Kaoru Mori

Kaoru Mori (森 薫, Mori Kaoru, born 18 September 1978) is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo and the creator of the manga series Shirley, Emma, and A Bride's Story. Many of her works are centered on female characters in the 19th century, such as a maid in Victorian Britain and a bride in Turkic Central Asia. She also wrote dōjinshi (self-published manga) under the pen name Fumio Agata (県 文緒, Agata Fumio) as a member of the dōjin circle Lady Maid.[1]

Kaoru Mori
森薫
Born (1978-09-18) 18 September 1978
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Character design, writer, manga artist, illustrator
Pseudonym(s)Fumio Agata (県 文緒)
Notable works
Shirley
Emma
A Bride's Story
Awards9th Japan Media Arts Festival (2005)
39th Angoulême International Comics Festival (2012)
7th Manga Taishō (2014)
Signature

Mori's works are known for their high level of detail in terms of clothing design, historical nuances, and background work. Her manga series are often published outside Japan in larger, hardbound editions to complement the heavy detail seen on every page. Similar to authors such as Hiromu Arakawa, Mori often depicts herself in unflattering self-portraits with a simple outline for a body and a head full of wild hair, as she is very reluctant to show her face during public events or interviews.[1]

In 2010, Mori's first published work, Shirley, was revived in a two-part continuation called Shirley Madison in Fellows! (now Harta) magazine, where her latest work, A Bride's Story, is currently being serialized.[2]

Mori visited Finland in 2014, participating in the Animecon event held in Kuopio.[3]

Works
  • Shirley (シャーリー, Shārī) – Release date: February 2003, relaunched in 2010. ISBN 4-7577-1313-4.
  • Emma (エマ, Ema) – Serialized in Enterbrain's Comic Beam magazine from 2002 to 2006. Published in 10 volumes.
  • A Bride's Story (乙嫁語り, Otoyomegatari) – Serializing in Enterbrain's Harta magazine since October 2008.

Contributions
  • Violet Blossoms (すみれの花, Sumire no Hana) – Art; story by Satoshi Fukushima.

Awards

References
  1. Chang, Chih-Chieh (1 September 2006). "Interview: Kaoru Mori". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  2. Loo, Egan (16 February 2010). "Emma's Mori Draws Shirley Spinoff, Satoshi Fukushima to Start Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. Tunnetko jo Kaoru Morin? - Savon Sanomat (in Finnish)
  4. 2005年 文化庁メディア芸術祭 マンガ部門 (in Japanese). Japan Media Arts Plaza. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  5. Loo, Egan (29 January 2012). "Bride's Story, Drifting Life Win at France's Angoulême". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. Hanashiro, Emma (27 March 2014). "Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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