Season 1
(1997)
Overview
"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up." When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who wrapped her in his rose-scented embrace and bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. In fact, she was so impressed that she aspired to be like the prince and also help those in need.
Cast
as Utena Tenjou (voice)
as Anthy Himemiya (voice)
as Touga Kiryuu (voice)
as Kyouichi Saionji (voice)
as Juri Arisugawa (voice)
as Miki Kaoru (voice)
as Nanami Kiryuu (voice)
as Akio Ohtori (voice)
as Souji Mikage (voice)
as Ruka Tsuchiya (voice)
as Wakaba Shinohara (voice)
as Kanae Ohtori (voice)
as Kozue Kaoru (voice)
as Shiori Takatsuki (voice)
as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (voice)
as Keiko Sonoda (voice)
as Tatsuya Kazami (voice)
as Tokiko Chida (voice)
as Mamiya Chida (voice)
as Dios (voice)
as Chu Chu (voice)
as Mari Hozumi (voice)
as Aiko Wakiya (voice)
as Yuuko Ohse (voice)
as Shiori's boyfriend (voice)
as Tanaka (voice)
as Yamada (voice)
as Suzuki (voice)
Episodes
The Rose Bride 0.0
April 2, 1997
Utena Tenjou is a schoolgirl in the eighth grade of Ohtori Academy. She has the strange memory that, when she was very …
For Whom the Rose Smiles 0.0
April 9, 1997
Winning the duel with Saionji, Utena is now the Victor of the Duel and is to be "engaged" to the Rose Bride, who is Ant…
On the Night of the Ball 0.0
April 16, 1997
Utena unintentionally unleashed the Power of Dios in the last Duel with Saionji, which attracted Touga's interest in he…
The Sunlit Garden - Prelude 0.0
April 23, 1997
Utena and Miki are about to begin a duel. The rest of the episode and the following one are flashback to show what has …
The Sunlit Garden - Finale 0.0
April 30, 1997
In the tune Anthy just casually played, Miki found a "glow" that he had been seeking. He has a twin sister, Kozue, who …
Take Care, Miss Nanami! 0.0
May 7, 1997
Lately, someone has been trying to take Nanami's life. Overhearing a conversation between Anthy and her brother Touga, …
Unfulfilled Juri 0.0
May 14, 1997
Juri believes there are no miracles. In the past, she secretly loved someone, but she couldn't win the person's heart. …
Curried High Trip 0.0
May 21, 1997
Somehow, Anthy's curry and rice explodes and that shock switches Utena and Anthy's personalities. Now Utena is feminine…
The Castle Said to Hold Eternity 0.0
May 28, 1997
In the Kendo Dojo, Saionji and Touga are fighting a Kendo duel. Touga defeats Saionji by a narrow margin. Utena hears f…
Nanami's Precious Thing 0.0
June 4, 1997
Taking the Rose Bride to the Arena without a duel besides inflicting a wound to Touga, Saionji is now expelled from sch…
Gracefully Cruel - The One Who Picks That Flower 0.0
June 11, 1997
Having observed the last five duels, Touga is now positive that he has completed collecting sufficient data to defeat U…
For Friendship, Perhaps 0.0
June 18, 1997
Utena was defeated. But the real shock for her was not the fact that she was defeated, but the fact that from Touga's e…
Tracing a Path 0.0
June 25, 1997
In this episode, we review episodes 1 through 12 with Ohtori Akio's monologue (In the next episode, we will learn he is…
The Boys of the Black Rose 0.0
July 2, 1997
Utena meets Anthy's brother, Akio. Akio has been engaged to Ohtori Kanae whose father is the chairman of the board of t…
The Landscape Framed by Kozue 0.0
July 9, 1997
Mikage and Mamiya figure that they can make use of the Student Council members to make duelists strong enough to defeat…
The Cowbell of Happiness 0.0
July 16, 1997
Nanami holds a party to show off her designer's brand pendant. However, Juri shows up with a more gourgeous pendant. Lu…
The Thorns of Death 0.0
July 23, 1997
