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Revolutionary Girl Utena: After the Revolution
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Three short stories set after Utena’s revolution.
Utena has saved Anthy by defeating Akio in the final duel, but in doing so she has vanished from the world. Now the student council members at Ohtori Academy find themselves in their own revolutions.
Utena has saved Anthy by defeating Akio in the final duel, but in doing so she has vanished from the world. Now the student council members at Ohtori Academy find themselves in their own revolutions.
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Paperback, 200 pages
Published
October 6th 2020
by VIZ Media LLC
(first published May 10th 2018)
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It feels a little absurd to review After the Revolution, because you probably already know whether you're going to read it or not. I'm a big fan of Utena, even if I can't say I understand it, so I knew I'd be picking this one up. If you're on the fence, I'd say this is classic Utena: beautiful, confusing, and a little frustrating. It follows some of the characters 20 years later, though whether it's the characters from the anime, manga, movie, or a unique version is hard to say.
Of course, all Ut ...more
Of course, all Ut ...more
Twentieth anniversary epilogue/follow-up to one of the wilder manga and anime series of the '90s. After the Revolution consists of three short stories focusing on the graduates of Ohtori Academy as adults. Touga and Saionji are now rival art dealers summoned to claim a mysterious artist's most valuable painting; Juri, now a professional fencer, still hopelessly in love with her old crush Shiori and forced to confront a rival from her past; and Miki and Kozue, still navigating their difficult sib
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I’ve heard a lot about Utena all throughout my life as a wee manga/anime nerd. Unfortunately I’ve never read or watched it. I know, I know. Double shame on me.
I requested this because I’ve always wanted to and thought why not! It’s never too late.
Er, this might not have been the manga to get started on.
I found the story and the characters hard to follow. I was a bit more than confused. Still that seems more on me than anything.
If you’re a Utena fan I would definitely recommend that you check t ...more
I requested this because I’ve always wanted to and thought why not! It’s never too late.
Er, this might not have been the manga to get started on.
I found the story and the characters hard to follow. I was a bit more than confused. Still that seems more on me than anything.
If you’re a Utena fan I would definitely recommend that you check t ...more
The way that time folds in on itself, and these characters are simultaneously older and yet not changed at all from their teenage selves, is quintessentially Utena. It makes it a much more fitting 20th anniversary present than a straight sequel. This manga forces us all to go back into the headspace the original work put us in, and reexamine the ways in which we might not have changed as much as we think from when this series first took us for a ride. Society's strictures are very tempting. It's
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20 years later, new revolutions have begun.
After Utena defeated Akio in the original series she disappeared as explained in the description of the book (which is a bit spoiler for that series but it has been out for a while and this is a sequel.) Within this book you will be treated, confused, and mesmerized as students that had attended Ohtori Academy with Utena and Anthy are suddenly discovering their own revolutions as they deal with their strong emotional connections to the world whether it ...more
After Utena defeated Akio in the original series she disappeared as explained in the description of the book (which is a bit spoiler for that series but it has been out for a while and this is a sequel.) Within this book you will be treated, confused, and mesmerized as students that had attended Ohtori Academy with Utena and Anthy are suddenly discovering their own revolutions as they deal with their strong emotional connections to the world whether it ...more
This was a very cute and quick read. As a Revolutionary Girl Utena fan I can say that I'm glad to own this now but I'm also a bit disappointed. It doesn't really tie up any loose ends for either the manga or anime series, but it does seem to lean in that direction. The characters are older now and they still seem to struggle with the same issues they had in both series, so this manga focuses on their having to confront them. I say that this volume doesn't tie up loose ends because by the end of
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I had really hoped this follow-up would reveal *something* substantial about Utena and Anthy. It does not do that and it can be argued that's a consequence of how the initial manga ended but it is still a disappointment. These short stories explore the other characters and I appreciate the work put into them. I do wish we had more Utena and Anthy to process though.
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I read (and watched) Utena years ago. Based on my confusion with revisiting the stories of the characters now I would recommend that you re-read the Mangas if you haven't them recently. I think I would have enjoyed this addition more that way.
