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Hakushaku to Yōsei

Hakushaku to Yōsei poster
Genre
fantasy, fantasy anime and manga
Country
Japan

How it feels

A young woman who can see fairies meets a nobleman claiming to be an earl. They work together to find a legendary sword.

romanticwhimsicalslow-pacedhistoricalmysteriousgentledreamyfairy-tale-like

What happens

The Earl and the Fairy (Japanese: 伯爵と妖精, Hepburn: Hakushaku to Yōsei) is a completed series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialized in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi (Ayuko). Shueisha has commercially released two drama CDs and a manga adaptation began serialization in Margaret in the September issue in 2008 and ended in the May issue in 2010. An anime adaptation was broadcast from September to December 2008. A visual novel for the PlayStation 2 was released on April 30, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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