Chatty AF 2: Revolutionary Girl Utena Retrospective

In its 20th anniversary year, Caitlin, Dee and Vrai talk about a series they have all loved and analyzed for many years: the game-changing Revolutionary Girl Utena. 0:00 Intro: How did everyone first watch Utena? 06:15 The dub and localization 10:32 Characterization, worldbuilding, themes and thesis 20:11 Japanese and western cultural context 26:30 The impact of watching Utena at different ages and in different decades 31:24 The handling of unsympathetic characters: Nanami, Saionji, Touga 37:45 Subverting 90s/shojo tropes of romance and sexuality 45:50 Anthy's character 50:45 Director Kunihiko Ikuhara's other works 55:43 The staying power of Utena and its fandom 1:04:49 Outro: Where you can find Caitlin, Dee and Vrai's work Links to some of Caitlin, Dee and Vrai's posts on Revolutionary Girl Utena: www.animefeminist.com/throwback-revo…ry-girl-utena/ Caitlin: twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Dee: twitter.com/joseinextdoor Vrai: twitter.com/writervrai AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 19th February 2017 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/