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Emma #10
艾瑪 10
本集為本篇故事中登場人物的番外篇故事第三彈，同時也是最終回完結篇。
本集將有僕役們的爆笑四格小劇場豋場，
坎貝爾的千金也有新發展？
而艾瑪與威廉也終於舉行婚禮，故事邁向圓滿的大結局～
本集將有僕役們的爆笑四格小劇場豋場，
坎貝爾的千金也有新發展？
而艾瑪與威廉也終於舉行婚禮，故事邁向圓滿的大結局～
237 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 2008
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Kaoru Mori
99 books851 followersKaoru 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).
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August 10, 2025
When the eldest son of a wealthy family falls in love with a maid, what happens when his family and basically everyone else are against it?
It is set in Victorian England and is an angst historical romance manga that plays with my emotions.
Emma: I love her so much. This woman has been through hell since she was a kid, but even after everything, she was so hardworking, persistent, sincere, kind, and loved so deeply. She is basically an angel. Yeah, an angel. I love her, and I just want to give all the happiness in this world to her❤️🩹
William is a bit off and a bit playful at first, but when things start to feel real with Emma, he starts to be a little different. To be honest, there were some traits that made me a little disappointed in him at first; there was a bit of hesitation and fear in making decisions, but again, when something started to threaten him, he took actions that made me proud of him because he was in a position that was not so good. He loved Emma with all his heart.
I also adore his friendship with Hakim; they're so precious.
This manga contains 10 volumes, which, of course, have many side characters. There are some that are quite a headache, but there are many that I really adore. In volumes 8 and 9, the writer dedicated special chapters to several side characters and their respective stories. I really liked that there were some heartwarming stories.
I like a story that gets me so sucked in that it makes it hard for me to stop. Each chapter is very addictive. This manga is really worth reading. The art is so beautiful; I love it so much. It's been quite a while for me to read manga, so it's really nice to come back and find a good story, and it looks like I'll be reading a lot more mangas from now on.
It's a little hard to rate on goodreads when it's separated by volume like this. To be honest, the rating for volume 10 for me is 4 stars, but I give it 5 because this is an overall rating for the whole manga. I enjoyed my time reading this.
Many thanks to my beloved Aliki for reading this with me. It started when I sent an Emma edit on ig and here we are😂💖
June 12, 2023
THESE TWO TOOK MY HEART, BROKE IT INTO PIECES AND REBUILT IT BACK TOGETHER
the love they had and the dificulties they had to get through to be together!!!!
This is my first historical romance read (if we don't count the classics) and it being a mangaaa?! MWAH DELICIOUUUUS!! The whole series is a 5 stars to me
This is the love story of a maid and a rich merchant in the ends of 19th century-beginings of 20th! Their love was forbidden and frowned upon by *almost* everyone! There are also little side stories of side characters that were so cute and added to the emotions!!! My only complain is that i needed more of Emma and Williaaam i can't get enough of theeem!!!
Ahh another complain! There was a character I detested from the depths of my soul and i needed to see his downfall!!! I was craving it I was waiting for it but unfortunately I didn't get that pleasure!!
Also, petition to see a full series of mangas with Hakim being the protagonist!!! This man was so precious and his friendship with Williaaam!! Also him flirting with Emma had me giggling!
Now that I think about it, he had me giggling in general!!
William at one point pissed me off so much but he surely made up for it!
EMMA IS THE MOST PRECIOUS PERSON EVER, SHE DESERVES THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AND NOTHING LESS! I WANNA HUG HER AND PROTECT HER FROM EVERYTHING SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH AND EVERYONE THAT MIGHT HURT HER!!!!
If you are a fan of historical romace, angst, mangas, sweet forbidden love stories, fun side characters, drama, basicaly everyone GO READ IT!
The experience was heightened bc i buddy read all the mangas with my raerae and the way we reacted the same way to everything and we were screaming and fangirling over everything was the peak for meee ❤❤
the love they had and the dificulties they had to get through to be together!!!!
This is my first historical romance read (if we don't count the classics) and it being a mangaaa?! MWAH DELICIOUUUUS!! The whole series is a 5 stars to me
This is the love story of a maid and a rich merchant in the ends of 19th century-beginings of 20th! Their love was forbidden and frowned upon by *almost* everyone! There are also little side stories of side characters that were so cute and added to the emotions!!! My only complain is that i needed more of Emma and Williaaam i can't get enough of theeem!!!
Ahh another complain! There was a character I detested from the depths of my soul and i needed to see his downfall!!! I was craving it I was waiting for it but unfortunately I didn't get that pleasure!!
