I’m proud to finally complete my Kaoru Mori manga collection. Without a doubt these are some of the books that I cherish the most.

Mori’s gentle and subtle style appeals to me in a way that’s unmatched by almost any other mangaka. Her breathtaking artwork and dedication to historical accuracy and realism are oft-praised facets of her craft — they whisk me away, effortlessly, to a time and place I’ve never experienced before. I can never get enough of her heartwarming slice-of-life stories about humans and human relationships, and her large cast of likeable characters.

I’m a completionist, so I collected both the CMX and Yen Press releases of Emma: A Victorian Romance in English. The CMX version has been OOP for a while and some of the volumes are hard to find at reasonable prices. Still, it was worth hunting down because I actually prefer the older translation (I’ll save that discussion for another time).

