Hakushaku to Yousei

Well, This anime series was amazing so i will start with what i dident like first.
I enjoy more of heavy romance anime's and this anime had romance but not heavy enough but thats my only complaint. The characters were all different and all amazing. The adventure parts were cute and intresting and the outfits that each character wore were for the best of words outstanding! The dresses had alot of detail and made since for the time period and the place they were. The whole series was very well thought out and very accurate for what that time period would have looked like and how ... people may have talked and dressed. Though the series is manely romance,adventure and fantasy there are afew action scenes in the series and though they arent amazing action scenes they were not bad for a romance/adventure anime so i would reccomend this anime for romance fans 8/10
Thanks and i hope you enjoy Hakushaku to Yousei!!!!

I decided to watch this anime after seeing that it has similarities to the movie Howl's Moving Castle. I'm a HUGE fan of British drama and Victorian Era stories, so I had high hopes for this anime.

I have to admit after the first episode I wasn't very impressed. The art wasn't fantastic and it was kind of sloppy. However I decided to give it another chance, and fell in love with Lydia and the story line. The character development through this series is excellent, especially with Edgar, and I was really impressed by episode 12. I also loved the music, it was similar to ... the soundtrack of a movie.

I think this would probably be one of my favorites if it weren't for the romantically odd ending. The plot was somewhat resolved, but I felt like the relationship between Edgar and Lydia wasn't completed. It really ruined how I felt about the anime overall. I'm a big romantic, so others might not mind so much.

The show could easily have gotten another season with it's excellent story, but due to the artwork those possibilities were snuffed pretty quickly.

My enjoyment is an 8. I love this type of romance but I don't like adventure type mixing in it at the same time.
Story: 7
Sometimes the storyline confuses me about the fairy world.
Character development was nice, although it felt unfinished in the ending episode.
Art: 8
I like the art, Edgar and Lydia were good-looking enough to keep me sitting through this anime.
I love those little fairies, although they don't appear frequently, I still remember their cuteness.
The whole concept was kind of similar to Vampire Knight but at least this is lighter than VN's art. And it's dark enough for a mystery anime.
How is my art review ... get more lines than Story review though...
Sound: 6
I didn't care much about it, maybe it's too fair and not memorable.
Character: 7
Lydia is not too special, she's a tomboy, more of tsundere to me, but honest, innocent.
Edgar is handsome, cool, playful, mysterious and some. But as you can see if you already watched the whole you can get disappointed because things don't come clear how he called another woman's name while admitting his feelings for the listening woman.

Everything was merely fair and nothing really stands out to me. So I just give it a 6.
I don't think this anime is underrated, people.

Hakushaku to Yousei is unlike any other anime that has been aired, despite some of the cliche romance scenes involved between Edgar and Lydia, plus the unwantef rivalry of a fairy called Kelpie, who is after Lydia ever since they met. The humor and the flow of the story is what makes this series amusing, to say in the least.

The personality of the characters is quite pleasing, if not tolerable. Edgar may remind the fan's of Ouran's Tamaki, due to being a narcissist at some point, not to mention how Edgar suavely handles women with his smooth talks --- which drives Lydia up the wall, ... causing her to not trust his his advances on her. On the other hand, Lydia is your typical shoujo, who has caring side, and puts up quite a fight to the unwanted affection shown to her by Edgar. Over-all, Hakushaku to Yousei is a definite must-watch to every Otaku out there!

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 ... shoujo anime but it has some great story plot which makes you want to watch it even more. this is a definite anime for a true-blue otaku. :D

"Honey, I must be going blind. Because I don't see it." - Joseline Hernandez from The Real Daytime Talk Show

That pretty much sums up my feelings to this show and the reviews and forum around it. It seems like everyone just talked it up, but I honestly couldn't see the appeal. I even had a trusted source on animanga highly recommend this to me, so I tried to power through it. Though I just couldn't. I don't understand why they liked this anime so much, and this also includes the fans who kept talking it up.
It was like ... I was watching a different show or something. It was very bizarre. Even then, barely anyone rates it lower than a 6, which is very bizarre. Like, are we watching the same show???

