The Rose of Versailles anime movie by MAPPA premieres today in Japan, and they’ve revealed 8 additional voice cast members, a trailer for Hans Axel von Fersen, and a singing scene.
Ai Yoshimura is directing the movie, with Tomoko Konparu on the script, Mariko Oka as the character designer, and Hiroyuki Sawano on the music with KOHTA YAMAMOTO. The main trailer was released in November last year.
The new trailer highlights Fersen, who is described as a man who remained steadfastly in love amidst the storms of revolution.
A singing scene from the movie was also released. The song is performed by Aristocrats in Masks, featuring composition by Tomoko Kaneharu and arrangement by Hiroyuki Sawano.
The new voice cast members include:
- Sora Tokui as Louis Joseph
- Minami Tanaka as Marie Thérèse
- Atsushi Tamaru as Lasalle
- Daiki Yamashita as Jean
- Yuto Suzuki as François
- Junta Terashima as Pierre
- Wataru Takagi as Duke de Guéméné
- Hironori Kondo as De Launay
Previously, character trailers for Marie Antoinette, Oscar François de Jarjayes, and André Grandier were revealed. The previously known voice cast members includes:
- Aya Hirano as Marie Antoinette
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Oscar François de Jarjayes
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as André Grandier
- Kazuki Kato as Hans Axel von Fersen
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Alain de Soissons
- Takuya Eguchi as Florian de Gerodelle
- Miyu Irino as Bernard Chatelet
- Fukushi Ochiai as Louis XVI
- Banjo Ginga as General Jarjayes
- Mayumi Tanaka as Maron Glacé Mont Blanc
- Hitomi Kuroki as Narrator
The Rose of Versailles is based on a historical and romance manga series by veteran mangaka Riyoko Ikeda. It was serialized by Shueisha and ran from May 1972 to December 1973. The manga is considered one of the pioneering works of the shojo genre. TMS Entertainment animated the original 1979 The Rose of Versailles anime, with Tadao Nagahama and Osamu Dezaki as directors. It aired for forty episodes on Nippon TV.
The official synopsis:
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: The Rose of Versailles Official YouTube
© Riyoko Ikeda Production / The Rose of Versailles Production Committee
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