Utena grows closer to Anthy and her older brother (the charming and mature Akio Ohtori), is forced to confront the incongruities between her childhood ideals and developing sexuality, and discovers the secrets of her own half-remembered past and those surrounding the hidden benefactor of the Rose Crest Duels: a mysterious figure known as ' End of the World' ( Sekai no Hate). The relationship between Utena and Anthy slowly blossoms as a number of challengers emerge to fight Utena for their own personal reasons and self-actualisation. The champion of the Rose Crest Duels is awarded access to the mysterious inverted castle hanging above Ohtori Academy, 'the power to revolutionize the world', and the hand in marriage of the demure and obedient 'Rose Bride' ( Bara no Hanayome): a student named Anthy Himemiya. One day, Utena attempts to defend her best friend from the abusive vice-president of the student council, and is unwittingly drawn into a secret sword-fighting competition held between its members, who all bear signet rings identical to her own. Seven years later, Utena (who now presents with a mixture of male and female gender cues) has followed the trail of her prince to the prestigious Ohtori Academy boarding school. However, Utena is so enthralled by the encounter that she decides to become a prince herself, instead of becoming a princess in waiting. The prince encourages her not to lose her strength and nobility as she grows up, and gives her a rose signet ring that he claims will lead her back to him someday. On the day of her parents' funeral, a seven-year-old girl named Utena Tenjou is overwhelmed by despair until she has a miraculous encounter with a travelling prince on a white horse. 'Grant me the power to bring the world revolution!'

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