Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Revolutionary Girl Utena begins with a tragedy that leaves a young princess shattered after both her parents die. A traveling prince comforts her, wipes away her tears, and gives her a ring bearing a rose emblem, promising that as long as she keeps it, they are destined to meet again. The moment stays with Utena Tenjou, who grows up determined to become a prince herself. Years later, Utena attends Ootori Academy, where the same rose emblem on her precious ring leads her into a hidden world beneath the school’s elegant surface. Drawn by the scent of roses, she sees Anthy Himemiya tending the flowers while Student Council President Touga Kiryuu and Vice President Kyouichi Saionji argue over her. What seems like a strange encounter quickly pulls Utena into the secret society of Duelists, ring-bearers who battle for the ownership of the Rose Bride, Anthy Himemiya, said to possess great power. Shaken by Anthy’s treatment and determined to prove she can act as a prince, Utena challenges the system around her. As she fights the Duelists, she tries to save Anthy from the cruel fate imposed on her and confront the meaning of the promise that inspired her life.