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Eikou no Napoleon – Eroica

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Héroïque - The Glory of Napoleon
Cover of the first book.
栄光のナポレオン - エロイカ
(Eikou no Naporeon - Eroika)
GenreHistorical, Drama
Manga
Written byRiyoko Ikeda
Published byChuoukouronsha
MagazineFujin Kōron
DemographicShōjo
Original run19861995
Volumes12

Héroïque - The Glory of Napoleon (栄光のナポレオン - エロイカ, Eikō no Naporeon - Eroika) is a manga by Riyoko Ikeda that is the official sequel to The Rose of Versailles.

It tells the story of Napoleon's empire, including the Thermidorian Reaction, the Italian Campaign, the Egyptian Campaign, the Battle of the Nile, the coup of 18 Brumaire, the French invasion of Russia, and the Battle of Waterloo.

It also includes some characters from the prequel manga, like Alain de Soissons, Bernard Chatelet, and Rosalie Lamorlière.

Characters

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Real characters

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Fictional characters

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  • Alain de Soissons (1760-1804): a character from the prequel, was the sergeant of the Company B, the troops assigned to Lady Oscar's service in the National Guard. Survived the French Revolution and the Terror, he also appears in the sequel and is the coprotagonist in the first part of this story.
  • Bernard Chatelet (1760-1804): a returning character from the prequel.
  • Rosalie Chatelet (née Lamorlière): a returning character from the prequel, was a real person, although her life and marriage were much fictionalized. Since then, she married Bernard Chatelet and had a son, Francois.
  • François Chatelet: the only son of Bernard and Rosalie, born in 1789.
  • Catherine Renaudin (Madame de Talleyrand): the main antagonist in the first part of the story. Catherine is the new love interest of Alain, but she is deeply royalist.
  • Oscar François de Jarjayes (1755-1789): although she had died during the prequel, is often seen only in flashback in the first part of this story.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ten no Hate Made - Poland Hishi (manga) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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