Utena Quotes

Man or woman......It doesn't matter! One of strength......And nobility......Is always a prince.

A girl who cannot become a princess is doomed to become a witch.

If it cannot hatch from its shell, the chick will die without ever truly being born. We are the chick; the world is our egg. If we don't break the world's shell, we will die without truly being born. Smash the world's shell, for the Revolution of the World.

I want to be......A prince......Not a Princess! I don't want to be protected! When I'm a prince I'll do the protecting!

Years ago, I felt that I couldn't die until I became a mangaka. But now, I don't feel that achieving a goal in itself is all that important. When I achieve goals to satisfy my ambitions, only a moment later, that achievement has become simply a part of my normal life. And there are people who are more important to me than any such goals. I think choosing people over goals will make my life better and leave the least regrets.

Grave of the Fireflies, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, The Vision of Escaflowne, Rurouni Kenshin, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Trigun, The Slayers, and my personal favorite, Ghost in the Shell.

Are you surprised? It's a big mistake to think you're the only one that can turn into a car. I'm a car now too!

Kashira, kashira, gozonji kashira? Do you know, do you know, have you heard the news?

Time to say goodbye to my old self…to turn and face the truth…not to hide from it.

I think if a person can find a dream worthy of a lifelong commitment, that person is lucky. If one can find friends with which to spend one's life, that person is also lucky. But also, a "lifelong friendship" is not so weak a thing that it must be surrendered to one's "lifelong dream." I believe that those who have the strength of spirit to commit their lives to a dream should also be able to make room for lifelong friends.

Always waiting for your prince. You lost to your own feelings, Utena Tenjou. In the end, it was your prince…that was your weak point. I guessed I could exploit that…so I took advantage…of your heart. I’m not your prince.

Anthy Himeniya isn’t a normal girl. This is who the Rose Bride must be. She just says whatever makes you happy when she’s your Rose Bride. Don’t you see?

You can’t avoid the battle. None of us can. For the answers we seek, the answers to everything, can only be found when the last duel is finished…I’ll be waiting for you.

Anthy... I will save her... I will be a prince! I will! No matter how much I have to suffer...  I swear I will be Himemiya’s prince!

Ask a man what he most desires…and he’ll show you his shortcomings. Those who long to be pure…must hide from their true selves. Those who envy and hate…can never hope for happiness. Those who idolize the prince…will never find love again.

Our true world exists someplace else. We all want to get that world back…so we can finally return to our deepest selves…this world we inhabit…it’s like an egg…a small world encased in a hard shell. The chick will die unborn, if it doesn’t break through that shell…die without ever knowing that it’s a bird! If we don’t break the world’s shell…we’ll die without being born…without knowing we can fly! And I want to fly. That is why I will revolutionize the world…so I can be myself!

Utena! Who do you like, Anthy Himeniya or me?” “Wakaba, what are you talking—“ “Don’t you see? You’re always with Anthy these days. I don’t like it! I belong to you!” “Wakaba, you’re my dearest friend. C’mon…don’t cry.” “Then what about Anthy Himeniya?” “How to put it…Himeniya is kind of like family. When I’m with her and Chu-Chu…I feel at peace. Like I don’t have to say or do anything…” “Hmph! Isn’t that the sort of thing…that married people would say?” “Wakaba…” “That’s even worse, Utena! That means Anthy Himeniya—is your wife!” “Well…she is my Rose Bride…but I can’t tell her that…” “If that’s how you want it, fine! I’ll be the mistress. And I’ll just fight the legal wife over you!” “Wakaba!

Her magic could make anyone a prince—anyone she loved. But her brother was no prince at all—far from it. That’s why she needed to hide him from everyone.

After she killed me…the dueler’s field arose in the sky…and the castle where eternity exists came into being. And she, in turn…was reborn as the Rose Bride. This is Anthy’s kingdom—created with her love! Here, a prince must always exist…for without a center, this world would fall! A real live prince was the only thing still missing! It was to fill this void…that the rings were sent, the duels created. All to regain the prince she had lost.

Wakaba is always doing this with you…so I thought this is what best friends do…” “Well, you shouldn’t do what she does…you’re heavy too…Wakaba’s a bit weird, you know.” “I wanted to try it…even if it’s weird. So this is what being friends feels like! It’s nice! I hope you’ll always be my friend.

No one can defy…the Laws of the Rose Seal.

I don’t want to fight you either…but fate is fate. And your fate…is to fight your prince.

Don’t you want to see it through-to the bitter end? To see the power of Dios, the power to revolutionalize the world?

You don’t need to protect Himeniya. The one I really pity is you…you, who needs Himeniya so desperately…but does not know why.

