Joseph Luster
October 17, 2024 
The new The Rose of Versailles anime film was recently set for January 31, 2025, and now three more cast members have been revealed. The latest to join the adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda’s classic manga are Shunsuke Takeuchi as Alain de Soissons (pictured upper left above), Takuya Eguchi as Florian de Gerodelle (lower left) and Miyu Irino as Bernard Châtelet (lower right).
Previously revealed cast and crew:
Oscar François de Jarjayes: Miyuki Sawashiro
Marie Antoinette: Aya Hirano
André Grandier: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Hans Axel von Fersen: Kazuki Kato
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 original manga by Riyoko Ikeda ran from 1972 to 1973, then returned from 2013 to 2018. The original 40-episode anime adaptation ran from 1979 to 1980.
Here’s the official description of the new The Rose of Versailles film:
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: Anime News Network
Related Posts
