Someone tell me what it was about. In particular, what does all the various symbolism mean, what are we supposed to take away from Mikage's arc, what's the deal with Kozue, and why did Nanami turn into a cow that one time.
Impossible difficulty: explain Miki's stopwatch.
anyways let it never be said cromalin lastname is a woman who backs down from a challenge. i had a thing written up on this website about miki's watch, but now i can't find it. either it fell away into the sands of time or the search function is acting up again. either way, i'll just copy what ikuhara (the director/showrunner) had to say on the matter real quick
interview
super secret true meaning
a lot of the time it actually shows a bunch of number puns. nana is 7 and mi can be 3, so when nanami comes in it gets stopped on 73
beyond just that interview empty movement is just a great resource for utena stuff, whether you want to read fan interpretations like i just wrote out here, see archived fan works such as doujin, read translations of interviews and official materials (including the light novels, written by the head writer of currently airing "utena in space" anime gundam witch from mercury, in which touga and miki have sex among other things), or watch occasional livestreams of the musicals (which are very fun). check it out! they've been going for over 20 years now, and they're one of the last vestiges of early internet anime fandom still being updated.
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You went above and beyond, comrade, and I thank you deeply for a wonderful series of effortposts.
this is 3 pages in google docs. on the bright side i can just post it to my tumblr now and get tasty engagement hopefully
Omnomnom, people paying attention to me :xok:
This was an excellent post. Thank you.