SHOUJO KAKUMEI UTENA ENGLISH SCRIPT EPISODE 18: "MITSURU'S GROWING PAINS"

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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.



Miki       Somewhere unknown to us, new Duelists are mobilizing
	   against us. 
Juri       Have we been abandoned, then?
Miki       Maybe the Ends of the World is having second thoughts.
Nanami     Whatever are you talking about?
Nanami     We, the Student Council, set the rules for the Academy.
Nanami     All we need to do is clamp down HARD on the newcomers.
Miki       It's not that simple.
Juri       He's right.
Nanami     What is it? You two look so grim.
Nanami     Don't tell me it happened to you, too, Juri-sempai.
Nanami     Oh, my! Really?
Nanami     Then, what was it like? Did it hurt?
Mitsuru    Nanami-san!
Mitsuru    Since it's raining, P.E. will be in the gym today.
Mitsuru    It looks like you'll be playing basketball, so I
	   brought your basketball shoes.
Mitsuru    Um...
Miki       This place is off limits to everyone but those with
	   Council business. 
Nanami     Look, I'm the Student Council President now.
Juri       Even so, you'd best be cautious.
Miki       As long as our opponents are invisible, we are at a
	   disadvantage. 
Nanami     What is with those two?
Mitsuru    Nanami-san, what were you guys talking about?
Nanami     None of your business, Tsuwabuki.
Nanami     Grownup stuff.
Title      Mitsuru's Growing Pains
Utena      Man, but it's raining hard.
Utena      I bet the roses would like to see the sun, too.
Anthy      That's true.
Anthy      Roses are sensitive to seasonal changes, after all.
Utena      Nanami and Tsuwabuki-kun?
Utena      Tsuwabuki-kun sure manages to hang in there.
Utena      If that were me, I couldn't live that way more than
	   three days. 
Anthy      I'm sure he can because he loves her.
Utena      I guess so.
Utena      But it would be nice if she appreciated him.
Mari       It's not like she appreciates you or anything.
Mitsuru    Eh?
Mari       You are so messed up.
Mitsuru    Oh, it's you, Mari.
Mari       Carrying her things, making her schedules, running her
	   errands... 
Mari       You're nothing but her manager!
Mari       You think you can get a girl's attention just because
	   you've been nice to her? 
Mitsuru    It's not to get her attention.
Mari       Then why?
Mitsuru    I'm happy just to be allowed to be with Nanami-san.
Mari       Man, you're bent.
Mari       You should have a more normal romance.
Mitsuru    Don't be so stuck up. We're only one year apart, after all.
Mari       One year or not, older is older.
Mitsuru    You're no different.
Mari       Say that again?
Mitsuru    You're childish right down to your body.
Mari       Jerk!
Mitsuru    What's with her?
Nanami     Tsuwabuki?
Nanami     Who was that?
Mitsuru    Oh, nobody, nobody!
Nanami     Say, Tsuwabuki, don't you have any friends?
Mitsuru    Friends?
Nanami     Well, you always come with me to the junior high school
	   building. 
Mitsuru    Does that bother you?
Nanami     Oh, I didn't say that...
Nanami     You're so uncute, for a child.
Mitsuru    I... I'm happier when I'm with you, Nanami-san.
Nanami     That girl is cute, though.
