History Manga / TheRoseOfVersailles

%%* StaringThroughTheSword: Done at least three times by Oscar.

** Among them the Royal Suedois and Gardes Suisses are the most important, due to Fersen being the commander of Royal Suedois and the Gardes Suisses being an Household regiment.

* PassThePopcorn: When the countess Du Barry (lover of then-reigning king UsefulNotes/LouisXV) and Marie Antoinette engage in their pissing match, Oscar, upon being asked which side she will take, starts laughing and states she will enjoy watching it (her friendship with the future queen will start only ''after'' the pissing match, and only after witnessing Marie Antoinette's reaction at being forced to surrender).

* AngryMobSong: The manga has a scene where a group of Jacobins are singing the Revolutionary version of ''Ça Ira'' and one in which soldiers march to the front singing the ''War Song for the Army of the Rhine'', now better known as ''La Marseillaise''. If you don't know why these songs qualify, just know that they are mentioned on this wiki in the AngryMobSong page for a reason.

* PastelChalkedFreezeFrame: The anime frequently makes use of this anything really dramatic happens. Unsurprising, since most of the anime was directed by Osamu Dezaki, who invented the trope.

** Soldiers of a Household Regiment at one point quip how weird it is that [[ModestRoyalty king Louis XVI would often wear modest and practical clothes]] and would try and help the poorer people (the occasion being his order to hire Paris' poorest citizens to clean Versailles' gardens from snow, and make sure to pay them well). There's again a double dose, as [[TheHighQueen Maria Theresa]], Archduchess of Austria and Holy Roman Empress, is of the opinion a ruler ''should'' dress modestly, with only the barest needs in addition to their own dignity to indicate their position, and she's appalled at finding out that [[PimpedOutDress Marie Antoinette went native on this]].

* PastelChalkedFreezeFrame: Any time anything really dramatic happens, it's even odds that this happens.

'''Madame du Barry:''' Her tresses may as well be red compared to mine!

%%** [[spoiler: Charlotte, Dianne (Alain's sister), Jeanne.]]

* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: Oscar, besides working with Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, randomly bumps into Robespierre and Louis Saint-Juste on many occasions. The manga is even more egregious, and name-drops Napoleon for zero reason, and for only a few pages, in a later chapter.
** Mozart as a child even shows up in the first chapter of the manga. Then again, Mozart really did meet the Austrian royal family in his youth.
** The Napoleon name-dropping is only gratuitous for those who haven't heard of the Napoleon-centric sequel to the manga, ''Eikou no Napoleon,'' which is admittedly obscure compared to this series. To those who do know of it, it is more of a case of ChekhovsGunman.

* HistoricalFiction: The series is set in pre-revolutionary France.

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Everyone.

* AnachronismStew: While the manga, for its time, is historically accurate, there are still instances of characteres wearing flared pants, women wearing dresses that show their bare backs, dresses with puffed sleeves and frilled collars that are more inspired by the Victorian Era. Heck, even Oscar's uniforms are more based on military uniforms that wouldn't appear until a century later.

* KillEmAll: It's a manga/anime based on the French Revolution that largely used real people. It's no surprise the majority of the main cast ends up dead.

** The story doesn't gloss over the fact that upper-class girls were frequently married off as young teenagers -- or even preteens. Marie being lucky to have a husband in her age bracket is also touched upon, since many of these girls were married to much older men.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The manga has many moments of slapstick humor, often with typical comedic manga expressions and symbols, and tends to use chibi drawings and starry eyes in some dramatic moments for added effect. Even late in the story, as the Revolution was brewing into more and more violence, these comedic expressions were still apparent. The anime removes many of the manga's light-hearted, cartoony moments for a bleaker, yet more consistently dramatic tone, which is reflected with the anime's more realistic art direction.

%%* WheelOFeet: In the manga.

The manga is notable for being major landmark for the shoujo demographic; at the time it was first published, most shoujo manga were simple stories aimed at elementary school-aged girls, but ''The Rose of Versailles'' proved that manga aimed at teenage girls and young women, with more complicated plots to draw them in, could also be successful. As a result, it was the first shoujo manga to achieve mainstream critical and commercial success. Elements of it can be seen in shows like ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and ''Anime/LeChevalierDEon''. In 2009, a live-action series called ''Series/HakenNoOscar'' aired in Japan, which constantly references ''The Rose of Versailles''.

If you were wondering about the scope of anime, this series places the bar well above your initial guess. Incorporating [[ShownTheirWork many French historical figures and the very real political nuances of the period]], this series can be read either as a political (leftist ''and/or'' rightist) screed or as a heart-rending love story. The original manga was a major landmark for the shoujo demographic; at the time it was first published, most shoujo manga were simple stories aimed at elementary school-aged girls, but ''The Rose of Versailles'' proved that manga aimed at teenage girls and young women, with more complicated plots to draw them in, could also be successful. As a result, it was the first shoujo manga to achieve mainstream critical and commercial success.

