i think any analysis of utena based on the premise that it knew what it was doing with race is pretty unproductive because
1. anthy is dark skinned because lalah sune is dark-skinned
2. "Curried High Trip" is not an episode written by people who know what the fuck they were talking about
3. akio, the manifestation of predatory sexuality and patriarchal control is a dark-skinned man preying on a school of light-skinmed japanese teenagers. theres just no way to square it.
it is good that anthy is dark-skinned, it is a (likely unintentional) added dimension to a character that improves the show. but i dont think it all coheres because i think the creators of utena simply did not get it. they dont deserve the credit.

















