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Revolutionary Girl Utena S1E36 — And Thus Opens the Doorway of Night

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Revolutionary Girl Utena•Season 1•Episode 36

And Thus Opens the Doorway of Night

8.9/10 · 102 votesDec 3, 199724 min

Ranked #3 of 39 in Season 1•+0.9 vs season avg

Touga tells Utena the truth. About his true feelings, and that he's always loved her.. Unfortunately for Touga, Utena loves someone else. Touga then challenges Utena to a duel, while placing a bet. If he wins, she becomes his girlfriend.. if she wins, the Student

Directed byToru Takahashi

Written byRyoe Tsukimura

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Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Utena Tenjou (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Anthy Himemiya (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Touga Kiryuu (voice)

Takeshi Kusao

Takeshi Kusao

Kyouichi Saionji (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Juri Arisugawa (voice)

Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Miki Kaoru (voice)

Yuri Shiratori

Yuri Shiratori

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Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Akio Ohtori (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Souji Mikage (voice)

Nozomu Sasaki

Nozomu Sasaki

Ruka Tsuchiya (voice)

Yuka Imai

Yuka Imai

Wakaba Shinohara (voice)

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Kanae Ohtori (voice)

Crew12

T

Toru Takahashi

Director

J

Jun Matsumoto

Key Animation

Takahiro Tanaka

Takahiro Tanaka

Key Animation

S

Shigeru Uchihara

Key Animation

Y

Yoko Kadogami

Key Animation

H

Hiroyuki Kambe

Key Animation

T

Toshihiro Kikuchi

Key Animation

J

Junichi Takaoka

Key Animation

K

Koji Ito

Key Animation

H

Hidenori Fukuoka

Key Animation

K

Keiko Kawashima

Key Animation

Hiroshi Nagahama

Hiroshi Nagahama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"And Thus Opens the Doorway of Night" is episode 36 of Revolutionary Girl Utena season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 102 votes, ranking #3 of 39 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Toru Takahashi and written by Ryoe Tsukimura, it aired on December 3, 1997.

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