Anthy was a character that confused the hell out of me the first time I watched Utena. At the time, I connected deeply with Utena & probably as a consequence, I didn’t like Anthy very much. However, I saw a completely different, deeper, scarier character the next time I watched the series that absolutely fascinated me; each time I see it, I see more of her influence. She is one of those characters that has continued to mesmerize me & one that inspires so much compassion.

She is my favorite character from Utena & probably my favorite character in anime; I am always looking for nice or unusual cels of her.

***Please beware of spoilers in some of the descriptions!***

Smiling Anthy - Ep34

Utena: "I sound like a mental-case right now, don't I?"

Anthy: "Yep."

What a great cel of Anthy! Anthy is holding a boom mike above Utena while Utena is sorting out some of her feelings about Akio; Utena jokes that Akio might be starting a harem as Nanami moved into the Chairman's Tower with them during the previous episode, to which Anthy follows up with, "Well he doesn't discriminate between girls..." Her completely deadpan delivery garners an, "Uhh, really?" from Utena, and Anthy states she's kidding. Oh Utena...if only you knew!

I re-watched this scene recently in the context of going back through the series & this was pretty funny, but slightly terrifying & sad at same time. I'm not sure how that's possible, but if anyone can do it, it's Ikahura.

Regardless, she is beautiful here & I am a lucky collector to get such a nice image of her.

    • Item_Type :
    • Cel
    • Source :
    • Utena TV
    • Series :
    • Apocalypse Arc
    • Episode_Number :
    • 31: Her Tragedy
    • Sequence_Number :
    • A1,B1 END
    • Layers :
    • 2
    • Sketches :
    • 1
    • Key_Cel :
    • Y
    • End_Cel :
    • Y
    • Size :
    • Standard
    • Supplier :
    • Yahoo Japan
    • Other_Notes :
    • Date_Purchased :
    • 12/17/2009