UtenaCode v1.0
SenshiNeko
complicated as the MoonieCode (because it doesn't have to be), and there is
no 'personal' section (since it would be the same as the MoonieCodes').
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The Utena Code (a classification system for Shoujo Kakumei Utena fans)
Created on: 2 August 1999
Current version: 1.0
Author: SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.net>
Recent Updates: none, initial publishing
Introduction
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By popular demand, with the creation of the alt.fan.utena newsgroup came the
need for a quick reference to an individual's thoughts and feelings
concerning Shoujo Kakumei Utena - without having the same poll questions
coming up twice a week. ::: sweatdrop ::: Originally inspired by and
shamelessly adapted from the MoonieCode of alt.fan.sailor-moon, here is the
UtenaCode!
How does this thing work, what do I have to do?
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The UtenaCode consists of a few sections: Devotion, Favorites, Dislikes,
Experience, and Music. Each section starts with a capital letter and is
used to describe your personal beliefs regarding Utena. You'll learn more
about the sections (as well as about the qualifiers) later, for now just
please remember you shall pay special attention to case-sensitivity.
How to create *your* very own UtenaCode:
Start with 'Code Identification'. Because there are various Codes on the
net (check Miki no Miko's sig), the first thing is to identify the code
you're using. Begin your code by writing something like:
UtenaCode(1.0)
The numbers enclosed in parentheses indicate the version of the code.
Devotion
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Now try to determine just how much you like Revolutionary Girl Utena! For
your Utena rating, start with a...
U:
...and add a qualifier numeral that matches you most closely:
0 You think you watched Utena once by accident.
1 You mean this isn't that "Sailor Moon" show?
2 You watch Utena because you like hot guys and/or skinny girls, but its
nothing special.
3 You sometimes watch an Utena tape when there's no Sailormoon or Pokemon
on TV.
4 You think Utena is a cool show and like watching it. You've bookmarked
the best Utena websites, and want to see the rest of the series!
5 Utena is one of your favorite anime and watch it regularly. You've
lurked on alt.fan.utena and/or have a web page for Utena, and have gone out
of your way to find some nice Utena merchandise. You've wondered if there
are fencing classes in your area and if you could make one of those Utena
outfits for Halloween?
6 Utena is one of the only things you watch on television - you have all
the episodes from commerical release and are at least seeking the fansubs
and the final few in raw Japanese if you don't have them yet. You're
posting on alt.fan.utena or one of the mailing lists, and when your
non-otaku friends come to visit they ask 'what's with you and this
pink-haired girl'? You choose to listen to Utena music instead of
'favorite' artists and groups.
7 You wear your rose signet ring everywhere you go, hoping someone will
recognize you as a Duellist. You dream about your favorite character... and
insist your significant other dye their hair to match theirs. You have all
the episodes, soundtracks, plush dolls, etc... and wonder how much trouble
it would be to take a 'vacation' to Japan so you could see the 'Adolescence
Mokoshiroku' movie.
8 You have taken to wearing Utena-style uniforms everywhere and are
taking fencing classes just in case someone challenges you to a Duel.
You've memorized all the dialogue of the series, which is actually a
documentary story portrayed in an anime format. You've been taking piano
lessons, just so you can play "The Sunlit Garden". You dumped your
long-time boy/girlfriend to search for a Touga/Saionji/Akio or
Utena/Juri/Anthy lookalike.
! You are the one destined to bring the Revolution, the reincarnation of
the Victor of the Duel. You actually _have_ a Chu-Chu, complete with
necktie.
If you feel you fit somewhere 'between' two of the above, choose the one
that fit you most and add a "+" or a "-" depending if you're more or less
advanced, respectively. Additionally, if you do things listed in two or
more very different categories, write the one that most closely matches you,
then the highest of the other categories enclosed in square brackets.
Example: someone who watches Utena only to see skinny long-legged girls
wearing short skirts and couldn't care less about the storyline, but has
dreams about Utena, collects her pictures, and urges his girlfriend to dye
her hair salmon pink would be: U:2[7]
Favorites!
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It's time to tell everyone who your favorite characters are and how much you
love them!
