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14 / 11 / 05
The 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie-Antoinette (born in Vienna in 1755) is being used as a pretext by TMS Entertainment and the Takarazuka Revue Company to revive the Rose of Versailles.
Not only is TMS releasing the complete series on R2 DVDs (8 vols, BCBA-2321~28, 121 min. ea, ¥3800 ea.; Volumes 1-3 available since September 23; volumes 4-6 available since October 28 and volumes 7-8 available on November 25th), but Takarazuka will also restage their famous play for fans in Korea and Japan.
For further details, see this The Anime News Network article.
10 / 3 / 02
If you want to see English subtitled DVDs of The Rose of Versailles, sign up at the The Rose of Versailles DVD Petition site.
19 / 2 / 02
Comics One is considering distributing an English translation of The Rose of Versailles manga. Email them and let them know there's a market for it.
Source: David Simmons
5 / 2 / 02
On her official site, Riyoko Ikeda has announced that as a result of fans' overwhelming requests, the Berubara Encyclopedia will be reissued next spring to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series (The encyclopedia was first published by Jitsugyou no nihonsha in 1980). She is working with Shueisha to compile data on all versions (manga, anime, Takarazuka, film, etc) of the series in both Japan and abroad. So far, the exact content, price, and release date have yet to be decided. She is also encouraging fans to write to the Shueisha editors to suggest topics to be covered in the book.
Source: Amy
5 / 5 / 01
The Rose of Versailles has been released on DVD in Japan. See CD Japan for more information.
Source: Christian Labrie
3 / 5 / 01
Riyoko Ikeda is planning to develop The Rose of Versailles into an Italian opera. See the article in The Japanese Times Online for further details.
18 / 4 / 01
In Italy, Yamato video has begun releasing the Lady Oscar anime series on DVD. The entire collection consists of 10 DVDs (the first one is already out - Yamato is releasing 2 Lady Oscar DVDs each month). The audiotracks are in Italian, English and Japanese. Special features include trailers and characters' profiles. On 23 May, 2001, Yamato is also releasing the Lady Oscar live-action movie with Italian and English audiotracks.
Websites where you can buy DVDs in Italy are www.dvdsat.it and www.dvd.it.
Source: Dario Recla
In Japan, The Rose of Versailles will once
again be the subject of a Takarazuka play, called Berusaiyu no Bara: 2001.
The Star Troupe will play the Oscar/Andre version, and the Cosmos Troupe will be playing
the Fersen/Antoinette version. A photo from the
press conference is available.
(l-r:
Mari Hanafusa and Yoka Wao, Cosmos Troupe (Marie Antoinette
and Fersen) with Ko Minoru and Yuri Hoshina, Star Troupe
(Oscar and Marie Antoinette) )
Source: Sue Suesada
10 / 10 / 00
An episode of the Pokemon TV series entitled
"Pokemon Fashion Flash" has a moment that satirized The Rose of Versailles.
The two villains in Team Rocket (Jessie and James) run a beauty salon as a front for their
evil designs, and at a key moment when they go into battle, James presses a button on a
star-studded microphone and the salon turns into a huge Takarazuka-like stage. Jessie
appears dressed like Oscar and James appears as Marie Antoinette. Very interesting moment.
Probably rings all sorts of bells for Japanese viewers of a certain age, but it probably goes
over the heads of most American viewers.
Source: Sylvia Chong
8 / 29 / 00
From the Anime News Network:
The Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has
announced a set of "Commemorative Stamps of the 20th Century - Part 14" which
includes Oh Sadaharu (home run king of the world), Giant Panda (a present
from the People's Republic of China), Star Blazers, and The Rose of Versailles.
The stamp set will be released on September 22nd at a price
of 740 yen.
Source: http://east.sakura.ne.jp/aniba/
6 / 10 / 00
French tapes of The Rose of Versailles are now available from Dynamic Visions.
5 / 20 / 00
NHK's BS2 channel in Japan has started to re-broadcast The Rose of
Versailles this past week in the "classics" slot (where Anii-sama e
just finished its re-broadcast).
Source: Dave Baranyi
