Requiem of the Rose King

Requiem of the Rose King (Japanese: 薔薇王の葬列, Hepburn: Bara-Ō no Sōretsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aya Kanno. Loosely based on the Shakespearean plays Richard III and Henry VI, Part 3, the series follows the character of Richard III during the tumultuous Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) period in English history.[4] The manga has been serialized in Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine since October 2013 and collected into 14 bound volumes. It is licensed in English by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Requiem of the Rose King
The cover of the first manga volume, depicting Richard III (right) and Henry VI (left)
薔薇王の葬列
(Bara-Ō no Sōretsu)
Genre
Manga
Written byAya Kanno
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
ImprintPrincess Comics
MagazineMonthly Princess
DemographicShōjo
Original run4 October 2013 – present
Volumes14
Manga
Tokimeki! Bara-Ō Gakuen
Written byAya Kanno
Illustrated byKineko Abekawa
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineMonthly Princess
DemographicShōjo
Original run4 January 2021 – present
Anime television series

Plot

As the Kingdom of England is torn between the House of York and the House of Lancaster—each claiming their leader to be the rightful king—young Prince Richard III is fighting a battle within himself. Despised by his mother, adored by his father (the Duke of York, a claimant to the throne), and alienated from most others, he grapples with frightful spirits haunting him, unsteady and unintentional alliances with his enemies, and his own passion for a throne.

Characters
Richard III
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (drama CDs)[5]
Third son of Richard Duke of York, younger brother of Edward IV and George, and eventually the third and final Yorkist king of England. Richard is raging a battle inside. He feels alienated because he is intersex.
Henry VI
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (drama CDs)[5]
Head of the Lancaster family and King of England.
Queen Margaret
Wife of Henry VI and Queen of England.
Prince Edward of Lancaster
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (drama CDs)[5]
Son of Henry VI and Margaret and Prince of Wales.
Catesby
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (drama CD)[5]
Richard III's servant.
Warwick
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (drama CD)[5]
Known as the "Kingmaker", a powerful supporter of first the York family and then the Lancaster family.
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York
First leader of the York family, husband of Cecily, father of Edward IV, George, Duke of Clarence, and Richard III.
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Wife of Richard Plantagenet, mother of Edward IV, George, Duke of Clarence, and Richard III. Despises her son Richard as a monster for being intersex.
Edward IV of York
Voiced by: Takuya Satō (drama CD)[5]
Oldest son of Richard Duke of York, older brother of Richard and George, second leader of the York family, and first Yorkist king of England.
George, Duke of Clarence
Second son of Richard Duke of York, younger brother of Edward IV and older brother of Richard.
Joan of Arc
A French warrior woman who fought for her people in the Hundred Year's War. Believed by the English to be a witch. Appears in visions to Richard III to torment him.
Anne Neville
Youngest daughter of Warwick. Married first to Prince Edward of Lancaster and then to Richard III.
Isabelle Neville
Oldest daughter of Warwick. Wife of George and Duchess of Clarence.
Queen Elizabeth
Wife of Edward IV and later Queen of England. Secretly seeks revenge on Edward for the death of her first husband Sir John Grey.
Edward V
Oldest son of Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth and briefly the second Yorkist king of England.
Richard, Duke of York
Second son of Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth.
Beth
Daughter of Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth.
Earl Rivers
Brother of Queen Elizabeth.
Buckingham
Ally to Richard III.
Jane Shore
Witch and mistress to first Edward IV and then Lord Hastings.
Lord Hastings
Ally first to Richard III and then to the Woodville family.
James Tyrell
The murderer of the Princes in the Tower.
Albany
Brother of King James III of Scotland and would-be king of Scotland. Ally to Richard III.
Thomas Stanley
Earl of Derby and ally of Queen Elizabeth.
Edward of Middleham
Alleged son of Richard III and Anne Neville.
Henry Tudor
Nephew of Henry VI and stepson of Thomas Stanley. Richard III's final rival for control of the throne of England.

