| Utena is a girl who dresses
like a prince. While attending prestigious Ohtori Academy, she finds a rose signet
ring and ends up in a duel. By winning, Utena is engaged to the Rose Bride, who
offers herself to Utena but is rebuked. Utena pines for her own (male) prince
until she understands that this is her destiny with the Rose Bride. She defends
the Rose Bride against others who wish to possess her, since the Bride holds the
key to a magical sword that has something to do with a magical castle. The
movie is based on the anime series of the same name, and as a standalone film,
the story is a bit confusing. I'm not quite sure what really happens at the end,
but the last scene finds them together, naked and kissing :-) If you're curious
about anime, Utena seems to be one of the most popular girl-power stories.
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