Shōjo Comic
A manga adaptation of "Adolescence of Utena" written and illustrated by Be-Papas member Chiho Saito was serialized from May to September 1999 in the manga magazine "Bessatsu Shōjo Comic Special". While the manga is not a one-to-one adaptation of the film, it broadly incorporates its major plot points; Saito has commented that she regards the manga as a more direct story, while the film is more thematic and abstract. As the manga was published in a special edition of "Bessatsu Shōjo Comic" aimed at a "josei" audience (older teenage girls and adult women), it maintains a more mature tone relative to the original "Revolutionary Girl Utena" manga and anime.