The Rose of Versailles Volume 3

This volume focuses on the build-up right before the French Revolution really kicks off. Tempers are rising, lines have been drawn, and all other options to resolve the class disparity have failed. The tension in this series is real and the story only gets better as it continues. I'm very excited to read the next volume.

There's a lot to like about this series, but I think Ikeda handling Oscar's dueling identities is where it shines. Oscar is split between the noble/commoner divide in the same way she's split between the masculine/feminine divide. Oscar was born on one side, understands the other side better, but can sympathize with both. It's always interested in seeing how older works deal with highly contentions modern social issues in a way that's unburdened by our current political climate.