Chatty AF 213: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong - Episodes 35-39

Vrai, Chiaki, and Cy return to wrap up the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series. Revelations are had. Tears are shed. Only the movie remains. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:47 Reactions 0:03:58 Utena’s place in queer media 0:0838 Juri’s line: “Pure” vs “genuine” 0:14:43 Anthy’s storyline / rewatchability 0:16:44 Portrayal of race / WOC as the universal scapegoat 0:25:04 The stabbing 0:33:56 Akio 0:39:23 Anthy’s transformation / Utena’s realization 0:45:30 Movie expectations 0:49:31 Final thoughts? 0:52:26 Trans readings 0:53:44 Final thoughts 00:55:42 Outro Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social Cy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Chiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moe AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Tuesday 16th July 2024 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/