…Riyoko, particularly The Rose of Versailles, a story set during the time of the French Revolution. The main characters included Marie Antoinette and Oscar (fictional character), a girl who is…

…positive, and is not limited to Class S relationships. Another of Ikeda Riyoko’s creations, Rose of Versailles, centers on a woman who is raised as a man, and includes depictions…

…on Sugoi Kate Fitzsimmons talks with Erica about The Rose of Versailles, for Publisher Weekly’s More to Come. AnimeforWomen Interviews Erica about challenges over the years. November/December issue of L-Mag,…

…Seven Seas and Udon Entertainent, most recently Riyoko Ikeda’s epic historical classic, The Rose of Versailles. Erica has written about Yuri for Japanese literary journal Eureka,  Animerica magazine, the Comic…

…then on. What was needed now was a story that plainly asserted that a girl being in love with another girl was okay. In 1975, Rose of Versailles creator Ikeda…

Yuricon founder Erica Friedman on queer manga and more into 2022! November 2021 I had a lovely talk with Ashley from the Shoujo & Tell podcast about the Rose of…

(Talk given at MIT’s seminar Schoolgirls and Superheroes: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Anime, February 24, 2003) As promised, here are the rough notes for my lecture at MIT. This…

…love, stories were created and became wildly successful. At the same time, Ikeda Ryoko published her incredibly popular series “Beirusaiyu no Bara” (Rose of Versailles) and “Oniisama E” (Brother, Dear…

(Talk given at MIT’s seminar Schoolgirls and Superheroes: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Anime, February 24, 2003) As promised, here are the rough notes for my lecture at MIT. This…