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BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF EPISODE 34
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Episode 34 (11/19/1997)
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"Bara no Kokuin"
[The Rose Signet]
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Another morning in the Planetarium... "I will become a Prince."
says Utena... The shadow play girls (?) are asking Utena to join
their theatrical troupe. Utena turns down the offer, but finds
some tickets left in her breast pocket. Wakaba shows Utena some
pictures she has, but Utena notices there aren't any of
Himemiya. In the planetarium, Akio takes a picture of her and
Anthy. Utena asks him to join them in the picture and Akio is
about to put his hand on Utena's shoulder, but Anthy says
"Don't" -- to Chuchu, who is blocking the camera lens.
The three go to see the play together- "Bara Monogatari" [The
Rose Romances]. Once upon a time, all of the girls of the world
were princesses. The world was not completely in darkness
because there was the Rose Prince; he protected and saved every
damsel in distress. So, the world was in light. However, a witch
disguised as an old woman appeared to the prince and told him
that someone was trying to steal all the lights in the world:
eternal something, 'glow', the power of miracles, and the power
to revolutionize the world.
The prince went to the witch's castle to save the world. But it
was a trap to capture the prince and the witch reveals herself
as the Prince's little sister. She says that the Rose Prince,
her brother, was the real light in the world. He can save all
girls in the world and make them his princesses. But, even
though the prince can be any girl's prince, she, his sister, is
the only one whom he can't save. A girl who cannot become a
princess has no choice but to become a witch. And so, the witch
confined the prince in the castle, and brought complete darkness
to the world.
Touga and Saionji fight another kendo duel over their past
memory.... Anthy leaves Utena and Akio together in the
Planetarium. Utena is losing some memories.. Ten years ago,
Utena's coffin was opened and a prince came to her. She thought
the prince was beautiful, and although she was planning to do
nothing in her coffin, she got up and followed the prince to a
chasm. Across the chasm is a girl transfixed with spears, who
the Prince says is the witch, the Rose Bride. She can
never die and will suffer forever, because she took the prince
away from all the girls of the world.
Long ago, the prince called Dios tried to save every girl in the
world. But he fell ill (probably due to overwork?). People came
to his house and demanded that he save their daughters.
Although sick, the prince was determined to go and fight for the
girls, but his sister begged him not to. But still, Dios
attempted to get up, until Anthy stopped him. If he continued
to try and fight, he would die. A minute later, she came out of
the house and told the crowd that Dios was no more, he was
sealed in somewhere because he belonged only to her. "You
witch!" people yelled at her and transfixed her with
spears. Dios tells little Utena that, to protect her dearest
one, Anthy sacrificed herself, even though it was only her who
truely loved the prince. Then, the prince became (corrupted as)
the `Ends of the World.'
Little Utena begs the prince to save Anthy. But Dios says she
can never be saved. The only one who could save her would be a
prince who she could believe in. Dios is a prince but he cannot
save her, since he cannot become her prince. Utena wants to know
why, but Dios doesn't answer; he just turns away. "Then I will
become a prince!" little Utena shouts. "I will become her prince
and save her!" Dios answers "If you really don't lose that
nobility when you grow up, she could be saved out of the pain."
Then Dios gave Utena the Rose Signet. Dios continues "But I am
sure you will forget what happened tonight. And even if you can
remember it, you will have to become a woman after all." But
Utena says "I will become her prince! I'm sure of it!" Dios
answers "Then, this ring will guide you here."
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