This is a separate section of the Code, so add a space after your Utena
Devotion rating, then write:
F:
And choose up to two of the following character identifiers:
Ut...Tenjou Utena / Victor of the Duel
Hi...Himemiya Anthy / Rose Bride
To...Kiryuu Touga / President of the Student Council
Sa...Kyouichi Saionji / Vice-President of the Student Council, Kendo Club
Captain
Ju...Arisugawa Juri / Student Council, Fencing Club Captain
Mi...Kozue Miki / Student Council
Wa...Shinohara Wakaba / Utena's best friend
Na...Kiryuu Nanami / Touga's sister
Ka...Kozue Kaoru / Miki's sister
Sh...Takatsuki Shiori / Juri's friend
Ts...Tsuwabuki Mitsuru / Nanami's 'boyfriend'
Ak...Ohtori Akio / Dean of Ohtori Academy
Mk...Souji Mikage / Host of Mikage Seminar
Ma...Chida Mamiya / Mikage's 'friend'
Oh...Ohtori Kanae / Engaged to Akio
Ho...Hozumi Mari / Tsuwabuki's friend
Kz...Kazami Tetsuya / Wakaba's friend
Di...Dios / The Prince
CC...Chu-Chu (yes, Chu-Chu)
Ke...Sonoda Keiko / Nanami's flunky and Duellist
Ai...Wakiya Aiko / Nanami's flunky
Yu...Oose Yuuko / Nanami's flunky
Tc...Tsuchiya Ruka / Juri and Shiori's friend
Tk...Chida Tokiko / Mamiya's sister
S3...Suzuki, Yamada, Tanaka / Nanami's suitors
SP...Shadow Play Girls / A-ko, B-ko, and C-ko
Now, to the identifier of each one you chose add the qualifier:
blank You like this character just a bit more than the others.
+ You like this character and enjoy discussions about them. You have
some pictures of them and visit their web shrines once in a while. Kind of
like Wakaba's 'crush' on Saionji.
++ You _really_ like this character. When watching Utena, you pay
special attention to their actions. You join every discussion about them.
Your computer is full of pictures featuring them and have at least seriously
considered creating a shrine devoted to them. You would be great friends
with this character, like Utena and Anthy.
+++ This character is the only reason you watch Utena. In fact, the
anime should be named for them. You're their Miko, and everyone who doesn't
recognize their glory must be converted. Think Nanami's 'obsessive'
feelings toward her onii-sama.
As the suffix to the qualifier, add:
< If you find this character less interesting than you used to.
blank If your opinion about this character has been stable for a long
time, and you doubt it'll change.
> If you feel your obsession with this characteri is increasing.
Example: Utena is just the best! I want to be like her when I grow up. :)
I also like Touga, he's dreamy. ::: heart shaped eyes :::
F:Ut++To+
Example: Why do all these people say those horrible things about my
Saionji-sempai? He's so misunderstood! I'm really beginning to appreciate
and understand what Nanami has to go through protecting Touga from those
after him!
F:Sa+++Na>
Now what's your favorite arc of the story? Remember to write a ":" if you
have favorite characters info stated, then write "p",and pick the saga you
like the most.
SC Student Council Saga (episodes 1-13)
BR Black Rose Saga (episodes 14-24)
OA Ohtori Akio Saga (episodes 25-33)
AP Apocalypse Saga (episodes 34-39)
Example: You find the Mikage and Black Rose storyline the most interesting
and compelling part of the entire series.
:pBR
Dislikes...
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If there are Utena characters you dislike or a part of the Utena story you
can't stand, list them in the Dislikes section.
Separate this section from the previous one with a space, then write:
D:
Now construct this section exactly like you did construct your
'Favorites'... the only difference are in the qualifiers:
blank...There is something in this character you don't like. Hair, tone
of voice, laugh.. whatever. You just don't like it.
- This character really gets on your nerves. You have no idea how
somebody can like them, since it's so easy to see how big a jerk this
character is. You show your dislike by joining threads in which people bash
this character and make occasional snide remarks regarding them
-- ...You hate this character. You _start_ discussions bashing them
and try to convince others that you're right.
--- ...You _really_ hate this character. In fact, you want to Duel them
just so you can humiliate and/or kill them off. You think the show would be
much more interesting without character X taking up so much screen time.
The suffix added to the qualifier means:
< Your hostility towards this character lessens.
blank You don't like this character and you like it the way it is now.
