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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Cette intégrale est bien plus intéressante que la première. Les personnages sympathiques sont nombreux mais bien développés et j’ai beaucoup aimé la demeure des Mölders qui me rappelle parfois Downton Abbey. La galerie de domestiques est très pittoresque. Il y a notamment Hans, qui me semble tout à fait charmant et intéressé par Emma.
Hakim passe un peu en retrait et se voit reléguer dans sa chambre à l’écart ce qui est bien dommage tant chacune de ses rares interventions sont pertinentes.
C’est en tout cas un meilleur tome que le premier. L’histoire avance, les personnages se développent et s’apitoient moins sur leur sort.
C’est également plus vivant, plus joyeux, moins poussif. Un peu d’action et un décor toujours aussi joli.
Hakim passe un peu en retrait et se voit reléguer dans sa chambre à l’écart ce qui est bien dommage tant chacune de ses rares interventions sont pertinentes.
C’est en tout cas un meilleur tome que le premier. L’histoire avance, les personnages se développent et s’apitoient moins sur leur sort.
C’est également plus vivant, plus joyeux, moins poussif. Un peu d’action et un décor toujours aussi joli.
“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.
I truly cannot put my love for this series into coherent words. Almost all of my status updates were literally just heartfelt keyboard smashing.
Even very slight historical inaccuracies included (WHERE was the chaperone?!), I just melt for this story.
Even very slight historical inaccuracies included (WHERE was the chaperone?!), I just melt for this story.
This manga is set in the late nineteenth century and follows a maid named Emma who falls in love with an aristocrat. Yet the binds of society and family might keep them apart.
I really loved this volume. It was perfectly balanced with heart-warming moments and sad moments. I loved the fact that Kaoru equally balanced William and Emma's story so perfectly. I love the introduction of new major characters in this as they all seem really interesting and distinct.
Along with that, Kaoru Mori has to have the most gorgeous art style that I have ever seen. She draws super complicated scenes with so much detail. It's absolutely gorgeous and she catches the essence of this story so well. She also manages to capture the feeling of England and this century so well through her art and writing. I adore her art style.
The ending of this volume had me screaming. I absolutely need the third volume of this because that ending had me shook. I want to know what's going to happen with this story because I am so invested in it. I can't wait to see where Kaoru Mori is going to take this story.
I really loved this volume. It was perfectly balanced with heart-warming moments and sad moments. I loved the fact that Kaoru equally balanced William and Emma's story so perfectly. I love the introduction of new major characters in this as they all seem really interesting and distinct.
Along with that, Kaoru Mori has to have the most gorgeous art style that I have ever seen. She draws super complicated scenes with so much detail. It's absolutely gorgeous and she catches the essence of this story so well. She also manages to capture the feeling of England and this century so well through her art and writing. I adore her art style.
The ending of this volume had me screaming. I absolutely need the third volume of this because that ending had me shook. I want to know what's going to happen with this story because I am so invested in it. I can't wait to see where Kaoru Mori is going to take this story.
Not as good as the first book. This one seemed a little meandering and not well thought out.
So this volume had a LOT going on in it, which is understandable. It's also where Eleanor's insufferable older sister, Monica, enters the picture, much to my chagrin and annoyance. Slight spoiler alert, but her loving adoration of her younger sister will prove to be the cause of the greatest pain, so I hope she's able to live with herself after that pain. Also, that's the main reason she's the most annoying character rather than William's youngest sister, Vivi (who is also insufferable and likely needs either a finger-thump to the forehead or a pop on the rump).
Also, we finally get to meet William's mother, who I actually thought was dead when watching the anime (at least they made it seem like she was) until Mrs. Moelders and Emma visit "Mrs. Trollope." I do appreciate getting to see Emma start off with the Moelders family rather than in the anime where it was glossed over at the beginning of the second season. And the new character introductions were a nice transition as well. I have to say I was smitten with Hans in the anime, but that's just my own preference.
Having seen the anime, I know the ultimate end result, but it's nice to see the various differences in detail that the manga depicts. The ending of this omnibus certainly left off on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I'm looking forward to seeing how Mori continues the manga.
Also, we finally get to meet William's mother, who I actually thought was dead when watching the anime (at least they made it seem like she was) until Mrs. Moelders and Emma visit "Mrs. Trollope." I do appreciate getting to see Emma start off with the Moelders family rather than in the anime where it was glossed over at the beginning of the second season. And the new character introductions were a nice transition as well. I have to say I was smitten with Hans in the anime, but that's just my own preference.
Having seen the anime, I know the ultimate end result, but it's nice to see the various differences in detail that the manga depicts. The ending of this omnibus certainly left off on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I'm looking forward to seeing how Mori continues the manga.