Throw the match…and you’re no prince!

I am the Rose Bride…I shall follow the victor…by the law of the Rose Seal.

You know I cannot disobey World’s End.

See how it shines? That light…is the glory of Dios…and the Rose Bride. A glowing fire beyond measure…to burn all in its path!

You always protected…and now I know your name! You are Dios…and this is your sword. And that is where he lives…up in that castle in the sky. One day I will go there. One day I will see him again.

Anthy Himeniya told me to follow her…so she could show me…who my brother truly loved.

Don’t cling to love. Memory will hold you here, unable to move on. Just like Anthy and Akio Ohtori.

I’ll keep loving you…until World’s End.

Elegance is a way of life here…like our symbol, the rose. Eep! I sound like a TV ad.

Utena…come with me…we can revolutionize the world…together.

…it all began long ago…when the Rose Prince walked the earth, turning every girl he met into a princess. The prince’s life was both bitter and sweet. For he knew…that he was but a predetermined equation within a predetermined world…

The general population isn’t that different from other schools, but…we have our princes!

The most elite and beautiful join the student council. See? They’re idealized by the rest of the school. They get their own dorms…and wear a special uniform. Like princes in a world of their own!

I…I’m a prince! My own prince…with my own ambitions! That’s what I decided…after you left me! I’m not just going to sit there…and wait for my prince to come! I’ll be my own prince, damn it!” “A rose, then, a for a prince. It is a hard path…

A garden…suspended in midair?

This is my garden. Do you like it?” “Yes…but who are you?” “The keeper of the roses…Anthy Himeniya! They let me do pretty much as I wish, since I’m the chairman’s sister.” “Um…okay…” “Of course, the rose garden may keep me…one can never tell about these things!

Anyone who aspires to be a prince…may be chosen as a duelist!

World’s End”…always looking down on the campus from his ivory tower.

You’re so cute when you’re upset…Lady Utena.

What a cold prince! She doesn’t know what she’s missing…” “How very true!

See them? In the sky…and in the roses. So many stars…we can stay here…as long as you want. The stars won’t leave us…not ever!” “Oh, Himeniya…there are so many stars! I can see them in your eyes…” “And I see them in yours, Lady Utena…

I’m trying to draw far more…than mere words will ever tell!

Making friends the only way you know, eh, Himeniya? And you wonder why I hate you so much…

She reminds me of everything I once hated about myself!

Ohtori Academy—it’s like a beautiful prison, isn’t it? The students bound by insignificant rules, yet swathed in comfort…a cage fit for a king.

Lady Utena…you remind me of the Dios I once knew…and loved.

My fate was to die. From the day Dios chose to save me from that fate…he has been saddled with the duties and powers of a prince. He was noble, beautiful. I loved him. And I respected him deeply. For he was everything an ideal prince should be.

We live in the same world…and you’re my friend. I want to understand you!

As long as you keep me there-in your heart—then I can continue to exist like this. I can stay at this school…for all eternity…

World’s End—the one who sent the rings with the rose seal, who controls these duels of ours…is himself a prince, deeply wounded by his own life.

Sweet Anthy…that prince is no good anymore. Let’s look for a new one…just you and me…” “…no…I’m going to a new world. With her!

Since that night…my hourglass has been stopped, since that night…won’t someone break my hourglass?

Your high principles are nothing more than a convenient rationalization for your denial.

At last, she’s come…to break my hourglass…and set me free.

The world of this campus…different from the one I grew up in…what is it? If only I knew…what makes this place…like a different world! If I…only knew…

Utena…my prince is here! You were my real prince all along.

Any eternity can be yours…as long as you stay here…with me!

I know how you feel…but do you truly want…to live for all time…the way you are now? To keep turning that scar into the Sword of Dios…as you nurse the same old wound…for all eternity?

The hero will in time reach the castle in the air…and there obtain enough power to even revolutionize the world. That power—is Dios.

My first kiss…to a guy like him. What a blunder!

When you drew forth the power of Dios, even though you weren’t a student council member…I was surprised to say the least. Where was it hiding? Where could such an ability be sleeping within you? I’d still like to find out.

You needed to rekindle your sister’s lost power of love…so you made up this game!” “We need a prince. All of us.

Well, keep it to yourself, okay? If Himemiya has secrets she doesn't want me to know... then I don't need to hear about it! I'll trust what she tells me... not what I hear from others. That's what friends are for.

Are you surprised? It’s a big mistake to think you’re the only one who can turn into a car. I’m a car now too.

If it cannot hatch from its shell, the chick will die without ever truly being born. We are the chick; the world is our egg. If we don't break the world's shell, we will die without truly being born. Smash the world's shell, for the Revolution of the World.