SHOUJO KAKUMEI UTENA ENGLISH SCRIPT EPISODE 23: "QUALIFICATIONS OF A DUELIST"

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OP         Heroically, with bravery
OP         I'll go on with my life,
OP         just a long, long time.
OP         But if the two of us should get split up
OP         by whatever means,
OP         let go of me,
OP         Take my revolution.
Title      Utena ~ La Fillette Revolutionnaire
OP         In the sunny garden, we held each other's hands,
OP         drew close together and soothed each other with the
	   words,
OP         "Neither of us will ever fall in love again."
OP         Everytime
OP         Into this photograph of us
OP         smiling cheek to cheek,
OP         I took a bit of loneliness,
OP         and crammed it inside.
OP         Revolution!
OP         Even in my dreams, even through my tears,
OP         even though I'm being hurt,
OP         reality is approaching now, frantically.
OP         What I want now is to find out
OP         just where I belong,
OP         and my self-worth, up through today.
OP         Heroically, I'll throw away
OP         my clothes 'til I'm nude,
OP         like the roses dancing all around me, whirling
	   free.
OP         But if the two of us should get split up
OP         by whatever means,
OP         I swear to you, I will change the world.



Mamiya     Say, look.
Mikage     Yeah...
Mamiya     We're down to the last black rose.
Mikage     Yeah...
Mikage     Tokiko, your brother is a sinful boy.
Mikage     However, from the sacrifice of one hundred young
	   Duelists, we obtain true eternity.  
Tokiko     Is it true? Did you do this?
Tokiko     Is this your doing?
Mamiya     Yes.
Tokiko     Why?
Tokiko     How could you do a thing like this?
Mamiya     Tenjou Utena is so strong.
Mikage     Yeah...
Mamiya     I sense an unknown amount of strength in her.
Mikage     Yeah...
Mamiya     Say, look.
Mamiya     We're down to the last black rose.
Mikage     Yeah...
Mikage     For the life of me, I just can't come up with a
	   sure-fire scenario.
Mikage     Isn't there any way besides allying myself with her?
Juri       Ally ourselves with Tenjou Utena?
Nanami     Yes. Since some shadowy group is making their move.
Nanami     At present, we should have the Engaged One cooperate
	   with us. 
Miki       But Nanami-kun, you hate her, don't you?
Nanami     Well, I don't like her, but the Student Council's in a
	   crisis. 
Nanami     Considering the circumstances, I think we should ally
	   ourselves with her. 
Nanami     How great of me!
Nanami     Onii-sama, I, Nanami, will protect this Student
	   Council no matter what! 
Miki       You say "ally, ally," but...
Juri       ...it's not as if we are allies.
Nanami     Then, what are we?
Miki       We are...
Juri       ...Duelists.
Title      Qualifications of a Duelist
Utena      Not here...
Utena      Not here...
Utena      She's not here, either.
Utena      Where did Himemiya go?
Utena      Now that she's not here either, there's no other place
	   to search. 
Utena      Maybe I shouldn't have been mad at her the other day.
Utena      Honestly, when you have a friend like the Rose Bride,
	   you're always worried. 
Mikage     Nice fragrance, isn't it?
Utena      Oh, Mikage-sempai.
Mikage     The modest scent from a single rose isn't bad,
Mikage     ...but I'm attracted to the fragrance of many roses
	   too. 
Mikage     There's a tense atmosphere of mutual competition, you
	   see. 
Utena      Have you seen Himemiya anywhere?
Mikage     Well, who might that be?
Utena      My classmate, and she's been missing since this
	   morning. 
Mikage     You're very considerate of your friends, aren't you?
Utena      It's not like that, but...
Mikage     Did you give serious consideration to my offer from
	   before? 
Utena      Your offer from before?
Mikage     About joining the Mikage Seminar.
Utena      Well, why a person like me?
Mikage     You have a mysterious charm.