> This particular character peeves you more and more everyday.
Example: That ugly tomboy Tenjou Utena and that submissive whore Anthy
deserve each other. The more I watch, the more I realize what a bad
influence Anthy.
D:Ut-Hi->
Example: Nanami's the Psycho Queen! She needs to be locked away in a zoo
full of animals and never heard from again, I wish the elephants had
squished her. And that Saionji, I don't like how he slaps Himemiya around
either.
D:Na---Sa
Utena Experience
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The description of your Utena Experience is a separate section of the
UtenaCode, so add a space after previous section[s] and write:
X:
First, let others know for how long you've been experiencing the wonder of
Shoujo Kakumei Utena... for every full year you've lived as a Duellist,
write a '*'.
Of course, this part of code can be fine-tuned by making use of the square
brackets.
Example: someone who first saw Utena about six months ago would be: [*]
Example: someone who's been an Utena fan since it first came out in Japan
would be: ***
Now list how many episodes you've watched and how often you watch them.
Conclude the previous subsection with the ':' and continue...
Write "a" (for anime) and then the following:
The number of episodes you own or have have watched, followed by the
indicator how often you watch them. We're not going to indicate subbed or
dubbed here:
blank You've seen these eps once, maybe twice. The tapes gather dust on
the shelf.
+ You watch Utena every month or so, usually when you have nothing better
to do.
++ You can't stand a week without watching at least some episodes.
+++ 24 hours without Utena, and you start going into withdrawal.
++++ I can't talk with you now, she's in the middle of climbing the
stairs to the Duel Arena...
Alternatively, instead of the number of watched episodes you can list the
sagas you've seen, using identifiers from the 'favorite part' section of the
Code above in brackets.
Example: If you own the first thirteen episodes released commerically and
14-25 fansubbed and you watch them every few weeks:
:a25+ or :a[SC][BR]
Music
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For many people, the music of Shoujo Kakumei Utena is one of the most
important and special parts of being a fan. Indicate your musical
preferences by adding:
M:
And then your _favorite_ song or selection from Utena by adding an 'f' and
its name in quote marks like this:
M:f"Sunlit Garden"
If there is a song that grates on your nerves, and you mute the television
whenever it starts playing, tell us by adding a 'd' and that selection's
name:
d"When Where Who Which"
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Example of completed UtenaCode (using above examples):
UtenaCode(1.0) U:2[7] F:Ut++To+:pBR D:Na---Sa:pSC X:[*]:a25+ M:f"Sunlit
Garden"d"When Where Who Which"
If everything went well, you're now a proud owner of your personal
UtenaCode! :D
Suggestions on improving and expanding the UtenaCode can be emailed to
SenshiNeko at nek...@northnet.net
John (SenshiNeko)
UtenaCode(1.0) U:6 F:Hi++Ju+:pSC D:Sa-Na X:*:a[SC]++ M:f"Zettai Unmei
Mokoshiroku"d"Dios He No Inori"
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np: Toki Ni Ai Wa, from Adolescence Mokoshiroku
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"The absolute destiny, apocalypse... for the revolution of the world."
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eirias
Ahem.
Kaoru Miki and Kaoru Kozue.
--
President of the BU Anime Club: http://members.xoom.com/BUAnime/
Over 500 of my movie reviews: http://members.xoom.com/eirias/
Jesus People of perversion: http://members.xoom.com/McGuffins/
Altoids. Zen's ultimate truth ? Possibly.
Miki no Miko
SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.internet> wrote in message
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<snip>
LOL.. Now all we need are the [RW!] (Revolution Wars) and we'll be another
bastard child of AFSM. ^_^
And now I have 3 'codes' in my sig ^_^
--
Miki no Miko
I used to be Silent Warrior.. Don't kill me for changing my handle again..
*cowers in fear*
http://members.xoom.com/agnp/
I've been BIT! by an Erich Owens!
O.O - Sigglypuff v1.0 - O.O Siggy Siggy!
^^^Borrowed from IcyPikachu^^^
"If I seem like I don't give a flying flip, it's probably because I
don't." -Me
UtenaCode(1.0)
U:5 F:Mi+++>Ju++>:pSC D:Sp->Na-< X:[*]:a13++ M:f"rinbu-revolution"
d:"When Where Who Which"
MoonieCode(1.12.05)
SM:5+m- F:sSa>Ur>+:vM9>+:aLu+:pS+R2
D:sCh<- X:[*]:a0r|Ss+|ClRd+ O:d:s-:o?:a-:h++:x?
