Emma MMF: Katherine Dacey
Katherine Dacey, aka The Manga Critic submits the first review of Shirley, Kaoru Mori’s other maid manga:
“At first glance, Shirley looks like a practice run for Emma, a collection of pleasant, straightforward maid stories featuring prototype versions of William, Eleanor, and Emma. A closer examination, however, reveals that Shirley is, in fact, a series of detailed character sketches exploring the relationships between three maids and their respective employers.…
CMX obviously licensed Shirley with an eye towards pleasing Emma fans, yet Shirley also works on its own terms; if anything, folks reluctant to commit to a ten-volume series, or who roll their eyes at the prospect of a manga-fied Forsythe Saga, may find this lovely, understated collection more to their liking than the melodramatic saga of William and Emma’s forbidden romance. Highly recommended.”
My own copy of Shirley has yet to arrive (but should be here before the weekend)… I know at least a couple of other reviewers were considering this one-shot as well. I think as a special-feature-within-a-feature we’ll have “Shirley Saturday” as part of the Emma MMF.
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