History Manga / CountCain

* InformedDeformity: [[spoiler:Viola]] from ''Scold's Bridle'' insists the scars on her face are a birth deformity and she was shunned by her family because of them. [[spoiler:They were actually caused when she tried to throw acid into her sister's face for stealing her fiancé, but Viola got splashed by the acid herself during the struggle. Though she ''was'' insane.]]

* KillEmAll: Most of the minor characters end up dead.

The series was originally published in ''Magazine/HanaToYume'' and split into two halves, as the creator took a break to work on another series, ''Manga/AngelSanctuary.'' The first part consists of four arcs collected in five volumes, entitled ''Count Cain''. The second, done some years later, is eight volumes long and entitled ''Godchild''.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: A lot of characters are introduced almost every chapter.

* {{Meganekko}}: ''The Mortician's Daughter'' has Marjorie.

* RapunzelHair: Several female characters. And Jezebel.

* FamilialCannibalismSurprise: He reveals in ''Misericorde'' that he was made to eat [[spoiler:his beloved sheep, Shnark,]] after finishing his meal.

* YaoiGuys: Riff and Cain, all the way. Part of an AuthorAppeal.

* ArchnemesisDad: Alexis to Cain, as well as to Jezebel.

* ArtEvolution: After the fifth volume, Kaori Yuki took a break to dedicate her work on ''Manga/AngelSanctuary''. When she finished, the art had [[http://i5.mangareader.net/count-cain/5/count-cain-1056080.jpg heavily]] [[http://i1.mangareader.net/count-cain-godchild/15/count-cain-godchild-1253474.jpg evolved]]. She even makes a note of this in ''Godchild''.

* BadassAndChildDuo
** Cain and Merryweather turn into one very fast.
** Oscar and Merryweather get their share in the later volumes.
* BadassInANiceSuit: It's set in Victorian England, so this is a given.

* BigBad: Alexis Hargreaves and [[spoiler:Augusta Hargreaves.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct
** Cain towards his half-sister Merryweather.
** Dudley to Eliza in ''Lion's Emblem''.

* AuthorAppeal: The manga is filled with [[BrotherSisterIncest sibling incest]], HoYay and FoeYay...

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Several characters, though Cain and Jezebel stands out.

Everybody in Cain's family, we are told, has a habit of studying poisons, and Cain is no different. With the aid of his trusted manservant Riff, he uses his knowledge of poisons to seek justice for murder victims, usually by poisoning the murderer. Both halves of the series (see below) begin with murder mystery short stories that Cain investigates before launching in to longer storylines concerning issues close to Cain himself.

* BigBad: Alexis Hargreaves.
** BiggerBad: [[spoiler:Augusta Hargreaves.]]

The series was originally published in ''Magazine/HanaTYume'' and split into two halves, as the creator took a break to work on another series, ''Manga/AngelSanctuary.'' The first part consists of four arcs collected in five volumes, entitled ''Count Cain''. The second, done some years later, is eight volumes long and entitled ''Godchild''.

A Creator/KaoriYuki manga set in a dark Victorianesque world, the series centers around a young earl, Cain Hargreaves. Cain is seventeen, apparently orphaned, rich and eccentric. Unfortunately, his family past will allow him no peace.

The series was originally split into two halves, as the creator took a break to work on another series, ''Manga/AngelSanctuary.'' The first part consists of four arcs collected in five volumes, entitled ''Count Cain''. The second, done some years later, is eight volumes long and entitled ''Godchild''.

* OffingtheOffspring: [[spoiler: Alexis]] convinced his mistress to kill their daughters for an experiment.

* JackTheRipper: Appears in ''The Mark of the Red Ram''.

* LondonTown: As Victorian England, it is the Streets Paved With Excrement version.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Nobily, rather than royalty, but Cain is not idle.

* InformedDeformity: [[spoiler:Viola]] from ''Scold's Bridle'' insists the scars on her face are a birth deformity and she was shunned by her family because of them. [[spoiler:They were actually caused when she tried to throw acide into her sister's face for stealing her fiancé, but Viola got splashed by the acid herself during the struggle. Though she ''was'' driven insane by the scars.]]

* ThereAreNoTherapists: Justified, as this ''is'' Victorian London. Their idea of mental health 'care' was not very caring, to say the least.

* DisgusedInDrag

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacter: A lot of characters are introduced almost every chapter.

* ArrangedMarriage: ''The Mark of the Red Ram'' has Cain arranged to be married to Emelyne, the daughter of the Lauderdales.

* Big Bad: Alexis Hargreaves.