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Nanami and Himemiya

At first glance, Nanami seems to exist just for comic relief.  My opinion is that she's actually much more important to the plot of Revolutionary Girl Utena than that.  Just consider that she gets eight whole episodes devoted to her (as well as appearing at least briefly in most of the others)!  Nobody else gets that, and the "Nanami episodes," even if they often seem outside the continuity of the main series, always seem to be relevant to and reflective of what's going on in the surrounding episodes.  In a whole lot of ways, Nanami is either exactly like, or exactly opposite, Himemiya Anthy.  She's like a mirror image, and we see part of the story reflected in that mirror that the storytellers couldn't show us directly with Himemiya.  Her function is a lot like that of the shadow girls.  Here's a summary of ways Nanami and Himemiya reflect each other, with many spoilers. (19 May 2006)

Episode 39: And Someday, Together, We'll Shine

Utena meets her fate. (14 May 2006)

Episode 38: End of the World

Akio tempts Utena with a fairy-tale ending, and she successfully resists him only to be betrayed, stabbed in the back at the last minute. (14 May 2006)

Episode 37: The One who Brings the World Revolution

Utena nearly loses her resolve, but makes the decision to go to the arena and claim the revolutionary power in order to save Himemiya. (14 May 2006)

Episode 33: The Prince who Runs through the Night

Himemiya pulls strings to get Utena into bed with Akio, amid flashbacks. (29 April 2006)

Episode 25: Their Eternal Apocalypse

Utena and Himemiya move in with Himemiya's brother Akio, who with Touga's assistence tempts Saionji to fight another duel. (26 March 2006)

Episode 23: The Terms of the Duellist

Everything since Episode 14 turns out to have been a dream - or was it? (19 March 2006)

Episode 11: Gracefully Cruel: The One Who Picks That Flower

Utena has a picnic with her friends; then loses a duel to Touga, who takes Himemiya away to be his caged bird. (20 February 2006)

Episode 3: On the Night of the Ball

Utena briefly disguises herself as a girl, then rescues Himemiya from Kiryuu Nanami's creepy incestuous jealousy. (5 February 2006)

Episode 2: For Whom the Rose Smiles

Himemiya and Utena move in together, and Saionji unsuccessfully challenges Utena in an attempt to win Himemiya back. (5 February 2006)