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Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV)

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©1997 BE-PAPAS/CHIHO SAITO/SHGAKUKAN/SHOKAKU/TV TOKYO.


[ adapted from Revolutionary Girl Utena (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (alternate retelling)
      Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena (manga)

Alternative title:
El Anillo Mágico (Spanish)
Girl Revolution Utena (Japanese)
La fillette révolutionaire (French)
La Rivoluzione di Utena (Italian)
Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Japanese)
Ursula's Kiss
Utena
Utena la Chica Revolucionaria (Spanish)
Юная революционерка Утэна (Russian)
少女革命 (Chinese (Taiwan))
少女革命ウテナ (Japanese)
Genres: drama, fantasy, psychological
Themes: Fairy tales, School
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Just after Utena's parents died she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boys uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago. After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friends honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.
Video:
User Ratings: 864 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 238 votes (sub:179, dub:33, raw:5, Spa.sub:4, ?:4, Fre.sub:3, Ger.sub:2, Por.sub:2, Ita.dub:2, Rus.sub:2, Ita.sub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Excellent: 178 votes (sub:131, dub:38, Rus.sub:2, Fre.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, ?:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Very good: 152 votes (sub:116, dub:29, Spa.sub:2, raw:1, Fre.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, Ger.sub:1, ?:1)
 Good: 119 votes (sub:82, dub:30, ?:3, raw:2, Fre.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 75 votes (sub:50, dub:20, ?:2, raw:1, Fre.sub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 So-so: 36 votes (sub:24, dub:10, Rus.sub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Not really good: 20 votes (sub:17, dub:2, Spa.dub:1)
 Weak: 27 votes (sub:20, dub:6, ?:1)
 Bad: 8 votes (sub:4, dub:2, Spa.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Awful: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:3, dub:2, ?:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 2011 users, rank: #258
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.9142 (Very good-.08), std. dev.: 2.1045, rank: #566
Weighted mean: 7.8164 (Very good-.18), rank: #501
Bayesian estimate: 7.81333 (Very good-.18), rank: #330
Running time: 25 minutes
Number of episodes: 39
Episode titles: We have 39
Vintage:
1997-04-02 to 1997-12-24
2000-05-20 to 2000-08-27 (Unicable Mexico Broadcast)
Opening Theme:
"−輪舞−revolution (-rinbu- revolution)" by Masami Okui (eps 1-38)
Ending Theme:
#1: "truth" by Luca Yumi (eps 1-24)
#2: "バーチャルスター発生学 (Virtual Star Hasseigaku)" by Maki Kamiya (eps 25-38)
#3: "Rose & release" by Masami Okui (ep 39)
Links: We have 8
Trivia: We have 2
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
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Related reviews:
    Revolutionary Girl Utena DVD 10
    Revolutionary Girl Utena DVD 6
    Revolutionary Girl Utena DVD 3
    Utena VHS 2 - Legendary Spice
    Utena VHS 1 - Crest of the Rose
    Utena VHS 3-4

Related releases:
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Anime Test Drive (DVD) 2004-04-27 (from $6.04)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Rose Collection Vol. 1 (DVD 1) 2000-03-21
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Black Rose Blooms (DVD 3) 2002-11-12
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Beginning of the End (DVD 6) 2003-05-13 (from $23.99)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Temptation (DVD 7) 2003-07-08 (from $23.99)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Revelation (DVD 9) 2003-10-14
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Finale (DVD 10) 2003-11-11
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Apocalypse Saga DVD 1 (Hyb) +Artbox/Shirt [LIMITED] (DVD 1) 2003-07-08
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Unveiling (DVD 8) 2003-09-09
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Black Rose Saga Box Set (DVD 3-6) 2006-04-17
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Apocalypse Saga Box Set (DVD 7-10) 2003-11-11
    Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Rose Collection DVD Box (DVD) 2004-04-27
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Angel Creation (OST) 2006-01-03 (from $4.00)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Soundtrack 2: Virtual Star Embryology (OST 2) 2005-02-08 (from $4.00)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Crest of the Rose (Dub.VHS 1)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Legendary Spice (Dub.VHS 2)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Crest of the Rose (Sub.VHS 1)
    Revolutionary Girl Utena - Legendary Spice (Sub.VHS 2)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara

Series Composition: Yoji Enokido

Script:
Jugo Kazayama (ep 19)
Kazuhiro Uemura (eps 11-12)
Noboru Higa (eps 6,8,10,16,18,24,27,31-32)
Ryoe Tsukimura (eps 17,20-21,28,35-36)
Yoji Enokido (many eps)

Storyboard:
Atsushi Matsumoto (eps 6,10,17,22,24,26,32,35)
Hiroaki Sakurai (ep 21)
Hiroshi Nishikiori (eps 5,11,16,27,31)
Jugo Kazayama (ep 9,19,25,30,37)
Junichi Sato (ep 34)
Katsuyo Hashimoto (eps 7,14,20,23,29,39)
Kazuhisa Takenouchi (ep 3)
Kunihiko Ikuhara (ep 1)
Nagashi Tare (ep 12)
Satoshi Nishimura (eps 8,18)
Shingo Kaneko (eps 2, 11, 32, 38)
Takafumi Hoshikawa (ep 15)
Toru Takahashi (eps 4,13,28,36)

Episode Director:
Akihiko Nishiyama (ep 8)
Hayato Date (eps 22,27,35)
Hiroaki Sakurai (ep 21)
Jugo Kazayama (ep 9)
Katsushi Sakurabi (eps 10,17,20,30,34,37)
Shigeo Koshi (ep 16)
Shingo Kaneko (eps 2,5,11,32,38)
Takafumi Hoshikawa (ep 15)
Takashi Watanabe (ep 3)
Toru Takahashi (ep 1,4,12-13,19,24,28,33,36,39)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (ep 29)
Yukio Okazaki (eps 6-7,14,18,23,26,31)

Music:
J. A. Seazer (Duel themes)
Shinkichi Mitsumune

Original creator: Be-Papas

Original Manga: Chiho Saito

Character Design: Shinya Hasegawa

Art director: Shichiro Kobayashi

Animation director:
Hiroshi Nagahama
Naomi Miyata (ep 3)
Shinya Hasegawa (ep 1)

Mechanical design: Hiroshi Nagahama

Director of Photography: Toyomitsu Nakajo

Producer:
Noriko Kobayashi (TV Tokyo)
Shinichi Ikeda (Yomiuri)

Assistant Art Director:
Chieko Nakamura (all other eps)
Kenji Kato (eps 14,16,18,20,22,24)

Assistant director:
Shingo Kaneko
Toru Takahashi

Background Art:
Chieko Nakamura (eps 14-24 even-Kobayashi Prod.)
Emiko Satoh (all eps - Kobayashi Production)
Katsumi Akimoto (ep1-30,32-39-Kobayashi Prod.)
Kazuhiko Takahashi (all eps - Kobayashi Production)
Kenji Kato (eps15-33 odd - Kobayashi Prod.)
Misa Kasai (ep1-25,30,33-Kobayashi Prod.)
Osamu Imai (ep1-25,30,31,33-Kobayashi Prod)
Rie Ota (all eps - Kobayashi Production)

CG: Hiroshi Kishino

Colour Check:
Mayumi Tanahashi (ep 1, 2)
Yuko Yamate (ep 3)

Colour Design: Kunio Kunion

Colour Setting:
Kana Sakano (ep 3)
Mayumi Tanahashi (general, eps 1,2,4,13,28,39)

Conceptual Design: Hiroshi Nagahama

In-Between Animation:
Akiko Funagoshi (ep 1, 2)
Hiroki Okamoto (ep 1, 2)
Junya Yamamoto (ep 3)
Kaori Nakamura (ep 3)
Kazue Yoshida (ep 1, 2)
Kazuhiro Mima (ep 1, 2)
Kentaro Tanaka (ep 1, 2)
Maki Fujioka (ep 7)
Masayuki Nishihara (ep 1, 2)
Osamu Ohashi (ep 3)
Tomohiro Imaizumi (ep 1, 2)
Toshikatsu Suematsu (ep 3)
Yasushi Matsuzaki (ep 3)
Yukie Harada (ep 1, 2)

In-Between Check:
Mitsutaka Kaneko (ep 3)
Noriko Kitazawa (almost every episode)