Also, petition to see a full series of mangas with Hakim being the protagonist!!! This man was so precious and his friendship with Williaaam!! Also him flirting with Emma had me giggling!
Now that I think about it, he had me giggling in general!!
William at one point pissed me off so much but he surely made up for it!
EMMA IS THE MOST PRECIOUS PERSON EVER, SHE DESERVES THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AND NOTHING LESS! I WANNA HUG HER AND PROTECT HER FROM EVERYTHING SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH AND EVERYONE THAT MIGHT HURT HER!!!!
If you are a fan of historical romace, angst, mangas, sweet forbidden love stories, fun side characters, drama, basicaly everyone GO READ IT!
The experience was heightened bc i buddy read all the mangas with my raerae and the way we reacted the same way to everything and we were screaming and fangirling over everything was the peak for meee ❤❤
December 29, 2010
The last Emma volume! How bittersweet. Volume 10 gives us a little of everything: Emma and William, servants, Eleanor, William's family, Hakim...a proper finish.
The volume starts with a sweet chapter about Emma learning to ride a bicycle. For such a forbidden relationship, they sure have a sweet innocent courtship. Poor Emma is not a talented bike rider, although she gives it a good try. Really, she is no worse than any adult riding a bike for the first time - it'd be so much harder to learn to ride as an adult. Her various mishaps leads to a few cute moments with William at the end of the chapter.
The second chapter features Adele and Maria, two of the servants at the Meredith home. The chapter takes place when the Meredith family still lived in Germany. Adele always comes off as hard and relentless, married to her job. This chapter in no way changes that view, but it makes you understand why and really sympathize with her more. She is an interesting contrast to fun, bawdy Maria. The two forceful personalities work surprisingly well together.
Next up is a chapter with Arthur at Eton! I love boarding school plots. Arthur is a prefect at Eton and captain of the rowing team. He and his fellow prefect take a very spirited young student under their wings and try, with various degrees of success, to mold them into the model Etonian they want him to be.
Then comes a very short chapter called "The Following Day." After Eleanor meets her boy at the resort town, they say a reluctant goodbye to one another. But it's not goodbye for long! I predict a happy life for Eleanor.
We then have another short chapter featuring little moments of servants we know and love like Tasha and Hans, but don't get a lot of play elsewhere in the volume.
The volume concludes with a two chapters of William and Emma's wedding! All the characters come together to wish them well. The servants and the wealthy party as one. I thought a particularly sweet moment came when Emma had to write down her surname for her wedding license. She chose Stowner, after the lovely Mrs. Stowner, her employer and William's governess. Emma wears a beautiful dress, although I'd hate having such a high collar. The wedding chapters manage to sum up everything and send the characters out with a bang. It's a proper ending to a wonderful historical fiction manga.
The volume starts with a sweet chapter about Emma learning to ride a bicycle. For such a forbidden relationship, they sure have a sweet innocent courtship. Poor Emma is not a talented bike rider, although she gives it a good try. Really, she is no worse than any adult riding a bike for the first time - it'd be so much harder to learn to ride as an adult. Her various mishaps leads to a few cute moments with William at the end of the chapter.
The second chapter features Adele and Maria, two of the servants at the Meredith home. The chapter takes place when the Meredith family still lived in Germany. Adele always comes off as hard and relentless, married to her job. This chapter in no way changes that view, but it makes you understand why and really sympathize with her more. She is an interesting contrast to fun, bawdy Maria. The two forceful personalities work surprisingly well together.
Next up is a chapter with Arthur at Eton! I love boarding school plots. Arthur is a prefect at Eton and captain of the rowing team. He and his fellow prefect take a very spirited young student under their wings and try, with various degrees of success, to mold them into the model Etonian they want him to be.
Then comes a very short chapter called "The Following Day." After Eleanor meets her boy at the resort town, they say a reluctant goodbye to one another. But it's not goodbye for long! I predict a happy life for Eleanor.
We then have another short chapter featuring little moments of servants we know and love like Tasha and Hans, but don't get a lot of play elsewhere in the volume.
The volume concludes with a two chapters of William and Emma's wedding! All the characters come together to wish them well. The servants and the wealthy party as one. I thought a particularly sweet moment came when Emma had to write down her surname for her wedding license. She chose Stowner, after the lovely Mrs. Stowner, her employer and William's governess. Emma wears a beautiful dress, although I'd hate having such a high collar. The wedding chapters manage to sum up everything and send the characters out with a bang. It's a proper ending to a wonderful historical fiction manga.
