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Jan 29, 2015
Revolutionary Girl Utena;
Is it still revolutionary?

Art and Animation
artistically pretty, but technical issues like still frames, recycled footage, and other short cuts keep it down
7/10

Sound and Music
Opening and endings are great, rest of the ost is good, however it can get stale after 39 episodes.
7/10

English voice cast performance
The dub for first 13 episodes is horrendous, after episode 16 it starts being listenable, and it eventually gets good.
*6/10

Story, Characters, and Writing in general
Writing is the reason for watching Utena, pacing could be better though.
7.5/10

Enjoyment
Utena is good show, just don't buy the hype, and watch it subbed at least first 13 episodes.
7.5/10

Final score and conclusion
Revolutionary Girl Utena is good but overhyped show, that was truly revolutionary in 90s, unfortunately it doesn't stand the test of time.
FINAL SCORE: 7.3

*Note; Dubs should enhance, not hinder the show, therefore dub score shell not impact final score.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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