The Rose of Versailles (2025)

Original title

ベルサイユのばら

Directed by

Ai Yoshimura

Genre

animation, romance, drama, history

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated musical romance is set in pre-revolutionary France. It follows the life of a noblewoman raised as a man who becomes a captain of the royal guard, caught between duty and love at a time of social upheaval.

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What happens

The Rose of Versailles is a 2025 Japanese animated musical romance film produced by MAPPA and distributed by Toho Next and Avex Pictures, based on the 1972 manga by Riyoko Ikeda. Directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Tomoko Konparu, the film stars the voices of Miyuki Sawashiro, Aya Hirano, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, and Kazuki Kato. It was released in Japan on January 31, 2025. Netflix licensed the film, and began streaming it on its platform on April 30, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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