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Kageki Shojo!! Manga Creator Kumiko Saiki and Anime Director Kazuhiro Yoneda

I just finished the anime and it was wonderful, so I loved reading this interview. It's really interesting that a manga like Rose of Versailles became a stage show.

I love how the anime was usually upbeat but also handled serious subjects and did them really well and compassionately.

Saeryen wrote:

I just finished the anime and it was wonderful, so I loved reading this interview. It's really interesting that a manga like Rose of Versailles became a stage show. I love how the anime was usually upbeat but also handled serious subjects and did them really well and compassionately.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I just finished watching the series last night and it left a big ol' smile on my face. I wish there was more.

The Rose of Versailles is also special to me—it was the first comic that was ever bought for me. I think I might have been around the age Sarasa was when I encountered it. The first record that was ever bought for me that wasn't a children's fable or an anime was the Takarazuka Revue's stage performance of The Rose of Versailles. I've always liked drawing, but because of my exposure to The Rose of Versailles, I started drawing it over and over again. Looking back, I get the feeling that was when it all started; it was how I became fated to become a manga artist later.

The Rose of Versailles never gets any less interesting no matter how many times you read it, but as I've gotten older, I've come to understand each of the characters better, and I've been able to appreciate it on a deeper level. It's an absolute masterpiece, so I want everyone who hasn't read it yet to try it out for themselves.

If I were to see Sarasa and Ai performing together on stage, I think I would have the fondness of a parent and weep.