The anime was first aired in 1979, six years after the initial manga serialization in Margaret Comics.   Despite the long lapse between the manga ending and the anime production, which in itself is unusual in the anime world, the lavish artwork and dramatic screenplay soon captured the hearts of many young women and revived a second Berubara craze.   The same phenomenon spread to East Asia and Europe, and the rest is history.

The anime version covers the full manga story in 40 episodes.   Episode 41, a summary of episodes 1-40, is aired as a TV special.   A 90-minute animated movie is also produced, receiving mixed reviews because of the change in lead seiyuu [4].

 

Episode	Japanese Title [1]	English Title [2]
1	オスカル！ バラの運命 Osukaru! bara no sadame	Oscar! The Destiny of Roses
2	舞え！ オーストリアの蝶 mae! Austria no chou	Fly! An Austrian Butterfly
3	ベルサイユに火花散る Versailles ni hibana chiru	Sparks in Versailles
4	バラと酒とたくらみと .... bara to sake to takurami to ...	Roses, Wine, and Conspiracy
5	気高さを涙にこめて ... kedakasa o namida ni komete ...	Tears with Dignity
6	絹のドレスとボロ服 kinu no dress to boro fuku	Silk Dresses and Rags
7	愛の手紙は誰の手で ai no tegami wa dare no te de	Who Wrote the Love Letter?
8	我が心のオスカル waga kokoro no Oscar	Oscar in My Heart
9	日は沈み日は昇る hi wa sizumi hi wa noboru	The Sun Sets, The Sun Rises
10	美しい悪魔ジャンヌ utsukushii akuma Jyannu	Jeanne, A Beautiful Devil
11	フェルゼン北国へ去る Fersen kitaguni e saru	Fersen Leaves for the North
12	決闘の朝、オスカルは ... ? kettou no asa Osukaru wa ...?	Oscar in the Morning of the Duel
13	アラスの風よ応えて arasu no kaze yo, kotaete	Oh, Wind of Arras, Please Reply!
14	天使の秘密 tenshi no himitsu	The Secret of the Angel
15	カシノの伯爵夫人 Casino no hakushakufujin	The Countess of Casino
16	はは、その人の名は ... ? Haha, sono kata no namae wa ...?	Mother, What is Her Name?
17	今めぐり逢いの時 ima meguriai no toki	Now, the Time of Encounter
18	突然イカルスのように totsuzen Icarus no you ni	Suddenly, Like Icarus
19	さよなら、 妹よ！ Sayounara, imouto yo!	Farewell, My Little Sister!
20	フェルゼンなごりの輪舞 Feruzen nagori no rounderu	Fersen, A Farewell Rondeau
21	黒ばらは夜ひらく kuro bara wa yoru hiraku	A Black Rose Blooms in the Night
22	首飾りは不吉な輝き kubikazari wa fukitsu na kagayaki	The Necklace Shines Ominously
23	ずる賢くてたしましく！ zurugashikokkute takumashiku!	Cunning and Tough!
24 [3]	アディウ わたしの青春 adyuu watashi no seishun	Adieu, My Youth
25	かた恋のメヌーエット katakoi no menuetto	A Minuet of Unrequited Love
26	黒い騎士にあいたい！ kuroi kishi ni aitai!	I Want to Meet the Black Knight!
27	たとえ光を失うとも .... tatoe hikari o ushinau to mo ...	Even If I Lose the Light ...
28	アンドレ青いレモン andore, aoi no remon	André, A Green Lemon
29	歩き始めた人形 arukihajimeta no ningyou	A Puppet Learning to Walk
30	おまえは光俺は影 omae wa hikari ore wa kage	You are the Light, I am the Shadow
31	兵営に咲くリラの花 heiei ni saku rira no hana	A Lilacs Blooms in the Barracks
32	嵐のプレリュード arashi no pureryuudo	Prelude to the Storm
33	たそがれに弔鐘は鳴る tasogare ni choushou wa naru	Funeral Bells Toll in the Twilight
34	いま"テニス・コート"の誓い ima "tenisu couto no chikai"	Now, the "Tennis Courth Oath"
35	オスカル、今、巣離れの時 Osukaru, ima subanare no toki	Oscar Now Breaks Away
36	合い言葉は "サヨナラ" aikotoba wa "Sayonara"	The Parting Words are "Au Revoir"
37	熱き誓いの夜に atsuki chikai no yoru ni	On the Night of Passionate Vows
38	運命の扉の前で unmei no tobira no mae de	At the Gate of Destiny
39	あの微笑みはもう還らない！ ano hohoemi wa mou kaeranai!	His Smile is Forever Gone!
40	さようなら、わが愛しのオスカル sayounara, waga itoshi no osukaru	Au Revoir, My Beloved Oscar
41	総集編: ベルサイユのばらと女たち shoushuhen: berusaiyu no bara to onna tachi	Summary: The Rose of Versailles and the Women

 

Notes

[1] The Japanese titles are based on the VCD (Chinese/Japanese) and DVD versions.   For clarity, some hiragana has been re-written in kanji; the romaji reflects the hiragana pronunciation.

[2] Literal translations:
 3 ... Sparks Scattering over Versailles
11 ... Fersen Leaves for the Northern Country/Northland
29 ... A Doll/Puppet Starting to Walk
35 ... Oscar, Now is the Time to Leave Nest
36 ... The Key/Motto is Au Revoir

[3] According to some Japanese fans, this episode was abridged in some reruns and renamed as "Portrait of a Burning Rose"  ( 燃えつきたバラの肖像 , moetsukita bara no shouzou).

[4] The film was first released on video in 1987, then shown in theatre in 1990.   The title is "Till Death Do I Love You" ( 生命あるかぎり愛して , seimei aru kagiri aishite).   Info provided by Beru-Chan.