Riyoko Ikeda (池田理代子) is a Japanese manga author and soprano singer. As one of the 24-gumi, she has written and illustrated many shōjo manga, many of which are based on European historical events, such as the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution.
Her most famous manga is Versailles no bara (ベルサイユのばら, The rose of Versailles). Other famous works include Oniisama e... (おにいさまへ…, Dear Brother) and Orpheus no mado (オルフェウスの窓, The Window of Orpheus) that won an Excellence award at Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 1980.
Sentire parlare di Comunismo nel Settecento o ambientare una scena nell'Opéra di Garnier, edificio simbolo del Secondo Impero, mi sono sembrati degli errori assai grossolani; insomma, l'accuratezza storica è un'altra cosa.