"Now, I will take up this sword and protect you. And we will live in the castle...we will live happily together, forever.."

"And Himemiya?"

"She will remain the Rose Bride, forever."


So Dios, a name which means God, fell from grace and became Akio..

Christianity and other Abrahamic religions are very patriarchal .. God is called He, and all have oppressed women.

What if this God had a sister, who was the real martyr, but she was erased and abused and silenced by the fallen god? Is Anthy partly meant to represent the long suppressed female aspect of divinity?

And the notion of Heaven and Hell.. Akio basically tells Utena "believe in me, I'm your prince.. let's live happily for eternity while she, over there, suffers forever!" and at that moment Utena finds the courage to grab her sword from his hands. Isn't this in some way a metaphor for Christianity?

How could anyone be happy in Heaven while knowing that others are suffering eternally?

Forgive me I know this isn't very well worded .. I'm rambling.. But, I would love to hear thoughts ! And also how this might relate to other religions! Thanks