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I never really thought Anthy was boring because to me it felt like something was going on behind the scen, but I can understand why you would find her a bit bland in the beginning. Although in my opinion we get to see more of her beginning with the black rose arc.

Hey Utena fans 

Did everyone else have the experience of finding Anthy boring with no personality at the beginning, and then by the end of the show completely u-turning and having Anthy be your fave character? And subsequently on rewatch realising just how much of her personality shows through at the beginning when you actually look for it (like in her nanami pranks and offhand comments?)

Well the giving roses to Juri was not nice gestures but a way to manipulate Juri so she would remember and resurface all the pent up anger she has against Shiori.

"Belive in miracles and they will know your feelings." Juri thinks that's just a load of bullshit. But that one rose Anthy gives her reminds her so strongly of the time she's been betrayed and on top of that Utena has to do something. 

Naive uninformed Utena who reminds Juri of the way Shiori once was. It all drives her crazy until she can't find any other solution but to duel. I will not clarify what Juri duels.

My point with all this is that Anthy is the catalyst always have that in mind when watching this show. 

All those little moments.

All those little joys Anthy took in life.

Humming to herself by the sink.  Playing the piano to calm her nerves.  Watching the metronome bounce back and forth for no reason.  Randomly offering a flower to Juri because Juri was there.  That cute little hand dance she did in episode 7.  All the choices she made about what to say, about how to say it, about who to talk to.  The lunch she shared with Wakaba and Utena for no reason.

They can’t all have been forced on her by Utena’s influce.

They can’t all be fake.

Can they?