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* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]:
** [[Fan Dumb|Some fans]] view Akio as {{spoiler|as much a victim of circumstances as Anthy}}. If applied in fanfiction, this usually results in him getting the [[Draco in Leather Pants]] treatment.
** And let's not get started on {{spoiler|Anthy}}, who can be seen as anything from [[The Woobie|the most pitiable character most deserving of love and acceptance]] to a [[Complete Monster]] who [[Karma Houdini|didn't get NEARLY what was deserved]], or even [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|a bit of both]]. And it's been said that {{spoiler|Anthy}} in many ways is something of a mirror to the audience, and that how individuals see the character reflects their own viewpoint, which ''also'' happens in series. The fourth wall sure is flexible in ''Utena''.
** The different versions themselves have been claimed to be alternate interpretations of ''Utena'', with the manga as Chiho Saito's vision, the movie as Kunihiko Ikuhara's vision, and the TV series as a compromise between the two; there's also the manga adaptation of the movie, which is Saito's own spin on it, and the light novels, which were written by someone else entirely. Characterisation varies wildly between all these versions, to the point where the differences between portrayals of any given character can be quite jarring.
** And just to prove once again how flexible the fourth wall is in ''Utena'', the Akio that wants to keep Anthy in the academy's world in the movie {{spoiler|is Anthy's own [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] (of sorts) of the real guy that died ages ago. Something similar seems to be the case with Touga.}}
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* [[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.
** [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]]: Many end up [[Jerkass Woobie|pitying Nanami too much]] to hate her anymore by episodes 31 and 32.
* [[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]].
* [[Villain Decay]]: In spite of most of its members being manipulative and abusive, the Student Council become more benign and even sympathetic as the series progresses. Though they're still all pretty [[Royally Screwed Up]].
** 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.
* [[The Woobie]]:
** Oh, ''Anthy''.
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