艾瑪 6

Emma #6

by Kaoru Mori, 森 薫, 黃炳雄 (Translator)

威廉終於確定了自己的心意，
鼓起勇氣前往坎貝爾家提出解除婚約的要求，
然而子爵夫婦表現出來的反應卻讓威廉不知所措……
原來威廉的父親早已向子爵暗中通風報信，
子爵為了維護自己的名譽，派出了一名神秘人前往威爾斯，
以假電報騙出艾瑪並加以綁架。
兩人一波多折的戀情，在子爵的介入下發生了最嚴重的危機！

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Romance, Graphic Novels, Historical, Comics, Fiction

185 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2005

About the author

Kaoru Mori (森 薫) is a Japanese manga author. Her stories tend to be intricately drawn female lead historical dramas set in exotic locations like Britain and along the silk road. Her series include Emma (2002-2008), Shirley (2003-present) and the best known A Bride's Tale (2008-present).

Reviews

[rae ✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this volume? sTRESSED

[Belén · Rating 5 out of 5]

Qué oscuro se volvió todo, pobre EmmaT^T

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oooh this volume had so much happen!

I can't believe that Emma got kidnapped!! And William finally broke off his engagement!! . I can't wait to read the next volume!

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Damn. This whole book was so depressing. From start to finish it just got worse and worse for everyone. Aghhhh.

Well, now I’m super excited. I know book 7 is pretty much the ending and that it’s a lot of side character wrap-ups after that, but I’m stoked to continue on!

[ShamNoop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things are happening and they are stressing me out.

[Klinton Saha · Rating 4 out of 5]

উইলিয়াম তার বাবার মুখোমুখি হয়।সে কিছুতেই এলিনরকে বিয়ে করবে। সামাজিক মর্যাদার চেয়ে তার হৃদয়ের দাবি বড়।সে ইমাকেই বিয়ে করবে। অন্যদিকে ইমা কিডনাপ হয়ে যায়।

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Downton Abbey meets manga.... In this volume, Emma is placed in danger when William tries to unsuccessfully break off his engagement to Eleanor. The reader views heightened tension between William and his family, as well as between him and Eleanor's parents. Emma, well I'll just say she is in danger due to malicious actions taken against her, and the home where she works has no idea where she has gone. The servants gossip that she has eloped, but that is false. Will Emma return to the household safely?... Waiting impatiently to find out...

[Zian B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know I was to go into this manga series expecting drama, but I didn’t think an actual kidnapping would happen. I feel so bad for Emma because if she wasn’t being pestered by her coworkers then she wouldn’t have got put into what could be a dangerous situation, through the selfishness of others. Although, I do like that despite how gossipy her coworkers are, everyone was genuinely worried for Emma’s well-being when she was discovered missing.
Additionally, I do like that William finally stood up for himself and cancelled his engagement to Eleanor, and proceeded to stand firmly in his decision even after some tense conversations.

[Winna · Rating 4 out of 5]

SPOILERS AHEAD

The darkest out of 6 volumes. I bought in yesterday in anticipation. Emma is being kidnapped by the viscount's orders, and she is forced to write letters to say goodbye to William. Sigh. William goes searching for her in America in the next volume.

Eleanor is crushed when William breaks the engagement. It's totally different from the anime, which should have ended by now with Emma marrying William..

Hm. It's getting so much more interesting. Especially with Prisoners of Zenda as teasers~

[Starbubbles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Turns out that I read this one twice. The first time was in random chunks, so I hadn't realized that I had actually read it. So much happened in this volume! It was almost ridiculous. And so dramatic too! Might have contributed to me reading it all jumbled like. Super good, and I am looking forward to the next one!

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much of this volume was obviously set up for the series conclusion in volume 7. That said, I did like the use of the The Prisoner of Zenda.

[Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kidnapping. Really?

[Lete · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything happens rather quickly. . Well we'll see

[Deidre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful and dramatic. The plot thickens!

[Bibliothecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for complete series

2025 Reread and a buddy read with Frauline_gratzy_

Emma, and truly anything by Kaoru Mori, is a gem of a manga. At the same time, I don't think it's going to be for everything. During my first year nearing 20 years ago, I thought it more reminiscent of works such as Jane Austen, but going over it again now, I think Downton Abbey is a much better comparison.

Kaoru Mori's works are always heavily on the slice of life side and I think Emma is probably the one work with the most driving plot. We have the housemaid Emma as a main character who falls in love with Mr Jones, a gentleman from higher society. Given the setting, naturally drama follows as society does not accept their difference in status. If you are purely looking for a romance read, this is probably not for you - Mori often works with little dialogue and offers quiet scenes often covering entire pages with just a panel or two. For a love story, there is comparatively little interaction between Emma and Mr Jones as the story does wander and drift a bit.

Rather than just focus on Emma, Mori shows snippets of various characters' lives and not always within chronological order. Personally, I love the way Mori works and, while I do on occasion wish there were more interactions between characters across the board, I appreciate the nostalgic and atmospheric setting she creates. Being able to have characters express themselves with little words or simply not letting the reader be privy to words spoken is also an art of its own.

I think my view on this series has changed which I suppose is natural given the large gap between my original and my reread. But what hasn't changed is that I thoroughly enjoyed it and while it may have a few flaws and certainly won't be the right series for everyone, it is nonetheless one I value very highly.

