Fun fact: 99% of all castles appearing in manga are actually the exact same castle.
In German there is a difference between a real castle "Burg" for defence, often with multiple wall rings to protect part of a town and what Neuschwanstein is; a "Schloss" which is more for prestige and houses important people. It is not for defence, so think of it as a Manor on steroids.
Thinking about it, the English equivalent term is probably palace, lmao.
Another fun fact: building that castle ruined the finances of the state in the short term, but ofc it has since become an international tourist attraction feeding the region. The reigning King "drowned" shortly after completion in a lake. There were also rumours that he was homosexual fitting the yuri theme quite nicely.
So make what you want of it. Was he crazy, did someone kill him because he was gay/ruined the finances? Whatever it is he left us a real fairy tale castle to enjoy :)
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