the (christian) afterlife (different from the greek one which they also fought her in), calisto dragged gabrielle to hell so xena became an archangel in order to save gabrielle and then sacrificed herself in order to undo all the harm that she did in calisto’s life and then when not!jesus (played by timothy omundson) revives xena and gabrielle, calisto impregnates xena with the reincarnation of calisto’s soul in order to end the cycle of hate. xena doesnt just fight gods. she creates and destroys them

#this isnt even mentioning her fighting julius ceasar several times#telling brutus that caesar is not his friend#xena and gabrielle’s souls reincarnating across centuries in order to kick ass and fall in love all over again#or the time xena became a god but tbh that ep is kinda ‘uhhhhh…..’ even if they did hire a consultant for it

#I think everyone here knows to vote for Xena. I think a couple people here might have some propaganda for Xena saved already#everyone remember that Xena/Gabrielle is CANON and that's a pretty big deal also#(does anyone have that Xena Loves Trans People interview around because that would also make good propaganda)7:47 PM

Lady Maria

She has a double-bladed sword called Rakuyo that can split in two to be dual-wielded; She's haunting the narrative and the whole game foreshadows her existence

She wields the rakuyo, twin-bladed trick weapon that can transform into a matching katana and dagger, making it a versatile weapon; She one of the highest-ranked Hunters in the game, and fights like an experienced PVP opponent. During the boss fight against her, she stabs herself twice, first to bloody her blades and increase the range of her attacks, and the second time to cause her blades to emit flame when she strikes. Finally, she starts off the boss fight with this quote: "A corpse, should be left well alone. Oh, I know very well how the secrets beckon so sweetly. Only an honest death will cure you now. Liberate you from your wild curiosity."

She fights with a sick twin bladed sword which can split into two smaller swords, She was too hard and I couldn't beat her :'(

Duel wielding sword and dagger that combine as a twin blade; Best boss in the game. Also taller than your character by a full head. Her outfit is fashion as fuck as well.

#xena #xena: warrior princess #lady maria of the astral clocktower #bloodborne #swordswoman showdown #round 4 #official #poll #quarterfinals

[atamascolily]

I want to shed some light (heh) on the use of streetlight imagery in Rebellion, because it's another recurring visual theme (albeit more subtle than some of the others), starting with Homura's transformation sequence:

It's difficult to convey in a still, and I have no idea if it is intentional, but the angle and the framing always gives me war flashbacks to that one iconic sequence in Revolutionary Girl Utena:

(if you know, you know)

Although the background in the first photo is too blurry to make out, it looks like the lights of Mitakihara City in the background, as if we are viewing this from the park where Madoka and Homura have their heart-to-hearts. However, the lamp designs here are different, specifically lacking the old-fashioned wrought-iron filigree:

(oh my god, I just noticed the labyrinth in the middle right, this whole garden is just one elaborate metaphor, isn't it, AAAAAAAAAAAA)

Here's a closer look at them--interestingly, they don't seem to have changed much as a result of Homura's takeover.

We get a better look at the other lamps later on, illuminating a staircase as Homura monologues about witches. The symbolism here is obvious: Homura is descending into her psyche and these lamps are guiding the way.

Gosh, that wrought-iron filigree sure looks like a stylized salamander, doesn't it?

The old-fashioned look is well in keeping with Homulilly's general Victorian aesthetic, as well as Homura's apartment building from the TV series, which has an old-world European look to it in contrast to the shiny modernism of the rest of the city's architecture.

However, when Homura emerges back onto the city streets, the filigree has disappeared. This implies to me that it represents a part of her nature she is not yet consciously aware of, consistent with the other subtle uses of salamander imagery in the first half of the film.

Here, the lights are old-fashioned, but not to the same extent. They fit right in with the dream-like blending of inside and outside in this scene (which Homura does not even appear to notice).

We see the wrought-iron lamps again in the other descent into Homura's psyche in what I call the "Tunnel of Love" sequence. Not only do we get the lamps again, we also get the windows representing salvation/connection to the Law of Cycles/Madoka, scissors, and keys in sealed glass jars.

(As an aside, the blob in the middle sure looks a lot like the famous rabbit-duck illusion, which is an optical illusion famously used as an example of different modes of seeing --"seeing that" vs "seeing as"-- by the German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, which is well in keeping with Rebellion's use of psychological imagery and German philosophy.)

As the original series takes pains to remind us, Homura's name is a homonym for "flame", so it makes sense to me that she would unconsciously gravitate towards flame imagery. These old-fashioned lamps are a more benign, focused version of the apocalyptic conflagration that destroys the city later on.

