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⌈ Secret Post #514 ⌋

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128. I don't know... I think you kind of missed the point. Utena rejected becoming a princess, and rejected Akio-- instead choosing to rescue her friend (or more if that's what you want to see, they left it ambiguous). In the end Anthy ALSO rejected Akio, the man she loved, to cast off her supressive role of the Rose Bride and go find Utena... and live for herself.

I found it to be a very empowering ending.

(Even though, for the record, I -do- ship Utena/Anthy.)

I got the same impression, of Anthy living for herself, and...rambled about it in my own comment on the 7th page ^^; Yeah, I think the series is very against the Prince/Princess roles and ideals, although I can't speak for the manga.

The manga is a lot like the anime, only a LOT less crackier... and has less of the shoujo-ai subtext.
I'd give it a read sometime, it's very beautiful.

The only thing that bugged me about it was how Utena dealt with Akio in the end. But I'm odd like that.

Hoorah, I shall go read your ramble!

I got the points you're making and I do agree with them-- to a point. If the director hadn't said he deliberatly implied a romance between the two, I wouldn't have a problem with the ending (with the possible exception of the supporting characters, like Juri and Shiori), but now I can only determine that he put it in there because he felt that the girls had to wind up with someone at the end, instead of leaving them romantically unattached to anyone. I really can't think of any other purpose it served.

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