oh my fuckin god
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 02:45 (three years ago) link
silby have you seen this show
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 15:24 (three years ago) link
has anybody seen this show
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:39 (three years ago) link
i just finished the first five episodes and it is the three dimensional romantic gay aesthetic experience i have been looking for all my life
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:40 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/4cpenni.gif
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:48 (three years ago) link
i have seen this show, it's very good!
― ciderpress, Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:48 (three years ago) link
Brad
I started watching Utena with my partner like three or four years ago but she tapped out and I didn’t go on on my own but even the 6 or so episodes I watched are sufficient for me to say: yes, of course, Utena, my god
― silby, Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
Maybe I will go back to it now/start over at the beginning
― silby, Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
yes!!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
Can I find it online somewhere? I've heard good things.
― jmm, Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
what finally got me to pull the trigger with this show was discovering the creator/director was also the director of sailor moon s (and super s, he left the show after that bc of creative frustration with the studio, which bears out in the final product)
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:58 (three years ago) link
i bought a subscription to funimation ($7.99/mo) just to watch the recent remasters, it looks reallllly good
also, crucially, funimation also has the movie
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link
also
> Can I find it online somewhere? I've heard good things.
it's all on youtube, uploaded by the us distributor themselves
― chihuahuau, Thursday, 23 April 2020 23:31 (three years ago) link
better than eva imo, then again i've only watched like 5 anime series total so...
still a travesty that it didn't even place on the recent poll
― chihuahuau, Thursday, 23 April 2020 23:33 (three years ago) link
I watched it ages ago and liked it, but it wouldn't be in my top tier like Eva. The world-building and costumes and fights and music and the overall style is great, but like a lot of anime series, I wish it were pared down some
― Vinnie, Thursday, 23 April 2020 23:38 (three years ago) link
"better than eva" we'll see about that, although i'm willing to believe
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 23:53 (three years ago) link
the repeated sequence of utena ascending the stairs to that weird choral metal song... so sick
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 23:54 (three years ago) link
and then the trip-hop beat when utena pulls the sword out of anthy
it's like everything i've ever loved all mashed up together
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 April 2020 23:56 (three years ago) link
what's the gist of this one
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, 24 April 2020 00:03 (three years ago) link
the repeated sequences for effect is ikuhara's trademark thing as a director yeah. kinda the same root idea as magical girl transformations but expanded further
― ciderpress, Friday, 24 April 2020 00:13 (three years ago) link
i have no idea how to elevator pitch this series so someone else will have to try, sorry xp
― ciderpress, Friday, 24 April 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
lush artistic reimainging of shojo anime, the framing of which is this weird arthurian power struggle among the gorgeous genderfucked members of a student body council. it is gaaaaaAAAAaaaaAAAAyyyYYYyyy from the very jump; utena wears a boy's school uniform because she both prefers it and wants to become a prince who saves beautiful princesses. but also the staging is so gorgeous, there are scenes in this that make choices regarding camera and perspective that i'd expect more readily from idk powell and pressburger films. director kunihiko ikuhara is a self-professed david lynch fan, etc. five episodes in and i can already tell it's a magical girl anime in the way eva is a giant robot anime
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 24 April 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
i tried. it's hard. it's very enigmatic; it plays with tropes but from a great distance, as it's totally off in its own fucking world
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 24 April 2020 00:24 (three years ago) link
that's a good pitch!
