Requiem of the Rose King! Here’s Dark Fantasy, Based on the Shakespearean Plays!

2021-07-06
Hello, everybody. I love to read this kind of manga series, based on the historical background. I’m Manga Republic’s Boss.
Hello, everybody~! Me? I’m not into learning histories so maybe they are not my thing…… It’s Saori from Manga Republic!
If we learn all those histories through manga or anime, you can make use of those knowledge in various cases in your life, not just for your learning.
So today! It looks like we’ll be featuring a manga series based on history, I mean one particular playwright’s work, huh?

【Fall 2021 Anime】
Here’s Dark Fantasy, Based on the Shakespearean Plays!
Featuring Requiem of the Rose King!

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What Is Requiem of the Rose King?

Requiem of the Rose King is a Japanese manga series, based on the William Shakespeare’s plays, “Henry VI. Part3” and “Richard III”.
Requiem of the Rose King is written and illustrated by a famous shōjo manga artist, Kanno Aya-Sensei. It has been serialized since October and collected into 15 bound volumes as of July 2021. A spin-off manga series has been serialized since 2021 and an anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in September 2021.
Mmm…… So, this series is based on the historical events or the actual people who existed at that time but…… the setting is a little different, huh?

Outline of Requiem of the Rose King!

The main character in this story is Richard III.
However, “he” was innately being “cursed”.

The main protagonist is Richard III, born in the House of York. However, he has been despised by his mother, because Richard III (in this story)’s body had traits of both male and female.
Meaning, he was born as an androgyne, huh? It’s so rare in modern world so I bet it was even rarer back then……

Richard III’s father, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, adored him and admitted him as his beloved child.

His mother, on the other hand, tried to abandon him in the forest, but his father, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, gave his son, Richard III, his name and raised him with great care, just like other children. He also understood and forgave his wife trying to abandon him in the forest.
Such a nice person……
And 3rd Duke of York was sent to fight against the enemy, the House of Lancaster, so he can be the King, however…… the fighting never ended.

When Richard III grew up, he desired to live as a “man” to support his great father.
However, against his desire, his body never grew……

A couple years later, Richard III grew up.
While training hard every day, he started to desire more strongly, to support his father, aiming to be a King. His other brothers didn’t know the secret about his body and they got along with him as their younger brother without having any discrimination.
Richard III wanted to become stronger so he can repay his great father and kind family’s kindness, but……

Richard III started to be haunted by illusion.
The one who was whispering in his ear was the illustion of Jeanne d’Arc, who was called “devil” and executed by leading French military troop, dressing like a man.

Jeanne d’Arc’s illusion went on, ‘You are neither a man nor a woman, Richard III. You cannot be anyone.’ He was afflicted by the illusion.

Richard III tried to live as a man, shaking off the illusion.
And he suggested to his father that they should make the fighting against the House of Lancaster full-scaled……!!

Historically, Richard III is a man but in this story, he struggles with his woman’s body, huh? What’s the story going to be like after this……? Can’t wait!
We still have some more time until the anime starts to air, so now is the best time to read Volume 15, which has just released! Let’s check out other fall anime series too~!!
Requiem of the Rose King
Be Ready NOW for September! Original Manga of Fall 2021 Anime!
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All right! This is all for today! We’ll see you all at the next article~!
Bye-bye~!

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