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 | BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE 26 |
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Episode 26 (9/24/1997) |
『幹の巣箱（光さす庭・アレンジ）』 "Miki no Subako (Hikari Sasu Niwa /Arrange)" [Miki's Nest Box (The Sunny Garden /Arranged)] |
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Akio says he needs someone to defeat Utena as soon as
possible. Kozue is climbing dangerously trying to save some
little birds in a nest from a tree that's going to be cut
down. She slips and Miki just barely saves her- in fact, she
injures her leg. It seems Kozue's motivated to this strange act
by a family crisis: Miki and Kozue's parents have been divorced,
and their father is now planning to marry another woman. As he
hangs up the phone, a figure in a familiar red dress is standing
behind him, with a dark hand on his shoulder... The Student Council receive the next letter from the Ends of the World. The letter proclaims that they must "Defeat Tenjou Utena for your own sake." Miki says he doesn't trust anyone who would tell him to do something for his own sake. Touga comes to see Miki, saying he has someone he wants Miki to meet. As Akio pulls up, Kozue is there in the car as well. While Akio drives, Kozue and Miki talk about how Miki feels about Anthy; he's in love with her, isn't he? Kozue tosses her school tie into the air which lands over Miki's eyes, and he sees a vision of Anthy smiling beside him, just a little 'unbuttoned'. With this image, Kozue tries to tempt Miki into doing something for his own sake; a Duel. Akio promises to show him the Ends of the World, and this causes Miki to realize Akio is the one behind everything. The next day, while helping Kozue set a new nest box up, Miki challenges Utena to a Duel. Yet another twist in the Duel formula as Miki and Kozue appear together to face Utena, and Kozue is dressed as a Rose Bride! They are close as Kozue draws Miki's sword from his body. Kozue also sits in the car as it circles around the rim of the Arena. But in the next pass, Anthy is sitting in the driver's seat! Miki is distracted by this, as something very strange happens between the two Brides... and Utena wins the duel. | |
 | Duel Song Lyrics Available |
