Unknowingly Lost

Brilliant Story

love it so far

LUDWIG II, You Higuri  
4/4 volumes  

Overall 2.5/5  

This story is difficult to review; it gives me mixed feelings from start to finish. It's rough and toxic but can also be subtle and tender—and most importantly, it will give you a headache.  

**Writing**  
The story itself is inconsistent. I don't know... The actions and reactions don't always make sense. However, the pacing is great—fast when it needs to be and slow when necessary. The narrative remains comprehensible and coherent overall.  

**Characters**  
This is truly the story of an unstable, low-self-esteem gay couple (in both good and bad ways). One character is abusive and self-destructive, while the other is submissive and utterly lacking in self-respect. Of course, this is a toxic yaoi. What makes this manga particularly unsatisfying is that the characters barely learn any lessons. They keep coping with their issues in the same way over and over again. The abuser continues abusing and harming themselves, while the abused keeps getting hurt but remains deeply in love with the abuser. They briefly attempt to act "normal" once, only to revert to their old patterns at least three times. As a fan of toxic yaoi, even I am tired, bro.  

Hornig, the king's lover, is a monolith. He instantly falls in love with the king after being rejected by him (yes, shojo-style romanticization of rejection is on full display here). He endures everything for Ludwig's unstable behavior, yet Ludwig does nothing to try to understand Hornig. Ludwig doesn't understand himself, nor does he understand others, and this remains unchanged until the very end. The one redeeming factor is the author's skill in creating charismatic characters like Ludwig—that's about it.  

**Presentation**  
Ahhh, if you're a fan of symbolism and metaphor in shojo panels, you'll love this. One of its best qualities is its narrative. It evokes the feeling of an elegant, royal, dreamy, poem-like opera, making the atmosphere of this manga unique. The pacing and paneling are excellent. The expressions of the characters are subtle yet powerful.  

**Summaries**  
It's a shame. Even if I could overlook the excessive romance and drama, this story suffers from a severe lack of character development. It could have been so much better and more memorable if the characters had learned something meaningful throughout this tragic and hurtful tale. This feels more like a historical, toxic yaoi fantasy rather than a well-thought-out or decent love story.

It’s a great story...how many chapters are left?

Guys can you tell me how many pokemon he got i forget it bro to much usles pokemon to count, and i thing my brian just fot fried at this point.

Hello, someone can tell me if chapter 1207 is the last one, because some sites say they are paused after that, others say the end of the chapter, so if anyone has any information, I want it, thank you!

is he just going to leave Brendel's actual family in Burglas during the strife?

Where's the rest ?