SHOUJO KAKUMEI UTENA ENGLISH SCRIPT EPISODE 30: "THE BAREFOOT GIRL"

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guy        Well like, I said it was my first kiss, but she just
           ran away.
Wakaba     Saying it's your first kiss is pretty shameless.
guy        But saying it's your first makes a better impression.
Wakaba     Look, people see right through that kind of lie.
Wakaba     All it does is get her to start not trusting you.
Utena      First kiss, huh?
Utena      I wonder if that's what that was.

title      The Barefoot Girl

Akio       I don't know if they came out well, but...
Utena      Wow!  Akio-san, you really can do everything can't
           you.
Akio       Shouldn't you praise me after you try it?
Utena      But like, guys who can bake cakes are way rare.
Anthy      Coming!
Wakaba     Hi!  I'm Shinohara Wakaba!
Utena      Such great timing she has...
Wakaba     Did Akio-san bake this cake?
Akio       Please help yourself.  I can't guarantee how it'll
           taste.
Wakaba     Wow!  Akio-san, you really can do everything can't
           you.
Utena      I just said that.
Akio       Please don't praise me until after you've tasted it.
Wakaba     But like, guys who can bake cakes are way rare.
Utena      I just said that too.
Wakaba     Party-pooper.
Utena      Look, Akio-san's already got a fiancee.
Wakaba     Hey, that doesn't matter where love's concerned.
Utena      Yeah right.
Akio       What're we talking about?
Utena      Nothing.
Wakaba     Oh, nothing at all!
Akio       Working on your feminine wiles?
Utena      Oh, 'course not.
Wakaba     Utena.
Wakaba     If you keep being so uptight...
teacher    ...you'll never fall in love.
teacher    Behave more like a girl!  I'm saying this for your
           sake.
teacher    Wearing boy's clothing isn't the slightest bit
           attractive.
Utena      But you know, everyone says this style's pretty hip.
teacher    What's this "everyone says"?  All that matters is good
           sense that I decide as guidance counselor!
Utena      Yeah, but...
teacher    Vice Principal, please tell her straight off.
teacher    You must abide by the rules.  Girls should wear nice,
           fluttering skirts.
Utena      Who thought that one up?
Akio       What seems to be the problem?
teacher    Oh my, Mr. Chairman.
Utena      Akio-san.
teacher    What do you mean, "Akio-san"?!
Utena      Well, um, I...
Akio       Vice Principal.
teacher    Yes sir.
Akio       I'd like to attend tonight's Middle School staff
           social.
teacher    Oh my my my, I've always wanted rub shoulders and chat
           with the Chairman of the Board.
teacher    So, Mr. Chairman, err...regarding the members of the
           inspection team of our sister campus in Amsterdam...
Akio       Ah yes.  The formal announcement from the selection
           committee may come out any day now.
teacher    I was wondering if, by any chance, you could perhaps
           mention my name...
Akio       I'll keep that in mind.
Akio       Now, I have some business with this girl.  I'm
           borrowing her.
teacher    How fabulous...the Chairman's looks, and fashion...
Akio       Oh, and take care not to constrict the students too
           much with the rules.
Akio       I'm counting on you to offer guidance that maximizes
           the student's independence.
Utena      Umm...
Utena      What "business" did you have with me?
Akio       You dummy.  I don't have any such thing.
Akio       I'm a fan of that valiant style of yours too.
Utena      It's not that great...
Akio       Besides, seeing you standing up for your beliefs
           against those nagging teachers...
Akio       ...seemed somehow strong, and noble to me.
Utena      Are you sure the Chairman of the Board should be
           saying things like that?
Akio       Who cares?  After all, you're my sister's - no,
           my close friend.
Utena      Really.
Akio       Let's go.
Utena      Dummy!  What're you thinking.  He's already got a...
Utena      Hey, I've been seeing that car around a lot lately.
Akio       It's a popular model this year.
Akio       Don't you like it?
Utena      No, that's not it...
Wakaba     U-te-na...
Utena      Wakaba.
Akio       Hello, Shinohara-san.
Wakaba     Hi there!  Um, could you call me "Wakaba" instead of
           "Shinohara-san"?
Wakaba     Hey, what's with sneaking out here all alone with him?
            Gettin' pretty involved, aren't we?
Wakaba     You about to go on a date or something?
Utena      Of course not.  We're just bumped into each other.
Wakaba     Really?
Utena      Really.
Wakaba     Really really?
Utena      Damn straight!
Wakaba     In that case, Akio-san, could I go driving with you?
Utena      Hey now.
Wakaba     I'm sure meeting you like this today must be fate or
           something.
Utena      You've been coming over to play every day.
Wakaba     Pretty please with sugar on top!  I'll remember it my
           whole life!
Akio       Well, let's see.  If around two hours is alright, I
           think I can spend time with you.
Wakaba     Yes!!
Utena      Man, talk about pushy.
Wakaba     Uh-uh, you stay here.
Utena      How come?
Wakaba     Cause...a date is something two people do by
           themselves.
Wakaba     Right, Akio-san?
Utena      Oh really.
Utena      Well, later.
Wakaba     See ya.
Wakaba     Ba-ha-hi!
Utena      Ba-ha-hi!

