Utena is one of my all time favourite anime series ever. I could not stop GRINNING for days after the end of the series (Anthy walked out of the academy in search of Utena). Just gods, it was everything I wanted in a fairytale, and all the characters were so fabulous (cyphers and so much more). It was the series that made my then-boyfriend (now husband) have thought that maybe I was a lesbian. I had to explain that no, I fall for the person, not the sex.

But wow, to have this as your introduction to anime. Wow.

Have you seen the Utena movie? I know some really disliked it, but I adored it to tiny bits. It was so beautiful, and just, it was my kind of crack.