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Revolutionary Girl Utena
少女革命ウテナ
1997 · TV series · 24 min episodes · 1 season
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"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 bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. Now a teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy; however, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.
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If you aren't turned off by the girly aspect of it (The director previously worked on Sailor Moon) Revolutionary Girl Utena is comparable to Evangelion in terms of being ambitious and Avant-guard. (The movie is meant to be watched after the show. There's a fan website with a bunch of essays analyzing the show still active, there's a lot of subtle stuff going on in it, it was also partially inspired by japanese avant guarde theater in the 70s counterculture era.) I feel the dub hurts the material because the actors sound like they are doing children's theater so it's best watched subbed.
Big O is also a good show though it gets better as it goes along. It gets kind of abstract and embraces a sort of "theater of the absurd" sort of atmosphere so don't go into it expecting a typical narrative to the story.
If you like American superhero movies or comics at all Tiger and Bunny is a great Japanese show with a unique take on them.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica was sort of described as a "deconstruction" of Sailor Moon type shows, a writer with a horror background does a grim and gritty story that starts off like a Sailor Moon sort of thing and goes somewhere else.