Both are eventually saved, as if the show is trying to reinforce its approval of altruism.
#Mytho princess tutu free
In season 2, Rue gradually gains the courage to rebel against her upbringing and her role as the villain, and in a moment of heartbreaking yet heartwarming resolve, sacrifices herself to free Mytho from his curse. In season 1, Fakir gradually learns to respect Mytho’s growing agency, and eventually sacrifices himself for Mytho, trusting Princess Tutu to take care of him (hold that thought). The culmination of both Fakir’s and Rue’s arcs are great examples. However, the show also argues that even flawed, selfish people are capable of selflessness. Meanwhile, both Fakir and Rue are treated sympathetically, with Rue being brainwashed from childhood and Fakir’s desire to protect Mytho stemming from his genuinely caring about the latter. Duck’s self-effacing devotion to Mytho is treated as a naive crush, and she later realizes she can’t play the altruistic role when the time comes for her to give up her Princess Tutu self. Mytho spends most of the story less as a fully realized character and more an emotionless doll to be manipulated by both the heroes and villains. Princess Tutu seems to treat selfless love as divine but unrealistic, and selfish love as flawed but sympathetic. Rue wants Mytho for herself, and Fakir wants to ensure his safety by keeping him away from others. Mytho and Duck represent selfless love, with Mytho compulsively needing to protect all weak beings and Duck initially helping Mytho for his benefit. In contrast, Rue and Fakir both have a selfish, possessive kind of love. If we define love as positive feelings toward others, Princess Tutu showcases a variety of examples (and even parodies it with the running gag of Cat-sensei threatening to have his students marry him). I’ll cover what Princess Tutu has to say about Love in the following paragraphs, and put my half-baked thoughts about Fate in the addendum if you wish to read it. The best way I can think so far is to organize my thoughts under the themes of Love and Fate.
To be honest, despite enjoying it more this time, I’m still trying to form coherent thoughts about Princess Tutu as a whole.
It was a lot more enjoyable this time around, knowing the basic premise but seeing the major developments in plot and character in a more condensed manner. Therefore, when I rewatched it this year, I ended up watching ep 1-6, 9-13, 14, and 20-26, thereby skipping much of the episodic material. I had conflicting feelings when I first watched Princess Tutu. The endings to the two seasons were emotionally gripping, but I was bored out of my mind with the repetitive slow boil of the early episodic adventures.
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