Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up." When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. Now a teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy; however, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.

IMDb rating

8.1 (2,585 votes)

Episode average

8.0 -0.1 vs IMDb

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TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

7.96 avg 39 episodes 7.4 → 9.0 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Rose Bride	7.4	168
2	For Whom the Rose Smiles	7.0	147
3	On the Night of the Ball	7.0	136
4	The Sunlit Garden: Prelude	6.8	133
5	The Sunlit Garden: Finale	7.3	131
6	Nanami, Beware!	6.8	128
7	Juri's Unfulfillment	7.9	134
8	The Great Curry High Trip	6.9	117
9	The Castle Said to Hold Eternity	8.1	117
10	Nanami's Precious One	7.6	113
11	Graceful and Ruthless: The One Who Picks the Flower	8.1	116
12	For Friendship, Perhaps	8.2	121
13	Tracing a Path	7.1	104
14	The Boys of the Black Rose	7.5	111
15	The Landscape Framed by Kozue	7.2	106
16	Cowbell of Happiness	6.9	109
17	Thorns of Death	8.1	111
18	Mitsuru's Growing Pains	7.9	99
19	The Song of the Fallen Kingdom	8.1	101
20	Wakaba Flourishing	8.8	104
21	Troublesome Insects	7.5	98
22	Nemuro Memorial Hall	8.7	105
23	Qualifications of a Duelist	8.5	110
24	The Secret Nanami Diary	6.3	94
25	Their Eternal Apocalypse	8.5	95
26	Miki's Nest Box (The Sunlit Garden/Arranged)	8.1	96
27	Nanami's Egg	8.0	105
28	Whispering in the Dark	8.2	96
29	Azure Paler Than the Sky	8.6	116
30	The Barefoot Girl	8.6	99
31	Her Tragedy	8.9	104
32	The Romance of the Dancing Girls	8.6	100
33	The Prince Who Runs Through the Night	8.4	98
34	The Rose Signet	8.7	111
35	The Love That Blossomed in Wintertime	8.3	94
36	And the Doors of Night Open	8.9	99
37	The One to Revolutionize the World	8.9	99
38	The Ends of the World	8.9	118
39	Someday We Will Shine Together	9.0	142

Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)

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