Wakaba     Ah, what a nice memory.
Utena      Oh, really.
Wakaba     The ocean was so pretty, the breeze felt so good...
Wakaba     It was the bestest possible date.
Utena      Yeah yeah.
Utena      Anyways, I think you know already, but Akio-san's-
Wakaba     Already got a fiancee, right?
Wakaba     And here I was in such a good mood and stuff.
Wakaba     It was just a drive.  Nothing more.
Utena      You sure about that?
Wakaba     Ah ha, well look who's jealous!
Utena      No way in hell!
Anthy      Good morning.
Wakaba     Morning!
Utena      Oh, good morning, Himemiya...
Anthy      Good morning, Utena-sama.
Utena      It couldn't be.
Utena      It just couldn't be.

Utena      Who I love is my Prince...
Utena      Nobody but the Prince who gave me this ring...
Utena      Why am I this...
Utena      Why?  WHY?
Utena      Why is my heart pounding this hard?
Utena      A..ki...o....san...
guy        Tenjou!
guy        You alright?
Utena      Yeah, nothing major.
guy        But what's up messing up like that?  It ain't like
           you.
Utena      Sorry 'bout that.
guy        Watch out, okay?
Utena      Sure.
Utena      Something's definitely wrong with me.
Utena      Ow...
Anthy      Are you okay, Utena-sama?
Utena      Sort of...  Sorry for the trouble.
Anthy      Not at all.  But why don't we go put some ice on it in
           the infirmary?
Utena      Say, Himemiya?
Anthy      Yes?
Utena      You and I...
Anthy      Hmm?
Utena      Akio-san.
Anthy      Brother, Utena-sama is...
Akio       What's wrong?



Akio       Now, hop in.  You should have that looked at properly
           at the hospital.
Utena      Sorry about this.
Akio       Take care of things here.
Anthy      Okay.
Utena      Why can't Himemiya ride too?
Akio       Uh-uh.
Akio       A date is something two people do by themselves.
Akio       Your best friend taught me that.  Am I wrong?
Akio       Later, Anthy.
Anthy      Farewell, brother.
Anthy      Ba-ha-hi!

Utena      Um, Akio-san?
Akio       Hmm?
Utena      I'm really sorry about all of this, making you go all
           the way to the hospital and all.
Akio       Don't worry so much.  We're already just like family
           aren't we?
Utena      Yes.
Utena      Ummm....
Akio       Hmm?
Utena      The ceremony's next spring, right?
Utena      Kanae-san's such a wonderful person.
Akio       True.
Akio       Well, here we are.
Utena      Thank you.
Akio       Does it hurt?
Utena      I-I'm just fine.
Akio       The doctor said you shouldn't walk around today,
           right?
Utena      Wha-?  No, I'm fine.  I can walk.
Akio       You shouldn't force yourself.  I'll carry you.
Utena      You're a playboy, aren't you?
Akio       Why?
Utena      I mean, you seem really good at making women feel
           good.
Akio       Really?
Utena      You're sort of, not very Chairman-like, or
           maybe...kind of bad.
Akio       Well, you don't do what people tell you, and go around
           wearing guy's clothes.
Akio       We may just be two of a kind.
Utena      But I'm doing it because of my Prince.
Akio       Prince?
Utena      I want to meet this Prince I loved in my past...and
           so...
Akio       I'll carry you on my back.  Or would you prefer in my
           arms?

