The Rose of Versailles Volume 2
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- Author：Riyoko Ikeda
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Summary
Oscar Fran�ois de Jarjeyes， female commander of the royal guard， is at the center of events as Marie Antoinette's involvement in the scandalous Affair of the Diamond Necklace and her passion for Count Fersen of Sweden cause chaos at the court of Versailles。 This deluxe hardcover volume contains chapters 23-44 of Riyoko Ikeda's historical fiction masterwork。
Reviews
Luana
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3，5Sono passati un po' di anni dall'ultima volta che mi sono riguardata "Lady Oscar" e quindi avevo rimosso， almeno in parte， l'urto che mi suscita il Conte Fersen， e invece ecco qui che adesso torna tutto alla ribalta。I sentimenti dei personaggi la fanno da padrone in questo volume， a partire dalla tresca reale tra il Conte e la Regina， con somma costernazione di molti che non capiscono che dietro alla corona， ai gran titoli nobiliari e alla pompa magna， si nasconde la donna - una giovane donna 3，5Sono passati un po' di anni dall'ultima volta che mi sono riguardata "Lady Oscar" e quindi avevo rimosso， almeno in parte， l'urto che mi suscita il Conte Fersen， e invece ecco qui che adesso torna tutto alla ribalta。I sentimenti dei personaggi la fanno da padrone in questo volume， a partire dalla tresca reale tra il Conte e la Regina， con somma costernazione di molti che non capiscono che dietro alla corona， ai gran titoli nobiliari e alla pompa magna， si nasconde la donna - una giovane donna， spedita a sposare un uomo che non aveva mai visto in virtù di un mero calcolo politico， probabilmente soffocata dalla solitudine， circondata da vipere a cui non interessa niente di lei come persona， che si trova per la prima volta a faccia a faccia con l'amore。 E poi c'è Oscar， donna ma cresciuta come un uomo， che， anche lei per la prima volta， subisce il fascino di un uomo， ma che al contempo è circondata da personaggi， maschili e femminili， che provano attrazione nei suoi confronti: Rosalie， affascinata dall'eleganza， dal coraggio e dalla bellezza di Oscar， e ovviamente André， l'amico di infanzia， innamorato di lei da una vita， costretto a rimanere nell'ombra per via della differenza di rango sociale。E poi non mancano le beghe nel palazzo di Versailles。 La Polignac ne combina un'infinità， convinta ormai di avere il pieno controllo sulla regina e pronta a tutto pur di guadagnare sempre più prestigio - pure a far sposare sua figlia， undici anni appena compiuti， a un vecchio bavoso， pure a manovrare i sentimenti della povera Rosalie per far fuori Oscar。 Senza dimenticare Jeanne Valois （e quel pirla del Cardinale di Rohan）， che tirerà in mezzo la regina nello scandalo della collana: scandalo che farà piombare nel baratro la già bassa popolarità di Maria Antonietta， poco apprezzata， non solo dal popolo ma anche da alcuni aristocratici， per via delle sue spese pazze， degli ingenti debiti messi insieme con il gioco d'azzardo， della sua cerchia di favoriti， e chi più ne ha più ne metta。 Diciamo che non assomiglia molto alla madre Maria Teresa， donna austera e responsabile: a tratti， Maria Antonietta fa anche pena e viene da chiedersi perché nessuno abbia mai avuto il buon senso di fermarla o di darle due sberle （tanto più che il marito ha zero polso nei suoi confronti e lei è una ragazzina terribilmente volubile alle lusinghe per poter colmare il senso di vuoto e di solitudine）。 Il processo che seguirà a tutta la storia della collana， finirà per gettare ulteriore fango su di lei， rendendola oggetto pure di libelli satirici e denigratori。 La strada verso il disastro finale è appena iniziata 。。。more
Ashlynn Hager
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I think rose of Versailles is the best book I have ever read IT WAS SO GOOD
Fukiko
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The editing is significantly worse in this volume and detracted considerably from my immersion and enjoyment of it。 Typos， clunky/unnatural translations， inconsistent accents， and the awful “moi， I” thing which seems to be， inexplicably， shorthand for a poor/uneducated character， as it has now extended to the doppelgänger prostitute。 For a release so highly-anticipated and clearly given so much care in terms of binding and design， it doesn’t make sense that the editing seems so sloppy。 I end up The editing is significantly worse in this volume and detracted considerably from my immersion and enjoyment of it。 Typos， clunky/unnatural translations， inconsistent accents， and the awful “moi， I” thing which seems to be， inexplicably， shorthand for a poor/uneducated character， as it has now extended to the doppelgänger prostitute。 For a release so highly-anticipated and clearly given so much care in terms of binding and design， it doesn’t make sense that the editing seems so sloppy。 I end up being pulled out of the story by what seem to be， ironically， efforts at a greater immersion。 。。。more
