You make them hear the song, you ask them what they think about it, when they inevitably say it slaps, you show them a picture of Nanami, you look at them dead in the eye and you say "She turns into a cow while this song plays"
dona dona is about a calf going to slaughter, it's from an old play. so it's actually perfectly suited to the scene it's used in. my mom used to sing this song to me when I was a kid.
Jokes aside that is a premonition of things to come and also shows that in her heart of hearts, nanami suspects that touga is planning something horrible for her (and was right)
Yeah, when it comes down it Nanami's dream is trying to show her how Togua abuses her and uses her to do his dirty work (ex; manipulating her anger at his birthday party to spark her to duel Utena, allowing him to reveal her as the new duelist and for him to swoop in during the duel shaming Nanami for doing something he spurred her to do in the first place and even allowed until a moment he could use to make himself appear heroic)
One fine afternoon, on the road to the market A cart rumbles along, carrying a calf The adorable calf is going to be sold It looks on with mournful eye Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways In the blue sky, on the breeze, a swallow wings swiftly by The cart goes on towards the market, carrying the calf "If only I had wings to fly, I'd be able to return to my pleasant pasture" Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways
could this episode be an allegory about Nanami entering puberty and experiencing period for the first time? the episode with the egg is more obvious, but moments of being in pain, feeling cranky and having a big appetite are present in the cow episode too...
@@fraise4396I see it as generally representing objectification of women. Nanami takes up fashion not because she likes it but just because she thinks it’s high end & classy and will cause others to literally view her more favorably, and in the process she turns herself into a cow. She strips herself of her humanity in order to please other people aesthetically. I love how the Nanami episodes are somehow some of the most thematically poignant lmao
@@inoppi Depends. Anime like Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water has no manga, and yet has at least 12 filler eps, although only three are deemed as true filler since the rest can still fit a bit neatly on the plot.
@@michaelandreipalon359 that depends on your definition of filler, generally filler in context of anime refers to episodes that aren't based on the original manga but added by the anime team thus its not useful term when the anime is original
I remember having a Keyboard that could play multiple songs depending on what button you pushed button number 2 played this song although in a more electronic version I remember as a kid it made me super sad but for some reason I always kept listening
Some parts of this song (at least this beautiful version in particular) sorta sounds like the song "Lover's Theme" by Herve Roy. 👧👩 P.S. "Revolutionary Girl Utena" will always be a legendary classic. Truly honored to have grown up with this beautiful gem of an anime. 🐄💞
how do you explain to someone that never watched utena that they used this banger of a song for an episode where a girl turns into a cow
LMFAOOO
You make them hear the song, you ask them what they think about it, when they inevitably say it slaps, you show them a picture of Nanami, you look at them dead in the eye and you say "She turns into a cow while this song plays"
dona dona is about a calf going to slaughter, it's from an old play. so it's actually perfectly suited to the scene it's used in. my mom used to sing this song to me when I was a kid.
I showed it to my mom, she was very weirded out. Said my neurons were fried
and also this song made u cry
Jokes aside that is a premonition of things to come and also shows that in her heart of hearts, nanami suspects that touga is planning something horrible for her (and was right)
Yeah, when it comes down it Nanami's dream is trying to show her how Togua abuses her and uses her to do his dirty work (ex; manipulating her anger at his birthday party to spark her to duel Utena, allowing him to reveal her as the new duelist and for him to swoop in during the duel shaming Nanami for doing something he spurred her to do in the first place and even allowed until a moment he could use to make himself appear heroic)
FYI, this was originally a Yiddish song about persecution.
utena's baka mitai
ushi mitai
This is so fucking funny for Spanish speakers because "vaca" (pronounced the same as "baka" in Japanese) means cow
@@funyarinpa9464not to mention tagalog speakers
never in my life i have been as confused as I was when i watched this episode
The egg episode 🔥🔥🔥
One fine afternoon, on the road to the market
A cart rumbles along, carrying a calf
The adorable calf is going to be sold
It looks on with mournful eye
Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf
Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways
Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf
Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways
In the blue sky, on the breeze, a swallow wings swiftly by
The cart goes on towards the market, carrying the calf
"If only I had wings to fly,
I'd be able to return to my pleasant pasture"
Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf
Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways
Dona dona dona dona - carrying the calf
Dona dona dona dona - the cart sways
so dona does mean nothing?
@@juancam5713, Dona Dona is a song written in Yiddish at first.
@@RobbietheSilentHillRabbit so what dona means?
I like the voices of the Japanese singers singing this.
love this song and the scene from the anime actually fits very well with this song i´m obviously referring to Nanami´s cow scene
Always been one of my favs and the episode is classic 💀
I unironically love this song💀
very sad song about anime girls being turned into cows. really makes u think.
You ain’t seen nothing yet 😉just to let you know Utena is a cult classic
they turn to other things too
This cover art w/the song makes me so sad
One of the best songs from one of the best episodes
could this episode be an allegory about Nanami entering puberty and experiencing period for the first time? the episode with the egg is more obvious, but moments of being in pain, feeling cranky and having a big appetite are present in the cow episode too...
I’m pretty sure it was an allegory for nanamis suspicions of touga but ofc it can be perceived however
@@fraise4396I see it as generally representing objectification of women. Nanami takes up fashion not because she likes it but just because she thinks it’s high end & classy and will cause others to literally view her more favorably, and in the process she turns herself into a cow. She strips herself of her humanity in order to please other people aesthetically.
I love how the Nanami episodes are somehow some of the most thematically poignant lmao
kANYE COULD NEVER'
This was hands down the best duel in the entire series
The best filler epispde ever
Scratch that, RGU sure is one of the best anime out there with no pointless fillers, and by then, all the fillers are actually important later on.
there's technically no filler as the anime isn't based on a manga
@@inoppi Depends. Anime like Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water has no manga, and yet has at least 12 filler eps, although only three are deemed as true filler since the rest can still fit a bit neatly on the plot.
@@michaelandreipalon359 that depends on your definition of filler, generally filler in context of anime refers to episodes that aren't based on the original manga but added by the anime team thus its not useful term when the anime is original
bold of you to assume Nanami episodes are filler episodes
thank you! Awesome version!
I cry 💔
I remember having a Keyboard that could play multiple songs depending on what button you pushed button number 2 played this song although in a more electronic version I remember as a kid it made me super sad but for some reason I always kept listening
Some parts of this song (at least this beautiful version in particular) sorta sounds like the song "Lover's Theme" by Herve Roy. 👧👩 P.S. "Revolutionary Girl Utena" will always be a legendary classic. Truly honored to have grown up with this beautiful gem of an anime. 🐄💞
thank you for uploading this it’s my favorite 💗💗
Sometimes I think they made this banger then had to figure out how to incorporate it into the story😆
Claude François mon pote
Petit garcon :)
Dona is Donut in spanish LOL
What episode was this
The one where Nanami is turned into a cow by wearing a cowbell.