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The Rose of Versailles OTT Release Date: Here’s everything you should know about historical drama anime!!

The Rose of Versailles is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine Margaret from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the series was published in the magazine from 2013 to 2018.

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The Rose of Versailles OTT Release: Based on the historical plot of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. The Rose of Versailles withholdes the aspects of crossdressing, drama, and romance, and was pioneered by the production studio MAPPA.

This series is the upcoming anime movie starring a twisted plot that marks its connection with the events of real-life history. History that went cold in relics that lay untouched.

The Rose of Versailles (also known as Lady Oscar and La Rose de Versailles, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine Margaret from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the series was published in the magazine from 2013 to 2018.

Ikeda created The Rose of Versailles as a story about revolution and populist uprisings after becoming involved with Japan’s New Left as a member of the Communist Party of Japan in the late 1960s. The movie will be released on the 31st of January.

Plot

The Rose of Versailles is set in France before and during the French Revolution. The primary character that the story features is Marie Antoinette. She is the teenage Dauphine and the later queen of France. Along with her is Oscar François de Jarjayes, the youngest of six daughters. She was raised as a son from birth by her military general father to succeed him in the Royal Guard.

The primary action of the story revolves around Oscar’s growing realization. She realizes how France is governed she sees the plight of the country’s poor. When Marie Antoinette starts an affair with the Swedish Count Axel von Fersen.

Their relationship becomes the subject of gossip and scandal throughout France. Because of this, Antoinette’s reputation suffers irreparable damage. This stains her reputable image in France. When the count leaves for the American Revolutionary War, his departure sets off a chain of events that leads to France drowning in debt.