The Prince Unfixed from Gender: Revisiting Revolutionary Girl Utena

Hello, everyone! It goes without saying, but this video contains spoilers for Revolutionary Girl Utena. In my earlier analysis of Utena, I attempted to paint a picture of Revolutionary Girl Utena as a story that allegorically explores adolescence. Then, I began to unpack the meaning of its title - Revolutionary Girl Utena - and I argue that Utena is comprehensively revolutionary in character. One dimension of that revolution is her challenge of essentialistic gender, and her disruption of the idealized nar