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.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena sits at position #43.
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
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |