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Utena Tenjō
Utena anthy !!
Utena's the one with the sword, Anthy's the red one
天上 ウテナ

Tenjō Utena

Personal
Age 13
Birthday December 29th
Physical
Blood Type B
Statistics
Gayness 10
Boldness 8
Commitment 10
Lewdness /
Relationship Status In a relationship
Other
Portrayal Tomoko Kawakami

Utena Tenjō is a protagonist of the series Shōjo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena). She's a confident, down-to-earth girl who wants to become a prince, because once upon a time, a prince comforted her after her parents died. She wears masc clothes and works hard to be noble. Many girls in school have crushes on her, and her best friend Wakaba Shinohara calls Utena her boyfriend, although Utena is a little exasperated and confused by this and insists it's all a joke.

Utena's life complicates when she gets wrapped up in strange duels and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride, a student named Anthy Himemiya. The student council claims that Anthy is a source of mysterious power, but Utena just sees a normal, kind of weird girl who would benefit from more friends, and tries to convince Anthy to quit being the Bride. As the series progresses, many of Utena's goals and beliefs are challenged, from her relationship with Anthy to what it means to become a prince - and whether or not that's really such a good idea.

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  • At the beginning of the series, Utena is positively swamped by girl admirers. She lets them borrow her towels and cheer her on during basketball.
  • Her friend Wakaba acts like she's dating Utena. Utena isn't comfortable with liking girls then, but she encourages and appreciates Wakaba, and their relationship is a cornerstone throughout the series.
  • When Anthy becomes Utena's bride, she and Utena share a dorm.
  • Anthy and Utena get to know each other over the course of the Student Council Arc.
  • In Episode 3, Utena takes Anthy to a ball even though Anthy says she's afraid of crowds; however, after a malicious prank results in Anthy's dress melting, Utena swoops in with a dress made out of a tablecloth, and the two dance together.
  • In Episode 11, Utena presses Anthy to admit she's unhappy being the Bride, trying to change her back into a normal girl. Soon, though, she loses a duel and Anthy to the victor. Utena becomes numb and conforms to her gender; multiple times, when seeing Anthy, she internally forces herself to act 'normal'. Due to Wakaba's persistence, Utena realizes how important Anthy has become to her and how important being a Duelist has become to her 'self'.
  • Over the course of the Black Rose Arc, Utena and Anthy spend more time together and become better friends.
  • In Episode 23, someone asks Utena if she knows any friends who might benefit from evil elevator therapy. Utena later wakes from a dream to find that Anthy has fallen asleep holding Utena's hand. Utena gently realizes that Anthy can't quit being the Rose Bride.
  • When the Apocalypse Arc begins, Utena and Anthy move into the school chairman's tower and get a new bed on each other's level. Anthy and Utena spend their nights talking about growing up, relationships, and the habits of dying elephants, among other things, ending with them holding hands.
  • In Episode 25's talk, Utena tells Anthy that she doesn't mind when Anthy acts strange. She wants to be a friend Anthy can come to if she ever feels troubled.
  • Anthy and Utena's relationship eventually becomes problematic to the antagonist, who takes steps to separate them and turn them against each other. Utena feels resentful and betrayed, but she still cares for Anthy.
  • In Episode 37, when Anthy uses poison as a metaphor for her hurting Utena, Utena says she's poisoned Anthy as well. The two hope they'll be able to still be friends in ten years. After this conversation, Anthy tries to commit suicide. Utena stops her while screaming that they'd promised to be together in ten years. The two girls have their first honest conversation with each other collapsed on the rooftop. Utena admits, after Anthy reveals her corruption, that she was using Anthy to shore up her own ego and that she never paid attention to how much Anthy was hurting. She insists that there's no way she can abandon Anthy and forget about all this.
  • In Episode 37, Juri Arisugawa, student council member and known lesbian, asks Utena what she's going to do about Anthy. "You love her, don't you?" she asks contentedly. Utena doesn't know how to respond.
  • At the climax, Utena's finally given the opportunity to be with her prince. However, she realizes Anthy will be hurt and refuses. Even after Anthy fatally betrays her, she recognizes the pain that Anthy's in and crawls and stumbles and bleeds her way to Anthy. It's her tears that open the gate to saving her.
  • In the movie, Utena and Anthy begin dating, and kiss many times. Utena turns into a car to help Anthy escape Ohtori.

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