October 25, 2017
I just love happy endings
May 7, 2025
this was beautiful omg 😭😭😭😭😭😭
November 19, 2025
This manga started a little slow but by the 4th volume I was hooked. William and Emma's love story is very sweet and there is lots of drama and humor along the way .
November 6, 2021
I’m so sad this series is over. I loved it so much
October 19, 2017
4 stars for the series overall. 10 books all together. Only one I’d say is skippable. This book is something of an oddity being that it’s a period romance with no “gimmick”. No fantasy, steampunk, time travel etc. Just a very meticulously drawn recreation of Victorian Britain and a large cast of characters. I not really a “romance” guy myself but I ended up getting sucked into this and enjoying it. It runs long in places and runs out of plot towards the end, but I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a good romance series.
December 27, 2017
Un manga que ejemplifica de forma magistral que muchas veces no es el qué, sino el cómo. Folletín romántico victoriano, Kaoru Mori narra la archiconocida historia de un amor imposible entre dos miembros de distintas, casi opuestas, clases sociales en la extremadamente clasista sociedad inglesa; Emma, una sirvienta, y William Jounes, miembro de una rica familia de comerciantes. Nada especial a priori, pero la narrativa de Mori, con la que manipula a su antojo las emociones del lector a la vez que moderniza con abundantes pinceladas de relato cotidiano los convencionalismos de la narración romántica, es sencillamente deslumbrante. No sólo el tebeo se lee casi sin que te des cuenta, sino que se toma las páginas y el tiempo necesarios para sutilezas que devienen en virguerías narrativas de gran nivel; el capítulo sin palabras en el que los dos protagonistas intercambian cartas, el estupendo episodio en que nos presenta a los miembros de la servidumbre de una mansión en la campiña, su personalidad, su dinámica y sus quehaceres diarios en apenas treinta páginas de recorrer toda la casa de arriba a abajo, o el episodio en el que nos metaforiza la relación de amor, amistad, confianza e intimidad de una pareja simplemente dibujando sus manos. Los tres últimos tomos están ocupados por historias cortas protagonizadas por diferentes personajes secundarios que van de lo bueno a lo excepcional (el episodio de la visita de una pareja al Crystal Palace durante la exposición universal de 1851 es una maravilla de dibujo, narrativa y emotividad), un mosaico de la vida cotidiana en la Inglaterra victoriana tan excelentemente documentado y narrado que da pena que se acabe.
La única pega que le podría poner es que la resolución me ha parecido demasiado abrupta, creo que la historia pedía un mayor desarrollo del conflicto interclases a la hora de integrar a Emma en la familia Jounes, cosa que se despacha como símbolo más del cambio, de la transición al siglo XX (aunque creo tampoco se le puede pedir más a un tebeo básicamente amable al que no le interesa el conflicto político-social de la época). Y, sobre todo, creo quizá era necesario un mayor desarrollo de la personalidad de Emma que parece concebida como un personaje-baúl con el que resulte más fácil identificarse.
La única pega que le podría poner es que la resolución me ha parecido demasiado abrupta, creo que la historia pedía un mayor desarrollo del conflicto interclases a la hora de integrar a Emma en la familia Jounes, cosa que se despacha como símbolo más del cambio, de la transición al siglo XX (aunque creo tampoco se le puede pedir más a un tebeo básicamente amable al que no le interesa el conflicto político-social de la época). Y, sobre todo, creo quizá era necesario un mayor desarrollo de la personalidad de Emma que parece concebida como un personaje-baúl con el que resulte más fácil identificarse.
August 14, 2024
A nice resolution and conclusion to the Emma story. I loved seeing the little snippets about characters we didn’t get to spend a lot of time with (Grace, Stephens - the one where he took Colin’s drawing was the sweetest. 🥲)
The wedding was a satisfying conclusion and great way to bring everyone together. The only thing I didn’t like is that after all this time, we still hardly got any sense of William & Emma as a couple. Even though this is meant to be years later (Arthur and Vivi have grown so much, Grace is married with a child, suggesting it’s at least 3+ years after what we were initially reading) Emma still seems so shy around William. I understand that she’s feeling awkward about it the marriage and how his family feels about her, but it still seemed odd.
Also wish we had seen some reason as to why Vivi came around more than Grace did - Grace excuses herself right after meeting Emma, but Vivi is a bridesmaid when she was the most vocal and actually yelled right at Emma! Sure she’s supposed to have aged (possibly matured?) some but I wish we could’ve seen how she got over it.