Media

Manga

Requiem of the Rose King is written and illustrated by Aya Kanno. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōjo (girls') manga magazine Monthly Princess since the release of the magazine's November 2013 issue on 4 October 2013.[6][7] Akita Shoten collects the individual chapters into tankōbon (bound volumes) published under their Princess Comics imprint; the 14th volume was released in Japan on 16 September 2020.[8]

Internationally, the series is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media under the company's Shojo Beat imprint.[1][9] It is also licensed in French by Éditions Ki-oon,[10] in German by Carlsen Comics,[11] in Polish by Waneko,[12] in Spanish by Ediciones Tomodomo,[13] in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics,[14] and in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing.[15]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 14 March 2014[16]978-4-253-27181-310 March 2015[17]978-1-4215-6778-5
2 18 September 2014[18]978-4-253-27182-08 September 2015[19]978-1-4215-8090-6
3 16 January 2015[20]978-4-253-27183-712 January 2016[21]978-1-4215-8259-7
4 16 July 2015[22]978-4-253-27184-410 May 2016[23]978-1-4215-8644-1
5 16 December 2015[24]978-4-253-27185-18 November 2016[25]978-1-4215-8988-6
6 16 June 2016[26]978-4-253-27186-89 May 2017[27]978-1-4215-9268-8
7 16 January 2017[28][29]978-4-253-27187-5 (SE)
978-4-253-18192-1 (LE)		14 November 2017[30]978-1-4215-9720-1
8 14 July 2017[31]978-4-253-27188-28 May 2018[32]978-1-9747-0027-1
9 16 January 2018[33]978-4-253-27189-913 November 2018[34]978-1-9747-0225-1
10 13 July 2018[35]978-4-253-27190-514 May 2019[36]978-1-9747-0666-2
11 15 February 2019[37]978-4-253-27336-711 November 2019[38]978-1-9747-1013-3
12 19 August 2019[39]978-4-253-27337-49 June 2020[40]978-1-9747-1468-1
13 14 February 2020[41]978-4-253-27338-110 November 2020[42]978-1-9747-1818-4
14 16 September 2020[8]978-4-253-27339-8——

Drama CDs

Requiem of the Rose King has inspired three drama CDs produced by Akita Shoten in Japan. The first, based on volume three of the manga, was bundled with the February 2016 issue of Monthly Princess magazine, released on 6 January 2016.[43][44] The second, based on volumes four and five of the manga, was included with a limited edition of volume seven, released on 16 January 2017.[5][45] The third, based on volumes five and six of the manga, was bundled with the March 2017 issue of Monthly Princess magazine, released on 6 February 2017.[46] All three drama CDs starred Mitsuki Saiga as Richard III and Daisuke Namikawa as Henry VI.[43][45][46]

Anime

On 16 September 2020, Akita Shoten announced via their YouTube channel that Requiem of the Rose King will be adapted into an anime television series.[2][47]

Other media

An art book, Bara-Ō no Sōretsu Irasuto-shū: Keikyoku no Hitsugi (「薔薇王の葬列」イラスト集　荊棘の棺, "Requiem of the Rose King Illustration Collection: Coffin of Thorns"), was published by Akita Shoten on 15 June 2018.[48][49]

A parody spin-off manga series, Tokimeki! Bara-Ō Gakuen (トキメキ！薔薇王学園, "Throbbing! Rose King Academy"), will launch in the February 2021 issue of Monthly Princess magazine on 4 January 2021. The series will be written by Aya Kanno and illustrated by Kineko Abekawa.[50]

Reception

In the 2015 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, Requiem of the Rose King tied with Tanaka-kun is Always Listless for number 17 on the list of the top 20 manga for female readers.[51] Japanese actor Kenji Urai, who portrayed Henry VI in a production of the Shakespearean play at the New National Theatre Tokyo, stated that he is a "big fan" of the manga.[52][53] Moto Hagio, a pioneering shōjo manga artist, praised Requiem of the Rose King's depiction of "a whole new Richard III", calling it "more interesting than Shakespeare!"[54][55]

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