

Shiori "stole" a man who loved Juri when the three were in middle school in an attempt to win something over her, believing that Juri loved him back.

Shiori idolized Juri due to Juri's beauty and talent, but her idolization subsequently caused her to question their friendship and she eventually became paranoid, as far as to believe that Jury befriended her out of pity. Shiori's relationship with Juri Arisugawa is one of intense love and uncertainty. Shiori's Relationship with Juri Arisugawa Shiori says she has returned to Ohtori Academy in order to try to mend her relationship with Juri. Shiori explains their relationship to Utena that they had grown up together but had a falling out as Shiori stole a man she thought that Juri loved, which turns out to be false. Shiori appears in episode 17 when Utena Tenjou sees her watching Juri Arisugawa practice fencing. Regarding this fact, it can be said that she wants to carry her acts out, but only for an ulterior motive, not for her personal desires. In the anime, she feels worse and more pathetic from hurting people, as she states both in the confession scene and mid-episode 29. However, Shiori can only push her animosity to a certain degree. In the movie, Shiori manipulates Juri into dueling with Utena Tenjou. In both the anime and movie, Shiori wants superiority over Juri. In the movie, Shiori directs everyone's hatred towards Anthy Himemiya when Akio Ohtori is found dead. In truth, she can be manipulative and cruel, while not quite sure how much that would hurt someone (hence the "cruelly innocent") as she wishes to see Juri crushed. Juri Arisugawa describes Shiori as a "cruelly innocent" person. 3 Shiori's Relationship with Juri Arisugawa.
