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Hakushaku to Yousei

Hakushaku to Yousei

Alternative Titles

English: Earl and Fairy
Synonyms: Hakushaku to Yosei, Count and Fairy, Earl and Fairy
Japanese: 伯爵と妖精

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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 29, 2008 to Dec 24, 2008
Producers: Artland
Duration: 25 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

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Score: 7.701 (scored by 5013 users)
Ranked: #6492
Popularity: #439
Members: 9,677
Favorites: 156
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Jan 6, 2009
Archaeon
The one thing that always impresses me about anime and manga is the attention to detail that the japanese creators of individual stories have, especially when they utilise culture, history, folklore, etc, from other parts of the world as integral parts of their tales.

Hakushaku to Yousei (or Earl and Fairy in english), began life as a series of light novels written by Tani Mizue, which were serialised in Cobalt magazine. The novels proved to be popular given the japanese love of western folklore and mythology, allowing the novels to be adapted for two drama CDs and a manga which is currently serialised in The read more
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Jan 6, 2009
miskat
Hakushaku to Yosei is a delightful romantic shoujo fantasy. However, for one to enjoy it, expectations have to be set. The 12-episode anime is not based on the entire light novel series. Therefore, do not be surprised that at the end of the anime, there are still a lot of questions left unanswered. It is because the story still continues in the novels. Perhaps the producers are still planning or are leaving the door open for a second season.

Although the tale is about the adventures of an earl and a girl who sees fairies, it actually focuses more on the relationship between the two, read more
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Dec 26, 2008
SilentMuse
I have to admit that this anime had failed to impress. I was expecting much more from the plot and the characters, but to my misfortune I had only ended up disappointed. Once I finished viewing the entire series, I was not satisfied with the overall outcome of the characters' journey.

Story: [6]
There is still so many questions the anime has left unanswered. The viewer knows little of the Blue Knight Earl. The plot itself is mainly concentrated on Edgar's need to bear a name with a powerful presence, as well as to fight for his love for Lydia whilst others are after her. There was read more
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Jan 28, 2009
formosan
This show starts out with a decent premise: a Victorian romance with a touch of Celtic Twilight mythology. The heroine is a "fairy doctor," and throughout the show she demonstrates a touch of folklore, plus the useful ability to see fairies that are invisible to ordinary people.

However, the folklore and mythology references, which could have carried the show, are under-used. They are sprinkled over the top of a story which plainly is trying to drag itself out into the maximum number of episodes. Unlike better stories (such as, say, Tweeny Witches, or Magical Shopping District Abenobashi) the mythology and folklore doesn't seem read more
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Oct 3, 2009
TwilaStarla
When it comes to soujo anime, I'm always a little wary about watching them. Many rely on the overused character personas, sigh-worthy romance, and drop-dead gorgous men to sell the show. And let me tell you, Hakushaku to Yousei (aka, Earl and Fairy) does have these things. But at the same time, there's something really stand-out about this show that made me watch it in one sitting.

Plot/Story: This is the anime's strongest point. The plot follows a teenage fairy doctor named Lydia, who suddenly finds herself employed by a mysterious earl, who is in search of a mystical sword that is held by the ruler read more
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Jan 8, 2009
Shortness
10/10

Summary of Story:
Based on the light novel series by Mizue Tani.

Set in 19th century England this is the story of the 17-year old "fairy doctor" Lydia Carlton. Her life gets thrown into confusion after meeting Edgar, the count of the Blue Knights. She agrees to help him search for the precious sword that is his family heirloom.

Animation:
The animation for Earl and Fairy wasn't all that impressive. I mean, the coloring and backgrounds where beautiful, but the rest was just like any other shoujo anime. The movements where clean and the art style was pretty, and the background matched the setting very well. 8/10

Sound:
I loved the read more
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Nov 23, 2008
Anelis
First of all i must say that i do not like this anime, and i'm making a review because it seems that people only write reviews of the stuff they like so everything tends to be rated with a 10 or a 9 and that is frustrating.

-Short review
Story: 6-7 It's not that it's a bad concept but it's poorly written and developed.
Art: 8 Plain but beautiful, especially the protagonists.
Sound: 6 The seiyus exaggerate the emotions, the background music is ridiculous.
Character: 6 Extremely poorly written and "unbelievable" personas.
Enjoyment: 7 I like the era and it has a pleasant feeling.
Overall:6- 7 You could ignore it, you read more
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Jan 9, 2009
Vaknyk
( POLISH VERSION )

Lydia Carlton jest wróżkowym doktorem, czyli łącznikiem między światem ludzi i wróżek. Wiedzie spokojne życie, mieszkając w domku na obrzeżach Szkocji. Wszystko jest dobrze do czasu, kiedy spotyka pewnego przystojnego mężczyznę, który okazuje się być hrabią. Do tego wszystkiego, poszukiwanym i niebezpiecznym hrabią.
Porywa on Lydię na swój statek i wynajmuje do pomocy.
Pragnie bowiem odnaleźć święty miecz Błękitnego Rycerza, miecz który daje władzę nad królestwem wróżek.
Jak się okazuje miecz jest obiektem bardzo pożądanym, gdyż chce go również zdobyć sam książe.
Rozpoczyna się wyścig z czasem, gdzie oprócz pragnienia zwycięstwa rozwinie się też prawdziwa miłość.
Tak w skrócie przedstawia się fabuła Hakushaku.

Kreska jest dobra ale read more
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Jul 13, 2009
jellabee
Hakushaku to Yousei...or as they call earl and fairy. the story revolves around Lydia Carlton, a fairy doctor who can see, hear and talk to fairies. while going to a ship towards london she meets the handsome, smooth-talker Edgar J.C Ashenbert. Edgar asks for Lydia's help to search for the sword of merrow to gain the title of earl of the blue knights. with Lydia's fairy abilities they can easily track the sword but its not as easy as it looks like. encountering different characters which will make their journey long. plus, edgar's romance advances to lydia making their journey enjoyable.

this anime maybe a typical read more
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Mar 30, 2009
smnt_cdg
First of all, the story is great.It has elements of fantasy and romance. I think they should do a season 2. I want more! After watching the ending, "Is that it?", I thought. The art is unquestionably outstanding. The sound is also great. I love the opening song! I gave the character segment an 8. I didn't really get some of the characters in the story, especially Edgar. Does he really love Lydia? Then why is she thinking of Ermine? My favorite character is Lydia. She's kind and the fairy doctor stuff is really cool! Enjoyment, I gave it a 9. It's really worth watching. read more
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