[Luana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Come previsto, il visconte Campbell decide di fare la sua mossa. Dopo che William decide di comunicare ad Eleanor e ai suoi genitori la decisione di annullare il fidanzamento, il visconte decide di risolvere la questione a modo suo: facendo sparire l'elemento di disturbo. In questo caso, organizzando il rapimento della povera Emma (anche se le sue colleghe sono convinte si tratti di una fuga d'amore, un comportamento francamente poco in linea con il carattere della protagonista).
La decisione di William, peraltro, sta creando divisioni anche all'interno della famiglia Jones: Grace, molto amica di Eleanor, è assolutamente contraria, così come suo padre Richard - preoccupato anche per gli effetti che questa scelta avrà sulla reputazione della famiglia (però non mi è piaciuto per niente il modo in cui spifferato tutto al visconte, di fatto mettendo Emma in pericolo). Arthur, dal canto suo, è totalmente indifferente, vuole solo entrare ad Oxford e farsi i fatti suoi. Quella che mostra più comprensione è probabilmente Aurelia, anche se è ben consapevole del modo in cui l'alta società finirà per puntare il dito contro Emma e William.
In tutto questo casino, mi dispiace sinceramente per Eleanor: la poverina si ritrova nel bel mezzo di una situazione poco piacevole e di cui ha zero colpe (se non quella di essersi infatuata di una persona che mai avrebbe ricambiato questi sentimenti - e che, proprio per questo, non avrebbe mai dovuto fare una proposta di matrimonio con tante leggerezza -, e anche quella di avere due genitori dalla morale discutibile 😢).
Bene, ora resta da vedere cosa ne sarà dei protagonisti. I rapitori hanno costretto Emma a scrivere una lettera d'addio, ma William non sembra molto convinto. Siamo sempre più vicino alla fine 🫠 e i nodi stanno venendo al pettine.

[Peyton · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Emma” is a manga about a maid and an upper class gentleman who fall in love and have to fight the Victorian class system to be together. It is a traditional romance narrative, with warm characters and a rollercoaster plot line.
I decided to read this series because I wanted to take a break from hard reading, with some light graphic novels. I was drawn to this series because it is set in the Victorian era, which is one of my favourite historical settings.
“Emma” is a sweet story. The writing, however, I found was a little quirky. It seemed that the writing would suddenly stop, without revealing everything. For example, a character would be telling a joke, I’d flip the page, and the scene would be completely changed. This also happened when a character was retelling something, when a character was revealing something, and at random times throughout the dialogue and narrative. I found it disruptive and frustrating.
The other irksome part I found about “Emma” is in the number of books included in the series. The main narrative runs from book one to, and including, book seven. Books eight, nine, and ten are not part of the main narrative, but are instead made up of short stories about the other characters in the series. This is a sweet idea, but I do not like this to be included in the main series. It should have been added as additional material, or as a separate, sub-series.
The overall story was alright. I have too much to read that I probably will not read the short stories that are included in the series. “Emma” fulfilled its purpose of giving me a break from hard reading.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

William breaks off his engagement with Eleanor (twice!) and Emma is kidnapped.

The series picked up speed in this volume. I love the fact that, as Emma is put into more and more danger, the art itself changes, becoming darker, and more harsh and angled. You could truly feel how difficult it was for William to get Eleanor to understand that he didn't want to be with her. And we also got a story that adds more depth to William's younger brother. Can't wait to see how this all ends in the next volume!

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

The part with Emma getting kidnapped was a *gasp* worthy moment but I found the other maids and staff pestering her about her boyfriend a little annoying.

Also I can’t stand Vivi - for a kid so concerned with propriety and social standing she really does want everything her way…

Still excited to see where it goes (especially with poor Emma kidnapped!) but this wasn’t my favourite. The author apologized for it being grim but I just didn’t enjoy it as much as some of the others.

3.5/5

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 5 out of 5]

William finally makes his feelings known to his family and his fiance. This leads to Emma being abducted and force to write a note telling William goodbye. Only Emma's employers believe she hasn't run off and they try for a plan to find her. Tension is all over this volume as it moves towards its conclusion.

[Jemiah Jefferson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in one sitting - the first time I've done that with any book, including a comic book, in working memory. Mori just gets more and more skilled artistically as time goes on... The story in this book takes a sharp but inevitable-feeling turn into the melodramatic and somewhat scary, which is all good and right for this story at this point. Good stuff.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

E finalmente William rompe il suo fidanzamento. Un po' mi dispiace per la tipa, ma Emma è molto meglio di lei!! Però io sono di parte.

Poi il padre di William tira fuori il peggio di sé. Non sembrava tanto male all'inizio, specialmente nei rapporti con la moglie, ma si vede che il mondo dell'alta società l'ha rovinato.

[Gabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many crumbling families, connections and plans. So many people hurt and broken by the actions of one man who doesn’t want things to go against his will. It is so different and changed in the scenery, the end is nigh you can feel it. I really want to see if Emma and William can repair everything!

[Paula MB · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ya es oficial, no soporto a Eleanor, es tonta por haberse montado la película romántica ella sola cuando todas las pistas apuntaban lo contrario.
Tampoco soporto a Bibí, me recuerda demasiado a Amy de Mujercitas.

[Saxitlurg · Rating 5 out of 5]

So dramatic! Things are really building to a head in this one.

[✧Hessa✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't believe William just did that.. I DON'T APPROVE!!!

[Hana Eka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perkembangan yang tidak diduga.

[Jessica F · Rating 5 out of 5]

After spending the last volume dying for something to happen... whoah! So much drama! Love this latest twist.

[Princess Pottymouth · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay, but stalled a lot. Lack of true, forward-moving action.

[Stasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

UGH. SO. GOOD.