is a 2025 Japanese animated musical romance film produced by MAPPA and distributed by Toho Next and Avex Pictures, based on the 1972 manga by Riyoko Ikeda. Directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Tomoko Konparu, the film stars the voices of Miyuki Sawashiro, Aya Hirano, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, and Kazuki Kato. It was released in Japan on January 31, 2025.
Netflix licensed the film, and began streaming it on its platform on April 30, 2025.
Plot
In the late 18th century, four people: Oscar François de Jarjayes, a general who is a woman raised as a son, Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian empress that is destined to become queen, André Grandier, Oscar's childhood friend, and Hans Axel von Fersen, a Swedish aristocrat, meet in Versailles, France and live their respective destinies while being tossed by the tides of the era.
Voice cast
Character Japanese voice cast English voice cast Oscar François de Jarjayes Miyuki Sawashiro Caitlin Glass Marie Antoinette Aya Hirano Megan Shipman André Grandier Toshiyuki Toyonaga Brandon McInnis Hans Axel von Fersen Kazuki Kato Ryan Colt LevyAndy Delos Santos (singing) Alain de Soissons Shunsuke Takeuchi Talon WarburtonGreg Whipple (singing) Florian de Gerodelle Takuya Eguchi Daman Mills Bernard Châtelet Miyu Irino Alejandro SaabJon Hall (singing) Louis XVI Fukushi Ochiai Damien Haas General Jarjayes Banjō Ginga J. Michael Tatum Maron Glaicé Mont Blan Mayumi Tanaka Barbara Goodson Madame Noailles Fumi Hirano Shelby Young Louis XV Hōchū Ōtsuka Kiff VandenHeuvel Rosalie Lamorlière Saori Hayami Colonel d'Agout Jin Yamanoi General Bouillé Akio Otsuka Madame Jarjayes Sumi Shimamoto Shelby Young Maximilien Robespierre Kensho Ono Louis Joseph Sora Tokui Marie Thérèse Minami Tanaka Laselle Atsushi Tamaru Jean Daiki Yamashita Francois Yūto Suzuki Pierre Junta Terashima Henri de Guéméné Wataru Takagi de Launay Hironori Kondo Narrator Hitomi Kuroki Karen Strassman
Production In September 2022, plans for an animated adaptation of The Rose of Versailles were announced in celebration of the series' 50th anniversary. In July 2024, it was announced that MAPPA would produce the film, with Ai Yoshimura directing and Tomoko Konparu serving as screenwriter. Additionally, Miyuki Sawashiro was confirmed to voice Oscar, with Aya Hirano, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, and Kazuki Kato cast as Marie Antoinette, André Grandier, and Hans Axel von Fersen, respectively. By October, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Takuya Eguchi, and Miyu Irino joined the cast as Alain de Soissons, Florian de Gerodelle and Bernard Châtelet. One month later, the casting of Fukushi Ochiai as Louis XVI, Banjō Ginga as General Jarjayes, and Mayumi Tanaka as Maron Glacé Mont Blan was announced. Additional casting was announced shortly before the film's release.
Music The soundtrack was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto, with Sawano also composing the songs performed by the voice cast in the film. The English dub was the only one to adapt the songs to its language, as the others kept the Japanese audio.
NoOriginal titleEnglish titleCharacters1The Rose of Versailles "The Rose or Versailles" or "May Our Souls Bloom in Love" Oscar, Marie Antoinette, André, Fersen2Ma Vie en Rose Marie Antoinette3Enchanting Masquerade Masked nobilities4Our King and Queen Parisians5Soul to Soul Fersen6Resonance of Love Marie Antoinette & Fersen7心の在り処 (Kokoro no arika) Nowhere Heart Oscar8Believe in My Way Oscar, Marie Antoinette, André, Fersen9Never surrender Alain10Return to nothing Oscar11Ravine André12Child of Mars Oscar13Anger and pain Bernard, Parisians14夜をこめて (Yowokomete) Before dawn comes Oscar & André15Libération -
"Libération" is performed by Japanese singer Tielle.
The film's theme song is "Versailles" performed by Ayaka.
Release The film was released in theaters in Japan on January 31, 2025. Netflix licensed the film, and released it on its platform on April 30, 2025.
Reception Box office The film debuted at number 9 out of top 10 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend.
Critical reception Richard Eisenbeis of Anime News Network gave the film a B+ rating, and stated "Watching this new adaptation of The Rose of Versailles, it's easy to see why this story captivated audiences five decades ago, and still does even today."
Accolades At the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2026, The Rose of Versailles was nominated for Film of the Year.
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