P:a13:s53:w+:f-:eBrg:hBlBr+:t--:cWh:*Cp:x-:r+
PokéFanCode V1.0
T++/-"Clefairy"++++"Cassandra"+++"Erika"+++"The Ultimate Test"+++"The
Kangaskhan Kid"---
[Fan-fiction Story of the Ice Queen]"The Pokémon US Theme
Song"Sf13/Del.W++AGNP
aj...@king.igs.net
> Mi...Kozue Miki / Student Council
These should be:
Kaoru Miki
Kaoru Kozue
>"The absolute destiny, apocalypse... for the revolution of the world."
Zettai unmei mokushiroku... sekai wo kakumei suru tame ni.
Sorry, I had an urge. ^^;;
~~Andrea Doolan
sekai wo kakumei suru chikara wo!
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| Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala * Oniisama E |"There is always hope and|
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Medellia Blue
Miki no Miko <m...@att.worldnet.net> wrote in message
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>
> SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.internet> wrote in message
> news:wOrp3.696$gW5.2...@homer.alpha.net...
> <snip>
> LOL.. Now all we need are the [RW!] (Revolution Wars) and we'll be another
> bastard child of AFSM. ^_^
Hmmm. . .*thinks* nah, I've got a char each in OW! and PW! that need
posties. No way I'm starting up anything in that vein now. Maybe later,
we'll see. ^_~
> And now I have 3 'codes' in my sig ^_^
I've got two now. ^_^
Oh, and look! I'm wearing my Juri-peach fingernail polish! *shows off her
nails* ^_^
--
*-Jennifer-*
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np: Rinbu-revolution
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medell...@juno.com, AIM MedelliaB
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MoonieCode (1.12.o5)
SM:6-m+ F:sMe++Tx>++:vSf++To>++:aLuAr:p*S
D:vRu> X:*:a34s++|82d-:m2s+ O:d-:s-:o++:a-:h:x
P:a17:s57:w:f+:eGz:hBlD+:t-:cWh:bA+:*Le:x-:r+|
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UtenaCode (1.0) U:5+ F:Ut+Mi++:pSC D:Sa--Na---
X:[*] a[SC]++ M:f"Toki Ni Ai Wa"
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"I swear that I will change the world."
-Rinbu-revolution, Shoujo Kakumei Utena
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SenshiNeko
> SenshiNeko wrote:
> > Mi...Kozue Miki / Student Council
John no baka. :(
(I was concentrating on ensuring none of the codes duplicated when
proofreading this section.)
> >"The absolute destiny, apocalypse... for the revolution of the world."
>
> Zettai unmei mokushiroku... sekai wo kakumei suru tame ni.
Oooh, I get chills. :D
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UtenaCode(1.0) U:6 F:Hi++Ju+:pSC D:Sa-Na X:*:a[SC]++ M:f"Zettai Unmei
Mokoshiroku"d"Dios He No Inori"
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Pook!
>
> SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.internet> wrote in message
> news:wOrp3.696$gW5.2...@homer.alpha.net...
> <snip>
> LOL.. Now all we need are the [RW!] (Revolution Wars) and we'll be another
> bastard child of AFSM. ^_^
Heh...I swear, I wasn't about to start an argument about who everyone's
favorite duellist was...honest... ;)
--Pook! ^_^ (Whistling innocently...)
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Miki no Miko
Pook! <ima...@strangepaths.com> wrote in message
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> Miki no Miko wrote:
> >
> > SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.internet> wrote in message
> > news:wOrp3.696$gW5.2...@homer.alpha.net...
> > <snip>
> > LOL.. Now all we need are the [RW!] (Revolution Wars) and we'll be
another
> > bastard child of AFSM. ^_^
>
> Heh...I swear, I wasn't about to start an argument about who everyone's
> favorite duellist was...honest... ;)
LOL
*wonders why she neves seens any of Medallia's posts* c.c
--
Miki no Miko
I used to be Silent Warrior.. Don't kill me for changing my handle again..
*cowers in fear*
http://members.xoom.com/agnp/
I've been BIT! by an Erich Owens!