Key Animation:
Akemi Hayashi (OP)
Ayumi Abe (OP)
Hideji Takahashi (ep 3 - EG Film)
Hideki Hamasu (ep 2)
Hiromi Kato (OP, ep 1)
Hiroshi Masuda (OP)
Hiroshi Nagahama (ED, ED2)
Hisashi Saito (OP)
Jun Nakai (ep 3 - EG Film)
Junichi Takaoka (ep 1)
Junko Matsushita (ep 3 - EG Film)
Kaoru Yabana (ep 3 - EG Film)
Kazunori Iwakura (ep 1)
Kazuya Komai (ep 2)
Keiji Gotoh (ep 1)
Keisuke Watabe (ep 1)
Masahiro Aizawa (OP, ep 2)
Masahiro Sekine (ep 2)
Mitsuharu Kajiya (ep 2)
Motoichi Murakami (ep 2)
Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 1)
Nobuyuki Takeuchi (OP)
Ryo Tanaka (OP, ep 1)
Ryoichi Oki (ep 2)
Satonobu Kikuchi (ep 1)
Shingo Ishikawa (ep 1)
Shinya Hasegawa (OP, ED2)
Taidou Hanafusa (ep 3 - EG Film)
Takahiro Tanaka (OP)
Takao Abo (ep 1, 2)
Takuya Matsumoto (ep 3 - EG Film)
Tatsuya Oka (OP)
Toshiyuki Tsuru (OP)
Yasuhiro Irie (OP)
Yoh Yoshinari (OP)
Yoko Kadokami (ED2)
Yutaka Nakamura (ep 1)

Photography:
Chizu Miyazaki (ep 3 - Sazan Cross)
Jun Shiota (J.C. Staff - ep 26+)
Junko Okamoto (ep 3 - Sazan Cross)
Kohei Utsusaki (J.C. Staff -till ep 25)
Kyoko Sato (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Mie Jo (ep 3 - Sazan Cross)
Nobuhiro Kawakami (ep 3 - Sazan Cross)
Nozomi Sakai (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Shigeo Kamiyama (ep 3 - Sazan Cross)
Shingo Fukuyo (J.C. Staff - ep 26+)
Shirou Kuki (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Teruo Abe (ep 3 - Sazan Cross)
Youko Yamada (J.C. Staff - ep 26+)
Yumiko Kobayashi (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)
Yutaka Kurosawa (J.C. Staff Photography Dept.)

Planning: Be-Papas

Production Chief: Jun Katou

Production Runner:
Masaki Kondo (ep 1, 2)
Mitsuhiro Karato (ep 3)

Recording Adjustments: Yasuo Tachibana (ep 1)

Recording Assistant: Yoshio Obara (ep 1)

Sound Effect Director: Hideyuki Tanaka

Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno (ep 1)

Special Effects:
Gou Abe (all minus3,8,15,16,20,22,27,29)
Takashi Maekawa (ep 3)
Tomohiro Mizutsu (all minus3,8,15,16,20,22,27,29)

Theme Song Arrangement: Akihiko Hirama (ED1)

Theme Song Performance:
Luca Yumi (ED1)
Maki Kamiya (ED2)
Masami Okui (OP)

 

Tomoko Kawakami as Utena Tenjou

Yuriko Fuchizaki as Anthy Himemiya

Aya Hisakawa as Miki Kaoru

Chieko Honda as Kozue Kaoru

Hikaru Midorikawa as Souji Mikage

Juurouta Kosugi as Akio Ohtori

Kotono Mitsuishi as Jury Arisugawa

Kumiko Nishihara as Shiori Takatsuki

Maria Kawamura as Mamiya Chida

Satomi Koorogi as Chu Chu

Takehito Koyasu as Touga Kiryuu

Takeshi Kusao as Kyoichi Saionji

Yuka Imai as Wakaba Shinohara

Yuri Shiratori as Nanami Kiryuu

Ai Orikasa as Kanae Ootori

Akiko Yajima as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki

Akio Suyama as schoolboy

Akira Nakagawa as
Keiko Sonoda
schoolgirl

Chinami Nishimura as Mari Hozumi (ep. 18)

Emi Motoi as
schoolgirl
Yuuko Ohse

Hiro Yuuki as Dios

Hiroko Takemasa as Female teacher

Hiroyuki Yoshino as Tanaka

Kappei Yamaguchi as Shiori's boyfriend

Katashi Ishizuka as
schoolboy
Yamada

Kenichi Suzumura as schoolboy (ep 34)

