Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Rose Collection Vol. 2

Starring:Revolutionary Girl Utena
Studio: Software Sculptures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The mysteries of Ohtori Academy unravel a bit more in this second collection of episodes. Our noble heroine, Utena, is drawn into a series of bloodless fencing duels, the winner receiving the loyalty of Anthy, the mysterious Rose Bride. Being the first winning female Duelist, Utena has some peculiarities to resolve, sometimes quite comically. Nevertheless, she wants to free Anthy of her obligation and allow her to be a regular student, much to the chagrin of the shadowy student council who dub themselves "End of the World." Director Kunihiko Ikuhara (the inferior Sailor Moon) adopts a variety of tones in this series. "Curried High Trip" is played for laughs while the next episode, "Castle Where Eternity Dwells," deals ominously with Utena's past when her parents died (offscreen) and she is brought hope by way of a prince's gift--a ring, the symbol of a Duelist at Ohtori. Several duels take place in these episodes as we see the sides more cleanly defined: Utena will have to face down the student council at some point. The final episode recaps the first 12 episodes and tantalizes us with a key development for future episodes (there's 39 in all). Some mild domestic violence and oddly subtitled songs ("Absolute Destroy Apocalyptic," "Paleozoic Era in the Flies") will ruffle some parents, but girls ages 9 and up accustomed to anime will find this engaging entertainment. --Doug Thomas
Description
From the director of Sailor Moon. Utena never wanted to be a Duelist. She came to the Ohtori Academy in pursuit of the mysterious prince from her past, not to fight for possession of the Rose Bride. But the President of the Student Council is also a Duelist, and he may be Utena's long-lost prince as well. Can Utena fight the man she's loved since childhood? Contains episodes 8-13.

Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Rose Collection Vol. 2
Average customer rating:

AWSOME!

Utena has me mezmerized... o_O

Intriguing Character Development...

Sailor Geeks on Prozac with major mental issues?

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Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Rose Collection Vol. 2
Starring: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Manufacturer: Software Sculptures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 630575246X
Release Date: 2000-04-11

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The mysteries of Ohtori Academy unravel a bit more in this second collection of episodes. Our noble heroine, Utena, is drawn into a series of bloodless fencing duels, the winner receiving the loyalty of Anthy, the mysterious Rose Bride. Being the first winning female Duelist, Utena has some peculiarities to resolve, sometimes quite comically. Nevertheless, she wants to free Anthy of her obligation and allow her to be a regular student, much to the chagrin of the shadowy student council who dub themselves "End of the World." Director Kunihiko Ikuhara (the inferior Sailor Moon) adopts a variety of tones in this series. "Curried High Trip" is played for laughs while the next episode, "Castle Where Eternity Dwells," deals ominously with Utena's past when her parents died (offscreen) and she is brought hope by way of a prince's gift--a ring, the symbol of a Duelist at Ohtori. Several duels take place in these episodes as we see the sides more cleanly defined: Utena will have to face down the student council at some point. The final episode recaps the first 12 episodes and tantalizes us with a key development for future episodes (there's 39 in all). Some mild domestic violence and oddly subtitled songs ("Absolute Destroy Apocalyptic," "Paleozoic Era in the Flies") will ruffle some parents, but girls ages 9 and up accustomed to anime will find this engaging entertainment. --Doug Thomas

Description

From the director of Sailor Moon. Utena never wanted to be a Duelist. She came to the Ohtori Academy in pursuit of the mysterious prince from her past, not to fight for possession of the Rose Bride. But the President of the Student Council is also a Duelist, and he may be Utena's long-lost prince as well. Can Utena fight the man she's loved since childhood? Contains episodes 8-13.

Customer Reviews:

AWSOME!.......2006-05-18

WOW! This volume is better than the first. The first episode on this is VERY funny and lighthearted. The rest though dramatic really make you feel for the characters. Really can't wait to see more (black rose is next)!

Utena has me mezmerized... o_O.......2004-12-11

I have all the Utena DVD's; all 39 episdoes and let me just say, this anime is AMAZING!! It is by-far my favorite anime... If you were debating over wheter to get this anime or not, get it. It's fabulous!! BUY IT NOW!!

Intriguing Character Development..........2004-12-05

More of the same, but on a greater scale. After a fun filler episode where Utena and Anthy switch bodies, we're introduced to some downright weird but ultimately mystifying episodes tying together the pasts of Saionji, Touga and Utena. Nanami's insane personality takes a bit more sinister turn, and Touga, after possibly proving himself to be a "prince," turns into a master planner. After Utena falls for his trap, she is forced to re-examine her life.