On the whole, glad to have it wrapped up but I feel like as much as it was about Emma we only got the briefest snippets of her life. I did love that she used Stowner as her last name. 🥲
4.5/5
The wedding was a satisfying conclusion and great way to bring everyone together. The only thing I didn’t like is that after all this time, we still hardly got any sense of William & Emma as a couple. Even though this is meant to be years later (Arthur and Vivi have grown so much, Grace is married with a child, suggesting it’s at least 3+ years after what we were initially reading) Emma still seems so shy around William. I understand that she’s feeling awkward about it the marriage and how his family feels about her, but it still seemed odd.
Also wish we had seen some reason as to why Vivi came around more than Grace did - Grace excuses herself right after meeting Emma, but Vivi is a bridesmaid when she was the most vocal and actually yelled right at Emma! Sure she’s supposed to have aged (possibly matured?) some but I wish we could’ve seen how she got over it.
On the whole, glad to have it wrapped up but I feel like as much as it was about Emma we only got the briefest snippets of her life. I did love that she used Stowner as her last name. 🥲
4.5/5
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June 5, 2020
Really great manga, Really great art and good adorable story! Really loved this manga 😁😻❤️
October 27, 2025
Wholesome ending to a great manga.
June 17, 2010
Another volume of short stories about the characters in the Emma series. This one gets 4 stars (instead of 3, as the other short story collections did) because it includes the wedding. I was disappointed when Volume 7 ended without Emma and William getting married. But that was taken care of in this volume. Yay!
July 2, 2016
What I don’t like about the story is that the mastermind of Emma's kidnapping confessed himself infront of William and yet all William did was shout and walk out and then went to asked Emma to marry him. I know he did it for protection but at least he should have put justice on what happened.
November 21, 2010
Loved this series straight through to the end. I'm sad that it's over. :(
But there are always rereads! :}
But there are always rereads! :}
April 2, 2021
I cannot even begin to describe how much I adore Kaoru Mori now that I've read Emma. I think I liked this better than her other manga series, A Bride's Story. It's what I prefer anyways since I'm a sucker for victorian romance ahgdgsdjfhjk
I simply came to love all of the characters throughout the series. I don't think I can even properly write a review with my emotions in a mess. So I'm just going to ramble on with what comes to mind. But as always with Kaoru Mori, every chapter is brimming with so much detail from the drawings itself as well as the plot. I love when authors pour their heart into research and make an effort to make their stories as historically accurate as possible.
I love the little side notes on Victorian jargons and technicalities and the little side stories, especially when she gave the readers a chance to get a glimpse of what happens to the other characters' life as well. I love the heartwarming interactions between women that passes the bechdel test; I loved how nudity was used subtly to add character to the manga, idk why a lot of people seems to complain about it tho, maybe I just got used to it since A Bride's Story has far more nude drawings than what was present here.
The characters and their relationships with each other was very intriguing. Some parts were just overwhelmingly wholesome that I can't help but tear up.
With every turn of the page I seem to fall deeper in love with Mori's way of storytelling. I just find it endearing how she didn't just solely focused on developing the romance but tries to delve into other aspects of the plot as well.
Her attention to detail is sooo mesmerizing it's hard not to get attached with this series. There were some things I wish happened but didn't turn out the way I wanted to like But it's no big deal. I still loved this series and I will happily re-read it again someday.
I simply came to love all of the characters throughout the series. I don't think I can even properly write a review with my emotions in a mess. So I'm just going to ramble on with what comes to mind. But as always with Kaoru Mori, every chapter is brimming with so much detail from the drawings itself as well as the plot. I love when authors pour their heart into research and make an effort to make their stories as historically accurate as possible.
I love the little side notes on Victorian jargons and technicalities and the little side stories, especially when she gave the readers a chance to get a glimpse of what happens to the other characters' life as well. I love the heartwarming interactions between women that passes the bechdel test; I loved how nudity was used subtly to add character to the manga, idk why a lot of people seems to complain about it tho, maybe I just got used to it since A Bride's Story has far more nude drawings than what was present here.
The characters and their relationships with each other was very intriguing. Some parts were just overwhelmingly wholesome that I can't help but tear up.
With every turn of the page I seem to fall deeper in love with Mori's way of storytelling. I just find it endearing how she didn't just solely focused on developing the romance but tries to delve into other aspects of the plot as well.
Her attention to detail is sooo mesmerizing it's hard not to get attached with this series. There were some things I wish happened but didn't turn out the way I wanted to like But it's no big deal. I still loved this series and I will happily re-read it again someday.
