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Earl Cain
, also known as ''Count Cain'', is a gothic ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. ''Earl Cain'' consists of five parts or "Series": , , , , and the sequel series .
Appearing as serials in the Japanese manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'', the chapters of ''Forgotten Juliet'', ''The Sound of a Boy Hatching'', ''Kafka'', and ''The Seal of the Red Ram'' ran from 1991 to 1994, and the ''Godchild'' chapters appeared between the May 2001 issue and the October 2003 issue. Together, the series spans 13 ''tankōbon'' volumes, with five for ''Forgotten Juliet'', ''The Sound of a Boy Hatching'', ''Kafka'', and ''The Seal of the Red Ram'' and eight for ''Godchild''. Two drama CDs based on the series were also released. Set in 19th-century England, the series focuses on a young earl named Cain Hargreaves who solves murders while encountering his father's secret organization, Delilah, that experiments with reviving the dead.
''Earl Cain'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which published ''Forgotten Juliet'', ''The Sound of a Boy Hatching'', ''Kafka'', and ''The Seal of the Red Ram'' as ''The Cain Saga''. The first volume of ''The Cain Saga'' was published in October 2006; the final volume was published in June 2007. ''Godchild'' was released simultaneously, as well as being serialized in Viz's manga anthology ''Shojo Beat'' from July 2005 to June 2006.
The setting of the manga was inspired by "the darker, grislier side" of the Victorian upper class and her admiration of films set in the Victorian time period.〔 For ''Godchild'', she traveled to London to do historical research and visited seven historical sites there. In the series, she refers to the Bible as well as real-life literary works, films and people. Reviewers have found a range of themes in the series. Critical reaction to ''The Cain Saga'' was mixed: some felt that the mysteries were well-done with detailed art, while others found the art crude and the short stories confusing and predictable. Reviewers praised ''Godchild'' as an overdone, entertaining series with detailed and distinct art.
== Plot ==
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