calico。snail
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I found this volume much more enjoyable than the first volume （episodes 1-22。） The bits and pieces of mystery， lies and drama were a lot more interesting in my opinion。 I absolutely loved this and cannot think of any reason to dislike it。
Theresa Jehlik
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In Volume 2， the characters have grown。 Marie Antoinette has produced children， Fersen has gone to fight in the American revolution， Oscar's dedication to the Royal Guard has faltered， and Rosalie is forced to acknowledge her real mother。 As France draws ever nearer to revolution， Ikeda has incorporated both historical facts and figures into a compelling manga graphic novel。 In Volume 2， the characters have grown。 Marie Antoinette has produced children， Fersen has gone to fight in the American revolution， Oscar's dedication to the Royal Guard has faltered， and Rosalie is forced to acknowledge her real mother。 As France draws ever nearer to revolution， Ikeda has incorporated both historical facts and figures into a compelling manga graphic novel。 。。。more
Rose
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Review to come eventually。 Marking the second omnibus in this series I've read in 2020。 Review to come eventually。 Marking the second omnibus in this series I've read in 2020。 。。。more
scarlettraces
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I swoon。
Kitty
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It's getting a three purely cause the book is pretty。 I can't staaaaand all the ridiculous Fersen/Antoinette inaccurate melodrama。 And poor Polignac good lord。 It's getting a three purely cause the book is pretty。 I can't staaaaand all the ridiculous Fersen/Antoinette inaccurate melodrama。 And poor Polignac good lord。 。。。more
Audrey Zarr
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I’m not sure how， but Volume 2 is even better than Volume 1。 I am quite invested in all the characters wanting to know their fate。。。crazily even the historical ones who I already know the fate of！ Oscar: HAWT HAWT HAWT。 Oscar， I don’t know what happens to you， but: spoiler French Revolution， so I don’t have much hope。This is high melodrama that also has humor。 Possibly the one blocker to a new reader or a reader only of current manga is that classic （really genre defining shoujo art） but it take I’m not sure how， but Volume 2 is even better than Volume 1。 I am quite invested in all the characters wanting to know their fate。。。crazily even the historical ones who I already know the fate of！ Oscar: HAWT HAWT HAWT。 Oscar， I don’t know what happens to you， but: spoiler French Revolution， so I don’t have much hope。This is high melodrama that also has humor。 Possibly the one blocker to a new reader or a reader only of current manga is that classic （really genre defining shoujo art） but it takes all of three pages to get used to it and delight in yet another background of rose petals。Once again want to point out these gorgeous reprints。 Udon Entertainment really kicks it out of the park on these。Get this from your local comic store， bookstore or library NOW NOW NOW 。。。more
Aleksandra
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The story keeps on getting better and better。 I’m very invested in the fate of Oscar， Rosalie and the others。 The art is gorgeous， Riyoko Ikeda is very talented。
Andromeda M31
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Another beautiful volume of Riyoko Ikeda's Rose of Versailles published by Udon！ And there is so much that happens in this Omnibus edition！ Marie Antoinette and Oscar grow into their adult roles and each character is physically updated to show their maturity。 Antoinette finally produces heirs for the French throne （although the story doesn't go into how Antoinette is suddenly able to get pregnant after years of marriage）。 The Affair of the Necklace comes to its bizarre end。 Jeanne is exposed as Another beautiful volume of Riyoko Ikeda's Rose of Versailles published by Udon！ And there is so much that happens in this Omnibus edition！ Marie Antoinette and Oscar grow into their adult roles and each character is physically updated to show their maturity。 Antoinette finally produces heirs for the French throne （although the story doesn't go into how Antoinette is suddenly able to get pregnant after years of marriage）。 The Affair of the Necklace comes to its bizarre end。 Jeanne is exposed as a charlatan and sent to jail and dies later， but is able to tarnish Marie Antoinette's and Oscar's reputation。 The character of the Black Knight is introduced， a masked thief who steals from the rich to give to a rebel organization。 De Polignac's stranglehold over Antoinette is finally broken。 Oscar， awakening to the needs of the French peasantry， asks to be transferred out of the Royal Guards。 I don't know what to make of Oscar's gender and sexuality in this volume。 