shadow     Those shoes, those shoes, those shoes!
shadow     Throw out those shoes at once!
shadow     Why should I do that to my precious red shoes?
shadow     If you wear those you'll have to go on dancing until
           you die!
shadow     There are things...one does...even if one
           knows...they're wrong!
shadow     After all...don't you have...the same red shoes...as
           mine?
shadow     I own them, that's all.  I'll never put them
           on.
shadow     You won't put them on, but you have them.
shadow     You have them, but you won't put them on, fool.
shadow     Your life's too short for that!
note       ["hakanai" = "don't put on" / "fleeting time"]

Anthy      Utena-sama...
Utena      Yes?
Anthy      Aren't you hungry?
Utena      Why?
Anthy      It didn't look like you touched most of your dinner.
Utena      Oh.  I wasn't that hungry.
Utena      See, about Wakaba.
Anthy      Yes?
Utena      Wakaba said a while ago that there's no such thing as
           a "wrong" love.
Utena      That love wasn't something you can control.
Utena      But there really are people you mustn't fall in love
           with, aren't there.
Anthy      I don't know much about that.
Anthy      But, I think that just like Wakaba-san said, "love"
           has a part of it that you can't control.
Utena      You really think so?
Utena      Come to think of it, do you have anybody you love?
Anthy      Yes, I do.  A Prince.

Touga      Well my goodness.  Tenjou Utena, is it?
Touga      The owner of the glass slipper...
Akio       That's right.  You've fallen for her, haven't you?
Touga      Yeah.
Touga      It sure was a shock losing that Duel to her.
Touga      No, it wasn't losing the duel, it was realizing there
           was a girl who could shake my way of thinking.
Touga      That was the first time anything's ever made me
           reconsider how I've led my life.
Akio       You've got good eyes.  She'll be a good woman.
Touga      That's right, Mr. Chairman.

Akio       Utena-san?
Akio       You also didn't eat very much yesterday...are you feeling
           ill?
Utena      No, um...
Akio       What's the matter?
Utena      Yeah, "what's the matter" indeed?
Akio       Kanae-san.  How unusual to see you at this hour.
Kanae      I can't catch you except at this time, can I?
Akio       Really?
Kanae      Really!
Akio       I've been busy lately.
Kanae      Busy stargazing?
Anthy      Good morning, Kanae-san.
Kanae      Good morning, Anthy-chan.
Kanae      I swear, when will you ever call me "sister".
Kanae      Oh, you're...Utena-san, right?
Utena      Good...morning.
Akio       Some breakfast?
Kanae      No thanks.
Kanae      Besides, my mother's here.
Akio       Your mother?
mother     It's been a while, Akio-san.
Akio       Mother, what brings you here?
mother     I have something to discuss with you.

Akio       Regarding what matter?
Akio       I believe the performance of my duties is proceeding
           without incident.
Akio       Could it be something that cannot be discussed over
           the phone?
mother     Akio-san...have you been avoiding my daughter, Kanae?
mother     Your position at this school is based on your getting
           married to my daughter.
mother     And don't forget that engagements can be canceled at
           any time.
Akio       I'm being good to Kanae-san.  So much that I'm
           thinking of naming a comet after her when I find one.
Akio       Besides.  Look.  This is Kanae-san's favorite
           fragrance.
Akio       I'm always wearing the cologne Kanae-san likes, and
           when we're all alone together...
Akio       And how is the real Chairman doing?
mother     Who cares about that man.
mother     You.  You're my only Prince.

Wakaba     Hey hey, Utena!  I finally saw Akio's fiancee, Ohtori
           Kanae.
Wakaba     She's so wonderful.  Beautiful, and smart-looking,
           plus she's a rich girl...
Wakaba     I guess it feels like I just can't win...or whatever.
Utena      No.
Utena      I'm in love with my Prince!



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Utena      Himemiya, you're type-AB, right?
Utena      Let's see, elusive and seldom reveal their true
           feelings huh?
Anthy      And you're type-B, right Utena-sama?
Anthy      Type-B's are self-centered and prone to
           misconception...
Utena      Yeah, sorry okay.
Utena      By the way, how come Nanami's staying in our room?
Anthy      Because Nanami-san's a type-B.
Utena      Well, she is sort of misconception-prone...
Utena      Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena:
Utena/text Her Tragedy

	

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