October 23, 2017
When I first heard there was an anime/manga called Emma, I just assumed it was based on the Jane Austen book and didn't give it a second thought. When I realised it wasn't, and read a few reviews that made it sound like it might be cute, I put it on my list to try and then finally got around to it this past week.
Once I started, it was hard to put down. The story is very slow-paced, but there's not a lot of dialogue and it's a very quick read. The story itself is rather stereotypical and predictable maid falls in love with a gentleman and his family is against their love, etc. etc. But it's charming and sweet and the characters are all quite likable (though my favorites by far were Hakim, and Wilhelm and Dorothea).
The main story is the first seven volumes, with two volumes of shorts about various supporting characters, and then the final volume being a bunch of 4-panel shorts plus the epilogue to the main story. While some of the shorts were cute, I really didn't need two and a half volumes of them. A lot of them were very self-indulgent and plotless, just an opportunity for the author to draw lots of Victorian stuff.
Speaking of which, her love for Victorian England really shines through in every page of the manga, even if you don't read the (adorkable) author's notes in which she rhapsodises about Victoriana and maids and how cute Emma is when she blushes. I'm not an expert on the period by any means, but it seems quite authentic to me, and apparently after the first two volumes, she even employed a historical expert to make sure she had things right. (I do wish, though, that with all that attention to detail, she could have spared a bit for the English language. It's one thing to see bizarre romanisations of western names in a manga where the author obviously doesn't care about accuracy, but in something like this where she's otherwise so meticulous, could she not have spared two seconds to find out that it should be Jones, not Jounse, and Stoner, not Stownar.)
Once I started, it was hard to put down. The story is very slow-paced, but there's not a lot of dialogue and it's a very quick read. The story itself is rather stereotypical and predictable maid falls in love with a gentleman and his family is against their love, etc. etc. But it's charming and sweet and the characters are all quite likable (though my favorites by far were Hakim, and Wilhelm and Dorothea).
The main story is the first seven volumes, with two volumes of shorts about various supporting characters, and then the final volume being a bunch of 4-panel shorts plus the epilogue to the main story. While some of the shorts were cute, I really didn't need two and a half volumes of them. A lot of them were very self-indulgent and plotless, just an opportunity for the author to draw lots of Victorian stuff.
Speaking of which, her love for Victorian England really shines through in every page of the manga, even if you don't read the (adorkable) author's notes in which she rhapsodises about Victoriana and maids and how cute Emma is when she blushes. I'm not an expert on the period by any means, but it seems quite authentic to me, and apparently after the first two volumes, she even employed a historical expert to make sure she had things right. (I do wish, though, that with all that attention to detail, she could have spared a bit for the English language. It's one thing to see bizarre romanisations of western names in a manga where the author obviously doesn't care about accuracy, but in something like this where she's otherwise so meticulous, could she not have spared two seconds to find out that it should be Jones, not Jounse, and Stoner, not Stownar.)
October 9, 2025
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.
February 17, 2023
[Recensione finale dell'intera serie]
Dopo aver letto Shirley, mi sembrava doveroso leggere il manga che poi avrebbe espanso e approfondito l'estetica maid e dell'Inghilterra vittoriana.
Emma è una bella serie, con una storia romantica ma non sognante, non si crogiola nel tema dell'amore impossibile ma viene trattato ed esaminato con cura e attenzione.
Più che i protagonisti, molto neutri (non direi scialbi, perché hanno le loro peculiarità), sono i personaggi secondari che arricchiscono e colorano la vicenda narrata, tutti molto diversi tra loro e ben caratterizzati. Vi troverete a sentire la mancanza di uno o l'altro personaggio quando non si presenta per un po' in scena!
Per fortuna abbiamo tre volumi su dieci che racconta, a turno, i personaggi secondari che hanno avuto maggiore importanza e spessore, completando così la serie in maniera soddisfacente e senza tempi morti.
Per quanto riguarda l'aspetto grafico e dei disegni, si vede che la Mori ha una gran passione per il vestiario vittoriano, di tutte le classi, ma anche per il corpo femminile: anche se stilizzato, si vede e si intuisce una cura nel riprodurlo in qualunque momento, che sia pubblico o privato. Personalmente, Mori riesce a dare il meglio di sé nelle scene intime e sensuali, senza cadere nel volgare nonostante la nudità integrale dei personaggi femminili.
Nei primi volumi lo stile è ancora acerbo, ma dal quarto volume in poi si vede un salto di qualità non indifferente che rimarrà fino alla fine della serie.
Se amate i romanzi inglesi - ho percepito molto dei romanzi della Austen o di Charlotte Brontë, l'epoca vittoriana o anche solo una storia d'amore matura e realistica, questa serie è ottima!