Oscar is aghast at Jeanne accusing her of being a lesbian （"I'll break out in hives！"）。 Rosalie， smitten with Oscar， is continually rejected because Oscar declares herself a woman。 However， Oscar admits， "If I really were a man I would marry you without a doubt， truly。" Oscar and Rosalie are shown affectionate， Rosalie often being held in manly Oscar's arms。 Interestingly， the majority of the issue covers are of Rosalie and Oscar in this volume， often in the poses of lovers。 At point Rosalie's jealousy over whelms her when she sees Oscar dancing with Marie Antoinette。 Luckily， Rosalie finds love with the Black Knight in a very sweet courtship， and moves on with her life。 Oscar's love interest in Fersen reaches a climax when she dresses as a woman， making her unrecognizable to Fersen。 Dancing at a ball together， Oscar's love for Fersen is realized。 Meeting later， Fersen finally recognizes that Oscar loves him， and he admits that if he'd known Oscar was a woman earlier， he may have fallen for her instead of the Queen。 Alas， his heart belongs to Marie Antoinette only， and he cannot see Oscar anymore。 Meanwhile， there is Andre （who almost never makes it on a cover）。 Andre's romantic love was established for Oscar in the first volume， but here it becomes disastrously apparent。 First， he steals a kiss from a sleeping Oscar， which would be romantic if she wasn't unconscious。 Later， he loses the sight in his left eye in the process of saving both Oscar and Rosalie。 Andre seems to be able to hear Oscar's calls for help when no one else can。 It is clear Oscar feels strongly for Andre， she loses herself completely when she realizes he sacrificed his sight for her。 But after a moment spent reminiscing about their youth together， when Oscar is mourning the loss of Fersen， Andre tries to rape her。 Grabbing Oscar and confessing his love， Andre asks her if she's afraid of him， and then pushes her on to a bed， and while she screams NO， rips her clothes off。 Realizing what he's done， he stops and apologizes， swearing he'll never do it again， and leaves。 It's hard to figure out how to read this scene。 Switching from a tender moment of recalling childhood memories to sudden violence felt。。。 abusive。 Although Ikeda displays flowers during the confessional sequence， she switches to black framing drips and dark lighting when Andre thrusts Oscar onto the bed， making it a horrific moment。 It's even more jarring when a few pages later， Bernard， the Black Knight， gently asks Rosalie if he can fall in love with her。 It's clear that Oscar forgives Andre， and they move on as is with their lives。 But I just didn't know what to make of it。 I deeply enjoy reading this series。 Despite it's youthful simplistic aspects it's entertaining and joyful to read。 I keep stumbling over what to make of Oscar's gender and sexuality。 Is she a gay trans-man？ A non-binary person interested only in men？ I can't tell if it's just me bringing my modern Western sensibilities to a work written in the 1970's by a straight （ ？？？ ） Japanese woman。 For all Oscar's rejection of Rosalie and any label of lesbian， an enormous amount of time is spent with the reader watching Rosalie long for Oscar。 There are many loving sequences and covers between the two。 Is Ikeda trying to have something both ways？ I'm still shocked at the attempted rape scene between Oscar and Andre。 Can Andre redeem himself to me by continuing to be Oscar's devoted sidekick？ I don't know。 。。。more
Sesana
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What a great series this is。 It's so well-written， so beautifully illustrated， so dramatic， and， crucially for me， fairly historically sound。 A big chunk of this volume is taken up with the Affair of the Diamond Necklace， a fascinating bit of history in its own right。 This version is largely accurate， with the exception of the fate of the lead villain。 "Accidentally" falling out of a window to her own death was apparently not dramatic enough， so now her entire house blows up， which is。。。 ok， it' What a great series this is。 It's so well-written， so beautifully illustrated， so dramatic， and， crucially for me， fairly historically sound。 A big chunk of this volume is taken up with the Affair of the Diamond Necklace， a fascinating bit of history in its own right。 This version is largely accurate， with the exception of the fate of the lead villain。 "Accidentally" falling out of a window to her own death was apparently not dramatic enough， so now her entire house blows up， which is。。。 ok， it's over the top but it's entertaining。 I did like that Ikeda took care to set up exactly why the public was so ready to believe Marie Antoinette was guilty of everything she was accused of， which is the key to making sense of the whole sordid incident。 This volume also spent more time on Oscar's personal life， which is complicated and more fun to read about than I had expected。 。。。more
Sara