Mikage     To be quite honest, I find myself drawn to you.
Mikage     If possible, I want to be by your side.
Utena      Oh, is that what it was?
Utena      Such bold words.
Mikage     You quite welcome to just drop by, too.
Mikage     Besides, if you join us, we'll be of any help when
	   you're in trouble. 
Utena      I don't mind just dropping in, but...
Utena      I don't really have any trouble, so I don't need
	   anyone's help. 
Utena      See, if I brought Chuchu with me, he'd scatter cookie
	   crumbs all over the place. 
Utena      It's really hard to clean up after him, and...
Utena      Huh?
Mikage     It doesn't have to be you personally.
Mikage     Don't you have any troubled friends?
Utena      Troubled friends?
Utena      Troubled friends...
Utena      Please don't open it.
Utena      This coffin is meant for me.
Utena      Being alive is rather sickening.
Utena      Why does everyone go on living knowing they'll end up
	   dying anyway? 
Utena      I wonder why I never realized that until today.
Utena      Eternity couldn't possibly exist, could it?
Utena      Oh, Himemiya's back.
Utena      Say, Himemiya...
Utena      You really can't quit being the Rose Bride?
Utena      A troubled friend, eh?
Utena      Excuse me!
Utena      Excuse me!
Utena      Is anybody here?
Utena      Hello?!
Anthy      My, I'm sleepy.
Anthy      Why am I so sleepy these days?
secretary  A visitor, at the Entrance Hall.
Mikage     Thank you. I'll be right there.
secretary  Well, there's a car waiting for me, so I'll be going
	   now. 
Mikage     I see. Thank you for the work you've done.
secretary  Telling me to get out so suddenly was so like you, to
	   the very end. 
secretary  That's just how it was the first time we met: you
	   saying "Be my secretary," out of the blue. 
secretary  But it's all right. I can let my hair down now that
	   I'm free of your yoke. 
secretary  I wonder how I looked from your point of view.
Mikage     You are you.
secretary  You're certainly some kind of special person, perhaps
	   one of the chosen. 
secretary  But the person I fell in love with wasn't a boy
	   younger than me, like you. 
Mikage     I am me.
secretary  Well then, goodbye.
Utena      Huh?
Utena      Kanae-san?
Utena      Kozue-chan, too...
Utena      What the heck?
boy        The road to the duel arena is now open.
boy        At last, that is about to begin.
boy        And now, Professor Nemuro's duty is finished.
boy        From now on, carrying on without him is probably what
	   you-know-who plans on. 
boy        Surely even he'll lose to someone.
boy        We can just leave him by the wayside.
boy        Well then, let's open the champagne.
Mamiya     How selfish they are.
Mamiya     They owe it to you that the castle appeared and the
	   road to the arena opened, right? 
Mamiya     They're all afraid of you.
Mamiya     They think you may be capable of obtaining eternity.
Nemuro     I'm not going to do anything like dueling.
Mamiya     Why not? Aren't you thinking you want the power to
	   revolutionize the world for your very own? 
Mamiya     Knowing eternity exists in that castle?
Mamiya     Eternity means lasting forever, right?
Mamiya     For years, decades, centuries, millennia, eons, and on
	   and on. 
Mamiya     My life may be just a moment, but...
Mamiya     Eternity means that this moment lasts billions of
	   billions of years, without end. 
Mamiya     I... I...
Mamiya     I want eternity.
Tokiko     What are you talking about?
Nemuro     This is the first step of the job you're advancing.
Nemuro     Soon, the road leading to eternity from this Academy
	   will be opened. 
Tokiko     Nemuro-san...
Nemuro     What Mamiya-kun did was proper.
Nemuro     Now I, too, wish to grasp eternity.
Mikage     You're finally back.
Mikage     I knew you'd come back to me sooner or later.
Mikage     Tokiko-san, you don't have to regret the fact that you
	   deserted me. 
Utena      Mikage-sempai, you...



