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The chapters of ''Earl Cain'' are written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. The series consists of five parts or "Series": , , , , and the sequel series . The chapters of ''Forgotten Juliet'', ''The Sound of a Boy Hatching'', ''Kafka'', and ''The Seal of the Red Ram'' appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from 1991 to 1994, and were published in five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Hakusensha from July 17, 1992, to October 1994.〔〔 The chapters of the sequel series, ''Godchild'', ran in the same magazine from 2001 to 2004, and were published in eight volumes by Hakusensha from November 19, 2001, to January 19, 2004.〔〔 Together, the series spans 13 volumes. Hakusensha later published chapters from ''Forgotten Juliet'', ''The Sound of a Boy Hatching'', ''Kafka'', and ''The Seal of the Red Ram'' in two ''waidoban'' volumes from December 20, 2004, to January 28, 2005. Hakusensha re-released the series in ''bunkoban'' format from July 15, 2009, to March 16, 2010. 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, which 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'' and a prequel to ''Godchild''. Viz published ''The Cain Saga'' from October 3, 2006, to June 5, 2007.〔〔 ''Godchild'' was released simultaneously from March 7, 2006, to February 5, 2008,〔〔 as well as being serialized in Viz's ''Shojo Beat'' anthology from July 2005 to June 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shojo Beat July 2005 Issue )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shojo Beat June 2006 Issue )〕 ''Earl Cain'' is also licensed in Taiwan by Tong Li Comics, in Germany by Carlsen Comics, in Italy by Planet Manga, in Sweden by Bonnier Carlsen, in Spain by Glénat, and in France by Editions Tonkam. ==Volume list== * |Summary = In "Forgotten Juliet", Suzette, Cain's half-sister and secret love, fakes her death as part of her plan to run away with her secret lover, but goes insane from being trapped in her premature grave. She escapes and wanders around, killing people in the process; she then goes to her lover's wedding to another woman, and kills him and herself. In "Branded Bibi", Cain encounters a hypnotized girl being used by her stepmother to kill her father, and is unable to prevent her from doing so. In "The Death of Cleo Dreyfus", Cain accuses the older brother of a deceased friend of murder. Believing Cain poisoned him, he quickly leaves for a nearby hospital, only to drive off a cliff. }} |Summary = Discovering that he was mysteriously poisoned, Cain decides to go to the countryside with Riff, Mary, and Ancel Allen, the family doctor. There, he learns that a vampire has been killing girls, and meets Dirk and Justine, the inhabitants of a nearby castle. He eventually discovers that Justine has a split personality which causes her to believe that she is a vampire. In love with his sister, Dirk dies with her in the fire set by a mob. Allen reveals that he is Jizabel Disraeli, Alexis' illegitimate son; Alexis survived his suicide and now leads a secret organization named Delilah. }} 〕 |LicensedRelDate =April 3, 2007〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Cain Saga, Vol. 4 )〕 |OriginalISBN = 978-4592122340 |LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-0475-9 | OriginalTitle = 赤い羊の刻印: 1 | LicensedTitle = ''The Seal of the Red Ram part 1'' | TranslitTitle = Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin: 1 |ChapterList = *"The Seal of the Red Ram" part 1 *"Postscript" |Summary = As part of an agreement for Mary to be officially adopted by the Hargreaves, Cain becomes engaged to Emeline Lauderdale, a haughty aristocrat whose brother, Gilford, went insane after witnessing a "red ram". Cain, however, falls in love with Meridiana, an amnesiac fortuneteller whom he vows to save from Jizabel. Hearing from Meridiana's mother that she died, he and Riff dig up her grave. Emeline sees him leaving and follows him, only to be murdered by Jack the Ripper. Upon hearing of her death, Cain swears to seek revenge on Jack the Ripper. Jizabel uses Emeline's blood and organs to replenish Meridiana's; Meridiana is a "doll", a corpse resurrected by Delilah, and therefore needs a constant supply of fresh blood and organs to live. }} 〕 |LicensedRelDate = June 5, 2007〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Cain Saga, Vol. 4 )〕 |OriginalISBN = 978-4592122357 |LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-0899-3 | OriginalTitle = 赤い羊の刻印: 2 | LicensedTitle = ''The Seal of the Red Ram part 2'' | TranslitTitle = Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin: 2 |ChapterList = *"The Seal of the Red Ram" part 2 * *"Postscript" |Summary =Running away from Jizabel, Meridiana decides with Cain to enter the lair of Jack the Ripper—her mother; Meridiana is fatally wounded while protecting him from her. Although Jizabel attempts to bargain her life for Cain's eyes, Meridiana kills herself, wishing to protect Cain and not wanting to live on other people's blood. Her mother then kills Gilford, Meridiana's last lover, and herself. In "Elizabeth in the Mirror", a younger Cain attends a party to find a husband for a girl who died years ago. Her twin sister takes revenge on the stepmother who abused and murdered her. }} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Earl Cain chapters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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