I love Utena from the show but ... I think I love the manga a little more after reading it. The show has more time for these characters to grow and battle but the manga is more straightforward with the story in an equally as beautiful way and, oddly, with less of the plot points from the show, the characters come out even better in the manga. I think some are somewhat overlooked like Miki and Juri but all the men that I despised from the show, I came to enjoy their presence (slightly! cant give them all the credit here.) The story is truly so incredible from the obvious theme of women choosing to embrace who they are to embracing your faults as a means of achieving your goals and bettering yourself. The art is stunning, as per usual. And the relationships between characters is so well done!! One of my new favorite manga series.

(copied from my goodreads)