The Rose of Versailles, the new anime film adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda's classic historical romance manga, is coming next week. Today, a new character trailer has been released to introduce André Grandier—Lady Oscar's loyal childhood friend and admirer. The video describes André as someone "who stands up to his destiny with an indomitable will and single-minded love."
André will be voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga, who's known for voicing Yuri Katsuki in Yuri on Ice, Mikado Ryugamine in Durarara!!, Yuuki Tenpouin in Code:Breaker, Takeru Totsuka in Kamigami no Asobi, Mahiro Fuwa in Blast of Tempest, and Junichirpo Tanizaki in Bugo Stray Dogs among other anime roles. Studio MAPPA produced the film's animation. Watch the new character trailer for The Rose of Versailles below:
Here's is the main key visual for The Rose of Versailles anime film:
The Rose of Versailles is directed by Ai Yoshimura (Case File nº221: Kabukicho), with Tomoko Konparu (Tonari no Yokai-san) in charge of the script, Mariko Oka (Hell Girl) on the character designs, and Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan) on the film's music with KOHTA YAMAMOTO.
Miyuki Sawashito (Kitaro in GeGeGe no Kitaro) as Oscar François de Jarjayes
Aya Hirano (Haruhi Suzumiya in the Haruhi Suzumiya series) as Marie Antoinette
Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Junichirpo Tanizaki in Bugo Stray Dogs) as André Grandier
Kazuki Kato (Kento Aizome in B-PROJECT) as Hans Axel von Fersen
What is The Rose Of Versailles about?
The new upcoming anime film was officially announced in September 2022 as part of the 50th anniversary project to celebrate the publication of Ikeda's original The Rose of Versailles manga. Ikeda's manga series was originally published in Shueisha's shojo manga magazine Margaret from 1972 to 1973. A TV anime adaptation ran from 1979 to 1980, and a live-action film directed by Jacques Demy was released in1979.
Udon Entertainment, the publisher of the manga's English edition, shared a story description for The Rose Of Versailles:
Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime.
The Rose of Versailles anime film is scheduled to release in theaters in Japan on January 31, 2025.
