Manga Review: The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

I've finished "The Earl and the Fairy Vol. 1" by Ayuko.

Product Description


Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world. During one of her rare trips to London to visit her father, Lydia’s quiet life is suddenly transformed when she is rescued from kidnappers by a mysterious young man!

Edgar Ashenbert claims to be descended from the human ruler of the fairy kingdom, and he urgently needs Lydia’s help to find and claim his birthright, the legendary sword of the Blue Knight Earl. Things will never be the same for Lydia as she is pulled into a dangerous quest against dark forces!

About the Author

God's ultimate creation and legendary holy hermit.

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (March 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541688
ISBN-13: 978-1421541686


My Review:

This volume opens with a guy with a gun threatening another guy about information on a jewel and finding out about a fairy doctor that can help him.  We later find out he's Edgar Ashenbert the Earl of Ibrazel aka Sir John.

Then we are introduced to Lydia Carlton a fairy doctor who can hear and see fairies among other creatures.  She receives a letter from her father and on her way she is kidnapped and saved by Edgar.  We learn that Edgar is a descendant of the Blue Knight from a fairy tale and he need her help in finding the jeweled sword that the Blue Knight left somewhere.  He has some clues but needs Lydia to decipher them for him.

Also there is a storyline about a guy who fits Edgar's description that has killed hundred people in America and harmed/killed a man named Gotham.  Lydia and her fairy cat Nico are suspicious of Edgar and don't trust him.  It seems once Edgar tells Lydia about his life history she's starting to trust Edgar because he saved her again from Gotham and the circumstances leading to his history with Gotham and the killings.

Edgar has two servants Raven and Ermine who we find out aren't human and have a dark past just like Edgars.  Both are exceptional fighters and good at everything. 

Then we see another Gotham going to Lydia's father and letting him know that Lydia has been kidnapped.  He asks him to work together to find her.

I highly recommend this manga for it's well researched fae culture, great storyline and has some intriguing characters (Edgar, Raven, Ermine, etc.)

4/5

Other manga in series:

1.  The Earl and the Fairy Vol. 2 - June 5, 2012
2.  The Earl and the Fairy Vol. 3 - Sept 4, 2012

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!