Mitsuru    Wh- what's cute about her?
Nanami     Is she your girlfriend?
Mitsuru    Just a friend, that's all.
Gate       Ohtori Private Academy Elementary Student Housing
Mari       What's this for? You having a party or something?
Mitsuru    Don't touch that! This is for Nanami-san's lunch tomorrow.
Mari       All this?
Mitsuru    Something wrong?
Mari       You have no idea.
Mitsuru    Hey!
Mitsuru    You can't just go and eat food somebody else bought!
Mari       No matter how hard you work, she'll just eat all the
	   good stuff and run. 
Mitsuru    How do you figure that?
Mari       Woman's intuition.
Mari       She's like a black widow, creeping all around you,
	   slowly driving you crazy. 
Mitsuru    You just don't know Nanami-san's good side.
Mari       Yes, I do! I'm telling you, woman's intuition.
Mari       She's like a black widow.
Mitsuru    I'd be satisfied if she ate anything of mine.
Mari       That's disgusting!
Mitsuru    How's that disgusting?
Mari       You'll know when you're grown up!
Mitsuru    Hey, take this!
Mari       I don't want anymore. You eat it.
Mitsuru    Do grownups even eat chocolate?
Mitsuru    Isn't this an indirect kiss?
Girl 1     Where are we going to eat lunch?
Girl 2     Well, it's raining out...
Mitsuru    Nanami-san!
Mitsuru    Today I've got your favorite fried chicken with
	   asparagus and bacon. 
Nanami     What is it, Tsuwabuki?
Mitsuru    Uh, your lunch...
Nanami     I won't be needing it today.
Nanami     This is Mikage, as in the Mikage Seminar.
Mikage     Hello.
Nanami     I'm just thrilled to have been invited to the Seminar.
Mikage     The pleasure's all mine. My attempts to woo you have
	   been worthwhile. 
Nanami     Well, if you think someone like myself would be of any use.
Mikage     Then why don't we get a bite to eat and discuss it in
	   more detail? 
Nanami     All right.
Mikage     If you like, you can attend this Seminar, too.
Nanami     Oh, no need. After all, Tsuwabaki is just a child, so
	   shall we go? 
Utena      Hmm? Tsuwabuki-kun, what's up?
Utena      Such serious books you have out here.
Mitsuru    Utena-san, what does it mean to become an adult?
Utena      Huh? What does it mean?
Utena      Well, that's... I think it's a bunch of things.
Utena      You might say it's a matter of experiencing all kinds
	   of things. 
Mitsuru    All kinds? So if I experience all kinds of things, I
	   can become an adult? 
Utena      I guess.
Mitsuru    So do you have all kinds of experience, Utena-san?
Utena      Uh, well...
Anthy      At our age, we're adults in all kinds of ways, wouldn't
	   you say, Utena-sama? 
Utena      R- Really?
Anthy      Yes.
Utena      Is it weird to dream about my prince?
Utena      I mean...
Utena      After an underclassman asked me, I wondered which am I:
	   adult or child? 
Akio       How do you feel about it?
Utena      I don't know.
Utena      First off, I'm not even sure of the difference between
	   a child and an adult. 
Akio       Hmm... As a star ages, it loses some of its brilliance.
Akio       You might say it's the same with people.
Utena      You're the brightest one around right now, aren't you,
	   Mr. Chairman? 
Utena      Snagging such a pretty bride...
Akio       I guess I am.



