This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
Argentina, that's pretty neat. Are manga pretty popular over there?
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Not gonna lie, between working and generally losing all drive for almost everything fandom-related, I forgot about this place for nearly two years. I'm sorry.
Also not gonna lie, I forgot my signature was super cringy from another fandom. Also very sorry, and disgusted at myself. How's everyone doing?!
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Thank you!
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Introduce myself? Well, when I was a kid, I wished to be so famous that people on the Internet would refer to me by a 3-letter acronym. But it was impossible, my initials being one too few. I'd forgotten about all that by the time I chose this handle, and now I've been using it for a decade, but just a few days ago I suddenly realized I'd got my wish after all.
(fake edit: I should clarify that Xom is not an acronym.)
Thank you so much for your inestimable labors maintaining Empty Movement.
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Glad to see new comers on the way.
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Rockalbert wrote:
Glad to see new comers on the way.
Yes, this is quite a nice forum. Sorry I haven't been active, except in this thread.
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Hi! I'm Cosmo, engineering student from Texas. Recently got back into Utena after rewatching it.
My favorite characters are Juri, Kozue, and Shiori, but all the girls are really great too. Miki is cool too, as is Mikage.
I like to draw and write sometimes, but not very often I also do fencing, and have an interest in dueling of all types so that probably explains my affinity towards Utena haha. I look forward to spending time here
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Hello! You can call me Electra!
I recently rewatched RGU and let's just say I wasn't old enough to actually appreciate it for what it is the first time I watched it, hah.
My favorites are probably Miki, Kozue, Juri and Anthy.
I'm a medical student, I live in North Africa & I'm into a bunch of things like psychology, history, cinema and Neon Genesis Evangelion. ^v^
I'm looking forward to meeting fellow fans!
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Wow, North Africa, that's so cool! I came super late to NGE, but I love it too. I love your favorite characters list and it reminded me that I keep forgetting to add my own. Heh, I'm such a flake.
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cosmogonist wrote:
I like to draw and write sometimes, but not very often I also do fencing, and have an interest in dueling of all types so that probably explains my affinity towards Utena haha. I look forward to spending time here
Fencing us really cool! I don't have the fine motor skills that would be required to do it, but I've often tohught I'd like to see a real match, sometime.
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By the way, in terms if characters I like; [in something approximating the actual order] Anthy, Utena, Juri, Wakaba, Miki, Shiori and Movie!Touga.
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Recently rewatched Utena for the umptheen time and figured I may as well bite the bullet, join, and be able to view this site in all it's glory. Favs characters include car Shiori, Miki's Stopwatch, Saionji (with or without exchange diary), best wacky hi-jinks maker Anthy, and of course the titular Utena. Have a lovely day, all.
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Welcome new members! I recommend taking a look at the discord server, since that's a bit more active these days. I personally don't know too well how it works, but if you go into the thread about it I'm sure somebody will help.
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hi! i just *finally* watched utena (and read the manga) despite finding out about it around 1999, when i was a teenager. this stuff was not so easy to get then, anime was so cost-prohibitive and fansubs weren’t really available to me either. i was absolutely captivated by the art and story, and read a lot about it way back when... saved all kinds of the art to my computer, had a realplayer version of the opening sequence that probably took me 800 years to download on our 1999 dial-up 😂 i watched that clip almost daily for a year, probably! it’s always been in the back of my mind as something i wanted to get around to seeing. i’m thoroughly obsessed at this point... it’s rare that i fall so completely into a show. i had remembered some of the general things about the series and some spoilers like akio/anthy, but didn’t remember much about the ending (i mean, i did read spoilers 18-19 years ago, haha) so there were lots of surprises in store despite having some pretty old context for it. it’s nice to meet y’all!
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Hiya !! My name is Laura - I discovered Utena about a year ago, binge-watched it from episode 9 onwards (Sorry i'm a Juri fan i can't help it), and have since rewatched the show eight times & spent hours pouring over analyses to complement my own understanding of the show.
I'm a New Zealander, but I grew up in Paris and as such am bilingual in french & English. I'm also trying to learn Japanese, because anime. I've lived in the UK since I turned eighteen, and I'm now 22. I'm also a lesbian .
I work as a molecular scientist, but spend most of my spare time investigating JUST ABOUT ANYTHING BUT SCIENCE - which includes 90s anime that talks about humans laying eggs and smashing the world's shell, apparently.
Anyway just thought i'd say hi. I've been looking for a forum to discuss this show on for ages so i'm very excited to have finally found one !
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hey i'm sara & i decided to join this forum bc i wanted to get more involved with the rgu fandom (it seems a little dead right now, it's almost as if i arrived over 2 decades late or something). i think i can safely say that utena is my favourite show right now & my fav characters are juri, anthy and utena. plus, i'm incredibly new to this show (i finished it last month) & compared to some of the long-time fans i'm pretty young. i'm still sort of exploring the Lore™ and all that deep stuff. well i'll see some of you lot around
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Hello! I'm Hina, and I still am figuring out this website but I do love it here, and I promise to contribute commentary!
I'm 15, a ftm male and I truly wish that I can be a good member~! Thanks for listening~
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Hi all! I've been a fan of Utena since I found the first DVD set back at Suncoast somewhere around the year 2000 (give or take a year, whenever it came out!)
My friends and I frequented ohtori.nu and all of it's content for many, many years.
I'm surprised I haven't joined until now. Been relistening to all of my soundtracks and rewatched the movie and I really wanted to talk to other fans about their thoughts and everything!
I'm a 30-something chick from Michigan; Love Mahou Shoujo, Cosplay and all things pink.
Some of my favorite characters are Touga, Saionji and Nanami.
That's about it for now!
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Hi! I'm Asa and RGU is my favorite anime of all time. I found it last year by googling "anime that has changed your life" or something along the lines and watched it. I liked the movie too and I haven't read the manga at all. I've spend a lot of time reading analysis and meta posts on RGU and I still do it. My favorite characters are Utena, Anthy, Juri, Shiori and Nanami. As for myself, I graduated high school this year and will be doing engineering at university. I like kpop, nature and any piece of media with a large, diverse female cast. I just thought I'd introduce myself.
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Hinamawari wrote:
I'm 15
SeekingElegance wrote:
I'm a 30-something
Duelist wrote:
I graduated high school this year
I love this. I hope 15 years old continue to find Utena, and others continue to love it until the Ends of the World.
Welcome.
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Hello! This is Caterina. I've recently signed up to the Ohtori discord and now heeeere I am on the forum as well. Yay!
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Ayy, I'm Homu, 15, and I recently finished SKU (+ the movie). I like magical girls, musicals, and my favorite color is purple. Nice to meet y'all!
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hey I'm Ashan
I am from Edmonton Alberta Canada
I was originally obsessed with sailor moon but then someone told me to watch Utena and
I've been obsessed ever since
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Hi. I watched the anime "Revolutionary Girl Utena" as well as the movie and I thoroughly enjoyed both. After finding this website, I hope to better analyze and understand this beautiful anime.
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Hi there you guys!!! I know it's slow on the forum, this is kind of a dying format. What we have now is a Discord, which you're welcome to join us for!!
https://discord.gg/eRGUA2r
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