📝 Highlights & Appeal Light spoilers
01① A brand-new film, 50+ years after the manga began
Riyoko Ikeda's timeless classic, serialized since 1972 with over 20 million copies in circulation, gets an all-new film adaptation for a new era.
02② Animation produced by MAPPA
MAPPA, the studio behind Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man, renders the opulent world of 18th-century Versailles in gorgeous animation.
03③ Miyuki Sawashiro voices Oscar
Miyuki Sawashiro voices the cross-dressing noblewoman Oscar, with Aya Hirano as Marie Antoinette, Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Andre, and Kazuki Kato as Fersen.
04④ A new theme song written by Ayaka
Ayaka wrote the new song Versailles specifically for the film, used as its theme.
05⑤ Directed by Ai Yoshimura of Ao Haru Ride
Ai Yoshimura, known for Ao Haru Ride and Cheer Danshi!!, directs, with a script by Tomoko Konparu and character designs by Mariko Oka.
06⑥ Music by Hiroyuki Sawano
Hiroyuki Sawano, composer for numerous hit anime, serves as music producer, scoring the turbulence of revolutionary France.
07⑦ Character visuals spotlighting four lives
Individual character visuals for Oscar, Antoinette, Andre, and Fersen, each telling its own story, drew major attention ahead of release.
08⑧ Nationwide release on January 31, 2025
Distributed by TOHO NEXT and avex pictures, the 113-minute film features narration by Hitomi Kuroki.
💡 Key Points & Predictions Some spoilers
This is a complete standalone theatrical film that has run its course through the Blu-ray release. Since the original manga's story moves into the full French Revolution, any sequel would likely depict the revolution in earnest.
🧾 Story So Far Contains spoilers
In late-18th-century France, Oscar, the youngest daughter of the Jarjayes family, was raised as a man and now serves as captain of the Royal Guard, protecting the royal family. Alongside Queen Marie Antoinette and her own childhood friend Andre, Oscar navigates a turbulent age. As Antoinette's forbidden love for Swedish nobleman Fersen deepens and the drumbeat of revolution grows louder, the fates of all four are shaken to their core.
✅ Recommended Viewing Points
Recommended for fans of grand historical romance and beautifully intertwined love stories, and anyone who wants to experience the world famous from Takarazuka Revue adaptations in anime form. Don't miss MAPPA's visuals and Hiroyuki Sawano's score.
👀 Trivia & Fun Facts
💫 Unresolved Foreshadowing Contains spoilers
Scenes of mounting public discontent behind the glittering facade of Versailles are woven throughout, foreshadowing the French Revolution to come.