The Rose of Versailles Receives Three Manhole Covers for Kashiwa City Anniversary

It is, without question, a huge year for The Rose of Versailles , Riyoko Ikeda's classic historical fiction series. A new film is just around the corner in 2025, and all eyes are on the upcoming project. But it's a big year for Kashwa City, too—and the venue and the show are coming together to celebrate! 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Kashiwa City's founding. In honor of the occasion, the city has installed three Rose of Versailles -themed manhole covers, making it the first city in Japan to display such pieces: RELATED: The Rose of Versailles Anime Film Welcomes Three New Cast Members The choice of Kashiwa City for these iconic pieces is anything but random. Ikeda wrote and drew her legendary work while living in Kashiwa, so she feels a strong connection between the city and the series. The manhole covers have been installed in the following locations: Oscar and Maria Antoinette: In front of Kashiwa Takashimaya Department Store Oscar: In front of Kashiwa Shrine Marie Antoinette: In front of Hitachi Seaside Park, next to the Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Postcards bearing the first of these designs will be distributed around Kashiwa City starting in April 2025. RELATED: The Rose Of Versailles Anime Movie Announces January 31, 2025 Release Date Ai Yoshimura ( Case File nº221: Kabukicho ) is attached to direct the upcoming Rose of Versailles film, with a screenplay by Tomoko Konparu ( Tonari no Yokai-san ). Mariko Oka ( Hell Girl ) serves as character designer, and Hiroyuki Sawano ( Attack on Titan ), who also serves as music producer, composes soundtrack music along with KOHTA YAMAMOTO. MAPPA works on the anime production. The main voice cast members include: Oscar François de Jarjayes voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro (Kitaro in GeGeGe no Kitaro ) Marie Antoinette voiced by Aya Hirano (Haruhi Suzumiya in the Haruhi Suzumiya series) André Grandier voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Junichiro Tanizaki in Bungo Stray Dogs ) Hans Axel von Fersen voiced by Kazuki Kato (Kento Aizome in B-PROJECT ) The anime film project was first revealed in September 2022 as part of the 50th anniversary project to celebrate the publication of the original The Rose of Versailles manga by Ikeda. The original manga series ran in Shueisha's shojo manga Margaret from 1972 to 1973, and inspired a TV anime series from 1979-1980, a live-action film directed by Jacques Demy in 1979, and a series of musical stage plays produced by Takarazuka Revue from 1974 to the current day. Udon Entertainment, the publisher of the manga's English edition , describes the story: Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime. Source: Kashiwa City Website

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