Carried away by fate? Notice the ornate 'old style' of the locks in this picture (as opposed to the one in the Feb. 99 Animage shot). Like the Tarot card of the chariot, in the Utena series Akio's car has always represented material forces, currents that drive men toward their fate. It also represents sexuality and things that are hidden.. Utena's frightened expression here is definitely suggestive; hanging on for dear life while being moved along by forces beyond control, innocence being whirled away by relentless reality...

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