At least the forgetting was set up, with the forgetting of the Black Rose Affair. As we're reminded by a glimpse of the ruins of Nemuro Hall at the end.
... how Utena manages to be at once prince and sacrifice, as if they're two sides of the same coin. Which may be part of the point.
Very much the point, as Anthy's original mistake was made to prevent Dios from doing just that.
I'm still thinking about the Dios/Akio existential status thing. But you may be right, given Dios was the last test of her nobility. (Notice, btw, that Utena's slamming her fist in the floor was a visual echo of her doing so next to the Black Rose Boy's head when she challenged him to a duel.)
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Date: 5 August 2005 06:45 pm (UTC)... how Utena manages to be at once prince and sacrifice, as if they're two sides of the same coin. Which may be part of the point.
Very much the point, as Anthy's original mistake was made to prevent Dios from doing just that.
I'm still thinking about the Dios/Akio existential status thing. But you may be right, given Dios was the last test of her nobility. (Notice, btw, that Utena's slamming her fist in the floor was a visual echo of her doing so next to the Black Rose Boy's head when she challenged him to a duel.)
---L.