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 Top01-24-2013 07:05:32 PM
- Atropos
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Re: Another little thing that bugs me
I think Akio's promiscuity started to get exaggerated some time between the Nemuro era and the present of the series.
...off-topic, but this gives me an idea: the form Akio assumes in each round of the dueling game is what the chosen victor fears most. Nemuro feared emotional contact with other people, and Utena feared sexuality and entering an adult world.
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#27 | Back to Top01-24-2013 07:13:23 PM
- gorgeousshutin
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Re: Another little thing that bugs me
Lurv wrote:
gorgeousshutin wrote:
Yes, the fat gent's hair color is a visual clue
It's a shame his skin color isn't a bit lighter, or I could fanwank that he's Utena's and Akio's time-traveling son. xP
Now, now, have you forgotten how child Utena REALLY looked like before Akio/Dios worked his magic on her?
Yeah . . . lame, I know 
P.S. Atropos raised some very good points about how Akio compel his pawns.
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