“Like a man she can fight, she can fence and ride”the iconic German opening to the series Lady Oscar tells us. It’s hard to believe that the anime adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda’s groundbreaking shojo manga ended almost 45 years ago.
Since then, things have been quiet around the Rose of VersaillesBut that will change now.
Allons-y, anime fans: A Lady Oscar movie is coming in 2025
The original manga and the anime series, which ran until 1980, are to be followed by a Anime film about Lady Oscar According to Anime News Network, director Ai Yoshimura is directing the project under the umbrella of the respected anime studio MAPPA. Here is the latest trailer, which suggests a retelling of the classic story:
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The story is told from the time of the young Marie-Antoinette in pre-revolutionary FranceWhen she comes to Versailles from Austria, Oscar François de Jarjayes, a cross-dresser raised as a boy, goes from being a member of the royal palace guard to being the queen’s close confidant and protector. A complex relationship develops between the two very different women.
The legacy of Lady Oscar: How influential was the manga and anime series
The influence of The Roses of Versailles aka Lady Oscar on the manga and anime landscape in Japan cannot be overstated. It was one of the first stories published as a girls’ manga that was consistently read by all demographics and caused a real France boom in the country. At the same time, Ikeda paved the way for other female manga authors and the anime adaptation of her masterpiece was one of the most lavish anime productions of its time.
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Lady Oscar’s legacy has since been kept alive by the Takarazuka theatre company, which has been producing musical plays based on the subject since the 1970s. Fittingly, the company is known for having all of its roles, including the male characters, played by women.
Podcast in Pride Month 2024: How queer is the world of series really?
At Streamgestöber we do a reality check on how LGBTQ+ friendly series in 2024 actually are:
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Even in 2024, it is still necessary to examine the queer-friendliness of the series landscape. Although the largest streaming provider Netflix has many queer characters and LGBTQ+ inclusive series available to stream, this unfortunately does not represent the rest of the streaming world.