

After Saionji, she duels against Miki, Juri and Nanami, defeating all of them. Motivated by the chance to protect Anthy, Utena wins the duel.Īs Utena fights the Student Council members one by one, her relationship with Anthy strengthens. However, Utena is unable to stand the thought of Anthy being abused by Saionji. Utena thinks the duels are stupid, and declares to Anthy that she will deliberately lose. He demands a rematch against Utena, claiming that he was careless the first time. Saionji comes to the dorms, and physically abuses Anthy for "betraying" him. By accepting the duel and defeating Saionji, Utena becomes engaged to Anthy Himemiya, the Rose Bride.Īnthy and Utena move into a dormitory together. Utena also has a rose crest, but hers came from a prince she met when she was very young. Each Duelist was given a rose crest ring by the End of the World. She challenges him to a kendo duel he, seeing the Rose Signet on her hand, accepts a real duel. Utena, assuming Saionji the perpetrator, angrily confronts him about his behavior.

Someone, possibly Saionji himself or another student, posted it on the school wall. He thought the love letter Utena's friend Wakaba wrote to him was stupid, and threw it in the trash. The Student Council Saga begins with Utena Tenjou challenging Kyouichi Saionji to a duel.