Dopo aver letto Shirley, mi sembrava doveroso leggere il manga che poi avrebbe espanso e approfondito l'estetica maid e dell'Inghilterra vittoriana.
Emma è una bella serie, con una storia romantica ma non sognante, non si crogiola nel tema dell'amore impossibile ma viene trattato ed esaminato con cura e attenzione.
Più che i protagonisti, molto neutri (non direi scialbi, perché hanno le loro peculiarità), sono i personaggi secondari che arricchiscono e colorano la vicenda narrata, tutti molto diversi tra loro e ben caratterizzati. Vi troverete a sentire la mancanza di uno o l'altro personaggio quando non si presenta per un po' in scena!
Per fortuna abbiamo tre volumi su dieci che racconta, a turno, i personaggi secondari che hanno avuto maggiore importanza e spessore, completando così la serie in maniera soddisfacente e senza tempi morti.
Per quanto riguarda l'aspetto grafico e dei disegni, si vede che la Mori ha una gran passione per il vestiario vittoriano, di tutte le classi, ma anche per il corpo femminile: anche se stilizzato, si vede e si intuisce una cura nel riprodurlo in qualunque momento, che sia pubblico o privato. Personalmente, Mori riesce a dare il meglio di sé nelle scene intime e sensuali, senza cadere nel volgare nonostante la nudità integrale dei personaggi femminili.
Nei primi volumi lo stile è ancora acerbo, ma dal quarto volume in poi si vede un salto di qualità non indifferente che rimarrà fino alla fine della serie.
Se amate i romanzi inglesi - ho percepito molto dei romanzi della Austen o di Charlotte Brontë, l'epoca vittoriana o anche solo una storia d'amore matura e realistica, questa serie è ottima!
March 8, 2025
3,5
Il volume finale ci mostra il tanto atteso matrimonio di Emma e William - una festa a cui partecipano tutte le persone che, in un modo o nell'altro, hanno assistito alla storia d'amore dei due protagonisti (compresa la famiglia Molders al completo e buona parte della servitù). Matrimonio organizzato in forma privata a cui prendono parte, con vari livelli di entusiasmo, anche i membri di casa Jones (il padre non è particolarmente favorevole, ma decide comunque di presenziare). Una festa che segna anche l'inizio di una nuova epoca, con la fine del regno della regina Vittoria e tante nuove tecnologie che iniziano a fare capolino.
Allora, adesso che ho letto anche l'ultimo volume, posso fare qualche considerazione generale. Sono due le cose mi sono piaciute poco: 1) il colpo di fulmine non è uno dei miei tropo preferiti, quindi non mi ha fatto impazzire l'inizio del rapporto tra i due protagonisti; 2) ammetto di aver amato di più alcuni dei personaggi secondari (vedi tutta la compagnia di casa Molders): Emma, in particolare, mi ha lasciato poco, l'ho trovata piatta, sempre con gli stessi atteggiamenti. Opinione personale, ovviamente. Tutto sommato, tra i due, ho preferito William.
Detto questo, la qualità dei disegni non si discute, molto bella l'ambientazione e i personaggi di contorno. A dispetto dei dubbi sulla parte iniziale, il resto della storia si sviluppa abbastanza bene e tutto sommato non mancano gli spunti di riflessione. Continuo a preferire "I giorni della rosa", però Kaoru Mori è ormai diventata una certezza. Sicuramente recupererò altri titoli di questa mangaka.
Il volume finale ci mostra il tanto atteso matrimonio di Emma e William - una festa a cui partecipano tutte le persone che, in un modo o nell'altro, hanno assistito alla storia d'amore dei due protagonisti (compresa la famiglia Molders al completo e buona parte della servitù). Matrimonio organizzato in forma privata a cui prendono parte, con vari livelli di entusiasmo, anche i membri di casa Jones (il padre non è particolarmente favorevole, ma decide comunque di presenziare). Una festa che segna anche l'inizio di una nuova epoca, con la fine del regno della regina Vittoria e tante nuove tecnologie che iniziano a fare capolino.
Allora, adesso che ho letto anche l'ultimo volume, posso fare qualche considerazione generale. Sono due le cose mi sono piaciute poco: 1) il colpo di fulmine non è uno dei miei tropo preferiti, quindi non mi ha fatto impazzire l'inizio del rapporto tra i due protagonisti; 2) ammetto di aver amato di più alcuni dei personaggi secondari (vedi tutta la compagnia di casa Molders): Emma, in particolare, mi ha lasciato poco, l'ho trovata piatta, sempre con gli stessi atteggiamenti. Opinione personale, ovviamente. Tutto sommato, tra i due, ho preferito William.
