Angel's Doubt Description

A*D - Angel's Doubt -

Published in 2008/6/28 (?) in Kurofune Zero Summer. Volume 1 was released on 2010/3/10. Volume 2 was released on 2011/12/10.

Synopsis from MU:

"From Storm in Heaven:

The fourth son of the famous Caluanthes family is, well, quite infamous. Mockingly referred to as a bird of paradise, Force dresses gaudily, spends money like water, and has turned the trip he's been sent on to learn more about the world into his own personal gourmet dining tour. His behavior makes the rest of high society whisper about him behind his back. The only exception is Eiri Lawrence, who finds Force and his entourage intriguing rather than laughable - and who is everything that Force is not. Theirs is the world of high society, where truth and falsehood, and dark and light, intertwine."

Manga background information:

AD seems to be based in mid to late 1800s Germany [It could also be early 1900s, but I highly doubt that based on the facts I've seen in this series.]. It focuses heavily on the aristocrats more so than a society after the mid 1900s would. Some chapters in the first volume were sloppily drawn because Aki had some health issues with her hand, so she had difficulty drawing. [Hence she was given less pages to draw then despite her series being the best seller in Kurofune Zero.]

AD might have something to do with Aruosumente, though that is just a speculation of mine. Both series were set in Europe [in different times though] and they mention a black/dark colored stone that plays a big role as well as having angels. Angels in Aruosumente were explained [Angel is Legna's nickname because he is considered the "messenger of God".] but not yet in AD. Also, the title "Angel's Doubt" can easily be explained with Aruosumente. However, Aki does seem to have a fetish with angels. She is also working on a series called Elhanburg's Angel in Shodensha's Fantasy Anthology [which really isn't an anthology...]. I've yet to read that series [unfortunately], but it also seems to be about nobility. [and ghosts?? o____o;] I will definitely buy it when it comes out as a book. [Which won't be any time soon, since only 3 chapters have released and Aki doesn't publish regularly in the anthology. Plus it's a quarterly magazine, so it'll take some time.] Definitely, since Aki seems to have a female protagonist in that series [VERY RARE OF AKI ;w;] and it might explain whether AD and Aruosumente are related.

Characters [order of appearance]:

Ziz (Force's butler)

Force Caluanthes (infamous 4th son of the esteemed Caluanthes family)

Licht [nicknamed Riku] (Force's talented but klutzy friend)

Eiri Lawrence (2nd son of the famous Lawrence family)

Yoneda (Eiri's butler)

George Galancia (youngest son of the Galancia family; tries to coerce Eiri into appraising their products)

Mari Lawrence (oldest son of the Lawrence family; older brother to Eiri)

Randy Galancia (oldest son of Galancia family; brother to George)