Requiem of the Rose King by Aya Kanno in 2013 is loosely based on the Shakespearean plays Henry VI, Part 3 and Richard III, the series follows an intersex version of Richard III during the tumultuous War of the Roses (1455–1487) period in English history. Richard III, the protagonist, embodies the Gothic theme of the uncanny. He is something familiar made strange as he is cursed as a "demon child" by his mother for his intersexuality. His very body becomes a site of horror and confusion. His ambiguous gender identity and struggle with self-worth represents the Gothic’s obsession with hidden selves, monstrous bodies, and the fear of the “other.” Although he is a prince and the eventual king, he is "the other" and must keep himself hidden. 

Characters in Requiem of the Rose King are driven by intense, often destructive emotions, most often vengeance, desire, guilt, or obsession. Richard is plagued by an identity crisis, haunted by internal voices and tormented by dreams. The madness of his mother, the instability of Henry VI (who speaks with angels), and the manipulations of nobles all contribute to a landscape where no one is fully sane or in control. Furthermore, there’s a consistent tension between love and violence, attraction and fear, especially in Richard’s relationships with King Henry VI, his "king-maker," Buckingham, and his servant, Catesby. Desire in this story is never pure, but rather it's twisted and often unfulfilled. This fusion of sexuality with emotional horror is a classic Gothic trait in stories like Dracula.