Still love the artwork. ...more
Still love the artwork. ...more
Loved it. Love Utena. It was nice to see Utena play the prince for her fellows. I really liked the ending. It just felt short, if anything.
This is just what I hoped for: little vignettes of moments 20 years past, and yet so much open that the characters get to continue living on in your memory in whichever way that you like.
I found this book a little hard to follow, just because I wasn't entirely sure how it fit into the story as a whole. Utena as a specter who haunts her friends and former classmates pasts despite their complete loss of memory regarding her is an interesting concept, but it took a second to figure out what was going on. That being said, I did enjoy the short stories, especially the Juri story, which I felt was the standout one in the volume.
I'd recommend this for Utena fans with the caveat that i ...more
I'd recommend this for Utena fans with the caveat that i ...more
ウテナの20年後？！？とびっくりして、すぐに買った一冊。ウテナとアンシーがどうなっていたのか不思議なままで、それがちょっとがかりしたのだが、雰囲気がウテナシリーズぴたりだがら面白かった。
I was surprised and immediately had to buy this book when I saw there was a sequel to Utena taking place 20 years later! Utena and Anthy's future are still a mystery and that was a little bit disappointing, but the atmosphere was perfectly still Utena so I enjoyed it. ...more
I was surprised and immediately had to buy this book when I saw there was a sequel to Utena taking place 20 years later! Utena and Anthy's future are still a mystery and that was a little bit disappointing, but the atmosphere was perfectly still Utena so I enjoyed it. ...more
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This is a nice follow up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the series in Japan. The short stories take place several years after the events of Revolutionary Girl Utena and are closures of a sort for the side characters. Saionji and Touga's rivalry, Juri's love for Shiori, and the conflicted Kozue twins are the main characters. But though each will have to face the past, with a running thread of Utena ...more
*Warning: Possible Spoilers*
I would put this at a 1.5.
Was excited for this but just finished reading it and am kind of disappointed. For anyone who is an Utena fan of the manga and anime will come to find that these stories are a bit of a rehash of bits from both sources and the only thing original is the fact that you get to see what the members of the student council were doing after they left Ohtori Academy and entered the real world.
Out of the three, here's how I would rate the stories:
1. To ...more
I would put this at a 1.5.
Was excited for this but just finished reading it and am kind of disappointed. For anyone who is an Utena fan of the manga and anime will come to find that these stories are a bit of a rehash of bits from both sources and the only thing original is the fact that you get to see what the members of the student council were doing after they left Ohtori Academy and entered the real world.
Out of the three, here's how I would rate the stories:
1. To ...more
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Utena is a universe with such complexities hidden beneath obscure and ridiculous intentions/environments. I was curious as to how the “After the Revolution” epilogue would encompass a world we had escaped at the original conclusion. It is sent in the future and showcases the members journeys that have led them into the free world and yet continues to chain them in the past. It was interesting to see how Utena was the catalyst as she had ultimately taken the princes’ place at the end of her own j
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I was so excited to read this, like “really? They’re releasing some kind of sanctioned fan fiction about what happens to the students of Ohtori Academy after Utena disappears/moves on?” If Ohtori is about arrested adolescence and a refusal to “grow up” by getting over yourself/your hang ups, then the idea of its students becoming adults is kind of fascinating. Like, can you get out of Ohtori by just aging out, or do you have to revolutionize the world and cease to exist in that world like Utena
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Sep 27, 2020
Adriano Barone
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"Noi siamo ancora vivi".
Non penso di avere mai letto un remix a fumetti, ma non saprei come altro descrivere queste storie.
I comprimari della serie regolari vengono mostrati nella loro vita da giovani adulti, e i loro traumi raccontati in maniera leggermente diversa, ma sempre identica, in un certo senso congelati nel tempo, e solo la presenza di Utena, fantasma-bambina ispiratrice, li porta a rivoluzionare il loro mondo, con un finale che lascia sottintendere un eterno ritorno della storia dell ...more
Non penso di avere mai letto un remix a fumetti, ma non saprei come altro descrivere queste storie.