Shiori, who Juri got a secret crush on, has transferred back to Ohtori Academy. Juri, however, is so cold to her. Shior…
Mitsuru's Impatience 0.0
July 30, 1997
Tsuwabuki has still been serving Nanami as if he were her servant. Tsuwabuki's friend, Mari, isn't happy with him for b…
A Song for a Kingdom Now Lost 0.0
August 6, 1997
One day, Utena receives a love-letter from a guy. And the guy turns out to be Wakaba's childhood friend, Tatsuya, who s…
Wakaba Flourishing 0.0
August 13, 1997
Lately, Wakaba has been acting so brisk. And she goes home straight right after school. Actually, Wakaba has a secret a…
Vermin 0.0
August 20, 1997
The reason why Nanami's followers, Keiko, Yuuko, and Aiko, are with her even though Nanami is so bad-natured, is that t…
Nemuro Memorial Hall 0.0
August 27, 1997
There is only one black rose left now. Akio is wondering if Mikage will finally fight Utena himself. But instead of fig…
The Terms of a Duelist 0.0
September 3, 1997
Mikage asks Utena to join his seminar again, actually trying to include her in his side, the Black Rose Association. Th…
The Secret Nanami Diary 0.0
September 10, 1997
Tsuwabuki heroicly rescues Nanami and ends up spending time in the infirmary. While he is recovering Utena and Anthy ha…
Their Eternal Apocalypse 0.0
September 17, 1997
Anthy and Utena move out of their dorm and into the right wing of the chairman's office so Anthy and Akio can be closer…
Miki's Nest Box (The Sunlit Garden - Arranged) 0.0
September 24, 1997
The End of the World use the recently injured Kozue to get Miki to duel with Utena! Of course, realizing it's his chanc…
Nanami's Egg 0.0
October 1, 1997
Nanami is having dreams of her laying an egg.. unfortunately for her, she wakes up with an egg in her bed! Does this me…
Whispers in the Dark 0.0
October 8, 1997
An old friend named Ruka returns to the Academy after a long leave. He takes over the Fencing Team again, and then chal…
Azure Paler Than the Sky 0.0
October 15, 1997
Ruka is back once more, but this time he takes Juri and uses her to duel Utena for him! Will Utena be able to pull off …
The Barefoot Girl 0.0
October 22, 1997
Utena has started thinking about her Prince again.. and if she's allowed to love someone else. Utena's world is about t…
Her Tragedy 0.0
October 29, 1997
Nanami finds out that her and Touga are not true siblings, and becomes overly depressed by this. To the point of runnin…
The Romance of the Dancing Girls 0.0
November 5, 1997
After Touga attempts to get Nanami back, she refuses and blurts out the truth. Then... that night, she sees Akio doing …
The Prince Who Runs Through the Night 0.0
November 12, 1997
Anthy has Akio deliver some roses to a far away place, taking Utena with him. After a day at the Carnival, Utena and Ak…
The Rose Crest 0.0
November 19, 1997
Utena is invited to a theater play, and takes Akio and Anthy. Unfortunately, she doesn't know that the play is about th…
The Love That Blossomed in Wintertime 0.0
November 26, 1997
Touga suddenly comes back into Utena's life, wanting to spend more time with her. Then, Touga finally realizes the trut…
And Thus Opens the Doorway of Night 0.0
December 3, 1997
Touga tells Utena the truth. About his true feelings, and that he's always loved her.. Unfortunately for Touga, Utena l…
The One to Revolutionize the World 0.0
December 10, 1997
Utena has gone though many battles.. Friends, Student Council, and people she barely knew. Nothing will compare though,…
End of the World 0.0
December 17, 1997
Utena vs. The End of the World. The truth is discovered.. about the duels, the Rose Bride, and the Prince.
And Someday, Together, We'll Shine 0.0
December 24, 1997
Everything comes to an end. Something shiny, eternity, miracles, the revolution of the world. Catch the stunning climax…