After previously releasing both halves of The Rose of Versailles in some really well done collectors editions, Nozomi Entertainment is bringing it out in a more standard litebox collection as well and are following through with the second half of it. That half is set to be released on April 7th, 2015 with 480 minutes worth of great old school anime material priced at $39.99. The release will feature the original Japanese language version with English subtitles and will include an interview with the director, Osamu Dezaki, as the main extra. “This 40-episode anime adaptation of The Rose of Versailles originally aired on Japanese television from October 1979 through September 1980. It features animation by TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD., as well as direction by Tadao Nagahama (Romance Robot Trilogy) and Osamu Dezaki (Nobody’s Boy – Remi, Dear Brother, Aim for the Ace!).”
Check out the artwork for the front cover below.
Plot concept: The French royalty’s indulgences have taken their toll on the common folk. While nobles live in opulence, children starve in the streets. Counts and countesses attend masquerade balls, as families unable to afford medicine are forced to bury their loved ones. What were once pleas for equality are now enraged demands for radical change…
Just as the times have changed, so has Oscar’s heart. Looking to challenge herself further, Oscar leaves the Queen’s side. She enlists with the French Guards, common soldiers who put their lives on the line every night as they patrol the streets and keep the peace. However, Oscar soon finds that an anti-noble sentiment resides everywhere, even amongst the guards that grudgingly follow her orders.
As the flames of revolution begin to spread, she soon finds herself torn between her loyalty to the crown and her loyalty to France itself.
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