Akio       I guess I am.
Mikage     Mamiya, suppose you were to go outside occasionally?
Mamiya     The rain depresses me.
Mamiya     It's more peaceful in here.
Mikage     Won't such a disgusting scene be played unwatched in
	   the darkness? 
Mamiya     By the way, has the next Duelist been chosen?
Mikage     It's just been noted: a deeply jealous queen and her
	   retainer. 
Mamiya     He's just a boy.
Mikage     Until last night, he was quite a tough flower bud,
Mikage     but given the chance, he will burst open easily.
Mamiya     You're a wicked man.
Mikage     Beautiful as you are, you cannot capture the Rose Bride.
Mamiya     I see.
Mitsuru    So if I get a lot of experience, I'll become a man.
Mari       Whatcha doing?
Mitsuru    You again?
Mari       What are you doing?
Mitsuru    Watching all kinds of things. So I can become a man.
Mari       You can become a man by doing that?
Mitsuru    Yep.
Mitsuru    You've really been annoying me lately. Why are you
	   following me around? 
Mari       Why are you trying to copycat others?
Mari       It's obvious that someone who's had one real kiss...
Mari       ...is more of an adult than someone who's simply seen a
	   million kiss scenes. 
Mitsuru    One real kiss?
Mari       Ah, ah, this is getting bad.
Mari       I mean, you're not stupid, but you do have a weird way
	   of thinking. 
Mari       There's this thing called "practice."
Mari       Don't you even know that?
Mari       What are you, stupid?
Mari       You've got no subtlety at all, you baby!
Nanami     Why, that little...
Gate       Ohtori Private Academy Elementary Student Housing
Nanami     Oh, no need. Tsuwabuki is still just a child...
Utena      You might say it's a matter of experiencing all kinds
	   of things. 
Anthy      At our age, we're adults in all kinds of ways, wouldn't
	   you say, Utena-sama? 
Mitsuru    Coming...
Mitsuru    Nanami-san...
Nanami     What were you doing in the A/V room?
Mitsuru    Eh? Why?
Nanami     I saw you and that girl in there together.
Mitsuru    That's all Mari's..
Nanami     I knew it.
Nanami     What were you doing with your so-called friend?
Nanami     You really like her, don't you, Tsuwabuki?
Mitsuru    And what if I do?
Nanami     Huh?
Mitsuru    I'm short, I don't like bitter things, or serious
	   seminar discussions, 
Mitsuru    ...and Mari's making a fool of me lately,
Mitsuru    ...saying children don't understand.
Mitsuru    Why couldn't I have been born in the same year as you,
	   Nanami-san? 
Mitsuru    I want to become a man as soon as I can; to become a
	   man and do all the fun things. 
Nanami     Silly boy.
Nanami     You don't need to do that.
Nanami     I like you the way you are now.
card       INTERVIEW CHAMBER
card       OCCUPIED
Mitsuru    4th Grade, A Class, Tsuwabuki Mitsuru.
Mikage     Well then, please begin.
Mitsuru    Well, actually, it's about Nanami-san.
Mitsuru    She's very pretty, trustworthy, and I've admired her
	   for a long, long time. 
Mitsuru    Even though she was using me a bit like a servant, just
	   being with her was happiness. 
Mitsuru    But... but...
Mikage     Deeper... Go deeper.
Mitsuru    It's just that...
Mitsuru    Somehow I'm not satisfied by only being near Nanami-san.
Mitsuru    Then my friend Mari starts sticking her nose in here
	   and there, 
Mitsuru    ...and they both look down on me.
Mitsuru    She laughs at me, the child.
Mitsuru    I want to become a man!
Mitsuru    I want to become a man and wreck the world!
Mitsuru    I want to... I want to...
Mitsuru    I want to wreck the world!
Mikage     I understand.
Mikage     The way before you has been prepared.
Mitsuru    Where...
Nanami     Tsuwabuki? What are you up to, calling me to a place
	   like this? 
Nanami     Why are you so quiet, Tsuwabuki? Say something!
Mitsuru    Now, now... please sit down.
Nanami     What is it, already?
Nanami     W- Wait! That's too close, Tsuwabuki!
Nanami     Tsu- Tsuwabuki?
Mitsuru    This way, I will become a man.
Wakaba     It never fails; I bring an umbrella, it stops raining.
Utena      Why don't you just watch the weather report instead?
Utena      Eh?
Card       To the one Engaged: I shall wait for you at the Duel
	   Arena this evening. 
Shadow     Extra! Extra! Extra!
Shadow     Today, oh today, was my first time!
