Kaoru Mori
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| Born |
18 September 1978 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Character design, writer, manga artist, illustrator |
| Pseudonym(s) | Agata Fumio (県 文緒) |
Notable works | Emma, Shirley, A Bride's Story |
| Awards | Excellence Prize – Emma |
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Kaoru Mori (森 薫 Mori Kaoru, born 18 September 1978) is a Japanese mangaka from Tokyo. She is the creator of the successful manga series Emma, A Bride's Story and Shirley. Many of her works are centred on female characters in the 19th century, such as a maid in Victorian Britain and a bride in Turkic Central Asia. She also writes dōjinshi under the penname Fumio Agata (県 文緒).[1]
Mori is not only famous for her storytelling and art, she is also famous for her unflattering self-portraits, usually an outline for a body, a head with wild hair, and her hand-drawn highly decorative costumes within her works. She is also shy of making public appearances or giving interviews in person.[1]
It has been announced that the author will be publishing a two-installment spinoff of Shirley in Fellows!, where her latest work Otoyomegatari is also being serialized.[2]
Works
- Emma (エマ Ema) – 10 volumes in total
- Shirley (シャーリー Shārī) – ISBN 4-7577-1313-4, Release date: February 2003
- Otoyomegatari (乙嫁語り, licensed as A Bride's Story) – Serializing in Enterbrain's bimonthly manga magazine Fellows! since October 2008.
Contributions
- Violet Blossoms (すみれの花 Sumire no Hana) – Art; story by Satoshi Fukushima.
Awards
- Excellence Prize – 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival for Emma[3]
- 7th Annual Manga Taishō Award – 2014 Manga Taishō for A Bride's Story[4]
References
- 1 2 Chih-Chieh Chang (1 September 2006). "Interview: Kaoru Mori". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ↑ "Emma's Mori Draws Shirley Spinoff, Satoshi Fukushima to Start Series". Anime News Network. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ 2005年 文化庁メディア芸術祭 マンガ部門 (in Japanese). Japan Media Arts Plaza. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ↑ Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award. Anime News Network. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
External links
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Interview with Kaoru Mori
- Comic Natalie Power Push – Otoyomegatari (Japanese)
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