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Rose of Versailles

Wild in the Corridors: A Professor Cosplays at Comic Con

Susan J. Napier | Posted 12.19.2012 | Arts
Read More: Rose-of-Versailles, Cosplay, Haiku, Comic Con, Evangelion, Arts News
Susan J. Napier

I took my husband, Steve, along to Comic Con last weekend but worried that he might be weirded out by the whole experience, especially the array of cosplayers (costume players) who swirled through the corridors of the Javits Center.

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Revolutionary Girls

Susan J. Napier | Posted 11.14.2012 | Arts
Read More: Cartoons, Manga, Viki, Anime, Japan Manga Comics, Versailles, Rose of Versailles, Japan Anime, Arts News
Susan J. Napier

Why would a series set in 18th century France appeal so widely to Japanese and Western audiences in the 20th century? The answer is actually quite easy: Rose of Versailles is unprecedented in many ways among the manga and anime of that time.

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