Utena      Mikage-sempai, are you the one who manipulated them?
Mikage     Manipulated them? Surely not.
Mikage     All of these people were members of the Mikage
	   Seminar. 
Mikage     They all had their unforgettable memories.
Mikage     Precious, precious memories...
Mikage     They proceeded to fight to protect their memories.
Mikage     They are, in a manner of speaking, people who tried to
	   change their lives according to their memories. 
Utena      Memories?
Mikage     What about you?
Utena      We can meet again, can't we?
Utena      Prince, we can meet again, can't we?
Utena      Until then, I won't cry, and I'll be patient no matter
	   what. 
Mikage     For you, it's possible to make the memory last
	   forever, just like I did. 
Mikage     That's what the world needs.
Mikage     The path before you has be-
Utena      You bastard!!
Utena      Who the hell is this World?!
Utena      Don't lump me together with the likes of you, you
	   manipulative... 
Mikage     Don't get so excited.
Mikage     You sound like you're yelling out, "Don't touch my
	   precious memory!" 
Utena      What did you say?!
Utena      Don't even talk like you understand me!
Utena      My memory is...
Mikage     I see. It's that memory that's been supporting you up
	   until now. 
Mikage     No need to be ashamed.
Mikage     Because the memory you possess is a worthy one.
Mikage     Only those with beautiful memories are allowed to
	   wish, 
Mikage     "If only those days could last forever, if only I
	   could still be what I was back then." 
Mikage     I know that you're the same as myself.
Mikage     Your eyes are like those people who can't help wanting
	   to make memories last forever. 
Utena      I challenge you to a duel! Come to the Duel Arena
	   tonight! 
Utena      I'll beat you to a pulp and prove that I'm different
	   from you! 
Mamiya     Sempai, why did you call her?
Mamiya     Why are you keeping quiet?
Mamiya     What's so funny?
Mikage     Hey, look.
Mikage     It's a tear.
Mamiya     A tear?
Mikage     It seems the pain made an inadvertent tear come forth.
Mikage     If she hadn't found my Rose Signet,
Mikage     ...I could have been killed right then and there.
Mamiya     You sound like you're having fun.
Mikage     Indeed, she hurts me and surprises me all the time.
Mikage     Just as I thought, Tokiko has returned, to settle the
	   score with me once and for all. 
Mamiya     Do you intend to accept the duel?
Mikage     In the final analysis, we haven't advanced at all
	   since then. 
Mikage     But, she's closer to the Power of Dios than we are.
Mikage     We can't proceed without defeating her.
Mikage     Rose blooming at the Ends of the World, to me!
Mikage     Your eyes are just like those of those people who
	   can't stop wanting to make memories last forever. 
Wakaba     Uuuteeenaaa!
Wakaba     Hey, you haven't forgotten your ultra-best friend
	   Wakaba-sama lately, have you? 
Utena      No, I haven't.
Wakaba     No matter what happens, I'm on your side, Utena.
C-ko       Extra! Extra! Extra!
C-ko       Your pop was a class rep at your age.
C-ko       Wow, that's great, Pop!
C-ko       Hey, you, what's with this paperwork? It's terrible!
C-ko       Shit, even though I was a class rep back when!
C-ko       Honey, you can't just leave your socks here when you
	   take them off, it's terrible! 
C-ko       Shit, even though I was a class rep back when!
C-ko       Well, I'm off to school, Pop!
C-ko       Wait! Give me that school backpack! Your pop'll go to
	   school! 
Wakaba     See you later!
Utena      ...the power to revolutionize the world!
Mikage     Here we go.
Mikage     Well received.
Mikage     However...
Mikage     I'm not in full form yet. The shoulder you screwed up
	   is still aching. 
Mikage     But I don't think I'm going to lose to you!
Utena      Quit joking around! You think I'm going to be beaten
	   by some string-pulling bastard from the shadows? 
Mikage     That's not how it happened.
Mikage     Those who received my black roses came to my place of
	   their own free will. 
Mikage     Then, they stood in this place of their own free will.
Mikage     Anyone who stands here is the same as myself. They
	   come lured by eternity. 
Utena      Shut up! Don't accuse other people of what you did for
	   yourself! 
Mikage     I knew since the first time I saw you.
Mikage     You met the person important to you long ago, right?
Mikage     And so, that person changed your life forever, right?
Mikage     You're standing here on the strength of that illusion.
Mikage     That's why you were able to enter the Duel Arena.
Mikage     Am I wrong?
Mikage     After all, you're just like me.
Mikage     And right here, right here I will defeat you, Tokiko!
Utena      What nonsense are you talking about? I won't lose to a
	   bastard like you! 
Mikage     You're such a stubborn girl, Tokiko.
Mikage     Seems you won't get it unless I destroy that rose.
Mikage     I knew you would jump!
Utena      Oh, no!
Anthy      Utena-sama!
Anthy      Utena-sama!
Utena      Himemiya!
Utena      Himemiya!
Anthy      Utena-sama!
Mamiya     Sempai, you're going to lose now.
Mikage     Mamiya!
Mamiya     You're going to get your rose destroyed by her.
Mikage     What did you say?!
Mikage     Where are you, Mamiya? Mamiya!
Mikage     Mamiya!
Mikage     Who...
Mikage     Who is this?
Mamiya     You can't defeat her.
Mamiya     You'll never defeat the sister of mine within your
	   memory, not for all eternity. 
Mikage     Tokiko!
Mikage     Eternity is right here before my eyes!
Mikage     I'll defeat you and grasp the power to change the
	   world with these very hands! 
Mikage     Why don't you understand me?!
Mikage     I accept everything!
Mikage     Even your brother's sin!
Mamiya     Sempai, now watch carefully.
Mamiya     At that time, at that place, who was actually there
	   and who was not? 
Mamiya     Who actually set fire to that building?
Mikage     Mamiya...
Mikage     It's been a long time.
Mikage     How many decades has it been since I saw you last?
Akio       Ah, Nemuro-kun. I was thinking it was about time you
	   called me. 
Akio       Yes. The boy called Mamiya that you were keeping with
	   you from your lingering attachment to Tokiko, died a long time ago. 
Akio       I exploited the illusion you cherished in your memory
	   so much that you even halted your own time. 
Akio       The period where you hid the possibility in your
	   heart, not growing up, was useful. 
Akio       However, that's all over.
Akio       From now on, the path before you is not prepared.
Akio       You, graduate now.
Utena      Oh, darn it.
Utena      What a weird place we ended up in while searching for
	   Himemiya. 
Miki       There was a really big fire here a long time ago.
Utena      Really? So there really was that kind of trouble.
Miki       It seems there weren't any casualties, but since it
	   was before the time of the Student Council, no records remain. 
Miki       Let's see... What was the building called? Kushiro
	   Memorial Hall... 
Miki       Sounds wrong. Noboribetsu Memorial Hall? Argh! I hate
	   it when I can't remember! 
Utena      Himemiya! Where did you go?
Akio       What's wrong? Are you sympathizing with him?
Akio       But now, he doesn't exist in this academy.
Akio       No, never has he from the beginning.
Akio       In the same way as you haven't.