Okay, so let's get with the plot: The plot is that Lydia is a fairy doctor in a time where people can't see fairies and they don't believe in them. This guy, named Edgar, wants to hire her so he can get a sword and become the Earl and blah blah blah blah.

Yeah, I care nothing for these characters. None of them were appealing. Some of the fans tried to talk up the Kelpie and Raven, but I feel nothing for their characters. The Kelpie is pathetic AF and Raven's entire character revolves around Edgar. I care nothing for these two characters!

I care even less for Lydia and Edgar. Edgar is a creepy narcissist, and he's annoying. Lydia has no backbone at all and is the most pathetic character ever. I think even Kishimoto and Gege can write better characters than Lydia. Like, I'm not under the illusion that every Shoujo will have well written women. No matter the demographics or the author, good writing is good writing and bad writing is bad writing. Yet, I didn't think that a Shoujo would have writing this bad for their female characters. Like, wtf??? If you're worse than Gege and Kishimoto, then I just don't know what to say.

The ultimate issue is that they tease little ideas that catch your interest, but then it's back to the actual unlikable plot. Like the actual fairies, the merfolks, etc., are actually intriguing. The anime could've been built around them. Yet they decide to focus on boring Lydia and Edgar.

Though on that note, I got interrupted from writing this review to watch the fire works with my family members. I'm so glad I decided to drop this anime when I did.

Well first off,this anime is shoujo-fantasy-like,so if you don't like it you shouldn't watch it.

I really really liked the story as this plot had a clear goal from the start,to become the Earl-King.I also liked how this story was during the Queen Victoria's era,1880s.
I like that the main male lead is a dangerous person,like,no is a killer.Then he meets a fairy doctor who is ever so kind and he falls in love with her.
I also like that the art is beautiful and delicate,as expected for a fairy show.I really thoroughly enjoyed myself while watching this show and i really really recommend you to watch this ... show.

First of all, the guy character is so so so cute....the girl is pretty....their love story is really romantic...but i wished they could make more episode for this story...the story line is great! but i hope they make more episode for this story....i really really love story...is really a classic love story...and i just love how the guy character can't just live without the girl...i just love how the girl don't just give herself to the guy because there are some anime where the girl character give herself to the guys which is so cliche.....then, i just love how they make all the magical creatures...the ... creator of this story is creative...i think that's all from me...hope you enjoy this story!!

This is very cute anime. I am usually not into relationship based shows but I really liked this one. Although, there was not much to the plot but enough to make the show interesting enough.
The romance in the show is very sweet.

The main female character in this story is named, Lydia who is a fairy doctor. At the beginning of the show she is living in Ireland when she gets a letter in the mail from her father asking her to come to London to see him. As being Daddy's little girl, she accepts and boards a boat to ... London.
However, when she gets to her room on the boat a man comes out of her closet claiming that people were torturing him and asks if she could help him escape. She agrees.
As they are running away from the men, the jump off the boat and into another ocean liner where they are being whisked away to London.

If you enjoy mythical creatures and romance then I suggest you see this show. If not, I don't think you will find this show very entertaining.

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. ... But again, I want more! SEASON 2!!!

Spoiler-Free Review

Overall I think this anime was "fine". It definitely has it's cliches and some moments that I felt were pretty "meh" but the story was cute, endearing, and had some nice creative elements to it. The characters weren't bad, and I honestly did enjoy it. Is it my favourite anime? Do I want to make loads of fanart for it? Nah. But was it worth watching? Yeah, definitely. It's an anime that is interesting but one that you don't feel like you need to binge watch, so it's pretty easy to enjoy when you're between tasks during the day, or even as a ... pallet cleanser while binging another show or shows. There isn't a lot in the (animated) shojo genre (to my dismay) so i was happy to stumble across this one! While not knock-your-socks-off amazing, not everything has to be. It's a very welcome edition to the genre!