Characters
- Utena Tenjou (天上 ウテナ, Tenjō Utena?)
- Voiced by: Tomoko Kawakami (Japanese), Rachael Lillis (English)
- Utena is a tomboyish, courageous and naïve character who lives to emulate the idealized prince figure from her childhood. She is forthright, honest, and friendly. Nearly all the girls in school idolize her. She both subverts and conforms to the stereotypes she embodies as a noble warrior and a naive magical girl in danger of becoming a damsel in distress. The series chronicles her journey to protect her friend Anthy and become a truly noble Prince. Her Dueling Rose is white.
- Anthy Himemiya (姫宮 アンシー, Himemiya Anshī?)
- Voiced by: Yuriko Fuchizaki (Japanese), Sharon Becker (English)
- A mysterious, shy girl whose vapid expression and superficial politeness mask a complex, darker personality. It is said that she has no thoughts or desires of her own; she will do anything her master expects of her. Because of her "doormat" behavior, other characters tend to project their wants or desires onto her, and she's always the target of their eventual rage. Her past and current personality are simultaneously tragic and sinister, and her personality shifts between selfless love, passive-aggressiveness, cruelty, and learned helplessness. Like Utena, Anthy also subverts and conforms to the stereotypes she embodies as both a damsel in distress and a witch.
- Akio Ohtori (鳳 暁生, Ōtori Akio?)
- Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi (TV), Mitsuhiro Oikawa (Movie) (Japanese), Josh Mosby (English)
- Anthy's older brother, the acting chairman of the academy, and the main antagonist of the series. Although almost non-present in the first season of the show, he later plays a pivotal role in the second and third seasons. His given name is derived from the Japanese name of Venus as the Morning Star (明けの明星, ake no myōjō?), which is identified with Lucifer.
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