Detto questo, la qualità dei disegni non si discute, molto bella l'ambientazione e i personaggi di contorno. A dispetto dei dubbi sulla parte iniziale, il resto della storia si sviluppa abbastanza bene e tutto sommato non mancano gli spunti di riflessione. Continuo a preferire "I giorni della rosa", però Kaoru Mori è ormai diventata una certezza. Sicuramente recupererò altri titoli di questa mangaka.
December 9, 2017
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Wow! This was such a pleasant read! I really, really enjoyed it! I didn't know that historical romance manga existed which also took place in England! I loved the images, the characters. One thing that I noticed set this one different and quite unique from all the other manga I have read and that was the story of other characters going side by side and adding an effect in the end to a 'happier ending.'
This made me smile. I am glad the two of them never gave up on their love and fought years to come together. I was very inspired by Emma and I admire her for her efforts, her desire to become a suitable wife, one that is worthy of standing next to William in the society.
Due to personal life problems, I haven't been smiling much or feeling delighted but this one changed it for me. Really enjoyed it and I definitely recommend it!
Wow! This was such a pleasant read! I really, really enjoyed it! I didn't know that historical romance manga existed which also took place in England! I loved the images, the characters. One thing that I noticed set this one different and quite unique from all the other manga I have read and that was the story of other characters going side by side and adding an effect in the end to a 'happier ending.'
This made me smile. I am glad the two of them never gave up on their love and fought years to come together. I was very inspired by Emma and I admire her for her efforts, her desire to become a suitable wife, one that is worthy of standing next to William in the society.
Due to personal life problems, I haven't been smiling much or feeling delighted but this one changed it for me. Really enjoyed it and I definitely recommend it!
October 28, 2020
After two volumes of side stories, we finally get to see William and Emma back!
I always like to see William but the grown-up Arthur unexpectedly very handsome lol they actually look very much alike but with different hairstyle. Arthur's hair is messier but it looks great on him. And also, the story about Arthur at his school is also great! I mean, we finally could know more about him.
In less than 2 days, I finished reading the whole series of Emma again. This time, it's totally different. I could capture the whole story better than years ago when I read Emma for the first time. I got emotional very often while reading it, especially from first volume until the seventh one.
It was really sad to see both William and Emma suffering. I wanted to cry whenever they cried their heart out, in silence, because they couldn't show or tell it to other. It was hurting me.
After all, I love the ending. The end that we, all readers, are hoped for.
I always like to see William but the grown-up Arthur unexpectedly very handsome lol they actually look very much alike but with different hairstyle. Arthur's hair is messier but it looks great on him. And also, the story about Arthur at his school is also great! I mean, we finally could know more about him.
In less than 2 days, I finished reading the whole series of Emma again. This time, it's totally different. I could capture the whole story better than years ago when I read Emma for the first time. I got emotional very often while reading it, especially from first volume until the seventh one.
It was really sad to see both William and Emma suffering. I wanted to cry whenever they cried their heart out, in silence, because they couldn't show or tell it to other. It was hurting me.
After all, I love the ending. The end that we, all readers, are hoped for.
August 31, 2019
Short stories about side characters in the Emma series and then - the wedding!
I have thoroughly enjoyed this entire series and am sad that it's ended. These are all delicate gems - slice of life stories about truly ordinary happenings that shine because you care so much about the characters. I adore Emma, but there were also outstanding moments done in two or three panels that touched on the butler (happier when he can polish glasses at the after-wedding party), and the gardener (at first startled that Master William offers to pour him a glass of water but then so pleased) that really make you feel good.
I wish someone would republish these books so that I could buy them all to re-read.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this entire series and am sad that it's ended. These are all delicate gems - slice of life stories about truly ordinary happenings that shine because you care so much about the characters. I adore Emma, but there were also outstanding moments done in two or three panels that touched on the butler (happier when he can polish glasses at the after-wedding party), and the gardener (at first startled that Master William offers to pour him a glass of water but then so pleased) that really make you feel good.
I wish someone would republish these books so that I could buy them all to re-read.
January 24, 2021
I might have a thing for victorian romances. Very enjoyable!
This was an awfully calm manga but it kept you reading for more. It had the type of plot to move your heart =u=
I can come up with a great lot of things which this manga lacked, such as the surface-level romance between the mc:s or the really off depiction of the indian prince (with a japanese last name) and his female servants. I guess the latter might serve as a good depiction of the way hindi people were perceived albeit VERY romanticized.
