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Emma

“Victorian maid Emma and aristocrat William defy class barriers in a forbidden, heartfelt romance.”

Emma

8.15
561 rank · 32,088 readers · 879 favorites
Seinen Historical Award Winning Romance Slice of Life
72 chapters · 10 volumes · 2001 - 2008 · Manga
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Synopsis

Victorian maid Emma and aristocrat William defy class barriers in a forbidden, heartfelt romance.

It's the turn of the 20th century, and Victorian era England plays host to a poignant and emotional saga of love between two individuals of thoroughly different societal standing. Working class maid Emma and wealthy aristocrat William Jones find themselves falling for one another despite their allotted positions in life, and it is their persistent efforts to traverse the dangerous minefields of wealth, power, and staunch tradition, that provides the gripping emotional drama of Kaoru Mori's Emma. The rigid social structures of the time and the disapproving elite, including but not limited to William's own family, seek to keep the lovestruck pair apart due to their heavy condemnation of this breach of proper conduct. But despite their best attempts to resist one another, William and Emma's relationship deepens, and their feelings for one another prove to be stronger than the harshest of judgments. From the author of the acclaimed series Otoyomegatari, comes this impassioned tour de force of two individuals who strive to never give up on their love. But will William and Emma's relationship fall prey to the slew of unforeseen ordeals that rise up to challenge it, or will they get their happy ending after all?

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Community consensus

Derived from 12 sampled reviews

8.3 /10

What 12 readers settled on.

91% recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5 mode 8 σ 1.31
1510
Agreement

Mostly aligned

σ 1.31 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

3.8 pts

Recommenders 8.8 · others 5.0

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Score over time

↓ 1.67

Running avg · Jun 2008 → Jun 2025

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 72 × 10 ch × vol
  • Total read 9h 36m approx
  • Published Dec 2001 – Feb 2008
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M0681 catalog

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