Princess Tutu, I am ashamed to say, is pretty easy for me because even though there are lots of awesome ladies there are clearly some that hold special places in my heart.
Rue: After several rewatches, Rue has become completely my favorite character in the series. She's so complicated, and she grows so much, and there's so much she gives up - I love how human she is deep down, and how her friendship with Duck is ultimately as important as her relationship with Mytho (even though she's never talked to another girl like this, she doesn't think she hates it!) and how the one thing she knows how to do is love, and every time I hear "The Dying Swan" these days, I have to stop and go RUUUUUUUUUUE in my heart.
Duck: Of course I adore Duck! Drosselmeyer's Mary Sue who destroys the script and thwarts tragedy single-handedly, just by real person who cares about everyone and not just the pretty boy she's supposed to be in love with. I love her terrible taste in clothing (DUCK PANTS) and her amazing Fakir impressions and how very, very hard she tries, and most of all I love how she refuses to vanish. Because she doesn't need to sacrifice herself to save the boy, she just needs to be herself.
Pique: I love Pique because she is so SANE. It's easy to miss because Lilie is so crazy! But Pique is completely under the impression that she's in a normal dance school and people should react in normal ways. So she has a crush on the jerktastic-but-hot older boy (and finds Mytho totally boring, which I find hilarious) and tells Duck to do her homework and runs around doing normal teenaged things. And I love that she's the only person who goes up to Mytho and is like, "hey, that Fakir relationship? That - that looks kind of unhealthy. And maybe you should get out of that." I mean, she's going after the wrong person in this case, but it's a SENSIBLE REACTION.
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Rue: After several rewatches, Rue has become completely my favorite character in the series. She's so complicated, and she grows so much, and there's so much she gives up - I love how human she is deep down, and how her friendship with Duck is ultimately as important as her relationship with Mytho (even though she's never talked to another girl like this, she doesn't think she hates it!) and how the one thing she knows how to do is love, and every time I hear "The Dying Swan" these days, I have to stop and go RUUUUUUUUUUE in my heart.
Duck: Of course I adore Duck! Drosselmeyer's Mary Sue who destroys the script and thwarts tragedy single-handedly, just by real person who cares about everyone and not just the pretty boy she's supposed to be in love with. I love her terrible taste in clothing (DUCK PANTS) and her amazing Fakir impressions and how very, very hard she tries, and most of all I love how she refuses to vanish. Because she doesn't need to sacrifice herself to save the boy, she just needs to be herself.
Pique: I love Pique because she is so SANE. It's easy to miss because Lilie is so crazy! But Pique is completely under the impression that she's in a normal dance school and people should react in normal ways. So she has a crush on the jerktastic-but-hot older boy (and finds Mytho totally boring, which I find hilarious) and tells Duck to do her homework and runs around doing normal teenaged things. And I love that she's the only person who goes up to Mytho and is like, "hey, that Fakir relationship? That - that looks kind of unhealthy. And maybe you should get out of that." I mean, she's going after the wrong person in this case, but it's a SENSIBLE REACTION.
Revolutionary Girl Utena!