'Versailles no Bara' Anime Movie Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Second Teaser Trailer, Spring 2025 Premiere

by DatRandomDude
Jul 1, 2024 3:20 PM | 26 Comments

The official website for the anime movie adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda's Versailles no Bara (The Rose of Versailles) manga revealed on Tuesday the main staff, cast, key visual (pictured), and a second teaser trailer. The anime is scheduled to open in theaters in early Spring 2025.

Cast
Oscar François de Jarjayes: Miyuki Sawashiro (Lupin III series)
Marie Antoinette: Aya Hirano (Fairy Tail)
André Grandier: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Yuri!!! on Ice)
Hans Axel von Fersen: Kazuki Kato (B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious)

Staff
Director: Ai Yoshimura (Ao Haru Ride, Kabukichou Sherlock)
Script: Tomoko Konparu (Kimi ni Todoke, Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi)
Character Design: Mariko Oka (Jigoku Shoujo, Hatsukoi Monster)
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano (Shingeki no Kyojin, Ore dake Level Up na Ken), Kotha Yamamoto (Mato Seihei no Slave, 86)
Music Producer: Hiroyuki Sawano
Studio: MAPPA
Distribution: Avex Pictures, TOHO NEXT

The historical drama manga was serialized in Weekly Margaret from 1972–1973 and compiled into ten volumes from 1972 to 1974. Shueisha later reprinted it in 10 bunkoban volumes from 1977 to 1978. Ikeda serialized a four-volume side story between April 2013 and February 2018. Versailles no Bara sold a cumulative 20 million copies of its volumes.

Tokyo Movie Shinsha produced a 40-episode television anime that aired from Fall 1979 to Summer 1980. The Seimei Aru Kagiri Aishite (I'll Love You As Long As I Live) compilation movie premiered in May 1990.

Udon Entertainment licensed the manga in English in July 2015 and published it in five omnibus volumes from February 2020 and April 2021. Right Stuf licensed the television anime under its Nozomi Entertainment label in September 2012 and released it on two DVD volumes in May and July the following year. Discotek Media reacquired the anime and released it in two Blu-ray volumes in April and June of last year.

Teaser Trailer 2

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Trailer looks glorious! I can’t wait to see it.

Jul 3, 2024 8:59 PM by MistyBlue

Very much looking forward to this.

Jul 2, 2024 10:50 PM by MegamiRem

this looks pretty good, mappa has given me a reason to watch the og anime very soon. would've continued collecting dust in my ptw otherwise.

Jul 2, 2024 6:52 PM by ryzxgum

lol finally. still need to watch the original series before this comes out. fingers crossed it's international release.

(also mappa where tf the zombie land movie @ smh)

Jul 2, 2024 6:38 AM by daddymahitowo

@Osamunau, ok, I understand.

Jul 2, 2024 4:38 AM by Memore

@Memore When you used word "better"; but maybe overrating wasn't a right word.

Anyway, thinking about it now, a movie, or two ARE kinda enough to adapt the most important parts of the story.

I do wish it was a series myself, but let us be honest, at least it's something.

Jul 2, 2024 4:37 AM by Osamunau

@Osamunau, where did I overrate it? I simply wrote that one movie can't adapt the whole manga, that is all.

Jul 2, 2024 4:25 AM by Memore

@Memore Most people won't go watch decades old anime, regardless of how much some consider it a classic.

I watched it years ago, it was fine, a bit overmelodramatic, but honestly, it was never something that set the world on fire.

In other words, stop overrating things, especially old ones.

Jul 2, 2024 4:20 AM by Osamunau

@Antarclist, no, it is impossible. Better watch the previous anime adaptation.

Jul 2, 2024 3:22 AM by Memore

The original anime adaptation by Dezaki set quite a high bar, but I think it should be ok, hopefully.

Jul 2, 2024 2:43 AM by Haneken2086

Could be me, but music felt out of place here lol.

Jul 2, 2024 1:57 AM by Softhenic03

@Oppai_Loli_God God forbid girls will have their anime. some stuck-up shounen boys throwing tantrums. world doesn't revolve around you.

I'm So Excited, PV looks great. I hope Mappa will do more shoujo anime in future.

Jul 2, 2024 12:32 AM by ninka22

OK, @Oppai_Loli_God

Atleast its not creatively bankrupt, pedophilic or cringe

Jul 1, 2024 10:07 PM by AzafuseKingTora

Can they adapt the whole manga in 1 movie?

Jul 1, 2024 9:15 PM by Antarclist

@MichaelJackson We've already gotten retro shonen or even seinen manga adaptations over the years, so if all of this is popular, then maybe we'll get this too. Everything needs its time.

Jul 1, 2024 9:10 PM by RobertBobert

@ZXEAN Or they could adapt any other retro shoujo manga that was never adapted instead. Dezaki did a great job, this doesnt need a remake.

Jul 1, 2024 8:34 PM by MichaelJackson

I like Sawano, I like Rose of Versailles and I like Mappa but this this just look....wierd. In a wierd way.

Everyone is invited to check out the amazing anime directed by Dezaki instead.

Jul 1, 2024 8:32 PM by MichaelJackson

Damn !!! This looks beautiful. Mappa doing a shoujo anime that's new. Anyway I am excited this looks too good.

Jul 1, 2024 8:18 PM by ZXEAN

I saw it was an old school shoujonand was like : oh cool

Then I saw studio MAPPA and was like : oh no.

Jul 1, 2024 8:17 PM by VivavideoUser2x

It just keeps on getting worse, another shitty adaptation of old crap that should stay dead in that era.

Make something new or creative, or adapt stories not seen yet, you utter muppets.

Jul 1, 2024 8:10 PM by Oppai_Loli_God

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