History ReferencedBy / RevolutionaryGirlUtena

* In episode 93 of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', Ash's school does a SchoolPlay. Lillie dresses similarly to the lead from ''Manga/PrincessKnight'' while Mallow dresses as Anthy. It's implied that Mallow's character is a LoveInterest. One scene outright depicts Lillie and Mallow like Utena and Anthy, respectively.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is all over this. Creator Rebecca Sugar is a self-admited fan of the anime, as is much of the crew.
** "Steven the Sword Fighter" features shot-for-shot recreations of some of Utena's more acrobatic jumps, flips, slides, dodges, parries, and swordsmanship flourishes, especially from her duels with Juri, by none other than Pearl- a leggy, pink-haired fighter proficient with swords.

** In "Save the Cat," when Adora transforms into She-Ra in order to fight off Galactic Horde soldiers and escape from Horde Prime, she holds Catra similarly to how Utena holds Anthy at the end of their duel transformations in the Akio arc.
** In "Heart Pt. 2," Catra reaches out to Adora that visually resembles the scene where Utena reaches out to Anthy in the finale. Even the music is similar.
** On a livestream, Creator/NDStevenson drew [[https://horde-princess.tumblr.com/post/624491773428940800/noelle-drew-a-catradora-revolutionary-girl-utena Catra and Adora as Anthy and Utena]]
* In episode 7 of [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse The Owl House]], protagonist Luz is briefly seen reading a volume of the Utena manga.

* * In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E15ScareMaster Scare Master]]", Utena appears as one of the "unplanned guests" cut-outs who appear as one of the "scares" at Fluttershy's "[[FailedAttemptAtDrama scary tea party]]", alongside [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]].

* The first episode of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' is essentially a one-to-one remake of the first episode of ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' but with mecha instead of swords. NewTransferStudent Suletta Mercury defends a girl she just met, Miorine Rembran, from her abusive fiancee Guel Jeturk. After defeating Guel in a mech duel, Suletta becomes Miorine's new fiancee.

* ''Anime/ShoujoKagekiRevueStarlight'' has many homages to Utena. While most of these are [[https://i.imgur.com/05PCiWc.jpg visual homages]], there are thematic and plot-based nods as well; of particular note is how both series involve the characters having surreal one-on-one fights with each other that involve knocking something off the opponent's body. Both series are also heavily influenced by the Creator/TakarazukaRevue. It's easy to understand when you realize the anime was directed by Tomohiro Furukawa, who worked with Ikuhara on ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'' and ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'' and is considered his protégé.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Crew member Alexa Swanson made [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amphibia_utena.jpg this]] crossover art with Anne as Utena, Marcy as Anthy, and Sasha as Akio.

* ''Anime/ShoujoKagekiRevueStarlight'' has many homages to Utena. While most of these are [[https://i.imgur.com/05PCiWc.jpg visual homages]], there are thematic and plot-based nods as well. Both series are also heavily influenced by the Creator/TakarazukaRevue. It's easy to understand when you realize the anime was directed by Tomohiro Furukawa, who worked with Ikuhara on ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'' and ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'' and is considered his protégé.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Crew member Alexa Swanson made [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amphibia_utena.jpg this]] crossover art with Anne as Utena, Marcy as Anthy, and Sasha as Akio.

* ''VideoGame/PsyCard'': In ''Friend's Quest'': The FlavorText of the Rose Ring of Friend Quest is one to ''Manga/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', as a reference to the Rose Signets, and "grants you the power to bring world revolution".

** On a livestream, Creator/NoelleStevenson drew [[https://horde-princess.tumblr.com/post/624491773428940800/noelle-drew-a-catradora-revolutionary-girl-utena Catra and Adora as Anthy and Utena]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}: Crew member Alexa Swanson made [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amphibia_utena.jpg this]] crossover art with Anne as Utena, Marcy as Anthy, and Sasha as Akio.

* In episode 7 of [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse The Owl House]], protagonist Luz is briefly seen reading a volume of the Utena manga.

* In episode 93 of ''[[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokemon Sun and Moon]]'', Ash's school does a SchoolPlay. Lillie dresses similarly to the lead from ''Manga/PrincessKnight'' while Mallow dresses as Anthy. It's implied that Mallow's character is a LoveInterest. One scene outright depicts Lillie and Mallow like Utena and Anthy, respectively.

* In the climax ("Heart Part 2") of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Catra reaches out to Adora that visually resembles the scene where Utena reaches out to Anthy in the finale. Even the music is similar.