Lots of good lookin' gents as well ❣
William, Robert, Preston-guy, Arthur, Blonde-butler in the Mölders household, and so it goes on!
NOTE: I will be counting this whole series as ONE book so all the volumes don't count in the book-goal count.
This was an awfully calm manga but it kept you reading for more. It had the type of plot to move your heart =u=
I can come up with a great lot of things which this manga lacked, such as the surface-level romance between the mc:s or the really off depiction of the indian prince (with a japanese last name) and his female servants. I guess the latter might serve as a good depiction of the way hindi people were perceived albeit VERY romanticized.
Lots of good lookin' gents as well ❣
William, Robert, Preston-guy, Arthur, Blonde-butler in the Mölders household, and so it goes on!
NOTE: I will be counting this whole series as ONE book so all the volumes don't count in the book-goal count.
February 13, 2023
More of a 3.5 star rating;
I like that we got a bit more backstory on the various other maids that were shown throughout the story. However, the main reason I gave this volume 4 stars for the actual ‘star’ rating was due to seeing the beginning and festive end of Emma and William’s wedding. I like that while there’s still some simmering issues amongst William’s family towards Emma, they were able to put their opinions to the side for the sake of being at the wedding.
Although, I wish Al would’ve actually shown up and met with Emma at some point instead of lingering by the gate then going back to his bar.
I like that we got a bit more backstory on the various other maids that were shown throughout the story. However, the main reason I gave this volume 4 stars for the actual ‘star’ rating was due to seeing the beginning and festive end of Emma and William’s wedding. I like that while there’s still some simmering issues amongst William’s family towards Emma, they were able to put their opinions to the side for the sake of being at the wedding.
Although, I wish Al would’ve actually shown up and met with Emma at some point instead of lingering by the gate then going back to his bar.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 4, 2025
Had to wait for this to come from the Commonwealth Catalog. It was all right. We get the .
This also cemented for me that there's a lot in the manga that's just very unlikely. For example, there's all these unmarried men and women interacting one on one without a chaperone. In this book especially, there's a short story in Eton where I'm pretty sure the one boy would have been in for corporal punishment but instead the prefects try to talk to him and guide him, which is lovely but seems unlikely for the times?
This also cemented for me that there's a lot in the manga that's just very unlikely. For example, there's all these unmarried men and women interacting one on one without a chaperone. In this book especially, there's a short story in Eton where I'm pretty sure the one boy would have been in for corporal punishment but instead the prefects try to talk to him and guide him, which is lovely but seems unlikely for the times?
November 16, 2024
🥹🥹🥹 This series is so wholesome. Gorgeous art throughout, constant feels. I love how Kaoru Mori draws the simplest of movements, like Emma putting on her maid uniform and carrying out her domestic duties, or even just contemplating things going on in her life and all of the little facial expressions that accompany that. I could venture into a more critical take on how the story was constructed overall, but... I don't feel the need to? It was such an enjoyable Victorian drama/romance, and I would eagerly recommend it. It's not a perfect series, but I found myself giddy and smiling nonetheless.
July 22, 2017
Downton Abbey meets manga.... This is the concluding volume of the Emma manga series, and it provided a satisfying closure to the series. It followed the main storyline of William and Emma. He teaches her to ride a bicycle, there are wedding preparations, and, of course, the wedding itself. Also included are side stories following side characters. The illustrations are rich in detail. I found myself wishing the series was longer and not over already.
January 17, 2019
REVIEW FOR ALL 10 VOLUMES
I love this series. I love every character whether big or small. The drawings are beautiful and so life like. I would give the whole series 5 stars except for its one problem unnecessary nudity. There’s nothing graphic but it’s so uncalled for. It adds nothing to the story and makes it so less people can enjoy this fantastic series. The ending was so beautiful and I’m satisfied with a fantastic ending to a fabulous series.
I love this series. I love every character whether big or small. The drawings are beautiful and so life like. I would give the whole series 5 stars except for its one problem unnecessary nudity. There’s nothing graphic but it’s so uncalled for. It adds nothing to the story and makes it so less people can enjoy this fantastic series. The ending was so beautiful and I’m satisfied with a fantastic ending to a fabulous series.
February 2, 2018
The conclusion of Emma fell flat for me. This volume had a few more short stories for the side characters and then wrapped up the Emma and William's plotline. However, I felt that things felt rushed which left me saddened as I thought this series had started off so strong only to come to the conclusion that it did. It was still an enjoyable read, but I would have liked more from it.
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