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, 24 April 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link
a runaway kangaroo!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 24 April 2020 00:51 (three years ago) link
is there a brother/sister relationship in this show that isn't intensely psychosexual
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 24 April 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
i've only seen the movie, which was wild. this is on my forever TV to-watch-list, like Twin Peaks
― Nhex, Friday, 24 April 2020 19:10 (three years ago) link
lmao the episode where manami turns into a cow. even this show's filler is too bizarre to discount
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 24 April 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link
nanami*
the nanami eps are the best
― ciderpress, Saturday, 25 April 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link
mannn what the fuck is going onnnnnn (just finished the black rose arc)
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 25 April 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
i mean i basically understand the plot mechanics but the storytelling is very oblique and unyielding and i love it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 25 April 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link
i so look forward to the shadowplay sequence in every episode. always hilarious
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 25 April 2020 17:26 (three years ago) link
nanami is my favorite character
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 26 April 2020 19:55 (three years ago) link
ok i've got two episodes left. i don't think i could ever like a show "better than eva" but i certainly accept that argument, it's at least as great
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 27 April 2020 01:41 (three years ago) link
my only gripe is that out of 39 episodes, three are recaps, albeit the framing of the second is entertaining (a nanami-only recap episode is sort of a hilarious idea on its own), and the third recap episode is extremely important to the narrative and contains some of the shows most... harrowing scenes? let's just say i do not like being in akio's perspective
otherwise every episode and plot development has something going for it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 27 April 2020 01:45 (three years ago) link
zettai unmei mokushiroku
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 27 April 2020 01:46 (three years ago) link
AAAAAAAAAAAAH
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 27 April 2020 02:22 (three years ago) link
just watched the first episode. I'm so glad there's subs for the music as well as the dialogue
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Monday, 27 April 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
comparing this to eva makes no sense anyway other than to say they're both classic 90s anime that have aged well
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 April 2020 02:55 (three years ago) link
nah it makes total sense to me
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 27 April 2020 03:01 (three years ago) link
they ARE very different still
but there's a similar subversion going on and they have similar depths. both are ultimately about reasons to exist + the complexity of relationships with others and how these relationships reflect one's self-worth, albeit maybe not as forcefully as eva
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 27 April 2020 03:06 (three years ago) link
i watched the movie while very stoned and i have to say it's my favorite piece of art in human history
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
https://giffiles.alphacoders.com/147/147043.gif
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 April 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
ilu brad
― silby, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
ever since i was a kid i had heard talk about the scene where utena turns into a car... it was beyond anything i had ever imagined
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 April 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
lol i never watched the movie, i should get on that
― ciderpress, Thursday, 30 April 2020 00:15 (three years ago) link
yes watch the movie!!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 April 2020 00:16 (three years ago) link
i’m watching it all over again
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
the last episode of the black rose arc is one of my favorite episodes of the show and of anything ever
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 29 May 2020 20:02 (three years ago) link
better than eva imo
― chihuahuau, Thursday, April 23, 2020 4:33 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
this turned out to be otm
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 29 May 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
the emotional and sexual manipulation in this show feels extremely real and harrowing despite it taking place in a complete fantasy realm
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 00:54 (three years ago) link
Brad I’m mad that I have to try again to watch this show bc you’re my thought leader (I’m sorry I can’t watch horror tho)
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 01:54 (three years ago) link
it's THE BEST SHOW. ever made
(i just finished watching the last episode again)
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link
revolutionary girl utena contains every gay feeling
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 02:06 (three years ago) link
brad I love gay feelings
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 03:18 (three years ago) link
i just bought the whole series bc it was on sale at the right stuf. worth it if only for the director's commentary on every episode???????
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
i watched his commentary on the movie last night and it was delightful, especially when it got to the car transformation sequence
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 14:30 (three years ago) link
this is the best show ever made
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 27 December 2020 18:44 (three years ago) link
i should correct myself upthread, there's only commentary on the last 3-4 episodes. it's great though, especially for ihukara kinda playfully sparring with chiho saito, especially relevant to me right now because i'm reading the manga and it's soooo different
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 27 December 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPv7QyuZl0
i gotta say, greatest op of all time
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 January 2021 04:24 (three years ago) link
hard to imagine this show with any element out of place, but especially without the j. a. ceasar songs, which give it so much of its character. i would personally like more choral prog metal in my life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRsWNBW_Mkc
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 January 2021 18:30 (three years ago) link
my partner and i pretty much sing the OP daily despite having watched it over 6 months ago. we also love singing the staircase battle theme and emphasizing SODOM and giggling
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Sunday, 24 January 2021 05:11 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTyrNBsssAM
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 February 2021 21:35 (three years ago) link
akio is the WORST MAN ON EARTH
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 February 2021 05:01 (three years ago) link
NEW ON RETROCRUSH: 🌹Adolescence of Utena, aka Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie - now streaming (dubbed and subbed)Sit back, and enjoy some of the best of the best art direction in anime history. pic.twitter.com/6d6Bthp7eS— 📼 RetroCrush (@retrocrush_tv) August 9, 2021
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 13:34 (two years ago) link
utena director ikuhara has come out as trans and is changing their name, i am both not surprised and surprised
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 15:19 (one year ago) link
changing their name
to bonsoir ikuhara
omg
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 16:01 (one year ago) link
my last update was a false flag, it was for some music side project, can’t remember
― ivy., Saturday, 19 August 2023 01:54 (seven months ago) link
anyway!!!! i just saw the utena movie with a packed house at japan society. i cried several times
Gimmie a sec cooking pic.twitter.com/SSAXfdnfeZ— Empty Movement (@ohtori_nu) November 30, 2023
― chihuahuau, Thursday, 30 November 2023 10:47 (three months ago) link