In the past few years, anime fever has taken the world by storm. With a new global exposure, the genre continues to find a highly invested fan base across the globe. The streaming platforms have also recognized their value and have been adding popular anime to their catalog. Taking part in this, Netflix has just announced that they will be releasing The Rose of Versailles
.
It is based on the 1972 manga written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. In those days, it was originally known as La Rose de Versailles
. As Netflix adapts it for their screen, here is everything you need to know about it.
Cast of Netflix’s The Rose of Versailles
The anime movie was initially released in January 2025 in Japan and was appreciated for its adaptation and breaking gender stereotypes. There, it was dubbed by a talented star cast whose voiceover will continue on Netflix. Marie Antoinette will be played by Aya Hirano, Oscar François de Jarjayes by Miyuki Sawashiro, and André Grandier by Toshiyuki Toyonaga.
The Rose of Versailles is coming to Netflix on April 30 🌹✨
Witness a tale of romance and fate that has enchanted audiences for over 50 years set in revolutionary France. pic.twitter.com/rPzYbXzc0j
— Netflix (@netflix) April 2, 2025
For the role of the handsome Swedish count Hans Axel von Fersen, Kazuki Kato has dubbed, and Alain de Soissons is played by Shunsuke Takeuchi. Besides them, other cast members include Fukushi Ochiai, Sumi Shimamoto, Daiki Yamashita, and others. The narration for the series is done by Hitomi Kuroki, and Ayaka has composed its theme song, ‘Versailles.’
There will be no changes from its authentic cast for Netflix’s release. And the plot continues to be just as original.
What is the plot of The Rose of Versailles?
The plot is true to heart as it explores a tale of difficult romance and fate during the unsettling time of the 18th-century French Revolution. The manga tells the story of Oscar François de Jarjayes, a proclaimed beauty, but forced to live the lifestyle of a boy by her father, a distinguished general. She is surrounded by friends and suitors like Hans Axel von Fersen and André Grandier.
“The Rose of Versailles” anime movie is coming to Netflix on April 30! pic.twitter.com/pkSPPTPIQv
— Shoujo Crave (@shoujocrave) April 2, 2025
It also stars the very famous Marie Antoinette, who arrives on the scene from Austria and will become one of its most renowned queens. The journey of Oscar is vividly recorded as she fights and overcomes the social imprisonment of gender bias. She serves as a military commander in the French Revolution, and shapes her fate with her hands. The tale is inspiring, but when is it hitting the screens?
Does The Rose of Versailles have a release date on Netflix?
Fans of the historic tale do not have to wait long, as Netflix, a streaming platform flooded with iconic anime
, is releasing the anime on 30th April. It will be available in all countries after that. Given its continued success since release, The Rose of Versailles
has become a phenomenon with theater adaptations.
Follow Oscar, Marie Antoinette, Fersen, and André, whose fates are swept up in the turbulent French Revolution.
The Rose of Versailles premieres April 30, only on Netflix 🌹✨ pic.twitter.com/cgAiTIva4l
— Netflix Anime (@NetflixAnime) April 2, 2025
In 1972, when Riyoko Ikeda started publishing his manga in Weekly Margaret with his impressive illustrations, it became an immediate success by a wide margin. Since then, it has sold over 20 million copies and become a recognizable factor for Japan and girls’ manga.
So, are you ready to see this amazing Japanese manga of strength and determination on Netflix this month? Tell us in the comments below.
