Revolutionary Girl Utena — Season 1, Episode 4: The Sunlit Garden - Prelude

Episode synopsis

Utena and Miki are about to begin a duel. The rest of the episode and the following one are flashback to show what has caused this duel. Miki often plays a particular tune on the piano. He says he cannot truely play the tune as he wishes because he has lost a "glow". Nanami thinks that Miki likes Anthy, and from jealousy, she tries to tease and razz her. Taking advantage of that, Miki makes a good friend of Anthy, and then Utena. Finding Anthy and Utena got poor grades in the previous math exam, Miki offers to tutor them. However, Nanami won't leave them alone.

About Revolutionary Girl Utena

"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up." When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. Now a teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy; however, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Rose Bride
• E2For Whom the Rose Smiles
• E3On the Night of the Ball
• E5The Sunlit Garden - Finale
• E6Take Care, Miss Nanami!
• E7Unfulfilled Juri
• E8Curried High Trip
• E9The Castle Said to Hold Eternity
• E10Nanami's Precious Thing
• E11Gracefully Cruel - The One Who Picks That Flower
• E12For Friendship, Perhaps
• E13Tracing a Path