GodChild

Name: GodChild Original Title: ゴッドチャイルド
Author: Yuki Kaori
Status: Completed
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Historical

Sypnosis:
Deep in the heart of 19th century London, a young nobleman named Cain walks the shadowy cobblestone streets of the aristocratic society into which he was born. Forced to become an earl upon the untimely death of his father, Cain assumes the role of head of the Hargreaves, a noble family with a dark past. With Riff, his faithful manservant, and Mary Weather, his 10-year-old half sister, Cain investigates the mysterious crimes that seem to follow him wherever he goes.

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Prior Reading:

I was dying to read this manga but was trying to find some time to try to squeeze into my anime manga schedule. I like Yuki Kaori's works especially after reading "Ludwig Revolution". Her twists on fairytales & gothic touch to the story made me so tempted to read this.

The Story:
GodChild is a mystery manga & I know some mystery mangas & stories end up having cheesy solutions or end up being very similar to something u get out of Sherlock Homes. GodChild's take on the supernatural provides solutions to mystery cases u wouldn't expect to have. I admit being really confused in the 1st chapter on the "March Hare" murder case. Of course that is to be expected. *Starts blaming self for not reading the parent story of the Cain series" It gets confusing but once u get the hang of it everything seems to flow naturally. Murder cases have a gothic & psychological twist to it. The story flows really well too, the murder cases all have something which links it the next one. A piece of the main story gets revealed in every case Cain handles. This slowly comes all together in the big finale.

The Characters:

The characters in Yuki Kaori's GodChild were great! Each character has an individuality to themselves & most of them have a reason to their actions in the manga. Although most of the story focuses on Cain. Cain's relationship with the other characters like Mary Weather, Riff & his own fathers Alexis were well portrayed.
In terms of the characters design & personality wise. The main character casts like example Jizabel was interesting. Mary Weather doesn't serve a purpose as a whiny girl but as someone Cain loves & wants to protect. The characters were not annoying & somehow twisted in a way I actually I like. Though I do wish that some characters had a better background info. I was very interested in 1 of the female characters due to her unique looks but sadly not much was revealed about her even in the end.

Art:

Yuki Kaori's famous image for drawing beautiful bishounens is still very evident in GodChild. The lolita dresses she draws are really adorable. If there is one thing I didn't quite like about the art was the excessive use of curls in Mikaila's hair. Its most likely a personal preference but the curls didn't go well with me. Another thing in which the art is great is gore. GodChild can be bloody & blood is frequently spilled in this goth manga. So get ready for the faces of horror & murder drawn. Its great but it doesn't make u feel like puking or freaking out. Then again it depends on how much gore one can take :3

You may like this if:

• You enjoyed Kuroshitsuji. Both are very similar.
• A fan of all thing Victorian era
  
• Liked Yuki Kaori's works like Ludwig Revolution
• Up for something gothic & not too sickening

Beware:

• GodChild contains mature themes
• E.g. Incest & Strong Violence