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** Pretty much any episode that prominently features Nanami without actually having her duel. Could be subverted because even the fillers can be analyzed. "Tsuwabuki's Secret Diary", on the other hand, can be skipped.
** Arguably, the entire Black Rose arc is this, as it has very little to do with the main plot and ultimately only serves to {{spoiler|foreshadow the darkness of Akio's and Anthy's characters}}, which later scenes do anyway.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: Deconstructed. The Student Council are broken versions of their roles; their ability to serve these roles are clouded by their own desires. However they do teach Utena how to be the Prince: she learns each role from the counselor, and then rises to defeat them. Probably not coincidentally, each character's hair color matches the [[Sailor Fuku]] color of the respective 5MB in ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
** [[The Hero]]: Utena {{spoiler|and Akio and Dios -- the conflict over who is the true prince is the core of the plot.}}
** [[The Lancer]]: Touga, a natural leader and prince candidate, distracted by his physical desire
** [[The Big Guy]]: Saionji, a serious kendoka, distracted by his desire for controlling the spirit
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** [[The Chick]]: Juri, the female member with a deep knowledge of other's hearts, distracted by her desire for a rational world.
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Nanami, who starts off so far out of the plot it's funny, distracted by her own little world {{spoiler|but still she manages to be the first one to figure out the plot}}, even after being turned into a cow.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: [[The Tragic Rose|Roses]], [[Something About a Rose|everywhere!]] Of every color! In your architecture! In your teacups! In your jam!
* [[Foot Focus]]: The movie has several very clear instances. The anime has a few as well.
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