This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)

#26 | Back to Top10-07-2009 09:29:58 PM

Razara
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

I vote to help Anthy!

BioKraze wrote:

Razara wrote:

The next time I get to play a visual novel with a male protagonist, I'm definitely naming him Bob. Yamada Bob. You're extremely average half Japanese, half American protagonist. emot-keke

That's some cold shit right there, Razara.

Funny as hell, yes, but still. That's cold.

Wasn't meant to be cold. Despite somehow always getting every girl they come in contact with, visual novel protagonists are usually extremely average, thus giving him two very common names in English and Japanese.

It would be the opposite of Tanaka Yubiseiharukana from Ever 17, who was given a very unusual first name because her father felt bad that she had such a common surname. I remember her first name out of spite.

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#27 | Back to Top10-07-2009 10:55:56 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

satyreyes wrote:

"Grandpa, that's not the way you told the story last night..."
"Shut up, you little douche nozzle, or I'll have Buttercup fed to the shrieking eels."

The Girl-Who-Couldn't-Become-A-Princess-And-So-Had-No-Choice-But-To-Become-A-Witch Bride.

Vote: Burn the witch!

I'm... not entirely sure what that's a vote for. Leave Anthy to the natural Anthy-slapping laws of the universe? Or interfere so we can potentially burn her ourselves?

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#28 | Back to Top10-07-2009 11:08:30 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

You're right, I guess burning her isn't quite the same as either helping her or keeping an eye on things.  Silly Choose Your Own Adventure books, always omitting the choice I want to make...

Revote: Do not interfere with Citizen Saionji's lawful witch-slappery!

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#29 | Back to Top10-07-2009 11:41:06 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

As much as I love Saionji, I don't like it when he slaps Anthy.  I vote interfere.


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#30 | Back to Top10-08-2009 12:36:26 AM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Alas, I always wish there were other options like "Flirt outrageously with Saionji(or Anthy for that matter)!"

To keep things interesting, I vote not to interfere.


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#31 | Back to Top10-08-2009 12:37:01 AM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

This option will, more likely than not, have very little impact on the plot. However, it does reflect a question that will probably come up a lot when choosing an answer: do we want D-ko to be a prince, or a princess?

We should probably get an idea of whose route we want to complete, or risk picking so many mixed answering that we get a Bad End. Or do we want a bad end, if it means D-ko going to the Nemuro Hall for counseling?

Personally, I favor going down Juri's route. That, or Anthy's secret route for the sake of seeing a duel with the Mallet of Dios.

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#32 | Back to Top10-08-2009 01:19:53 AM

Charuru
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Wow, very excited. emot-biggrin

I vote not to interfere.

And please no spoilers Razara. emot-smile

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#33 | Back to Top10-08-2009 01:23:58 AM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Sorry. I haven't played the game, and I didn't realize that screenshots from the gallery counted as spoilers.

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#34 | Back to Top10-08-2009 01:30:52 AM

Charuru
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Ahh ok. cool

It's just that I don't know anything about what you've referenced yet, and I don't want to know. emot-biggrin

I think we should do it as Dallbun said:

Now, there are a couple of sites around that will tell you the results of different actions and how to get certain endings, but in my opinion it will be more fun if we take each choice as it comes without worrying about the end result.

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#35 | Back to Top10-08-2009 05:36:45 AM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Interfere! There will be no girl slapping in my presence emot-biggrin


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#36 | Back to Top10-08-2009 01:39:03 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Yes please interfere. I really dislike Saionji when he starts slapping girls.


20 threads dead so far.

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#37 | Back to Top10-08-2009 03:38:57 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

I vote for interference. And give him a good kick in the balls while you're at it.


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#38 | Back to Top10-08-2009 04:49:47 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Princely goody two-shoes-ness manages to win out over understandable caution.

http://ohtori.nu/gallery/var/resizes/Game/Screenshots/Game_Cap_005.jpg?m=1380881918

D-ko:
Hey, stop it!
Hitting a girl like that... you call yourself a man?

Saionji:
What the... who the hell are you?

D-ko:
I'm Kageno D-ko, a transfer student.

Saionji:
People should kindly not meddle in things that don't concern them.

D-ko:
It does concern me! I'm a girl too!

Saionji:
...honestly, first Tenjou Utena, and now this girl.
If you're just a transfer student, then why...

Utena:
What was that about me?

http://ohtori.nu/gallery/var/resizes/Game/Screenshots/Game_Cap_006.jpg?m=1380881918

Saionji:
Tenjou...

Anthy:
Utena-sama...

Utena:
Stay away from Anthy, Saionji!

Saionji:
You again?

Utena:
...

Saionji:
Hmmph. Fine, then.
Soon I'll duel you and take back the Rose Bride.
Anthy, please endure until then.
(he leaves)

Utena:
Himemiya, are you okay?

Anthy:
Yes, I'm fine, Utena-sama.

Utena:
I want to thank you, too, uh...

D-ko:
Kageno D-ko. I'm a 2nd year in the Middle School.
I just transferred here today.

Utena:
Yeah? I'm Tenjou Utena. This is Himemiya Anthy.
And that love-struck idiot from before was...