DS23       Incandescent darkness,
DS23       birthed puppets,
DS23       given the name Anthropoperipherism.
DS23       Pulling the strings of the world,
DS23       a solitary being.
DS23       For the others, an imaginary puppetcraft.
DS23       Subzero darkness,
DS23       birthed creatures,
DS23       correlated, Anthropoperipherism.
DS23       On the natural stage,
DS23       the units of existence,
DS23       comprised of an imaginary creature-craft.
DS23       Words are born, the encounter, then a
	   hesitation. 
DS23       Knowledge is born, the encounter, then a void.
DS23       Oh, where am I and when am I?
DS23       Spell, incantation, mystery, prayer, myself.
DS23       Stage destiny magic mirror.
DS23       Full moon, mysterious,
DS23       and transmutable,
DS23       I'm an imaginary living body come to its end.
DS23       Full moon, mysterious,
DS23       and transmutable,
DS23       I'm an imaginary destined body come to its end.
DS23       Seeking time,
DS23       without resting,
DS23       a speleomorph that goes on living.
DS23       Seeking land, without arms, without legs,
DS23       Still existing am I, transparent, intangible, a
	   faint sigh. 



ED         Missing truth and forever
ED         Kissing love and true your heart
ED         Embrace me with your true arms
ED         The key to open up tomorrow is reality
ED         I want to keep on destroying lies.
ED         Even if we keep on talking,
ED         you still won't ever see.
ED         Excuses really suit adults
ED         who hang on to old stories.
ED         Because unchosen angels
ED         have no need for wings.
ED         Missing truth and forever,
ED         Kissing love and true your heart,
ED         I will like tomorrow's new me.
ED         At least I believe so; I want to believe it,
ED         so I want to keep lies hating me.



text       Preview of Next Episode
Utena      Tsuwabuki-kun was knocked over by a runaway horse!
Anthy      Oh, my goodness!
Utena      Hey, what's this notebook?
Utena      No, I shouldn't. You shouldn't look at someone's
	   notebook without permission. 
Anthy      Oh, my! There are some awful secrets written in here!
Utena      Like I said, we shouldn't see that.
Anthy      Oh, my! Even something like this?!
Utena      What? Where? Where?
Utena      Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Nanami-sama Secret
	   Diary 
Anthy      The Absolute Destiny: Apocalypse.

Miki       Let's see... What was the building called? Kushiro
	   Memorial Hall... 
Miki       Sounds wrong. Noboribetsu Memorial Hall? Argh! I hate
	   it when I can't remember! 

DS23       given the name Anthropoperipherism.

DS23       Knowledge is born, the encounter, then a void.

DS23       a speleomorph that goes on living.

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