The official YouTube channel for singer-songwriter Ayaka is now streaming a lyric video for her latest digital single song “Versailles,” the theme song for the newest anime film adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda’s classic historical shojo manga,The Rose of Versailles.This music video streamed to commemorate the theatrical release of the film in Japan on January 31, and is filled with memorable scenes from the movie.
Ayaka “Versailles” Lyric Video
Ayaka has posted the following message about this song on her official website:
The Rose of Versailles” is a masterpiece that has been loved by people all over the world for over half a century. I am deeply honored to be in charge of writing the lyrics and music for the theme song “Versailles” for the anime film version of “The Rose of Versailles.” I was deeply moved by the courage, pure love, and the fragile fate hidden in the strength of the characters who live through turbulent times. I have put our heart and soul into every note and word to express their feelings in music. I hope that fans will enjoy the music as well as the film, as it adds another page to this timeless masterpiece.
As her first single of 2025, “Versailles” released digitally on January 29, 2025.
The Rose of Versailles Main Trailer Featuring The Theme Song
The anime film project was first revealed in September 2022 as part of the 50th anniversary project to celebrate the publication of the original The Rose of Versailles manga by Ikeda. The original manga series ran in Shueisha’s shojo manga magazine Margaret from 1972 to 1973. The series then inspired a TV anime series from 1979-1980, a live-action film directed by Jacques Demy in 1979 and a series of musical stage plays produced by Takarazuka Revue since 1974. Udon Entertainment, the publisher of the manga’s English edition, describes the story:
Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette’s palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France’s last great royal regime.
Source: Ayaka official YouTube channel© Riyoko Ikeda Production / The Rose of Versailles Production Committee
