Plot
In the late 18th century, four people: Oscar François de Jarjayes, a general who is a woman raised as a son, Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian empress that is destined to become queen, André Grandier, Oscar's childhood friend, and Hans Axel von Fersen, a Swedish aristocrat, meet in Versailles, France and live their respective destinies while being tossed by the tides of the era.
Production
In September 2022, plans for an animated adaptation of The Rose of Versailles were announced in celebration of the series' 50th anniversary. [17] In July 2024, it was announced that MAPPA would produce the film, with Ai Yoshimura directing and Tomoko Konparu serving as screenwriter. Additionally, Miyuki Sawashiro was confirmed to voice Oscar, with Aya Hirano, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, and Kazuki Kato cast as Marie Antoinette, André Grandier, and Hans Axel von Fersen, respectively. [18] [19] [4] By October, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Takuya Eguchi, and Miyu Irino joined the cast as Alain de Soissons, Florian de Gerodelle and Bernard Châtelet. [5] One month later, the casting of Fukushi Ochiai as Louis XVI, Banjō Ginga as General Jarjayes, and Mayumi Tanaka as Maron Glacé Mont Blan was announced. [6] Additional casting was announced shortly before the film's release. [7] [8]
Music
The soundtrack was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto, with Sawano also composing the songs performed by the voice cast in the film. The English dub was the only one to adapt the songs to its language, as the others kept the Japanese audio.
| No | Original title [20] | English Title [21] | Characters |
|---|
| 1 | The Rose of Versailles | "The Rose or Versailles" or "May Our Souls Bloom in Love" [22] | Oscar, Marie Antoinette, André, Fersen |
| 2 | Ma Vie en Rose | | Marie Antoinette |
| 3 | Enchanting Masquerade | | Masked nobilities |
| 4 | Our King and Queen | | Parisians |
| 5 | Soul to Soul | | Fersen |
| 6 | Resonance of Love | | Marie Antoinette & Fersen |
| 7 | 心の在り処 (Kokoro no arika) | Nowhere Heart | Oscar |
| 8 | Believe in My Way | | Oscar, Marie Antoinette, André, Fersen |
| 9 | Never surrender | | Alain |
| 10 | Return to nothing | | Oscar |
| 11 | Ravine | | André |
| 12 | Child of Mars | | Oscar |
| 13 | Anger and pain | | Bernard, Parisians |
| 14 | 夜をこめて (Yowokomete) | Before dawn comes | Oscar & André |
| 15 | Libération | | - |
"Libération" is performed by Japanese singer Tielle.
The film's theme song is "Versailles" performed by Ayaka. [23]
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