The Earl and the Fairy #1

A young woman in an elegant Victorian-era gown stands beside a tall, fair-haired man in a dark formal suit, with a small white cat nestled between them — a striking trio rendered in the delicate, atmospheric style of Ayuko's cover art. This opening volume of The Earl and the Fairy, published by Viz in 2012, blends Gothic romance and fantasy trappings into something that feels genuinely transportive. If you're drawn to stories where manners and mystery seem to coexist in every frame, this first volume makes a compelling case for picking up the whole series.