Earl and Fairy: delicious...

[dangermousie]

valkyriesailor, I owe you big time!

I have just started Hakushaku to Yōsei (Earl and Fairy), a currently-airing anime based on a series of novels, and it's incredibly enjoyable: period setting (19th century England), fantasy-adventure, spunky heroine, talking cat, tortured hero etc...



Plot (from wiki): The story is set in Victorian England. It follows the adventures of 17-year old Lydia Carlton, who is nicknamed the "Fairy Doctor" due to her interest in fairies. Her life takes a 180-degrees turn when she meets Edgar J.C Ashenbert, the "Legendary Blue Knight Count" and his crew on a sea voyage to London. Edgar hires her as an adviser during his quest to obtain a treasured sword that was supposed to be handed down to him by his family.

These are the character descriptions (also from wiki):

Lydia Carlton: the daughter of Professor Carlton, she is a 17 year old fairy doctor. She has the rare power to see fairies, an ability she inherited from her mother. Lydia also possesses green eyes, a trait of those with the gift to see fairies.
Edgar J. C. Ashenbert: Edgar is a flirtatious man in his early twenties with very distinctive ash mauve eyes. When he was young his parents were both murdered. As a result, he was thrown onto the streets and branded as a white slave. He was subsequently framed as a mass murderer and forced to flee from America for his alleged crimes. Stripped of his honorable name, Edgar embarks on a journey to find the famed Sword of Merrow. By obtaining the sword, Edgar hopes to assert himself as the "Earl of the Blue Knights" thus aquiring a respectable title and gaining a fabricated sense of honor. In his quest to find the Sword of the Merrow, Edgar captures Lydia Carlton, believing her eyes to be the key to finding the ledendary sword.

You can guess which part of the description got my attention :P

Comments

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

OOOOOOOO! Loks lovely! I must check this one out!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

So far so good. need to catch up on VK btw, I am so behind!

[walkwithheroes.livejournal.com]

Looks good. I think I'll also check it out.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Plus, the male lead has Tamaki moments.

[walkwithheroes.livejournal.com]

I love Tamaki. :) I torreted the first four episodes last night and will watch this weekend.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Tamaki IS love! :)

I only saw most of ep 1 (which I liked) so can't say if the rest is good, but I hope so!

[valkyriesailor.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :)
For me the interesting part begins with episode 5, since it gets to the story of the first Drama CD. ^^ A lovable character comes to the mix too. <3

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yay, can't wait!