This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
I don't care if you completely can't stand a character's personality on a deep, psychological level. Or if you hate what that character represents. Or if you hate that character for harming your favorite character.
What I want to know is, which character(s) do you dislike for stupid superficial surface stuff? Maybe Touga's hair style gets on your nerves? Maybe you just think Chuchu is annoying? Maybe Nanami's laugh just irritates you? What are some of the ridiculous aesthetic/stylistic stuff you dislike about characters?
I really dislike Wakaba's hair style. There, I said it.
I also hate that every filler episode is about Nanami, even though I like her.
Oh, and Akio just gives me the creeps. D: But I suppose that's justified.
Edit: OH, and Anthy, my fav character - can't stand it when her hair is up! Take it doooown!
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SleepDebtFairy wrote:
I also hate that every filler episode is about Nanami, even though I like her.
Yeah, pretty much. Touga boxing a kangaroo, I'm looking right at you.
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I hate Saionji's scowling.
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I hate how Nanami is such a BAMF and doesn't get as many duels as she deserves.
I also hate almost everything about the manga. Other than the fact that it's Utena.
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KaleMarsh wrote:
I hate Saionji's scowling.
Like three inch speed lines on his forehead. SWEET JESUS MAN GET YOU SOME ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM.
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I don't like the general animation style of the Student Council arc.
There's just something about those faces. Manthy much?
I don't like when the pointy chins becomes way too pointy.
You two could poke out eyes with those things!
I don't like Shiori's high pitched voice. Or her eyebrows.
Seriously, what's up with those brows? Were they inspired by Chuchu's eyes?
I really don't like Keiko's hairstyle.
Much better, dear!
I don't like Ruka's shoulder pads.
Giant studs? Really now?
... I was tempted to add Movie-Akio's voice and clothes, but that'd be too obvious.
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Two words: The braid.
Seriously. It needs to die.
Touga's constant attempts at "bedroom eyes" gets on my nerves.
As does the fact that the length of Saionji's ponytail never seems quite right.
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Serious, Nanami's braid needs to go, she looks way better when it is not there.
Chuchu's body is way too small for its massive head.
Tsuwabuki's dub voice oh sooo wrong.
Miki looks more like a girl than his twin sister does, in fact Miki should crossdress to appeal for my need for trap fanservice.
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Saionji crying in the opening sequence... come on Saionji... be more serious... ¬¬'
Also Touga in the opening sequence too, fighting with his jacket open... psst, you're going to get hurt Touga.
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Ruka- his mutant for lock of doom and its a different color than the rest of his hair and why is it so long. He just kind of shows up out of nowhere for reals... I guess he could give Jury the power of miracles, cause I mean what else explains that hair...that hair...
Also three guys that follow Nanami they are creepy as hell
Last but not least that veil frog that dry humps chu chu...that frog needs help.
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I'll step up in defense of Nanami's braid! It looks great on her! And really now, her design would be really plain without it, not to mention it gives her that "high class lady" look that she often tries to play off.
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Nanami's hair, Keiko's hair, Anthy's hair, Ruka's hair, Touga's hair.
If hair was a character, I'd hate it.
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I'm trying to imagine what watching SKU would be like for a viewer who hated everyone's hair. It seems like it would be akin to a nudist going to a fashion show, or a creationist watching the Discovery Channel. It's everywhere.
But I don't like Anthy's stupid little tiara. Her stupid dumb little tiara.
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How about Juri's hair when fully curled? Her after-hours semi-curled hairdo looks good, but the one she has during the day looks weird and blocky. Like she's got a bunch of curled ribbons attached to her head.
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MAYBE YOU WOULD BE MORE SPECIAL IF YOU HAD YOUR HAIR DOWN AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE FOREHEADS, WAKABA AND NANAMI.
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I don't like Nanami, and not because she's dramatic or powerless. It's because of her bright yellow jumpsuit.
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Can we talk about how hideous a shade of green they chose for Saionji's pants, when we know the boy can rock the fuck outta darker shades.
And seconding the Anthy's Ursula crown. I think Wakaba's hair is fine until you start imaging how it would look down. It just. What. How would that? Would it? I DUNNO.
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OnlyInThisLight wrote:
Can we talk about how hideous a shade of green they chose for Saionji's pants, when we know the boy can rock the fuck outta darker shades.
Absolutely. Obviously the reason it happened is because of the color rules separating the Seikotai from the Black Rose Duelists, as the former all wear bright colors and the latter get to dress in dark shades (Nanami is the Seikotai's exception... her outfit looks like sort of a cross between the two styles) so unfortunately Sai ended up with the short end of the stick here :\
But yeah, it sucks. As a matter of fact, I have a pair of white pants for my Saionji cosplay outfit (which would work for an AU cosplay...) that I intend to color, but much as I hate to be source inaccurate they're going to have to be darker than in the series.
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Chrome Homura wrote:
OnlyInThisLight wrote:
Can we talk about how hideous a shade of green they chose for Saionji's pants, when we know the boy can rock the fuck outta darker shades.
But yeah, it sucks. As a matter of fact, I have a pair of white pants for my Saionji cosplay outfit (which would work for an AU cosplay...) that I intend to color, but much as I hate to be source inaccurate they're going to have to be darker than in the series.
*puts had on you shoulder*
You're doing the right thing.
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OnlyInThisLight wrote:
Chrome Homura wrote:
OnlyInThisLight wrote:
Can we talk about how hideous a shade of green they chose for Saionji's pants, when we know the boy can rock the fuck outta darker shades.
But yeah, it sucks. As a matter of fact, I have a pair of white pants for my Saionji cosplay outfit (which would work for an AU cosplay...) that I intend to color, but much as I hate to be source inaccurate they're going to have to be darker than in the series.
*puts had on you shoulder*
You're doing the right thing.
I second this. Saionji suffered a gross injustice when the color of his pants was chosen.
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Haha, well.
I think Mikage looks too damn hipster, with his pink shag and rad shades
and Tokiko's mole irritates me even though I am not even bothered by IRL moles.
and Kanae annoys me for reasons I can't even explain.
Wow I'm so shallow ;-;
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artemis88 wrote:
Haha, well.
I think Mikage looks too damn hipster, with his pink shag and rad shades
Oh god, I can't stop thinking about this now. Mikage IS the hipster of the SKU world.
"I was seeking eternity before it was cool."
"I had a Rose Signet before it was cool."
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I don't like the fact that Juri wears almost no makeup. C'mon Juri, you're a former model and supposed to be the most stylish girl on campus! Would it kill you to wear something besides lipgloss?
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Riri-kins wrote:
I don't like the fact that Juri wears almost no makeup. C'mon Juri, you're a former model and supposed to be the most stylish girl on campus! Would it kill you to wear something besides lipgloss?
For the most part she would just sweat it off or have it covered during fencing. 'Sides, maybe she is wearing make-up... just so well that no one notices.
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Riri-kins: I don't like the fact that Juri wears almost no makeup.
She doesn't need to. That said, I just got the best mental image of her slathered up Mimi-style.
I'm learning to draw just to make this a reality. More OT, I truly hate Akio's little sea green beads for his ponytail. They look like what I wore in preschool. And, natch, I loathe Touga's alien!face towards the end of the series, when the main animators all apparently suffered a mass heart attack.
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