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Read more graphic novel reviews at www。graphiclibrary。org。The queen's character comes into doubt as she gets closer to Fersen。 She decides to retreat to a small home within the palace and cuts herself off from all but a few of her closest nobles。 This angers the noble class as they feel snubbed。 At the same time， Jeanne concocts a scheme to make it look like the queen in buying an extremely expensive diamond necklace that Jeanne actually has stolen and sold the diamonds off of。 She is eventually Read more graphic novel reviews at www。graphiclibrary。org。The queen's character comes into doubt as she gets closer to Fersen。 She decides to retreat to a small home within the palace and cuts herself off from all but a few of her closest nobles。 This angers the noble class as they feel snubbed。 At the same time， Jeanne concocts a scheme to make it look like the queen in buying an extremely expensive diamond necklace that Jeanne actually has stolen and sold the diamonds off of。 She is eventually caught and stands trial but manages to convince the commoners that she has become the victim and that the queen is really at fault。 Thus， the ill-will that started in volume 1 with her gambling and extravagant spending continues to build in this volume。 After pursuing a bandit called The Black Thief， Oscar decides to leave her position in the Royal Guard， and this may have disastrous consequences。It’s interesting to see the build up of unrest that we all know。 Every once in a while， the mangaka will make narrative comments about how this impacted the tragedy that eventually befalls Antoinette。 This serves to keep the reader grounded as they hope that Antionette can turn things around and build back the rapport with her subjects and nobles。 Volume two also seemed much more connected to what was happening with Oscar， who is apparently the actual main character of the story。 Volume one split a major of the time between Oscar and Antionette， so it wasn't always apparent。 Oscar's decisions in the last third of this volume will most likely play out tremendously in the third volume， and it's most likely not going to be as easy as she hopes。The art for this series is still really detailed and beautiful。 All of the lady's dresses are unique and lavish。 Ikeda's illustrations include sparkles in her characters eyes， which adds an extra layer of beauty。 There is some bloodshed and violence， a few conversations on sexual topics， and a heavy load of history knowledge expected of the reader around Louis XVI and Marie Antionette， and the French Revolution。 Because of this， this story is more suitable for teens。Sara's Rating: 10/10Suitability Rating: 9-12 。。。more
Aaron
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Ikeda's romance sweeps across every emotion known to humankind。 The second volume of this seminal shoujo manga holds firm to the mandate of providing readers with drama in every chapter。 Much of the character dynamics churning the content forward are （1） an organic conflagration of characters who should know better but do not act as such and （2） a far less amiable mishmash of shoehorned drama that forces readers to turn the page out of obligation。 THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES #2 is a strong volume， fo Ikeda's romance sweeps across every emotion known to humankind。 The second volume of this seminal shoujo manga holds firm to the mandate of providing readers with drama in every chapter。 Much of the character dynamics churning the content forward are （1） an organic conflagration of characters who should know better but do not act as such and （2） a far less amiable mishmash of shoehorned drama that forces readers to turn the page out of obligation。 THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES #2 is a strong volume， for the most part， but it's final dozen chapters are poorly structured and appear to have yielded to the theater of love for its own sake。Jeanne's increasingly complex and daring shenanigans drive the first half of this volume。 Insofar as Jeanne is an unrepentant foil whose smugness and intelligence is as much admirable as it is detestable， she's a character one surely loves to hate。 She's a remarkable antagonist because she's never satisfied， never contented， and never quails under the threat of the most difficult or challenging of accusations。 Jeanne's success is because of the Crown's lack of insight。 A damming fact whose consequences mean Oscar's quest to track down （and take down） the greedy foe requires more than hard work than cleverness。The second half of THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES #2 is less compelling than the palace intrigue of private misfortune， greed， whisperings of a peasant revolt， and political scandal。 Whereas the first half of this volume sought to push Oscar and Rosalie to the brink of their sanity and test their alliances within the royal palace， the second half focuses on romance deferred。 The Queen's affection for Fersen flourishes under the cover of darkness。 