I comprimari della serie regolari vengono mostrati nella loro vita da giovani adulti, e i loro traumi raccontati in maniera leggermente diversa, ma sempre identica, in un certo senso congelati nel tempo, e solo la presenza di Utena, fantasma-bambina ispiratrice, li porta a rivoluzionare il loro mondo, con un finale che lascia sottintendere un eterno ritorno della storia dell ...more
Let me start by saying how much I love Revolutionary Girl Utena. I discovered it recently and it was the badass feminist magical girl manga I’ve been longing for.
When I heard of this book, I was super excited. Finally a little bit of continuation for the open ending!? Yes please!
But this book fell short. I didn’t realize it was basically just short stories about the characters in the future. Not my favorite, but it grew on me! I was having a really nice time reading..... until Miki’s story.
Skin ...more
When I heard of this book, I was super excited. Finally a little bit of continuation for the open ending!? Yes please!
But this book fell short. I didn’t realize it was basically just short stories about the characters in the future. Not my favorite, but it grew on me! I was having a really nice time reading..... until Miki’s story.
Skin ...more
Utena is my absolute favourite anime of all time. I have the original mangas as well and it was great to see the artwork and characters again. That said, the story is incredibly weak. I was hoping for a glimpse into life for Utena after the end of the anime/manga but we just get an update on some of the other characters who make passing references to Utena. Maybe I'm just not pretentious enough anymore but it was just completely wishy washy and vague and not in the compelling way it used to be.
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What it says in the tin and it is gay, which is exactly what I wanted from this. The author and Ikuhara's foreword say that the readers won't want to see Utena and Anthy as adults and I have to strongly disagree with that. Obviously, it would mess with the ending of the original Utena but still, it's been 20 years+.
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It is far too difficult to fairly judge the story or the characters because this is my first that I have read in this universe (arguably, this is not where you want to begin, so seriously don't-just too confusing). My comments will be restricted to illustrations and more general story topics. I felt the illustrations were a strong selling point. They are pretty standard and what I expect from a manga. The themes were fine, but not really my area of interest.
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An interesting series of stories about the Utena characters 20 years "after the revolution!" Closer to following the post-canon of the anime, but you know; it's Utena. What's a timeline.
I really liked Juri's story; it's another redux of the drowning boy and Ruka, but it ends in freedom. All the stories do, to greater or lesser degrees! Worth it just to see baby Utena and baby Anthy hug. ...more
I really liked Juri's story; it's another redux of the drowning boy and Ruka, but it ends in freedom. All the stories do, to greater or lesser degrees! Worth it just to see baby Utena and baby Anthy hug. ...more
A short but welcome distraction from this current apocalypse.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but coming back to these characters felt both familiar and distant. The main cast are free of the academy, and its many years later. This ribbon of accountability that ties them all together was exactly what I needed. Just long enough to be impactful. ...more
I wasn't sure what to expect, but coming back to these characters felt both familiar and distant. The main cast are free of the academy, and its many years later. This ribbon of accountability that ties them all together was exactly what I needed. Just long enough to be impactful. ...more
The artwork is lovely, perhaps because characters look like themselves. Ageless, even though the story claims to be set in the future. There is not the same magic or strangeness of the original series. The stories are fine and serviceable, but not quite as satisfying as the original.
I whole-heartedly loved the anime and movie but this anthology, sadly, was only a 3-star for me.
a solid 3.5
Love manga with romances in strife!
The artwork was stunning. I'd probably have understood more had I read anything in this series before, but I do enjoy the gorgeous imagery this provided. ...more
The artwork was stunning. I'd probably have understood more had I read anything in this series before, but I do enjoy the gorgeous imagery this provided. ...more
2020 Read #606
Not my ideal addition to the Utena franchise and world, but I did like the story about Juri.
Not my ideal addition to the Utena franchise and world, but I did like the story about Juri.
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