O.O - Sigglypuff v1.0 - O.O Siggy Siggy!
^^^Borrowed from IcyPikachu^^^
"If I seem like I don't give a flying flip, it's probably because I
don't." -Me
UtenaCode(1.0)
U:5 F:Mi+++>Ju++>:pSC D:Sp->Na-< X:[*]:a13++ M:f"rinbu-revolution"
d:"When Where Who Which"
MoonieCode(1.12.05)
Medellia Blue
>
> Pook! <ima...@strangepaths.com> wrote in message
> news:37A6EF16...@strangepaths.com...
> > Miki no Miko wrote:
> > >
> > > SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.internet> wrote in message
> > > news:wOrp3.696$gW5.2...@homer.alpha.net...
> > > <snip>
> > > LOL.. Now all we need are the [RW!] (Revolution Wars) and we'll be
> another
> > > bastard child of AFSM. ^_^
> >
> > Heh...I swear, I wasn't about to start an argument about who everyone's
> > favorite duellist was...honest... ;)
>
> LOL
>
> *wonders why she neves seens any of Medallia's posts* c.c
Grr. . .Futuresouth no baka! Their server must not be working right. . .
which isn't unusual, actually. -_-;
If you were referring to other posts (OW!, etc) it's because I've not made
one in too long. I can't seem to shake a case of writers' block long enough
to do anything.
--
*-Jennifer-*
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np: Virtual Star Embryology
aj...@king.igs.net
>Utena Experience
Yeah, I'd say she's pretty exper...<gets whacked with the Sword of
Dios> ^^;;; Sorry, just watched ep 33 again...
Oi! What about the manga? There isn't a manga experience section!
^_^
Watashi no code wa ii desu ka?
UtenaCode(1.0) U:5[6] F:Ju++:pAP D:Ak---Na-- X:[*]:a39
M:f"rinbu-revoltion"
~~Andrea Doolan
who finds ep 33 distrubing. >_<
jurin...@my-deja.com
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That episode was scary. I keep saying to my Utena Plushie, No Utena!!
Dont fall into his trap!! I cried when she did. Then agian, my favorite
episode is 29. It's okay,Juri, It's okay <sniff> I cried there too. I
cry way too much. Strangly, I never cried when watching Sailormoon,
Never, and I've seen all 200 episodes, the three movies, and the
specials. The Manga made me cry though. I have a questions for you,
Andrea-san, Did you like the Juri side story in Manga #5? They made me
mad! Poor Juri-san! She was made strait! Grrr..... ^_^
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
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SenshiNeko
<aj...@king.igs.net> wrote in message news:37a805d8...@news.igs.net...
> SenshiNeko wrote:
>
> >Utena Experience
>
> Yeah, I'd say she's pretty exper...<gets whacked with the Sword of
> Dios> ^^;;; Sorry, just watched ep 33 again...
>
> Oi! What about the manga? There isn't a manga experience section!
> ^_^
My understanding is that in Utena, the manga isn't all _that_ different from
the anime (the manga being developed off the original anime), unlike the
situation between BSSM manga and BSSM anime which has _major_ discrepancies
between the two?
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UtenaCode(1.0) U:6 F:Hi++Ju+:pSC D:Sa-Na X:*:a[SC]++ M:f"Zettai Unmei
Mokoshiroku"d"Dios He No Inori"
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"If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without ever truly
being born. We are the chick; the world is our egg. If we don't break the
world's shell, we will die without truly being born. Smash the world's
shell... for the Revolution of the World!"
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Miki no Miko
SenshiNeko <nek...@northnet.internet> wrote in message
>
> <aj...@king.igs.net> wrote in message
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> > SenshiNeko wrote:
> >
> > >Utena Experience
> >
> > Yeah, I'd say she's pretty exper...<gets whacked with the Sword of
> > Dios> ^^;;; Sorry, just watched ep 33 again...
> >
> > Oi! What about the manga? There isn't a manga experience section!
> > ^_^
>
> My understanding is that in Utena, the manga isn't all _that_ different
from
> the anime (the manga being developed off the original anime), unlike the
> situation between BSSM manga and BSSM anime which has _major_
discrepancies
> between the two?
There is no translated Utena manga, is there? ^^;;
--
Miki no Miko
I used to be Silent Warrior.. Don't kill me for changing my handle again..
