The story is set in 19th century England and centers on a "fairy doctor" named Lydia. Her life takes a 180-degrees turn when she meets a legendary blue knight count named Edgar and his crew. He hires her as an adviser during his quest to obtain a treasured sword that was supposed to be handed down to him by his family.
General Info:
Episodes; 12.
Language; Japanese with English subs.
Review:
I actually quite enjoyed the actual animation of this, meaning the characters were...well they were pretty hot, so to say. In all seriousness I found the fact that they were as attractive as they were to also play part in the story, especially comparing the fairies beauty with that of a normal human. Raven is part fairy, and Edgar is...well Edgar is Edgar, they can't make the male lead uglier than the others in an anime like this - its simply not done!
Despite being short, it does have a fairly decent plot line. I think if they had maybe brought it to 14 or 15 episodes, they could have explained Edgar, Raven, and Ermine's background a little more. With Edgar - the whole killing thing, Raven's background, and the whole betrayal thing with Ermine. It had some very dramatic and emotionally effective ideas in it, but it wasn't concentrated on enough to make it super effective. So the whole history, in my opinion, just turned into a side story of the love triangle between Edgar, Lydia, and Kelpie (Cain).
Personal preference wise, I like it better when there is a love triangle that it is unknown for a while who the protagonist with end up with. You would get more of the girly happiness out of the cute moments with both, in this particular case, men. By making it stunningly obvious who Lydia was going to be with, it sort of crushed Kelpie's awesomeness.
I usually favour the guys that don't get picked, as I'm sure you'll learn I always choose the wrong one... So the fact that my favourite didn't get the girl also crushes it a bit for me. Don't get me wrong, I am happy with who she did end up with.
So basically, I found that the drama in the show was sort of nondramatic, making it sort of flat, and almost meaningless to me. The main concentration was the relationships between Lydia, Edgar, and Kelpie. It was good, though, and I always enjoy the animes set in an older century.
This wasn't one of my favourite animes, though, and it didn't quite leave me desperate to watch the next.
Must Watch Episodes:
-Episode 7: Lydia saves Edgar and goes with Kelpie to the fairy world.
-Episode 9: You just have to watch it, I don't want to say anything, ha ha.
Rating:
I would give this anime 3.5 out of 5 stars. * * * ½*
Note:
I know the picture is for the PlayStation game, but I couldn't resist it! Ha ha :]
Also, surprise surprise, Wikipedia says there's a second season! Thank you again, magic of Wiki!
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