La Seine no Hoshi

Aired: 1975

A TV anime produced by Tezuka Productions and Unimax. Set in late 18th-century pre-revolutionary Paris, flower-seller Simone Laurent (secretly the half-sister of Queen Marie Antoinette) witnesses the divide between aristocratic privilege and commoners' poverty. As the masked swordswoman "La Seine no Hoshi," she fights for the oppressed citizens. Through Bastille storming and revolutionary turmoil, she navigates the secret of her birth, complex feelings for her royal sister, and romance with fellow swordsman Robert. Pioneer of female-protagonist swordplay anime, conceived after the failure to animate "Rose of Versailles." 39 episodes.

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