*cowers in fear*
http://members.xoom.com/agnp/
I've been BIT! by an Erich Owens!
O.O - Sigglypuff v1.0 - O.O Siggy Siggy!
^^^Borrowed from IcyPikachu^^^
"If I seem like I don't give a flying flip, it's probably because I
don't." -Me
UtenaCode(1.0)
U:5 F:Mi+++>Ju++>:pSC D:Sp->Na-< X:[*]:a13++ M:f"rinbu-revolution"
d:"When Where Who Which"
MoonieCode(1.12.05)
aj...@king.igs.net
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>That episode was scary. I keep saying to my Utena Plushie, No Utena!!
>Dont fall into his trap!! I cried when she did.
I know! And that scene at the end...my god, she even, um, shakes. >_<
Distrubing!!!
>Then agian, my favorite
>episode is 29. It's okay,Juri, It's okay <sniff> I cried there too. I
>cry way too much.
Yeah, I love ep 29. ^_^ Isn't it the best when Shiori waits and then
walks behind her at the end? ^_^
>Strangly, I never cried when watching Sailormoon,
>Never, and I've seen all 200 episodes, the three movies, and the
>specials. The Manga made me cry though.
I cried in a few spots. Ep 61, the R movie, and the end of ep 200.
>I have a questions for you,
>Andrea-san, Did you like the Juri side story in Manga #5? They made me
>mad! Poor Juri-san! She was made strait! Grrr..... ^_^
Yeah, that was evil. As if I didn't hate Ruka enough before...
~~Andrea Doolan
<thinks happy Juri+Shiori thoughts>
jurin...@my-deja.com
it spelled, they have an Utena Anthology Doujinshi with two Juri stories
in it, and the authors are oviously Juri/Shiori fans. There is also a
Juri/Shiori kiss scene in it! Get it if you can! It's excellent!
It's called Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Rapport Comics Parody
Anthology. Here is the link where you can get it-www.nikaku.com.
There is also a hilarous story where Ruka sees Juri in a swimsuit and
gets a nose bleed, and one where Ruka coughs up blood on Shiori and
laughs. O.O;;( He's a sadistic monkey,IMHO) But the best part of this
book is the Wakaba/Tatsuya story. Awww! Poor Wakaba!
Utena Code 1.O
U:7, L--J+++U++W+A+Shi+
D-Ak--Ru--Sa
Music:Rose and Release.
Manga:Volume 5. ^.^
kyou...@my-deja.com
Akio was making me ill at that point.
> >Then agian, my favorite
> >episode is 29. It's okay,Juri, It's okay <sniff> I cried there too. I
> >cry way too much.
>
> Yeah, I love ep 29. ^_^ Isn't it the best when Shiori waits and then
> walks behind her at the end? ^_^
In that episode Shiori's cold words toward Juri when Juri tried to warn
her of Ruka hurted Juri quite a bit, not to mention what happened in
episode 14. Her attitude and behavior toward Juri was inexcusable. She
deserved all she got from Ruka.
I liked episode 29 because it changed me from hating Ruka for what he
was doing to liking him in the space of a few seconds at the end of the
episode when we find out what he was really trying to accomplish (from
the conversation between the two nurses. I think some people missed
that completely). He hadn't had much time left to live, and he wanted
to do something for Juri, the one that he loved. He wanted her to
achieve her full potential as a duelist, and shed her unhealthy
dependence on Shiori. His return to Ohtori Academy was an act of
sacrafice that costed him his life. A heavy price to pay, but Juri was
free of Shiori in the end (see the badminton game) so it wasn't
completely in vain. I've just had a fairly long discussion on that
subject on the Utena mailing list with someone.
> Yeah, that was evil. As if I didn't hate Ruka enough before...
Ruka's my hero. He fed Shiori a double dose of her own medicine that
she herself fed to Juri. Vigilante justice, but justice was served.
Ruka's the MAN! Shiori polishing his sword... humpth, a petty lie, but
a lie nevertheless. Not many people even knew of Ruka's existance, not
even some members of the student councel if you recall their
conversation regarding him. She was a pretty good actress, like he said.
So when it was apparent that Juri was _finally_ over Shiori, I
thought: "GOOD FOR HER!"