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Summary: Utena rocks my blody socks off!!
Review: I have all the Utena DVD's; all 39 episdoes AND the movie 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!!
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Summary: Watch the series, skip the movie
Review: My advice for this set is to buy the two series DVDs of this set individually & skip the movie altogether. The Rose Collection DVDs are a great deal as anime goes, each having 6-7 eps on them (as opposed to the later DVDs which only have 3 or 4), & even though they are far from completing the story, you do get a complete storyline out of the two DVDs.The Rose Collection introduces the viewer to Utena (our heroine), Anthy (the Rose Bride), & the student council, who are dueling over Anthy in order to obtain the "power to revoluntionize the world." Utena stumbles into the duels by accident, but soon is caught up in world of the Rose Bride due to her increasing attachment to Anthy. The episodes go from hilarious (the curry ep, for example) to serious, & something similar can be said about the different types of relationships in the series. The last episode of the Rose Collection is just a review of the season, but it also hints at what is to come in the rest of the series. The series can be abstract & absurd at times, but by the end you feel very satisfied in the resolution, & every time there's a new revelation about the truth of what's going on, you can't help but be excited that you're getting closer to figuring it all out. Meanwhile, you get to laugh at the funny situations that come up, or rejoice at Utena's victories, or worry about the problems that come up. The movie starts out well enough. It is similar in concept to the series, & even the point behind the resolution is the same. Some of the relationships have changed completely. Nanami doesn't exist (except as a cow in a video), & Touga has a very different (but actually quite interesting) role. The movie is even more abstract than the series, but there's some cool imagery in the first half. However, the actual "power to revolutionize the world" in the movie is so stupid that even in the world of Utena it was completely ridiculous. I watched the director's commentary at the end, hoping he'd explain why he chose that, & his only explanation was that he didn't think anyone would expect it. Well, yeah, I'd say not. Anyway, you should skip buying this one as a set, & just buy the individual Rose Collection DVDs, then buy the rest of the series in the sets. Save yourself the mental trauma of watching the movie.
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Summary: Watch the series, skip the movie
Review: My advice for this set is to buy the two series DVDs of this set individually & skip the movie altogether. The Rose Collection DVDs are a great deal as anime goes, each having 6-7 eps on them (as opposed to the later DVDs which only have 3 or 4), & even though they are far from completing the story, you do get a complete storyline out of the two DVDs. The Rose Collection introduces the viewer to Utena (our heroine), Anthy (the Rose Bride), & the student council, who are dueling over Anthy in order to obtain the "power to revoluntionize the world." Utena stumbles into the duels by accident, but soon is caught up in world of the Rose Bride due to her increasing attachment to Anthy. The episodes go from hilarious (the curry ep, for example) to serious, & something similar can be said about the different types of relationships in the series. The last episode of the Rose Collection is just a review of the season, but it also hints at what is to come in the rest of the series. The series can be abstract & absurd at times, but by the end you feel very satisfied in the resolution, & every time there's a new revelation about the truth of what's going on, you can't help but be excited that you're getting closer to figuring it all out. Meanwhile, you get to laugh at the funny situations that come up, or rejoice at Utena's victories, or worry about the problems that come up. The movie starts out well enough. It is similar in concept to the series, & even the point behind the resolution is the same. Some of the relationships have changed completely. Nanami doesn't exist (except as a cow in a video), & Touga has a very different (but actually quite interesting) role. The movie is even more abstract than the series, but there's some cool imagery in the first half. However, the actual "power to revolutionize the world" in the movie is so stupid that even in the world of Utena it was completely ridiculous. I watched the director's commentary at the end, hoping he'd explain why he chose that, & his only explanation was that he didn't think anyone would expect it. Well, yeah, I'd say not. Anyway, you should skip buying this one as a set, & just buy the individual Rose Collection DVDs, then buy the rest of the series in the sets. Save yourself the mental trauma of watching the movie.
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Summary: Bleh
Review: Okies...you like utena eh? You wanna see what utena is about? Well...don't watch this, i saw it thinking, YAY! A MOVIE! likea continuation or a summ up of it all...well they did some pretty weird and stupid things in this movie...don't watch it...i gave it 2 stars because the pics are cool, but really, a car wash? C'mon y'didn't need that...
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Summary: Utena The Magnificent
Review: Utena is a fabulous series with great animation, music, characters and plot. The Rose Collection is a bargain especially the Limited Edition Movie that comes with it. Utena is very unique and individual, no other anime compares to this entirely. Highly Recommended. For complete reviews on Utena, check out AnimeOnDVD.com for a full analysis.
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