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"Once upon a time...
...there was a princess grieving over the deaths of her mother and father. Before this princess appeared a prince traveling upon a white horse. His appearance gallant, and his smile gentle, the prince enveloped the princess in the scent of roses, and wiped away her tears. |
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'Little one bearing up alone under grief, please lose not thy strength and nobility when thou growest up. As a token of this day, please retain this.' 'Pray, shall we meet once more?' 'This ring should guide thee to me.' Was the ring from the prince meant as an engagement ring? That part was good, but because of the strength of her admiration for the prince, the princess made up her mind to become a prince herself! But is that really good for her?" ** |
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Now Utena, a 14-year-old at Ohtori Academy unwittingly finds herself trapped in the midst of romance, jealousy, lies and the biggest bunch of sword-dueling ever. Will she stumble across her prince again as he promised? Will she discover what the true "Revolution of the World" is that everyone keeps talking about, and will she be the one to make it happen? Her rose signet ring must be the key to all of this. Perhaps her prince will resurface. Watch and see! |
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** excerpt taken from Shoujo Kakumei Utena English Script Episode 1: "The Rose Bride" Translation from The Utena Encyclopedia
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