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 The 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.

Plot

Story

The story, set in Victorian Britain, follows the adventures of 17-year-old Lydia Carlton, nicknamed the “Fairy Doctor” due to her interest and understanding of fairies. Her life takes a 180-degree turn when she meets Edgar J.C Ashenbert, the “Legendary Blue Knight Earl” and his crew on a sea voyage to London. Edgar hires her as an advisor during his quest to obtain a treasured sword that was supposed to be handed down to him by his family.

Media

Light novels

As of December 2013, all 33 volumes of the light novel have been published in Japan by Shueisha.

Manga

As of March 2011, all four volumes of the manga adaptation of the series have been released by Shueisha under their Margaret Comics imprint. Viz Media has published the series under the name of “The Earl and The Fairy” in their Shojo Beat Manga label.

Drama CDs

As of September 2008, two drama CDs have been published in Japan by Shueisha.

Anime

An anime adaptation of the light novels was announced in February 2008. It ran from September 2008 through December 2008. There are 12 episodes. Kōichirō Sōtome directed the anime while the series composition was done by Noriko Nagao. The animated character designs will be done by Maki Fujii while the animation will be done by Artland. The anime was licensed by Discotek Media, but it expired. After it expired, Sentai Filmworks acquired the series.

The cast from the drama CDs was used for the anime adaptation.

The Earl and the Fairy
Cover of the first Hakushaku to Yōsei light novel
伯爵と妖精
Genre	Fantasy, romance
Light novel
Written by	Mizue Tani
Illustrated by	Asako Takaboshi
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Cobalt
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	March 3, 2004 – December 27, 2013
Volumes	33 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Mizue Tani
Illustrated by	Ayuko
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Magazine	The Margaret
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	August 23, 2008 – April 24, 2010
Volumes	4 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Kōichirō Sōtome
Written by	Noriko Nagao
Studio	Artland
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	AT-X, Chiba TV, KBS, Sun Television, TV Aichi, tvk, Teletama
Original run	September 28, 2008 – December 23, 2008
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Game
Hakushaku to Yōsei: Yume to Kizuna ni Omoi o Hasete
Developer	5pb.
Publisher	5pb.
Genre	Visual novel
Platform	PlayStation 2
Released	April 30, 2009