Kentarou Itou as schoolboy

Kouichi Nagano as Master of Ceremony

Kumiko Watanabe as Sihouette Girl C

Maria Kawamura as Silhouette Girl A

Masayuki Nakata as
doctor
professor
Touga's father

Naoko Takano as
Aiko Wakiya
schoolgirl

Noriko Hidaka as Tokiko Chida

Nozomu Sasaki as Ruka Tsuchiya

Ryotaro Okiayu as Tatsuya Kazami

Satomi Koorogi as Silhouette Girl B

Shigeru Shibuya as music teacher (ep. 15)

Takuma Suzuki as
professor
schoolboy
Suzuki

Takurou Kitagawa as vice-principal

Yoko Soumi as Mrs. Ohtori (ep. 30)

Yuka Imai as Touga's Mother

Japanese companies 

Advertising: Studio You (assistance)

Animation Production:
J.C. Staff
SoftX

Background Art: Kobayashi Production (all eps)

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo

Cooperation: Sony PCL

Film Processing: Tokyo Laboratory

In-Between Animation: BJCF (ep 3)

Ink & Paint: BJCF (ep 3)

Key Animation:
EG Film (ep 3)
Tamazawa Animation House (ep 3)

Music Recording Cooperation: TV Tokyo

Photography:
J.C. Staff (all except 3,16,20,22,27)
Sazan Cross (ep 3)
Trance Arts (ep 16,20,22)

Producer: TV Tokyo

Recording Studio: Tabac

Sound Production: Audio Tanaka

Titles: Maki Pro

English cast 
English staff 

Director: Jim Malone

Translation: Neil Nadelman

Executive producer: John O'Donnell

Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky

Dubbing supervisor: Christopher Sippel

DVD Coordination: Eric Thomann

Engineer: Dan Rich

Production Coordination: Karel Havle

Script Adaptation: Dan Green

Rachael Lillis as Utena Tenjou

Sharon Becker as Anthy Himemiya

Annie Pondell as Wakaba Shinohara

Crispin Freeman as Touga Kiryuu

Jack Taylor as Kyoichi Saionji

Jimmy Zoppi as Miki Kaoru

Josh Mosby as Akio Ohtori

Leah Applebaum as Nanami Kiryuu

Liam O'Brien as Mamiya Chida

Lisa Ortiz as Shiori Takatsuki

Mandy Bonhomme as Jury Arisugawa

Rachael Lillis as Chu Chu

Roxanne Beck as Kozue Kaoru

Crispin Freeman as Dios (ep 13)

Dan Green as Soji Mikage

Ed Paul as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (ep. 14 & up)

Elizabeth Tarpon as Kanae Ohtori

Mandy Bonhomme as
Keiko Sonoda
Shadow Girl A

Sharon Becker as Shadow Girl B

Ted Lewis as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki

Wayne Grayson as Ruka Tsuchiya

English companies 

Audio Post Production: Taj Studios Inc.

Broadcaster:
Anime Selects
FUNimation Channel
The Anime Network

Licensed by:
Central Park Media
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. (Soundtrack)

Recording Studio: Sonomat, Inc.

Soundtrack: Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.

Subtitles: Captions, Inc.

Video Post Production: Chromavision

French staff 
French companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster: Game one

Distributor: Kaze

French cast 
(none)

Spanish cast 
Spanish staff 
(none)

Carola Vasquez as Ursula Tenjô (Utena)

Joel Mulachs as
Anthy Himemiya (Catalan dub)
Anthy Himemiya (Spain dub)

Núria Trifol as
Utena Tenjô (Catalan dub)
Utena Tenjo (Spain dub)

Rocio Prado as Angie Himemiya (Anthy)

Alfredo Basurto as Tommy Kiryu (Touga)

Ana Lobo as Chu Chu

Angel de Gracia as Kyoichi Saionji (Spain dub)

Carlos Hugo Hidalgo as Mickey Kaoru (Miki)

Christine Byrd as Nanami Kiryu

Claudi Domingo as Miki Kaoru (Catalan dub)

Claudio Domingo as Miki Kaooru (Spain dub)

Daniel Garcia as Touga Kiryuu (Spain dub)

Elisa Beuter as Jury Arisugawa (Catalan dub)

Francesc Figuerola as Akio Ohtori (Catalan dub)

Gabriel Basurto as Tommy Kiryu (Tooga)

Hernán Fernández as Miki Kaoru (Catalan dub, subst.)

