Ghost Divers

[S6E3] Revolutionary Girl Utena: Student Council Saga pt. 2, eps. 8–13

3 years ago

Welcome to Ghost Divers, the foremost podcast for tracing the influences on Cromartie High School.

We’re here to discuss the second half of the Student Council Saga spanning episodes 8 through 13 of Revolutionary Girl Utena! We talk about Anthy’s intentions in even a goofy episode; how the show complicates issues of intention and will and demonstrates the difficulty of moving outside the limits defined by systems of oppression; our hatred of the straight shipping of Utena x Touga; the flashback and the interrelation of myth, fable, past, memory, and present; theory bullshit about Eliade’s Myth of the Eternal Return; the character of Nanami and her role is both comedic foil and dramatic rival in her own right; an unplanned announcement about our upcoming Cro High manga read-through podcast; all the gender happening in this series; and more!

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Works Cited

The Myth of the Eternal Return by Mircea Eliade, translated by Willard Trask

Content Warnings for this Discussion

Sexism Abusive relationships Manipulation Possessiveness Suicidality Animal cruelty and death Incest Sexuality and sexualized images Alcohol (in the post-ED outtakes section)

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