Revolutionary Girl Utena — Season 1, Episode 20: Wakaba Flourishing

Episode synopsis

Lately, Wakaba has been acting so brisk. And she goes home straight right after school. Actually, Wakaba has a secret at home. She is hiding Saionji, who got expelled from school. Since she has a secret crush on him, she is so happy with him. Besides, Wakaba feels so special of herself, being with a kind of special guy. However, she knows this life with Saionji won't last so much longer. She thinks once he returns to school, he won't even remeber her at all. Saionji is making a hair ornament for Wakaba to show his gratitude. Mikage suddenly appears before Saionji and makes a deal that Saionji will return to school. What Mikage wants Saionji to do in return, was to give the hair ornament to Anthy. Seeing Anthy wearing the hair ornament, Wakaba realizes that Saionji's mind has always been with Anthy and she can never be special. At Nemuro Memorial Hall, Wakaba confesses that she wants to beat special people.

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
• E4The Sunlit Garden - Prelude
• 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