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Title (English) Rose of Versailles

Title (Japanese) berusairu no bara

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Fantasy Novel

Notes Eur.= "Lady Oscar". Japanese name: Versailles no Bara
From a manga by Ryoko IKEDA, published in Margaret magazine.

Classification shoujo

Synopsis Oscar and officers
The well-known shoujo anime series, about the life of a girl in 18th-century Europe, born to a noble family and brought up as a boy. She joins the army as an officer and obtains a position at the court of Marie Antoinette in pre-revolutionary France.
The queen's extravagance and unsuitable favourites, and schemers such as the evil Jeanne, make this a difficult posting.

Review The broadcast version is dubbed into German, with new opening & closing songs. All the same, it looks much better on screen (with stereo sound) than it did on a fan tape. The gender role theme is an interesting one, and the art is often beautiful. There's romance, action and high adventure. Great stuff, not to be missed. Some shoujo fans rate this as a must-see. The second half of the series (which I've been watching) has a different director, is much more dramatic than the first half, and the artwork is superb. (GC)
The anime had two different director-animater teams; NAGAHAMA Tadao and ARAKI Shingo for the first half, DEZAKI Osamu and SUGINO Akio for the last half of the series. The first series featured lavishly beautiful artwork by ARAKI, though the scripts seemed rather weak; the second series significantly altered the original manga, but created an astonishingly dramatic story with dynamic artwork. Great shoujo manga classic by IKEDA Riyoko and great anime with two different styles, both definitely worth to check out. (AAK)
Rose of Versailles Info.

Credits Series Director: Tadao Nagahama (1-?) and Osamu Dezaki (?-?)
Character Designer(s): Shingo Araki; Animator(s): Shingo Araki, Sugino Akio; Music: Kouji Makaino
See also data from Ben Ettinger

Episodes 41

Release Jap:LD, Ger:TV

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1979 October 10 - 1980 September 3

Production Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Broadcaster Nippon TV

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Rose of Versailles
Title (Japanese)	berusairu no bara
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Eur.= "Lady Oscar". Japanese name: Versailles no Bara From a manga by Ryoko IKEDA, published in Margaret magazine.
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	Oscar and officers The well-known shoujo anime series, about the life of a girl in 18th-century Europe, born to a noble family and brought up as a boy. She joins the army as an officer and obtains a position at the court of Marie Antoinette in pre-revolutionary France. The queen's extravagance and unsuitable favourites, and schemers such as the evil Jeanne, make this a difficult posting.
Review	The broadcast version is dubbed into German, with new opening & closing songs. All the same, it looks much better on screen (with stereo sound) than it did on a fan tape. The gender role theme is an interesting one, and the art is often beautiful. There's romance, action and high adventure. Great stuff, not to be missed. Some shoujo fans rate this as a must-see. The second half of the series (which I've been watching) has a different director, is much more dramatic than the first half, and the artwork is superb. (GC) The anime had two different director-animater teams; NAGAHAMA Tadao and ARAKI Shingo for the first half, DEZAKI Osamu and SUGINO Akio for the last half of the series. The first series featured lavishly beautiful artwork by ARAKI, though the scripts seemed rather weak; the second series significantly altered the original manga, but created an astonishingly dramatic story with dynamic artwork. Great shoujo manga classic by IKEDA Riyoko and great anime with two different styles, both definitely worth to check out. (AAK) Rose of Versailles Info.
Credits	Series Director: Tadao Nagahama (1-?) and Osamu Dezaki (?-?) Character Designer(s): Shingo Araki; Animator(s): Shingo Araki, Sugino Akio; Music: Kouji Makaino See also data from Ben Ettinger
Episodes	41
Release	Jap:LD, Ger:TV
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1979 October 10 - 1980 September 3
Production	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Broadcaster	Nippon TV
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.