Probably the low-point in the second half of the series, Mori Kaorur's Emma, Vol. 6 is really where the writing begins to tank. William is replaced by a helpless cardboard cutout. Having been reborn with an ironic sense of nihilism, Emma manages to walk straight into her own kidnapping. Finally, the vast majority of the dialogue in this volume consists of "the brats" (all of William's siblings plus Aurelia, Polly and the kitchen staff) moaning. A serious downer.

But really the art isn't bad--and actually the very first cover omake image is William shouting face-to-face at his father in a kind of "likes-repel" cute mirror image that for me can't help be conjure up the phrase, "Not that Jones, the OTHER Jones!" ( )

In volume six of Emma, Emma and William are still living far from each other, but they try to pick up their relationship where they left off before she left London. Now they are writing to each other, and they even manage to meet once. What they don't know is that the various aristocratic families involved in the situation are plotting and scheming to prevent Emma and William from being together. There is quite a surprising plot twist near the end of this book.

Volume six was another entertaining installment to this Victorian England themed Manga story of love across class boundaries.
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表紙をパッと見ると、まるで冬の日本海をバックに何かから逃げているように見えたのですが、よく見たら森の中だったんですね。

エマはほとんど登場することなく、周囲の人達がどう思い、これからどう行動するのかっていった感じの巻でした。

乙嫁語りもそうなのですが、非常にスローペースですよね。残り4巻でどのような展開があるのか楽しみなのですが、これを連載でリアルタイムで読んでいる人にとっては毎回非常にもどかしく感じるのではないでしょうか。大栄テレビのドラマのような急転直下とまではいかなくても、もうちょっとペースを速くって思うんじゃないかと思います。

あとがきは今回かなりあっさり目でちょっと残念でした。 ( )