Ashley and Rose discuss how divergent the manga and anime of Revolutionary Girl Utena are, debate whether the manga is still a deconstruction of the shoujo genre, figure out which Disney prince Utena is, and ponder whether Kill la Kill is an homage to Utena. Somehow, even though Ashley’s middle name is Rose and she was talking to someone named Rose, jokes about being the Rose Bride don’t happen. Oops? LINKS Buy Utena from Viz! Cited interviews with Chiho Saito Kill la Kill Wiki Which Disney Prince Are You? Quiz Further Reading: The Four Horsemen of the Patriarchy Follow Rose: @composerose on Twitter Check out Rose’s book on Cowboy Bebop and Yoko Kanno Follow the podcast: @shojoandtell on Twitter
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