#Versailles no Bara

[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

[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

[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

[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

[acidkeylime]

Lady Oscar Françios de Jarjayes ❤️

#rose of versailles #the rose of versailles #versailles no bara #oscar françois de jarjayes #lady oscar #my art #copic marker

[midonart]

"There are two kinds of love in this world: a love of joy... and a love of agony"

#versailles no bara #the rose of versailles #lady oscar #oscar de jarjayes #riyoko ikeda #classic shoujo #shoujo manga #shoujo anime #shoujo #fanart #awesome art #digital fanart #myart #my fanart

[schwarzfee]

#the rose of versailles #versailles no bara #lady oscar #anime #animated gifs

[antynous]

The Death of Hyacinth by Gerard Douffet except it’s Oscar and André

#rose of versailles #versailles no bara #oscar françois de jarjayes #andré grandier #riyoko Ikeda #art #fanart #illustration

[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

[uyallstars]

@giftober 2023 | Day 26 : teary ⤷ The Rose of Versailles episode 28

#marie antoinette #lady oscar #berubara #the rose of versailles #berusaiyu no bara #ladyoscaredit #edits* #shoujoedit #animeedit #retro anime #80s anime #versailles no bara #giftober2023 #photopea crashed on me at least 10 times #and i spent ages simply downloading the episode #and it wasnt even my first choice i actually giffed a few scenes from ep 25 #i´m done with it

[devilsrains]

rose of versailles (1972) illustrated by riyoko ikeda

#some postcards from mandarake! edited slightly by me lol #ikeda's art is such an explosion of my favorite color palettes it always makes me go ooooghhhhhhhhhh #rose of versailles #lady oscar #berubara #versailles no bara #shoujo manga #vintage shoujo #riyoko ikeda #mine

[scrimblospectrumdisorder]

greetings vintage shoujo manga fans!

something I have wanted to do for a while now is create a database / wiki which documents as close to every single pre-1990s shoujo as possible, as every english-language manga database is severely lacking in this regard... and I have started it! however, because this is a giant project, I need to inform as many people who may be interested in contributing as possible. I have created a Miraheze wiki to host the content, and am very slowly adding the information I have accrued to the pages. (Its completely bare bones right now, I'm basically just testing things)

Please comment or message me if you have any interest in helping out with this as I want to spread the word as much as I can! If it's just me editing I'll literally never add everything at this rate lol.

(obligatory keiko takemiya illustration to catch your eyes sorry)

I mainly need help with adding the basic information to the articles, biographical information, plot summaries, etc, but once again, absolutely anything helps and I would really appreciate it if anyone would be interested in contributing to this wiki.

manga and mangaka tags added for visibility :)

#me.txt #1970s manga #vintage manga #vintage shoujo #keiko takemiya #moto hagio #riyoko ikeda #kaze to ki no uta #versailles no bara #thomas no shinzou #oniisama e #glass no kamen #shoujo manga #shoujo anime

[buriedknight]

i am not immune to Lady Oscar...

#rose of versailles #versailles no bara #Oscar François de Jarjayes #lady oscar #my art