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“Surreal, deranged Alice-in-Wonderland tale of bunny-suited brothers on phallic train to underwater brothel, with European comic art.”
Castle of the Dragon
龍宮殿
7.15
7,227 rank · 1,670 readers · 17 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Surreal, deranged Alice-in-Wonderland tale of bunny-suited brothers on phallic train to underwater brothel, with European comic art.
Two brothers wearing bunnysuits hop on a phallic train and travel to a mysterious underwater brothel. The story is very surreal and deranged in an Alice-in-Wonderland kind of way. The art style is quite original and seems influenced by European comics, in particular the likes of Jean Giraud.
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Jan 2019 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The gorgeous, unsettling art style perfectly complements the intriguing, well-paced mystery that keeps me hooked from start to finish. While the initial bunny performance intro is puzzling and the...”
- 8 “Ryuuguuden features an impressively unique art style and a highly creative, unpredictable narrative that keeps the experience fresh and engaging. While the protagonists can be gratingly juvenile...”
- 10 “The art is absolutely beautiful in its simple, direct style, perfectly complementing the imaginative, liminal-space-inspired worldbuilding that feels both alien and organic. While the scope is...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Castle of the Dragon begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 29 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 52m approx
- Published Jan 2002 – Jan 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2841 catalog