Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena in English; 少女革命ウテナ in Japanese) is a television and manga series created by Be-Papas. Both incarnations of Utena, as well as the associated movie, follow the experiences of a teenage girl named Utena as she becomes involved in shadowy duels at Ohtori Academy.

The TV, manga, and movie versions of Utena diverge substantially in the details of their plots. Nevertheless, there is a good deal of thematic unity between them. All three meld the high physical drama of the duels with the psychological melodrama of their characters' relationships to exist in a genre that is simultaneously drama, romance, and magical girl. Some viewers also find yuri or shoujo ai undertones in Utena, though these are held to be more prominent in the movie than in the anime or manga. The surreal atmosphere of Utena and the intense focus on the characters' psychologies and interrelationships also characterize all three incarnations of Utena to varying degrees. Underneath these themes, Utena is fundamentally a coming-of-age story centering on the burgeoning maturity of its title character and those around her.