The Rose of Versailles
The Rose of Versailles streams on Amazon Prime Video. This is one of the great foundational anime — Riyoko Ikeda's tale of Lady Oscar, a woman raised as a man to command the palace guard in the last golden years before the French Revolution — and it remains ferociously watchable today.
About
Oscar François de Jarjayes was raised from birth as a son, trained in sword and command, and now leads the royal guard at Versailles under the young queen Marie Antoinette. Dazzling in uniform, Oscar moves through a court of intrigue, romance, and betrayal — admired by women, resented and adored by men — while remaining torn between duty to the aristocracy and a growing awareness of the misery beyond the palace gates. As revolution gathers, every loyalty Oscar holds is put to the sword. It's opera-scale melodrama with real historical weight, and its influence runs through decades of anime that followed.
Information
- Japanese
- ベルサイユのばら
- Premiered
- October 10, 1979
- Episodes
- 40
- Duration
- 23 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- tms entertainment co., ltd., tokyo movie shinsha
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- angst, drama, female protagonist, japanese production, love polygon, fantasy
FAQ
It streams on Amazon Prime Video.
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