List of Earl Cain chapters

Book cover with a tricolored banner with 花とゆめ Comics inside at the top, followed by 忘れられたジュリエット in red and a smaller 伯爵カインシリーズ 1 in yellow underneath; below a line is 由貴 香織里 in blue and a framed close up of a windswept, brown-haired boy with green eyes, who smiles against a background of twisted trees.
The first volume of Earl Cain, released in Japan by Hakusensha on July 17, 1992

The chapters of Earl Cain are written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. The series consists of five parts or "Series": Forgotten Juliet (忘れられたジュリエット, Wasurerareta Jurietto), The Sound of a Boy Hatching (少年の孵化する音, Shōnen no Fukasuru Oto), Kafka (カフカ, Kafuka), The Seal of the Red Ram (赤い羊の刻印, Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin), and the sequel series Godchild (ゴッド チャイルド, Goddo Chairudo). The manga debuted in the December 1991 issue of the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Hana to Yume, and it was eventually transferred to Hana to Yume, where it ran until the seventeenth issue.[1] The chapters of Forgotten Juliet, The Sound of a Boy Hatching, Kafka, and The Seal of the Red Ram were published in five tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha from July 17, 1992, to October 1994.[2][3] The chapters of the sequel series, Godchild, ran in Hana to Yume from 2001 to 2004, and were published in eight volumes by Hakusensha from November 19, 2001, to January 19, 2004.[4][5][6] 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 volumes from December 20, 2004, to January 28, 2005.[7][8] Hakusensha re-released the series in bunkoban format from July 15, 2009, to March 16, 2010.[9][10] 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.[11][12] Godchild was released simultaneously from March 7, 2006, to February 5, 2008,[13][14] as well as being serialized in Viz's Shojo Beat anthology from July 2005 to June 2006.[15][16] Earl Cain is also licensed in Taiwan by Tong Li Comics,[17] in Germany by Carlsen Comics,[18] in Italy by Planet Manga,[19] in Sweden by Bonnier Carlsen,[20] in Spain by Glénat,[21] and in France by Editions Tonkam.[22][23]

  1. ^ Yuki, Kaori (1997). ANGEL CAGE (in Japanese). Hakusensha. p. 77. ISBN 978-4-592-73144-3.
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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Japan Red Ram was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga:The Complete Guide. New York: Del Ray Books. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Japan Godchild 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Japan Godchild 8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ 完全版 少年の孵化する音 伯爵カインコレクション 1 [Complete Edition The Sound of a Boy Hatching Earl Cain Series (1)] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  8. ^ 完全版 赤い羊の刻印 伯爵カインコレクション 2 [Complete edition The Seal of the Red Ram Earl Cain series(2)] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  9. ^ 伯爵カイン 1 [Earl Cain 1] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  10. ^ 伯爵カイン 6 [Earl Cain 6] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Red Ram was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Godchild 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Godchild 8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Shojo Beat July 2005 Issue". Viz Media. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  16. ^ "Shojo Beat June 2006 Issue". Viz Media. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  17. ^ 毒藥伯爵 [Earl Cain] (in Chinese). Tong Li Comics. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  18. ^ "God Child" (in German). Carlsen Comics. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  19. ^ "paninicomics.it search_product" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  20. ^ "Bonnier Carlsen" (in Swedish). Bonnier Carlsen. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  21. ^ "La Saga de Caín" (in Spanish). Ediciones Glenat. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  22. ^ "Comte Cain - Manga" (in French). Editions Tonkam. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  23. ^ "God Child - Manga" (in French). Editions Tonkam. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2009.