The Rose of Versailles (Lady Oscar,Berusaiyu no Bara)

The Rose of Versailles (ベルサイユのばら, Berusaiyu no Bara?), also known as Lady Oscar, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. The setting is in France, before and during the French Revolution. The main character is a woman named Oscar François de Jarjayes. Her father, General Jarjayes, despaired over never getting a son (he had six daughters), and decided to raise his youngest daughter as a man. He trained her well in the arts of fencing, horsemanship, and medieval combat. Oscar often practiced her skills with her best friend, companion and (technically) servant, André Grandier, whom she almost always defeated. André was the grandson of her nanny and thus they spent most of their time together in harmonic friendship; near the end of the story, this blossomed into mutual love. <!--link--><a href="http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=4506"><img src="http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww88/orulyon/bannerrose.jpg" border="0"></a>