Not only does Rose Collection 2 keep you glued to your seat (I watched the whole DVD in a day wheras I spread out the first one), but it also works as a great set-up for the second season. I haven't seen it and don't know what will happen, but after seeing that black rose seal, I can't wait to find out.

Sailor Geeks on Prozac with major mental issues?.......2003-12-31

This DVD needs to be rated with a negative number. While there are certainly some entertaining
and beautiful sequences, the vast, overwhelming majority of this series is almost indescribable.
This is a disturbing series set in a dream, fantasy atmosphere with a complicated, chaotic, and
pointless plot.
While it is true that I have not seen the first rose collection, I am confident that this series is not
supposed to make sense. The Sailor Moon series is far superior in every way, except for some
of the artistic sequences (much of which make no sense, are repeated over and over, or are
more aggravating rather than necessary for the story line).
A note on the characters, essentially there are no real characters except for Utena. All of the
others are shadowy, shallow and most certainly in some kind of daze. At least all of the
characters, including Utena, have some kind of heavy mental defect which makes them appear
more alive, albeit disturbing.
There is nothing real to grab on to in these stories. It's impossible to identify with the characters
or to tie any thing in the stories to the real world. On most levels, the school appears to be
completely in a fantasy dream world, but in one story, they go across our earth in search of
magic spice.
The first story is the best. The animation is poor, the editing is the worst I have seen, but it does
have insane elephants trying to stop the Sailor Geeks from reaching their magic spice, which
they are obsessed with finding to the point of risking their lives for no apparent reason. That part
was pretty funny and completely out of step with the rest of the series. It is very hard to
appreciate this due to the very choppy, nasty editing though.
All of the characters are very self-centered, except possibly for the Rose Bride. It is hard to
describe how psychotic they all are. The Rose Bride seems to be merely the sword sheath
brought to life and has the personality of a flower. Its purpose (as gender in this series is often
undefined, bent, smashed, blurred, etc) is to be totally mentally controlled by its owner. This
might be for good or evil, or for a bride or a friend, or to simply take sword wacks. The songs are
chaotic, disturbing, sometimes pretty evil, and certainly ominous.
Although I am sure some might think that these stories have serious lesbian overtones, it
appears that Utena is not really a lesbian, but is instead demented, and thinks she can be a real
prince. Towards the end, when this illusion is shattered, she gets confused, depressed, and I
think it's pretty clear that she decides that it is better to be a lesbian than a woman. Why did the
series feel it necessary to do that?
Some say that this series supports woman empowerment, but to me it just says that if you are a
woman, you are not as good as a man, so if you don't like it, be your own man. Is that woman
empowerment?
At the end we have a kind of revue of what is going on. Utena appears to be a tool in the conflict
of opposing sides (everything set against everything else). The dream world that they are in is a
type of hell trying to break through at the end the world to become the Apocalypse. In the
Apocalypse, evil will be defeated by good, and this appears to be the evil side living in an
insane, fearful dream world. This point is religiously repeated over and over again and sung in
songs as if they were the hymns of hell (literally). Of course this is a confused series, so it was
the pretty part of hell maybe...if that makes any sense!
My daughter, who is 14 thought it was very weird, strange, and even though she is an A student,
she could not figure it out. She lost all interest even though she loves cartoons and anime. I am
so glad that I decided to watch it with her, as I think it was necessary to explain and I believe that
this series is dangerous to a young mind (which I did not know at first). If she had been

interested in it, I would have quickly not allowed her to watch the rest. As it turned out, I would
not be able to force her to watch it.
Overall I would have to say that the series is confused, and very much like a pretty, but very
poisonous cake, without a reason or a point. This is for a mature audience, but is obviously
geared to young women. I cannot imagine any of the women I know, or who I have ever known,
liking these stories and letting their daughters watch it. I used to know of some guys who like this
type of anime and they scare me.
Amazon has much better anime to buy. If you like gender bending, get Ranma 1/2, if you like
fluff, get Sailor Moon, if you like action get Dragonball, if you like warm characters with crazy
ones, get Maison Ikkoku or Tenchi.

revolutionary anime.......2003-10-23

utena rocks! i rented the rose collection 1 on netflicks and was hooked by the first episode. what's nice about the rose collection 1 or 2 is that it has 7 episodes on it, so you can really get into the characters and the story. the character designs are great and the story is very mysterious. this is a very character driven show. i have seen a lot of anime and this is one of the best. other anime i love: evangelion, mobile suit gundam, gunbuster, macross.

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