User Recommendations for Revolutionary Girl Utena
User Recommendations
aside from the immediately obvious use of literal-to-metaphorical (sometimes both) shadow silhouette characters playing an obtuse and strange role in the storytelling... both shows have themes of a world where there is a conspiratorial or mysterious, occult hierarchy of "pseudo-nobility" and a strong hierarchy to the sprawling yet claustrophobic places that the characters spend most of their time in (the school in utena vs the mansion in shadows house) both shows have protagonists that, while completely different in personality and style, do not conform to the surreal expectations of the almost dark fairytale worlds they live in. (interestingly, there is 1 *supporting* character in Shadows House who