#rose of Versailles

[classic-shoujo]

Rose of Versailles (1972) by Riyoko Ikeda

#ベルサイユのばら #riyoko ikeda #rose of versailles #versailles no bara #70s manga

[paleosart]

#rose of versailles #takarazuka fanart #asami jun #ayakaze sakina

[saigonobara]

Takarazuka Yukigumi Fersen Hen Chirashi 🌹

#takarazuka #berusaiyu no bara #berubara #ayakaze sakina #yumeshiro aya #asami jun #rose of versailles

[aliciarose-art]

pay your respects to the ogs of shoujo 🙏🏻

#rose of versailles #revolutionary girl utena #princess knight #princess sapphire #lady Oscar #utena tenjou #shoujo #art #digital art

[nicetoart]

queen of swords

#rose of versailles #Oscar François de Jarjayes #lady oscar #oscar #berubara #versailles no bara #watercolour art #watercolor #Watercolour Illustration #watercolour #my art #Riyoko Ikeda #18th century

[squirrelstothenuts]

#versailles no bara #rose of versailles #my gifs

[lenkadeer]

#rose of versailles #jade draws #lady oscar #marie antoinette #versailles no bara #riyoko ikeda #the rose of versailles #oscar françois de jarjayes

[buriedknight]

Oscar François de Jarjayes portrait

And a closeup!

#rose of versailles #versailles no bara #oscar françois de jarjayes #oscar francois de jarjayes #lady oscar #my art

[lunatis18]

For anybody unaware, these shots of Argenti from the new livestream are inspired by Lady Oscar from Rose of Versailles, a shoujo manga from the 70s.

#star rail #honkai star rail #argenti #rose of versailles #Versailles no bara #hsr argenti

[pimsri]

She came into my dream and project this image into my soul

#pimsriart #pimsriart2023 #rose of versailles #the rose of versailles #rov #berubara #lady oscar #oscar françois de jarjayes

[animenostalgia]

Vintage Rose of Versailles Glico Valentine's chocolate bags

#rose of versailles #lady oscar #70s shoujo #70s anime #valentine's day #valentine chocolate

[animefeminist]

Transmasculinity and queer sexuality in the works of Ikeda Riyoko

Content Warning: Discussion of transphobia and suicide

Spoilers for Dear Brother, The Rose of Versailles, and Claudine

Ikeda Riyoko—perhaps the most famous member of the “year 24 group” that played a large part in creating the foundations of the shoujo manga genre—is often credited with laying the groundwork for depictions of queer characters in shoujo, and in particular with creating the archetype of the gender-bending heartthrob heroine, or “girl prince.” Building on earlier representations of butch or transmasculine characters in early shoujo manga such as Princess Knight, and the Takarazuka theater tradition of the otokoyaku male role actor, Ikeda’s enormously popular gender non-conforming heroes—Lady Oscar from The Rose of Versailles, Rei from Dear Brother, Julius from the Window of Orpheus, and the titular character of Claudine—helped to establish that there was a major mainstream audience excited to cheer for a hotheaded, androgynous tomboy with a heart of gold. Lady Oscar in particular has fingerprints all over the history of anime and manga, from a gender-bending cameo in Pokémon to serving as the inspiration for iconic characters like Tenjou Utena.

When I first read The Rose of Versailles last year, I expected its depictions of queer and transmasculine characters to be somewhat limited—after all, the comic was written for mainstream audiences and a mainstream publisher in the 1970s. But across Ikeda’s work, I was deeply surprised with the level of care and nuance with which Ikeda approaches transmasculine love stories. While there is obviously a lot about Ikeda’s portrayal of transmasculine characters that feels dated to modern audiences (for example, her comics often do fall back on “biological” ideas of women’s weakness and emotionality, and sometimes psychologize her character’s genders in uncomfortable ways), I was surprised by how much of these comics still hit for me today. What makes them work for me is both the extreme pathos with which Ikeda writes transmasculine character’s experiences of rejection—and, at rare moments, gender euphoria —but also the fact that her trans characters are not simply given a one-size fits all born-in-the-wrong-body narrative. Instead, they are each portrayed as unique individuals with varied personal relationships to their gender, their sexuality, and the historical context of the society they live in.

Read it at Anime Feminist!

#riyoko ikeda #ryoko ikeda #rose of versailles #berubara #versailles no bara #lady oscar #dear brother #oniisama e #claudine #classic shoujo #shoujo #articles #asuka rei

[omophagist]

sakamoto shin-ichi’s illustration for the “ Rose of Versailles “ 50th anniversary fanbook

#rose of versailles #shinichi sakamoto #manga #art

[nicetoart]

#rose of versailles #the rose of versailles #berubara #versailles no bara #lady oscar #andre x oscar #oscar x andre #oscar françois de jarjayes #andre grandier #valentine's day #valentines day #my art #waterolor #watercolor #watercolour art #watercolour illustration #watercolour #watercolor art #rov #trov #rococo

[thedevilsrain]

rose of versailles 50th anniversary book

#rose of versailles #berubara #oscar françoi de jarjayes #lady oscar #riyoko ikeda #mine #my scans #shoujo manga #vintage shoujo #rov50

[aliciarose-art]

This time 50 years ago, Rose of Versalles was being published for the first time!

#rose of versailles #oscar françois de jarjayes #Lady Oscar #Andre Grandier #RoV #Riyoko Ikeda #shoujo manga #the blueprint #fanart #art #digital art