I love this manga for the simple reason that it's out of the ordinary. The art is gorgeous (although I would've sworn that Ludwig is a girl at first, but that's probably the point - a prince too beautiful for mortal eyes) and fits well into the fairytale story.

As the story winds its way through the fairy tales (some being as familiar as Snow White; some being as obscure as Maid Maleen), you see a different side of the characters that Disney has forced you to love since childhood. Rapunzel? Terrifying and probably schizophrenic. Snow White? A whore.

Ludwig Kakumei has an outstanding story, though the end of it was a little confusing (I had to reread the last chapter in order to actually understand what just happened).

If you have to pick just one fairy tale-based-manga to read this year (or ever), I'd certainly recommend this one. Although the prince drools a bit too much over a girl's cup size (he asks his faithful servant to report what size she is before he will go after the princess) and recognizes the witch only through her cleavage, that's probably normal of a guy who keeps the corpses of beautiful women trapped in glass boxes.

Overall? It's a great read. I'm rereading it now, and it's even better than I remembered.