Oscar's affection for Fersen spills into the light。 Rosalie's affection for Oscar finally ebbs （but not without regret）。 André's affection for Oscar makes the servant uncharacteristically bold （and foolish）。 And more。 New characters enter the fray: a handsome rebel in the Gardes Françaises and a thief who steals the heart of a certain young maiden。The manga functions more efficiently and the storytelling is far more crisp when the drama is interwoven into the greater narrative （first half） than when the author simply crams uncertainty， trauma， and bar-brawling action into a chapter for the sake of an emotional cliffhanger。 It's an exquisite ride， seeing Oscar wrestle with her loyalty to the Queen versus her devotion to the will of the people。 It is a different case entirely， for example， when one character is sexually assaulted as proof of another certain character's eternal love （yet metaphors abound， as the perpetrator is nearly struck blind thereafter）。THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES #2 fancies compounding the pressure toward the end; it's an intense read。 Not all of this pressure is warranted and it is not written particularly smoothly -- at one point， a confession of love appears in earnest in five consecutive chapters -- it's rather idiotic。 Nevertheless， this is a good volume。 Ikeda is clearly setting the stage for the French Revolution， and it'll be intriguing to see what part Oscar will play in the whole affair。 。。。more
Shae
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Still love this， and we all still thirst for Oscar！
Amy
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I really enjoy how this manga incorporates actual historical events。 There have been quite a few times where I've googled something to see if it's made up or not and quite a few have been real things that happened， although the endings to various events are a lot more dramatic。 "Fades into irrelevance and obscurity" isn't nearly as interesting to read as a dramatic confrontation after all！ But anyway， I've been enjoying this story for its over-the-top dramatic reactions， pretty art， and wonderfu I really enjoy how this manga incorporates actual historical events。 There have been quite a few times where I've googled something to see if it's made up or not and quite a few have been real things that happened， although the endings to various events are a lot more dramatic。 "Fades into irrelevance and obscurity" isn't nearly as interesting to read as a dramatic confrontation after all！ But anyway， I've been enjoying this story for its over-the-top dramatic reactions， pretty art， and wonderfully cool and competent non-binary protagonist。 。。。more
kerrycat
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I can't even imagine a manga more overdramatic than RoV， and it is so much fun I end up reading it loud， just to act it out。 this cover is unbelievably gorgeous， and the art throughout is as well。 returning to RoV， which was the first manga I ever read， is truly a pleasure。 I can't even imagine a manga more overdramatic than RoV， and it is so much fun I end up reading it loud， just to act it out。 this cover is unbelievably gorgeous， and the art throughout is as well。 returning to RoV， which was the first manga I ever read， is truly a pleasure。 。。。more
DrCalvin
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The Affair of the Diamond Necklace！ And Oscar's love troubles。。。 This is a high drama volume， with perhaps a smidge too much back and forth and tearful farewells。 Still gorgeous， though， and the art is very nice。Lovely edition by Udon too - some full color illustrations， partially color pages and good paper too。 And that cover， oh， I adore it！ The Affair of the Diamond Necklace！ And Oscar's love troubles。。。 This is a high drama volume， with perhaps a smidge too much back and forth and tearful farewells。 Still gorgeous， though， and the art is very nice。Lovely edition by Udon too - some full color illustrations， partially color pages and good paper too。 And that cover， oh， I adore it！ 。。。more
Carolina
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Mais um ótimo volume de Rosa de Versalhes recheado de romance， lindos figurinos e artes e um desenvolvimento de história incrível。 Continuo positivamente surpresa com toda a independência de Oscar e a admiração que ela causa tanto em moças como rapazes。 ps: （atenção com o spoiler hein！） uma pena Jeanne não ter chegado à guilhotina （torcia mto pra isso）， mas ainda há esperanças pra Polignac。 :D
Susan Canales
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Such a beautiful classic manga！❤️
Amanda Indio do Brasil
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Ainda não gosto da Maria Antonieta。 Por mais força que a autora faça pro leitor gostar dela
Clara M
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Tô adorando！ E que texto lindo no fim！
Isabella
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