First episode of The Rose of Versailles now!

This past Saturday, we were fortunate enough to screen the first episode of The Rose of Versailles at New York Comic Con! The Rose of Versailles is a legendary anime title, produced over 30 years ago by TMS Entertainment LTD, and was created by Riyoko Ikeda, one of the most well-known manga artists in the world, who also created Dear Brother. It was so much fun to watch the episode in a packed room of about 150 people, all laughing and crying out at the same time. A sneak peek of the series, the entire first episode, is now available on Viki to viewers in North America!

More episodes will become available on December 6, 2012, so get excited. It will be the first time that this series has been viewable in North America in more than 30 years!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the New York Comic Con screening. We had a fantastic time watching the episode with everyone, and listening to Tufts University Professor Susan Napier and Anime News Network publisher, Christopher Macdonald in their Q&A afterwards. The cosplay costumes that the room and the Con were filled with were truly amazing. We hope everyone had as much fun at the screening as we did!