Irma Carmona as Wanda Shinohara (Wakaba)

Jaume Villanueva as Kyôichi Saionji (Catalan dub)

Josep Maria Mas as Touga Kiryuu (Catalan dub)

Maria del Mar Tamarit as Nanami Kyryuu (Spain dub)

Maria Fernanda Morales as Julie Arisugawa (Juri)

Marta Barbará as Nanami Kiryuu (Catalan dub)

Mercedes Diemand-Hartz as Jury Arisugawa (Spain dub)

Yamil Atala as Kevin Kaioichi (Saionji Kyouichi)

Albert Trifol Segarra as Tatsuya Kazami (Catalan dub)

Alicia Laorden as Tokiko Chida (Catalan dub)

Diana Perez as Keiko Sonoda

Elisabet Bargalló as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (Catalan dub, 2a veu)

Geni Rey as
Wakaba Shinohara (Catalan dub)
Wakaba Shinohara (Spain dub)

Glòria Roig as Sra. Ohtori (Catalan dub)

Hernán Fernández as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (Catalan dub, 1a veu)

José Posada as Ruka Tsuchiya (Catalan dub)

Maria Josep Guasch as
A-ko (Catalan dub)
Kozue Kaoru (Catalan dub)
Shiori Takatsuki (Catalan dub)

Maria Lluïsa Maganya as C-ko (Catalan dub)

Marta Ullod as B-ko (Catalan dub)

Monica Manjarrez as Kosue Kaoru

Nuria Doménech as Mamiya Chida (Catalan dub)

Oscar Muñoz as Sôji Mikage (Catalan dub)

Raúl Llorens as Príncep Deus (Catalan dub)

TERESA MANRESA as Kanae Ohtori (Catalan dub)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Televisa Canal 5
Unicable (Mexico)

Distributor: Enoki Films

Dubbing: Audiomaster 3000 S.A. de C.V. México

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Translation: Fiamma Molinari

Executive producer: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi

Director Of Dubbing: Dania Cericola

Publisher: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi

 

Donatella Fanfani as Anthy Himemiya

Emanuela Pacotto as Utena Tenjo

Cinzia Massironi as Kozue Kaoru

Marco Balzarotti as Sayonji Kyoichi

Anna Maria Tulli as Tokiko Chida

Claudio Moneta as Akio Ohtori

Dania Cericola as
A-Ko
Dios (child)

Davide Garbolino as Miki Kaoru

Debora Magnaghi as Wakaba

Diego Sabre as Tatsuya Kazami

Federica Valenti as Nanami Kiryu

Giusy Di Martino as Shiori Takatsuki

Graziella Porta as B-Ko

Ivo De Palma as Souji Mikage

Jenny De Cesarei as Aiko

Loredana Nicosia as Juri Arisugawa

Lorella De Luca as Keiko

Luca Semeraro as Ruka Tsuchiya

Marina Thovez as Mamiya Chida

Monica Bonetto as Mitsuru

Nicola Bartolini Carrassi as Dios (adult)

Patrizia Cattaneo as Yuko

Patrizio Prata as Touga Kiryu

Roberta Gallina Laurenti as C-Ko

Italian companies 

Distributor: Yamato Video (Italy)

Dubbing: DEA Digital Editing Audio

German staff 
German cast 

Translation:
Hanne Linde
Marcus Tieschky
Michele Stäuble
Tobias Hössl

Executive producer: Marco Stäuble

 

Magdalena Turba as Anthy Himemiya

Ranja Bonalana as Utena Tenjou

German companies 

Distributor: Anime-Virtual

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

Russian staff 
Russian companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: MC Entertainment

Russian cast 
(none)

Tagalog cast 
Tagalog staff 

"Translator/Writer: Pocholo Gonzales

Translator/Writer: Benjie Dorango

Voice Direction: Pocholo Gonzales

Brian Mathew Ligsay as Mike / Tory (Ohtori Akio)

Arnold Abad as Kevin

Benjie Dorango as Tommy

Brian Ligsay as
**Mike / Tory (Ohtori Akio)
Man 2

Gab Tiongson as
Julie
Silhouette Girl A

Lilibeth Bonus as ChuChu

Pinky Rebucas as Ursula

Ryan Ang as
Kevin Simon
Man 1
Mitch
Sonny
Tsuwabuki

Sherwin Revister as Nana (Wanda)

Teng Masilongan as Angie

Thea Marabut as
Mickey
Silhouette Girl B

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: Hero


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Muse Communication Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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