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!***
Bank Sword Pull - Season 1
One of my biggest dream cels from Utena - A first season sword pull bank cel! Seriously, I never imagined I would ever see another one of these available, much less, one that I could afford. Each time I look at this cel, it reminds me why I started collecting in the first place 🙂
The scene pretty much cemented my undying love for Utena when I first started watching it - it's so sensual without being explicitly sexual, which I think is the real power of this series.
In retrospect, this particular sequence tells us so much about the direction & tone of the series as a whole. I mean, a woman/prince/bethrothed drawing a sword out of bride's breast in a mystical burst of light with thumping music in the background? It's a symbolic smorgasboard wrapped in a metaphor, aka - Utena 😀
Finally got a decent scan of this cel - it really is a beauty!
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Cel Details:
- Item_Type :
- Bank Cel
- Source :
- Utena TV
- Series :
- Multiple Seasons
- Episode_Number :
- 1-24
- Sequence_Number :
- A21
- Layers :
- 1
- Sketches :
- 1
- Key_Cel :
- Y
- End_Cel :
- N
- Size :
- Standard
- Supplier :
- Yahoo Japan
- Other_Notes :
- Date_Purchased :
- 12/28/2009