Japan Synopsis
少女革命ウテナ アドゥレセンス黙示録
“Alone, we have the power to revolutionize the world.”
In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From J.C.STAFF
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena itself).
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena holds position #43 of 187 Japan films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena premiered alongside 60 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1222nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
64 audience reviews — more than 68% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 59th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cross dressing · 5
- girl heroine · 4
- corpse · 3
- revolutionary · 3
- rose · 2
- bride · 2
- sexual repression · 2
- sexual identity · 1
- women's sexual identity · 1
- metaphysics · 1
- sexual revolution · 1
- role reversal · 1
- subversive tale · 1
- witch · 22
- princess · 22
- forbidden love · 19
- incest · 17
- revolution · 14
- memory · 12
- duel · 9
- adolescence · 8
- prince · 8
- sexuality · 7
- symbolism · 7
- tragic hero · 7
- friendship · 134
- coming of age · 78
- sibling relationship · 38
- tragedy · 33
- female protagonist · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,229 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #953 of 2,532 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | J.C.STAFF, King Records, movic, Shogakukan, Shôjo Kakumei Utena Production Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | August 14, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0243558 |