El destino de Rosalie, que vive pobremente en París, está a punto de cruzarse con el de su hermana Jeanne. Oscar acoge a Rosalie, y María Antonieta se verá involucrada en la trama de Jeanne. Von Fersen se alista como voluntario y parte hacia la guerra de Independencia de América para huir del amor de María Antonieta, pero...
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.
Wow they really turned the drama up by 300% in this one. I'm not complaining, I'm fine with melodrama in manga, and I still love the drawing style, but yeah, it's reaching comical levels at times.