The relationship between Utena and Anthy slowly blossoms as a number of challengers emerge to fight Utena for their own personal reasons and self-actualisation. The champion of the Rose Crest Duels is awarded access to the mysterious inverted castle hanging above Ohtori Academy, "the power to revolutionize the world", and the hand in marriage of the demure and obedient "Rose Bride" ( Bara no Hanayome): a student named Anthy Himemiya.
One day, Utena attempts to defend her best friend from the abusive vice-president of the student council, and is unwittingly drawn into a secret sword-fighting competition held between its members, who all bear signet rings identical to her own. Seven years later, Utena (who now presents with a mixture of male and female gender cues) has followed the trail of her prince to the prestigious Ohtori Academy boarding school.
However, Utena is so enthralled by the encounter that she decides to become a prince herself, instead of becoming a princess in waiting. The prince encourages her not to lose her strength and nobility as she grows up, and gives her a rose signet ring that he claims will lead her back to him someday. On the day of her parents' funeral, a seven-year-old girl named Utena Tenjou is overwhelmed by despair until she has a miraculous encounter with a travelling prince on a white horse.
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