Note how the streetlights now resemble sewing pins--the primary weapon of the Clara Dolls.

Streetlight imagery also appears in the original TV series, although the focus is less on the lamps themselves and more on all the insects attracted to it (an obvious metaphor for magical girls):

It's fascinating how the same object can represent completely different things depending on context even within the same series.

#puella magi madoka magica #pmmm analysis #madoka rebellion #madoka magica

[heartslobbf]

killing every person who has ever said ‘why do they focus so much on the incest stuff in utena i thought it was just about lesbians’ with my autism mind powers. you fucking lemons do you not understand that these dynamics are meant to make you uncomfortable are meant to make you question how the idea of ‘family’ is constructed in society? because what would these relationships be if the characters that make them up had not been told by those around them ‘this relationship is special. this relationship is special’ to the degree that it is the ultimate taboo romantic ideal that one can only be born into, that is eternal? it’s so loaded. it’s so complex. it’s about family abolition. it’s about ‘people arbitrarily deciding who you are and aren’t obliged to lay your life and body down for is bad and wrong’. anthy takes the swords of hatred for akio because we’re family we love each other. do not even get me started on the kiryuu siblings lol. you’re the only sister i’ve got we should live to help each other shouldn’t we no you silly geese this living for each other bullshit is not going to help you you’re never going to get anywhere if you live by these transactional mantras of ‘well you messed this thing up for me according to that mob of people so now you have to die once a year to make up for it’ or ‘you were innocent to the trauma i endured so now im gonna traumatise you’ like oh my god. oh my goddddddd. no one speak to me im having kiryuu sibling thoughts

#i drafted this way back when i made my other post on this topic but like. im so right #might surprise you guys to hear but im thinking about the kiryuu siblings. i literally never do that haha. what #revolutionary girl utena #rgu #shut up daisy #incest mention

[adracat]

G Witch episode 17 thoughts

The one where everything goes wrong (but I like angst so we're cool gwitch, I luv u)

It's late, I'm braindead and emotionally everywhere with this episode but that's just an average Suletta Sunday. Let's go!

We saw this coming a mile away but it's still tough to watch Mio fall right into Prospera's machinations, even if she's aware. She just loves Suletta so much and wants her free, striking a deal with this metaphorical devil to do it. But faustian bargains never come without a heavy price.

Already posted some of my thoughts about this on twitter but there's more room to ramble here so you all will suffer for it. It's so clever and painful for these two to be having two separate convos happening at the same time; a common theme with them like we see in ep10. Mio seems resigned but still checks if Suletta will voluntarily cede Aerial without a duel. Suletta, believing she's being tested after their previous conversation, states firmly she won't. Her desire for Mio''s approval is so blatant, with the added subtext of 'Yes, there are precious things I can't give up.' Aerial is one of them, and I think we'll see Mio is the other. Her little shy looks at Mio are so cute ;-;

Shaddiq is being... Shaddiq. I am wondering what his end goal for gundams will be considering as far as we know, Aerial is the only one that doesn't take a pilot's life. Is he so convinced they're the future for Earthian liberation? It's a quick but interesting bit of intrigue.

LMAO GET WRECKED 5LAN. This was hilarious and a long time coming. I was getting really sick of his predatory antics. Looks like he well and truly burned any lingering fondness. Interesting he lets slip he's not the same Elan though. I wonder if she caught that? Guel coming in clutch for the save was a neat callback to ep1

Too bad for Guel, Suletta is completely down bad for short sassy girlbosses. This convo was quite endearing though since Guel accepts her rejection without a fuss. He even seems to support her feelings for Miorine and vice versa, as we see later. I suspect it's this exchange which prompts Miorine to bargain with him; her support of Jeturk/hand in marriage in exchange for his company backing. It was a tough decision for her to make, returning to a man she despised over love, but the Guel here is very different from ep1 Guel.

GOD, If this doesn't sum up her motivations in a nutshell. She wants Suletta free and happy. Away from her manipulative mother, from gundams, from Benerit; everything Mio does is for Suletta, including trading her own freedom in return and marrying a man she doesn't love. There's something to be said for her martyrdom blinding her to the truth that Suletta loves her just as fiercely. I imagine Mio thinks she's doing what's best for Suletta, that she can move forward without her. Of course, we know the truth. I'm weak for them ;-;(There's also a deep irony when you realize she's effectively doing the same thing as Delling)

I was wondering if Guel would have ptsd after earth, and the answer is OH YEAH. He was a mess. War does a number on you, even if logically you know this is just a duel. I felt bad for him, but I'm glad the show depicted this.

