Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

This recommendation is more based on a gut feeling than anything else. The Adolescence of Utena and End of Eva are both retellings of their respective series and in both cases the intense imagery coupled with a complex and heavily symbolical atmosphere create an utterly surreal environment that deconstructs itself at every turn. They share the same epic quality even as they delve deep into the human psyche, despite the fact that the plot may seem to vary considerably. In these movies the role of the individual in the world and the very nature of what these two entities may be is what truly is at stake.

Le Portrait de Petit Cossette and The Adolescence of Utena are intensely surreal anime that shatter narrative conventions with their visual artistry. Characters mutate before the viewer and elaborate constructions that seem almost alive gain a deeper significance as they develop a strange universe in which everything has some meaning beyond the obvious. Those familiar with the world of Utena will recognize something of it in the motif of female revenge enacted through a disturbing kind of violence that is so patent in Le Portrait. A parallel between Cossette's situation and Anthy enhances this affinity between these two titles that deal with salvation and redemption in their own terms

Adolescence of Utena and Saint Seiya Overture share more than a few things, On the surface the closest similarity is the lush and magnificent visuals that will take your breath away. What Utena does with roses, Saint Seiya does here with water. Symbolism and ties to blood shown through roses in Utena are expressed in Saint Seiya with water. The unusual angles from which scenes are shot are another similarity. The non-linear storytelling style is similar in both and works as effectively both ways.