Staff for the anime film Versailles no Bara (The Rose of Versailles) have confirmed that the film will premiere in Japan on January 31st, 2025, and revealed the character’s main visuals. The film is directed by Yoshimura Ai (Nichibros, Oregairu) at MAPPA studios.
The film is based on the Versailles no Bara (The Rose of Versailles) manga by Ikeda Riyoko. The manga ran from 1972 to 1973 in Shueisha’s Weekly Margaret magazine. Shueisha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in October 1972 and the 10th volume in April 1974. Four further volumes were released between August 2014 and March 2018. Udon Entertainment started releasing the manga in English in December 2019, and it has since released the entire manga in five omnibus volumes. Due to its popularity, the manga inspired a TV anime in 1979, an anime film in 1990, a live-action film, and a musical.
Oscar François de Jarjayes is the heir to the Shogunate. She is a beautiful woman who dresses as a man and was raised as the family’s son and heir.
Marie Antoinette was a noble and elegant queen who came from neighboring Austria.
Andre Grandier is a commoner who is Oscar’s servant and childhood friend.
Hans Axel von Fersen was a handsome and intelligent Swedish count.
They meet in the glorious city of Versailles, France, in the late 18th century, and despite being at the mercy of the times, they each live out their own beautiful destinies.
