The second ending sequence. <- Previous • Next -> Aiko.
In progress. Over half way through.
The stories of each character.
All Utena characters are messed up, without exception. It’s part of the allegory: Our backward patriarchal culture uses its system of control to impel people to play unnatural roles and make bad decisions. The messed-up system messes people up.
Aiko - Akio - Anthy - Chu-Chu - Dios - Juri - Kanae - Keiko - Kozue - Mamiya - Mikage - Miki - Mitsuru - Mrs. Ohtori - Nanami (in progress) - nerd boys - Ruka - Saionji - shadow girls - Shiori - Tatsuya - Tokiko - Touga - Utena (in progress) - Wakaba - Yuuko.
Main story: Akio - Anthy - Dios - Utena.
Student Council: Juri - Miki - Nanami - Saionji - Touga.
Black Rose: Mamiya - Mikage - Tokiko.
Nanami: Nanami - Mitsuru - Aiko - Keiko - Yuuko.
Jay Scott <jay@satirist.org>
first posted 17 July 2023
updated 22 March 2025