The earliest examples were, as the name suggests, primarily aimed towards younger female audiences. While scenes of overt violence weren’t shied away from, the primary focus wasn’t placed on fighting but rather female empowerment, mysticism, and feel-good social elements. The action-heavy direct...
and only romance in story is brought to the fore.The mockery of Utena’s failure indicates the transference of the definition of identity of the characters and the viewer.The failure does not prove how naive and unrealistic Utena’s dream is,but show the irreconcilable antagonism and gap have...