List of Revolutionary Girl Utena characters
Revolutionary Girl Utena, a Japanese anime television series created by Be-Papas, features an extensive cast of characters.
[1] The character names follow a motif of being related to plants when written in kanji; "Utena" (萼), for example, means "calyx".
He conspires to regain his power by taking Utena's sword, exploiting Anthy as a wedge through their incestuous and power-driven relationship.
He is ultimately thwarted by Utena's sacrifice; Anthy finds the courage to finally leave him and Ohtori Academy behind, and his fate from this point on is unknown.
Voiced by: Hiro Yuki (Japanese); Josh Mosby (English) Dios (ディオス, Diosu) is the prince who gave Utena the rose signet ring.
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English) Touga Kiryuu (桐生 冬芽, Kiryū Tōga) is the president of the Student Council and Ohtori's resident playboy, Touga is an arrogant and handsome young man whose desire to be powerful drives him to cruel, unscrupulous deeds and whose manipulative abilities are second only to Akio.
Despite his talent and intelligence, Touga eventually realizes that he's not as influential as Akio, and this causes him to change his ways as he tries to discover a new method to gain power.
An episode was planned that focused on this aspect of Touga's past in the TV series, but due to Takehito Koyasu's absence this plot point never came to be.
Kyouichi's lack of self-control stems from insecurity, a lifelong rivalry against Touga from which he is always at the losing end, and the fear that everyone and everything he knows will eventually die.
Of the Student Council Duelists, she is thought to be the most noble, and thus the one with the most potential to become a Prince, but her nobility and the strength that comes with it are constantly undermined by her desires and despair.
Though her motivations are considered the least ambitious out of all the Duelists, they are no less real to her, and she suffers just as much as all the other Student Council members throughout the series, being a constant victim of her brother's manipulations.
His cunning, manipulative behavior belies a hidden desperation to live and help the one he loves, and his influence on Juri becomes one of the major turning points for her character.
She ends up becoming a Black Rose Duelist, having been twisted by her hatred for Anthy and envy towards Utena, as well as her blind desperation to keep Saionji from returning to school and leaving her.
Voiced by: Maria Kawamura, Satomi Koorogi, and Kumiko Watanabe (Japanese); Amanda Goodman, Carol Jacobanis, and Lisa Ortiz (English) The Kashira Shadow Players (劇団影絵カシラ, Gekidan Kagee Kashira) are a theatre troupe who appear in nearly every episode to comment on the episode's themes in the form of an allegorical shadow play.
Their relationship to the cast of the series is initially unclear, as they appear only as silhouettes and do not interact with other characters; as such, they assume the role of a Greek chorus that only the audience can perceive.
Her extreme lack of self-worth is the reason for the rocky relationship between the two, and it reaches a breaking point when Ruka re-enters Ohtori Academy.
The film version of Shiori lacks the self-esteem problems of her TV counterpart, and instead is a hateful narcissist who believes that she is the only one worthy of leaving the school and entering the world of adulthood, and will use anyone or anything to get there.
In the end of the film, Shiori makes a mad dash (in car form) to escape the school once Utena and Anthy earn the right to leave.
Voiced by: Takuma Suzuki, Katashi Ishizuka, and Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); Jimmy Zoppi (English) Three male students who romantically pursue Nanami.
Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (Japanese); Rachael Lillis (English) Chu-chu (チュチュ) is a purple monkey-like creature owned as a pet by Anthy, who serves as the comic relief for the series.
[5] The scenes featuring the character were directed by assistant director Shingo Kaneko, who characterized Chu-chu as having an "utter lack of obligation to the story", and that he wanted to "make the viewers feel unsettled whenever he’s on screen".
Mikage uses manipulation and psychology to control individuals close to the Council members in order to turn them into Black Rose duelists.
Being gravely ill, he starts to desire eternity after knowing of the project Souji is involved in, which gives him the idea of installing Mamiya as the Rose Bride.
