The Rose of Versailles
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The Rose of Versailles, also known as Lady Oscar and La Rose de Versailles, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga m
Author Riyoko Ikeda (right) with cosplayers dressed as Marie Antoinette (left) and Oscar (center) in 2008
Ikeda in 2008
The uniform worn by the Royal Guard during the Napoleonic era as depicted in an 1843 painting by Hippolyte Bellangé is similar to the uniform worn by Oscar.
A statue of Oscar and André at the Takarazuka Grand Theater in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, pictured in 2008
Yuri (genre)
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Yuri, also known by the wasei-eigo construction girls' love, is a genre of Japanese media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters. While lesbian relationships are a commonly assoc
An example of yuri-inspired artwork. Works depicting intimate relationships between school classmates are common in the yuri genre.
A white lily; the de facto symbol of the yuri genre
Writer Nobuko Yoshiya, whose works in the Class S genre significantly influenced yuri
Cosplayers dressed as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune from Sailor Moon