Comments on: Ludwig II, Vols. 1-2 http://mangabookshelf.com/blog/2010/01/02/ludwig-ii-vols-1-2/ Discussion & Reviews by Melinda Beasi Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:51:05 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Melinda Beasi http://mangabookshelf.com/blog/2010/01/02/ludwig-ii-vols-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18327 Melinda Beasi Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:27:15 +0000 http://mangabookshelf.com/?p=4180#comment-18327 Well, the first time Ludwig has sex with Hornig, he drugs him and ties him up to do it. Then later he apologizes and Hornig's all, "I'm your servant, you don't have to be concerned with my feelings," (or something along those lines). It's unpleasant, and Ludwig is never brought to justice for it by any means, but that's the kind of thing I meant by, "Higuri’s tale is undeniably engaging and honestly romantic, despite her tendency to sentimentalize some disturbingly imbalanced bedroom dynamics which, granted, may not be far removed from class-based sexual politics of the day." I figure it's possibly a realistic portrayal of what a man in that time and in Ludwig's position might do to get sex, thanks to extreme classism, among other things. So though I didn't like it, I accepted it as part of the story. YMMV. Well, the first time Ludwig has sex with Hornig, he drugs him and ties him up to do it. Then later he apologizes and Hornig’s all, “I’m your servant, you don’t have to be concerned with my feelings,” (or something along those lines). It’s unpleasant, and Ludwig is never brought to justice for it by any means, but that’s the kind of thing I meant by, “Higuri’s tale is undeniably engaging and honestly romantic, despite her tendency to sentimentalize some disturbingly imbalanced bedroom dynamics which, granted, may not be far removed from class-based sexual politics of the day.”

I figure it’s possibly a realistic portrayal of what a man in that time and in Ludwig’s position might do to get sex, thanks to extreme classism, among other things. So though I didn’t like it, I accepted it as part of the story. YMMV.

]]> By: Megan M http://mangabookshelf.com/blog/2010/01/02/ludwig-ii-vols-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18228 Megan M Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:19:22 +0000 http://mangabookshelf.com/?p=4180#comment-18228 Does this have any weird or kinky stuff? Because as much as I love Higuri You's Cantarella and Seimaden, I had to drop the one yaoi of hers that I tried when, part way through the first volume, the main character's love interest chained him up in the basement and whipped him unconscious. And then the manga kinda dismissed it. Does this have any weird or kinky stuff? Because as much as I love Higuri You’s Cantarella and Seimaden, I had to drop the one yaoi of hers that I tried when, part way through the first volume, the main character’s love interest chained him up in the basement and whipped him unconscious. And then the manga kinda dismissed it.

]]> By: Melinda Beasi http://mangabookshelf.com/blog/2010/01/02/ludwig-ii-vols-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18174 Melinda Beasi Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:23:04 +0000 http://mangabookshelf.com/?p=4180#comment-18174 Well, it's hard perhaps to commit when you already know that it can't end well. :) Well, it’s hard perhaps to commit when you already know that it can’t end well. :)

]]> By: Judi http://mangabookshelf.com/blog/2010/01/02/ludwig-ii-vols-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18172 Judi Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:22:04 +0000 http://mangabookshelf.com/?p=4180#comment-18172 As good as this manga is and as beautiful, I could not finish v.1. Maybe the tragic nature was just too much for me. Perhaps, I can finish, another time. As good as this manga is and as beautiful, I could not finish v.1. Maybe the tragic nature was just too much for me. Perhaps, I can finish, another time.

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