THIS. WAS. SO. RUDE. You can't just reveal Suletta was daydreaming about their future wedding while the godforsaken BIRTHDAY SONG plays. I had to watch that multiple times because of the sheer audacity. And Mio's shaking hands as Suletta basically proposes?? It was too much but hurt so good.

This was interesting though. Before Mio cuts Aerial's power, Eri apologizes. Did she know and was complicit? We read in Cradle Planet Eri wants Suletta to be free of Prospera's revenge, so did she allow this plan because it would give Suletta freedom? I like to think so, tragic as it is.

I knew that visor had something to do with GUND. Something tells me this will be the catalyst to getting Miorine an eye implant. (The ED told me)

Utena parallels aside, this moment was telegraphed from the first conversation between them this episode. I've seen many malign Mio over this, completely ignoring she's making what she *thinks* is the best decision for Suletta.

Is it hypocritical? Unfair? Sure. But it's hardly nonsensical or sudden. She's overly harsh because she believes it'll free Suletta from her entirely. Suletta won't fight for her if she thinks Mio never cared. We the audience know she's being played - Mio knows it too - but she still thinks this is the only way to sever Suletta from her mother. She was faced with a terrible choice and is deciding to be selfless. My heart aches for them both.

This was masterclass in heartbreak, gotta admit. She was twisting that knife. I understand the anger somewhat, but look at the bigger picture here. We can still see Suletta return cool-san, maybe on one knee?

I can't wait until next week when... whaz tha? you say it's TWO WEEKS?! 🫠🫠🫠

#g witch #g witch spoilers #g witch episode 17 #sulemio #miorine rembran #suletta mercury #gundam witch from mercury #guel jeturk #prospera mercury #Guess i'll crawl under a rock #or play zelda ffs

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god the utena podcast i'm listening to right now frustrates me so much it's like they refuse to engage with any of the show's themes or characters beyond a surface level. i just got to the nanami two-parter and the whole time they're like "teehee she's in love with her brother" completely missing the point of those episodes and not even mentioning him assaulting her and her rejection of him?? in episode 30 too they were just like "uh oh utena's in love with akio nothing sinister going on here" like WHAT

#i am fucking Worried for ep 33 #m

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What are your favorites amvs? I agree with u that a good one can have a lot of artistic value so I'm curious! The Utena pedestrian amv you mentioned and it was great :)

ok so here's a google doc i made specifically for revolutionary girl utena amvs bc i currently have 200+ and counting lol.

the brutal cinematic universe (which is its own genre fyi): kendall roy(!), sasha waybright*, anthy himemiya (i know i said no utena but brutal amvs transcend time & space), azula*, yellowjackets, poppy li

severance: drunk walk home, 9 to 5(!), love me more, little dark age

succesion: i love it(!), do it all the time, commes des garcons(!), primadonna, real men, relay, rolling with the lgbt, kendall's turn, pretty fly for a white guy, that bitch, jobs, runs in the family

atlanta: working for the knife

yellowjackets: stay soft*, just a girl in love, blood bank, inside, run run blood(!), game of survival, creep, scott street, one of us is the killer

haibane renmei: big god, break away

killing eve: bubblegum bitch, (one of those) crazy girls, feel it still, strange effect, the death of peace of mind, toxic

bojack horseman: los ageless(!)

serial experiments lain: i guess u never been lonely, i'm god

portrait of a lady on fire: la noyée(!), storm

wonder egg priority: teen idle(!)

avatar: townie**, water**, everybody wants to rule the world(!), geyser, love me more, river, ming wap,* what's up danger, circus, friendtopia, dead in the water, wolf, your last serving daughter, arsonist's lullaby(!), relay

amphibia: townie, safety first, bet on it, everybody wants to rule the world, room for you, snakes(!), karma(!), finale(!), oh no, always forever(!). counting stars, house of memories,

what's up doc?: short skirt long jacket

miyazaki: waters of march(!)

community: no children(!)

separate post for black sails and neon genesis evangelion amvs

technically not an amv but a work of art regardless

this is an animatic not an amv but im counting it because it’s amazing

#(!) favorites of all time #* gifts for me and i cherish them so much #** made by me and thats why it goes so hard #amv recs #o.tv #ask #anon #100 #it occurred to me that i should probably just pin this post since i'm constantly updating it and it has the link to the utena doc as well