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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 32: The Romance of the Dancing Girls
- Akio and Touga convince Nanami to duel Utena again. (29 April 2006)
- Episode 31: Her Tragedy
- Nanami learns about big brothers, and does not react well. (29 April 2006)
- Episode 27: Nanami's Egg
- Nanami lays an egg, and hilarity ensues. (24 April 2006)
- Episode 24: The Secret Nanami Diary
- Tsuwabuki has been keeping a secret diary that summarizes Nanami's adventures. (19 March 2006)
- Episode 21: Vermin
- Nanami's lackey Sonoda Keiko has a crush on Touga, and the Black Rose necromancers use her as a zombie Duellist. (19 March 2006)
- Episode 18: Mitsuru's Impatience
- Tsuwabuki wants to be an adult, and the Black Rose necromancers use him as a zombie Duellist. (10 March 2006)
- Episode 16: Cowbell of Happiness
- A magical cowbell turns Nanami into a cow, and hilarity ensues. (25 February 2006)
- Episode 10: Nanami's Precious Thing
- Nanami kills a kitten and Utena forgets Touga's birthday. (14 February 2006)
- Episode 8: Curry High Trip
- Nanami tampers with the curry, Utena and Himemiya swap personalities, and hilarity ensues. (5 February 2006)
- Episode 6: Take Care, Miss Nanami!
- Nanami gets involved in a sick life and death dominance and submission mind game with a disturbingly young boy, Tsuwabuki Mitsuru. (5 February 2006)