Joseph Luster
November 8, 2024 
January 31, 2025 marks the premiere of the new The Rose of Versailles anime film, which has MAPPA bringing Riyoko Ikeda’s classic shojo manga to the big screen. Naturally, there’s plenty of top-tier voice talent involved, and three more have just joined the lineup.
The latest cast additions—pictured below from top to bottom and left to right—include:
- Fukushi Ochiai (Sanou in BEASTARS) as Louis XVI
- Banjo Ginga (Gihren Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam) as General Jarjayes
- Mayumi Tanaka (Luffy in One Piece) as Maron Glacé Blanc
Main Cast:
- Oscar François de Jarjayes: Miyuki Sawashiro
- Marie Antoinette: Aya Hirano
- André Grandier: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
- Hans Axel von Fersen: Kazuki Kato
Crew:
- 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:
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: Crunchyroll News
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