The manga is notable for being highly influential on shoujo manga and anime as a whole, being the first shoujo manga to achieve mainstream critical and commercial success. Elements of it can be seen in shows like ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and ''Anime/LeChevalierDEon''. In 2009, a live-action series called ''Series/HakenNoOscar'' aired in Japan, which constantly references ''The Rose of Versailles''.

If you were wondering about the scope of anime, this series places the bar well above your initial guess. Incorporating [[ShownTheirWork many French historical figures and the very real political nuances of the period]], this series can be read either as a political (leftist ''and/or'' rightist) screed or as a heart-rending love story. The original manga was a major landmark for the shoujo demographic; at the time it was first published, most shoujo manga were simple stories aimed at elementary school-aged girls, but ''The Rose of Versailles'' proved that manga with more complicated plots aimed at teenage girls and young women could also be successful. As a result, it was the first shoujo manga to achieve mainstream critical and commercial success.

If you were wondering about the scope of anime, this series places the bar well above your initial guess. Incorporating [[ShownTheirWork many French historical figures and the very real political nuances of the period]], this series can be read either as a political (leftist ''and/or'' rightist) screed or as a heart-rending love story. The original manga was a major landmark for shoujo works; beforehand, most shoujo manga were simple stories aimed at elementary school-aged girls, but ''The Rose of Versailles'' proved that manga aimed at teenage girls and young women could also be successful. As a result, it was the first shoujo manga to achieve mainstream success.

If you were wondering about the scope of anime, this series places the bar well above your initial guess. Incorporating [[ShownTheirWork many French historical figures and the very real political nuances of the period]], this series can be read either as a political (leftist ''and/or'' rightist) screed or as a heart-rending love story.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The manga has many moments of slapstick humor, often with typical comedic manga expressions and symbols, and tends to use chibi drawings and starry eyes in some dramatic moments for added effect. Even late in the story, as the Revolution was brewing into more and more violence, these comedic expressions were still apparent. The anime removes many of the manga's light-hearted, cartoony moments for a more bleak, yet consistent tone, which is reflected with the anime's more realistic art direction.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The manga had many moments of slapstick humor, often with traditional manga comedy expressions and symbols, and tended to use chibi drawings and starry eyes in some dramatic moments for added effect. Even late in the story, as the Revolution was brewing into more and more violence, these comedic expressions were still apparent. The anime removes many of the manga's SugarWiki/FunnyMoments for a more bleak, yet consistent tone, which is reflected with the anime's more realistic art direction.

The manga is notable for being highly influential on shoujo manga and anime as a whole. Elements of it can be seen in shows like ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and ''Anime/LeChevalierDEon''. In 2009, a live-action series called ''Series/HakenNoOscar'' aired in Japan, which constantly references ''The Rose of Versailles''.

''The Rose of Versailles'' (''Berusaiyu no Bara'') is a historical drama manga by Creator/RiyokoIkeda, which was originally serialized in the {{shoujo|Demographic}} magazine''Margaret'' from March 1972 to December 1973. It depicts the French royal court at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles palace of Versailles]] from the last years of the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Ancien Régime]] to the dawn of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. Its central character is Oscar François de Jarjayes, a Parisian noblewoman who has been [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender raised as a boy]] to provide her father with a "son" and heir. Oscar is made head of the Royal Guards of Versailles, and her first assignment is to protect and chaperon the new Crown Princess UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette.

''The Rose of Versailles'' (''Berusaiyu no Bara'') is a historical drama manga by Creator/RiyokoIkeda, depicting the French royal court at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles palace of Versailles]] from the last years of the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Ancien Régime]] to the dawn of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. Its central character is Oscar François de Jarjayes, a Parisian noblewoman who has been [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender raised as a boy]] to provide her father with a "son" and heir. Oscar is made head of the Royal Guards of Versailles, and her first assignment is to protect and chaperon the new Crown Princess UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette.

A Creator/TakarazukaRevue adaptation of this work is one of the most popular. There's also ''Lady Oscar'', an obscure LiveActionAdaptation by French director Creator/JacquesDemy generally considered to be SoOkayItsAverage. It is notable, however, in that it came out before the manga had ever been officially translated, resulting in famed translator Frederik Schodt having to scramble to make one for the production company. He did this by blazing through the manga and writing his translations right on the pages in pencil. In spite of the director's name, the film was never released in France.[[note]]Though the French website Nanarland, which chronicles SoBadItsGood movies, has an article on it, concluding: "It's as if producer Creator/LucBesson forced a well-known Japanese director like Takeshi Kitano to make a film about the Meiji era that ridicules both its director and Japanese history."[[/note]] The French dub of the anime kept that title.

The manga is notable for being highly influential for the {{Shoujo}} category. Elements of it can be seen in shows like ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and ''Anime/LeChevalierDEon''. In 2009, a live-action series called ''Series/HakenNoOscar'' aired in Japan, which constantly references ''The Rose of Versailles''.