Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
Watch if: laughing at how stupid an anime is, all the while deciphering a complex meta story sounds like fun to you.
+ Unexpectedly bizarrely funny
± Absurd and confusing
- Plot and meta story are stretched really thin by constantly inserting non-sense and dragging on
A girly coming-of-age story about misogyny. Both heavy on symbolism and on non-sense. High levels of absurdism and self-awareness. Good animation hidden among the mediocre. Fan-service. Pedophilia. The ending is... surprising.
Premise: When Utena enters high-school, she wants to find the prince she met long ago, and become a prince herself. Her connection to that prince draws her into a magical conspiracy.