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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: Utena Tenjo is a girl who transfers to Hou Gakuen's middle school in search of her first love, Prince Charming. 6 years old, she loses her parents, and in her grief wanders in the rain and falls into a river. The mysterious man who saved her at that time leaves her a ring shaped like a rose and disappears, promising to reunite with her. In order to reunite with the man who saved her life, Utena transfers to Hou Academy. However, the s...
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Page Count:
189
ISBN13:
9784091360847
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(4.33/5)3 ratings2 reviews
Mrs_Disssays
August 18, 2022
catsays
July 17, 2022
A lot of nostalgia in reading this. It deviates from the show a bit, but the movie deviated from the show as well so I don't really care. I'm curious to see how different it will be. Part of the fun of ウテナ is just how off the wall it can get at times.
Basic plot: A girl is saved by a prince as a child after she loses both of her parents, and growing up she both:
a) wants to meet her 初恋 prince
b) wants to be a prince
I'm leery of saying more than that as explaining further would ruin some o
javerendrated
March 21, 2025
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i wrote the following in the forums, when i was approaching the end of the 4th volume:
i first watched the anime many years ago, and it’s been a favourite of mine ever since. with a few rewatches, i know the characters and plot quite well. going into the manga, i knew to expect some differences. and there are plenty, sometimes small details, sometimes quite large differences. but the characters remain true to themselves.
and the characters are really the core of Utena. they are layered and com