Ludwig II : You Higuri

Asuka DX Comics

Genre: Shounen ai

Theme: Historical. Very loosely based on the eccentric Bavarian king whom Higuri wanted to do a manga about after her vacation in Bavaria.

Yaoi Value: 2.5 This is about as yaoi as she'll ever get, is my guess. Scenes like Ludwig raping the stable boy (well, his duty title's Master of the Royal Stables but what he does looks suspiciously like a stable boy to me) in the royal garden breaks the image of Higuri sensei had of being uptight-about-obvious-sex.

Artistic Value: 4 Very nice elaborate designs of the palaces and costumes.

Unresolved Sexual Tension: 0 His royal highness gets his anytime, anywhere. The stable boy never refuses him (he did look pissed when he was tied up and raped for DAYS in the garden but that's about as resistant as he got). Add .5 points to this category if you want to count Ludwig's sexual guilt trips.

Overall Rating: 3.5

Mitigating Factor: This Ludwig is a lot easier to look at than the real one.