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** Do ''not'' bring up a certain scene from episode 33 on Tumblr. You'll regret it.

** If you say you like ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]'' better than ''Utena'', you shall be marked for a painful death.

** Mikage cruelly used the Black Rose Duelists (many of them were very troubled kids who desperately needed outlets and support - he listened to them, and then manipulated their feelings to recruit 'em), but his past was really heartbreaking.

** Nanami qualifies ''big time'' by episodes 31 and 32. She's such a terrible, obsessive, yet ultimately ''pitiful'' little bitch.

** Really, nearly ''everyone'' can fit here to one degree or another, barring [[Complete Monster|Akio]] and those characters who are already [[The Woobie]]. 90% of the cast is violently off their rocker. [[Love Hurts|Good luck]] [[Dark and Troubled Past|holding it]] [[Unwitting Pawn|against them]].

* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]: Name one major character who is not. (Example: Touga. There's Touga/Utena, Touga/Saionji, Touga/Nanami, Touga/Akio, Touga/Miki, Touga/Juri... Touga/Anthy is a bit of a stretch, but it still exists.)

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Akio, also a [[Manipulative Bastard]]. Touga aspires to be like him. Ruka tries to be one for {{spoiler|altruistic}} reasons. Saionji tries as well...and [[Smug Snake|fails miserably.]]

* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: Those who think Anthy is nothing but a [[Damsel in Distress]] forget {{spoiler|her convoluted machinations and deep resentment of humans in general}}. Those who think Anthy is nothing but a [[Wicked Witch]] forget that {{spoiler|fear and anger is likely going to be the typical reaction of a person stabbed by a million swords and faced with eternal torture}}. Both of these viewpoints are also represented in-universe as well by different characters, indicating that they knew full well how people were probably going to react to her.

** It's not just the haters; it's her fans too. Some fans, like the characters Miki or at first, Utena, see her as a classic [[Damsel in Distress]] archetype for them to rescue/defend on the forums in order to boost their own egos. However, it should be noted that people who view Anthy as such are much rarer than the Anthy-Is-Satan-Fan, because the series does eventually make clear that Anthy is most definitely not an emotionless doll.

* [[The Scrappy]]: Shiori is easily one of the most hated characters in the fandom, to the point where even ''members of staff'' disliked her. Nanami is also rather unpopular in her own right. Ironically, they're two of Ikuhara's personal favourites.

* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: Akio's... ''makeover'' for the movie was not well received, to say the least.

* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: The dark-skinned girl is the resident [[Butt Monkey]] and is usually in a subservient position to the other characters. Not only that but she is also sought after almost as an object by the members of the Student Council. Similarly, most of the male characters act towards the female characters in ways that would never, ever be acceptable or appropriate in real life. Of course, knowing Ikuhara and his love of [[Deconstruction]], this was entirely deliberate.

* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: Yes, Miki is a guy, regardless of his [[Cross-Dressing Voices|incredibly feminine]] [[Aya Hisakawa|voice]].

** Meta example: series-Akio versus movie-Akio. The former is an inscrutable and seemingly invincible [[Magnificent Bastard]]. The latter {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him|falls out a window]] after trying to rape a seemingly asleep Anthy}}.

* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: Both the series and the film, but ''especially'' the film.

** Oh, ''Anthy''.

** Oh, '''''Kanae'''''.

 

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