After opening in January, it’s time to turn our attention toward the global streaming premiere of The Rose of Versailles. The anime film adaptation from MAPPA is officially set to make its Netflix debut on April 30, and you can check out an English-subtitled trailer ahead of its arrival below.
The Rose of Versailles Netflix Trailer
The movie, which hit Japanese theaters on January 31, stars Miyuki Sawashiro as Oscar François de Jarjayes, Aya Hirano as Marie Antoinette, Toshiyuki Toyonaga as André Grandier, Kazuki Kato as Hans Axel von Fersen, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Alain de Soissons, Takuya Eguchi as Florian de Gerodelle, Miyu Irino as Bernard Châtelet, Fukushi Ochiai as Louis XVI, Banjo Ginga as General Jarjayes and Mayumi Tanaka as Maron Glacé Mont Blan.
The crew includes:
- Director: Ai Yoshimura (Ao Haru Ride, Dance with Devils)
- Screenplay: Tomoko Komparu (Kimi ni Todoke, Yona Yona Penguin)
- Character Design: Mariko Oka
- Music Producer: Hiroyuki Sawano
- Music: Hiroyuki Sawano, Kohta Yamamoto
- Animation Production: MAPPA
The Rose of Versailles is one of the most successful shojo manga of all time. You can see Otaku USA’s review on it here. UDON Entertainment publishes the original manga in omnibus volumes.
The people behind the new movie gave this description for it:
The Rose of Versailles Plot
Oscar François de Jarjayes, raised as the “son” and heir of a general’s family, masquerades as a beautiful woman in men’s clothing. Marie Antoinette arriving from neighboring Austria as a bride to become a noble and graceful queen.. Oscar’s servant and childhood friend, the commoner André Grandier. Hans Axel von Fersen, a handsome and intelligent count from Sweden. They meet in Versailles, France in the prosperous late 18th Century and live their respective destinies beautifully while being tossed about by the tides of times.
Source: Netflix