‘The Rose of Versailles’ Trailer Reintroduces Classic Shojo for Spring 2025

Ok, Netflix, I am paying attention. Netflix is coming with the heat via anime. First Sakamoto Days, then my toxic beloved The Summer Hikaru Dies and now The Rose of Versailles?! Shojo is always going to be an attention grabber for me and seeing vintage shojo once again the spotlight is a treat for any fan of the genre. More than 50 years since the release of Riyoko Ikeda’s Shojo masterpiece, famed anime studio MAPPA set to work on its anime adaptation of The Rose of Versailles to a new generation. This moving tale of romance and fate unfolds during the turbulent French Revolution vividly bringing to life the world of Oscar — a beautiful woman raised as a boy by a distinguished general — and an ensemble of unforgettable characters.

“For everyone who once admired those lovely roses…That heart-pounding excitement is brought back to life…” Netflix debuted its official English-subtitled trailer for The Rose of Versailles today, and I am hyped beyond belief. This brand-new anime film based on Riyoko Ikeda’s classic anime set at the dawn of the French Revolution makes me happy that the Shojo genre and Shojo works of the past that helped build up the genre via manga and anime are not an afterthought in today’s time. The series has longed been a very important and critical media text on queer love, gender, and feminist themes. It weaves together a complicated narrative with lots of Shojo sparkles. Critiquing everything from marriage, the value of women’s work, political movemen…