Shadow     What? And you didn't tell your own father?
Shadow     Where did it happen?
Shadow     Inside a car, I hear.
Shadow     What?! Damn you!
Shadow     Now, now, dear...
Shadow     My heart was going a mile a minute, but I don't regret it!
Shadow     You're awfully determined, for your first time and all.
Shadow     It did take a lot of courage,
Shadow     ...but if you think of it as proof of adulthood, it's
	   not so painful, 
Shadow     ...and besides, you get juice and stuff when you leave.
Shadow     Huh? What are we talking about here?
Shadow     Isn't it obvious? I gave blood today.
Utena      You can give blood when you're sixteen.
Shadow     P-R-O-O-F of adulthood.
Mitsuru    I swear by this black rose...
Mitsuru    ...that I shall win this Duel, and bring death to the
	   Rose Bride! 
Utena      Tsuwabuki-kun, you're the one who called me out here?
Mitsuru    You seem to have forgotten that this is a place for
	   duelling, haven't you? 
Mitsuru    Our fight has already begun!
Anthy      Those eyes, they're just like the others.
Utena      Then, Tsuwabuki-kun is also...
Anthy      ...not his usual self.
Utena      Himemiya!
Anthy      O roses of the noble castle,
Anthy      O Power of Dios that slumbers within me,
Anthy      Harken unto thy master, and reveal to us...
Utena      ...the power to revolutionize the world!
Utena      Tsuwabuki-kun! Wake up! There's no reason for us to fight.
Mitsuru    I will become a man!
Utena      What?
Mitsuru    You can't grow up just by gathering experiences.
Mitsuru    But, by destroying an adult who has instead, a boy will
	   become a man! 
Utena      Who told you something like that...?
Algebra    A philosophical existence
Algebra    The domain of mainstream magic's Grand Guignol
Algebra    A normal sigh, a heavy sigh, an anxious sigh, a
	   grieving sigh, a pleasured sigh... 
Algebra    I gather my breath, store up my breath, through a
	   magnifying glass. 
Algebra    Heavy sighs and normal sighs and anxious sighs and
	   grieving sighs, 
Algebra    Pleasured sighs and heavy sighs and normal sighs and
	   anxious sighs, 
Algebra    Grieving sighs and pleasured sighs and heavy sighs and
	   normal sighs, 
Algebra    Anxious sighs and grieving sighs and pleasured sighs
	   and heavy sighs. 
Algebra    Energy does not exist, in any form!
Algebra    Useless energy does not exist at all!
Algebra    Ubermensch - mechanism drawing breath
Algebra    Ubermensch - flesh model of humanity
Algebra    Ubermensch - analysis of endless layers
Algebra    Ubermensch - transcendent synthesis
Algebra    Ah! Ah! Celestial revolution.
Algebra    Ah! Ah! Existence composition.
Algebra    The birth of a new species?
Algebra    Or the limit of human potential?
Algebra    Everywhere, clocks are ticking. Even here, my heart is
	   pounding. 
Algebra    A hammer that strikes time; Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
Algebra    I, the time traveler, will open the door!
Mitsuru    Good morning, Nanami-sempai.
Nanami     Oh, G'morning.
Mitsuru    Something wrong?
Nanami     No, nothing.
Mari       Tsuwabuki! You're going to be late if you keep dawdling!
Mitsuru    Sheesh...
Mitsuru    Well, then...
Nanami     My, but it's getting hot.



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.



Title      Preview of Next Episode
Utena      Huh? A boy sent me a love letter?
Anthy      Utena-sama, he's an old friend of Wakaba-san's.
Utena      Then, if she's the Princess of the Onion Kingdom, he
	   must be... Prince Onion? 
Anthy      With two onions, I could make a really delicious curry
	   tonight. 
Utena      Eh? Curry again?
Utena      Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Song of the Fallen Kingdom
Anthy      The Absolute Destiny: Apocalypse.

Title      Mitsuru's Growing Pains

Utena      You might say it's a matter of experiencing all kinds
	   of things. 
Mitsuru    All kinds? So if I experience all kinds of things, I
	   can become an adult? 
Utena      I guess.
Mitsuru    So do you have all kinds of experience, Utena-san?
Utena      Uh, well...
Anthy      At our age, we're adults in all kinds of ways, wouldn't
	   you say, Utena-sama? 
Utena      R- Really?

Algebra    Ubermensch - analysis of endless layers

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