The Rose Of Versailles anime film, which was originally announced in 2022, revealed its much awaited updates, including a new trailer, key visual, cast and staff details, on July 2, 2024.
According to the official website, The Rose Of Versailles anime film is set for a New Year 2025 release.
Checkout the trailer and key visual below:
Cast includes:
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Oscar François de Jarjayes
- Aya Hirano as Marie Antoinette
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as André Grandier
- Kazuki Katō as Hans Axel von Fersen
The film is directed by Ai Yoshimura, and produced by studio MAPPA. The script is penned by Tomoko Komparu, with Mariko Oka handling the character designs. The music is produced by Hiroyuki Sawano along with Kohta Yamamoto.
The Rose of Versailles is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine Margaret from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the series was published in the magazine from 2013 to 2018.
The series is a historical drama set in the years preceding and during the French Revolution. Using a combination of historical personages and original characters, The Rose of Versailles focuses primarily on the lives of two women: the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, and Oscar François de Jarjayes, who serves as commander of the Royal Guard.
An anime adaptation of The Rose of Versailles, produced by TMS Entertainment, aired on Nippon TV from Oct 10, 1979, to Sep 3, 1980.
Lady Oscar, a live-action film adaptation of the series directed by Jacques Demy, was released in Japan on March 3, 1979.
Source: Official Website