Anthy:
Utena-sama, classes are about to begin.

Utena:
Oh, right.
(It would be cool if we ended up in the same class.)
See you later!

D-ko:
Ah, wait a minute!
...they already left.
She's really cool! ...and that girl with the glasses was cute as well.
For some reason, I feel like something good is going to happen!

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3636/00000012.png

Hey, some roses just appeared around Utena there in the upper right, and two of them turned red! Looks like we just scored some points with her. Maybe we're a little closer to "drawing the sword of her heart" so to speak. "Revolutionizing her world." "Helping her chick taste the air of freedom." So to speak.

...actually, this isn't an H-game. Oh, well.

By the way... amusingly enough, although the game is fully voice acted, everyone just pauses for a moment whenever they're supposed to be saying the protagonist's name. It's seriously like "I'm ______, a transfer student."

http://ohtori.nu/gallery/var/resizes/Game/Screenshots/Game_Cap_007.jpg?m=1380881918

Teacher: (Male)
Starting from today, a new classmate will be joining you in your studies,
here in Middle School 2nd Year, Class C.
You... before you sit down, please introduce yourself.

D-ko:
Self introduction, huh?
First impressions are really important, so I've gotta do this properly.

Hello! I'm Kageno D-ko.
I'm coming from a public middle school, so this will be my first experience with dorm life.
I'm looking forward to finding out what it's like!
Um, my dorm is...

Teacher:
Actually, your dorm hasn't been decided yet.
Please ask after school, when you go to introduce yourself to the Chairman of the Board.
Your bags should have arrived by then, as well.

D-ko:
Uh, sure!
I don't understand the addresses or campus at all yet, so everyone, please help me out!

http://ohtori.nu/gallery/var/resizes/Game/Screenshots/Game_Cap_008.jpg?m=1380881918

(Sound of footsteps. Did Utena just get here late somehow, even though she left before us?
Probably held up by that one teacher. Either that, or we're just walking to our own seat.)

Utena:
Hey, we meet again.

D-ko:
Oh, Utena-san!

Utena:
Just "Utena" is fine.
In exchange, I'll just call you by your given name too, okay?
Adding "san" and "kun" and all that is a pain, right?

D-ko:
Utena... Tenjou Utena, huh?
Getting to make friends with someone like her on my first day is really lucky!
Now that I've gotten to know her, I want to talk some more, but...
What should I talk about?


CHOICE:
Do you have a girlfriend?
Do you have a boyfriend?

Heh! Screw moral quandries about whether to confront Saionji or not not. This is what I call a choice! emot-wink

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#39 | Back to Top10-08-2009 04:54:13 PM

Riri-kins
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

I say ask if she has a girlfriend. (Oh, wait, we already know the answer to that. emot-biggrin)


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#40 | Back to Top10-08-2009 08:10:42 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

This is just too difficult a choice to make!


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#41 | Back to Top10-08-2009 08:19:01 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Irresistible.  Vote: Ascertain Utena's openness to same-sex experimentation.

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#42 | Back to Top10-08-2009 08:19:50 PM

hollow_rose
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Definitely girlfriend.


20 threads dead so far.

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#43 | Back to Top10-08-2009 08:20:38 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Due to the lack of estimated votes my mind forsees, I will select boyfriend, just to be a bitch.

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#44 | Back to Top10-08-2009 09:05:33 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Pry into her sex life with "Tooga" and see if she's got the hots for him.

(Vote boyfriend)


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#45 | Back to Top10-08-2009 09:12:57 PM

Charuru
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Boyfriend, and pretending the gaydar isn't beeping.

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#46 | Back to Top10-08-2009 09:55:05 PM

Razara
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

I say Ask Her If She Has a Girlfriend. I'm sure it's what Ikuhara would have wanted. She calls D-ko by her first name, and suddenly gets questioned out having a girlfriend.

When the series continues, Utena goes back to using "-san" to address Kanae and Shiori, because in side she's thinking, "If I call her by her first name will she think I'm into girls and in front of Anthy and the chairman what if I get kicked out of school for that oh my god oh my god *paranoia*."

It all makes sense.

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#47 | Back to Top10-08-2009 10:21:33 PM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Razara wrote:

It all makes sense.

Hah, sounds about right to me. Of course, I was already prepared to add this game to my personal canon, just because it adds to Anthy's slap count. school-devil

For the record, current votes are 4 for "girlfriend" and 3 for "boyfriend." I'm not closing it yet or anything, though.

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#48 | Back to Top10-08-2009 11:18:33 PM

Katzenklavier
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Boyfriend. Just to be a stinker.


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#49 | Back to Top10-08-2009 11:35:12 PM

Charuru
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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

Please change my vote to girlfriend!

Because I want to see the next part. emot-biggrin

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#50 | Back to Top10-09-2009 01:06:20 AM

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Re: Let's Play! Utena for the Sega Saturn!

This should be interesting.

I vote to ask Utena about her sex life with Anthy, though we all know she's tappin that a-.....yeeeeeeaaaaaaah.

(Vote: Girlfriend)


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