So, I want to make a Skin based on my favorite anime,
Shoujo Kakumei Utena (a.k.a.,
Revolutionary Girl Utena), specifically based on Himemiya Anshii, the Rose Bride. However, I don't want it to be too specific an emulation, so I need more source material for ideas!
While she is in many ways a relatively classic Hollow (perhaps even moreso than many of the inspirations Joe lists), I'm interested more in other themes I see in her character, such as:
- her role as part of a strange cosmic melodrama (she may be one of a trinity that was once a one; she may be a fairy tale witch and/or princess who did some bad magic to her brother/self)
- her ritual role as a prize to be fought over
- the idea that whoever owns her through enough duels gains the power to revolutionize the world (a metaphor for adolescence)
- power through being owned
I guess I have two questions and a request:
Question #1: What other themes of Anshii's character am I missing that are highly M,#s-able?
Question #2: What other source material touches on one or more similar themes? I'm having trouble thinking of any that involve a high schooler gaining power by giving away ownership (two more anime/manga, maybe:
Ouran Host Club and
Her Majesty's Dog, but I would like to mix in some source material a little closer to M<3s's)
Request: Any other comments, questions, accusations, poems, or manifestos re: this ;-D