The Rose of Versailles

The Rose of Versailles

1979
★★★★☆ 8.3/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 40 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 JA
⏱️ 24 min/episode
DramaAnimationAction & Adventure
Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.

Seasons

Season 1
1979 • 40 Episodes
General Jarjayes, deprived of the son he desperately wanted, names his newborn daughter Oscar and raises her as a boy. Now that Oscar’s reached adulthood, she’s vying for the position of Commander of the Royal Guards for Princess Marie Antoinette.

Crew

Director
Osamu Dezaki, Tadao Nagahama

Network

Nippon TV

Production

Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Keywords

politicsromancecross dressingbased on mangahistoricalmilitaryshoujoanimewar