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森薫拾遺集
從短篇漫畫、合作漫畫、單張的插畫工作、簽名會插畫傳單、束腹專欄，
乃至於四格漫畫，再加上前記和後記等新增附錄頁！
滿載了森薰所有的軌跡，保證讓你看了神清氣爽！
喜愛森薰的讀者千萬不能錯過。
本書特色
★《艾瑪》、《姊嫁物語》作者森薰的所有軌跡盡收錄在此！
★有口皆碑的精緻細膩作畫風格帶給讀者充滿美感的視覺享受！
乃至於四格漫畫，再加上前記和後記等新增附錄頁！
滿載了森薰所有的軌跡，保證讓你看了神清氣爽！
喜愛森薰的讀者千萬不能錯過。
本書特色
★《艾瑪》、《姊嫁物語》作者森薰的所有軌跡盡收錄在此！
★有口皆碑的精緻細膩作畫風格帶給讀者充滿美感的視覺享受！
208 pages, Paperback
First published February 15, 2012
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Kaoru Mori
99 books852 followersKaoru Mori (森 薫) is a Japanese manga author. Her stories tend to be intricately drawn female lead historical dramas set in exotic locations like Britain and along the silk road. Her series include Emma (2002-2008), Shirley (2003-present) and the best known A Bride's Tale (2008-present).
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April 19, 2025
This is a collection of short stories and to title them Anything and Something truly sums it up. The stories feel completely random at times and they are largely very fleeting moments as opposed to telling much of a story. I've alwasy felt that Mori works best that way - the artwork is gorgeous, the scenes atmospheric and they don't really need to have a particular plot to convey something. Nevertheless, I do prefer longer works that follow a more specific storyline and I feel that this collection would only appeal to people to already enjoy Mori's style.
This collection includes stories from different times of Mori's work, you can very clearly see which ones are older and the style looks very different. That's one thing I do always enjoy about these kinds of collections, you get to see how the art developped over time. A good chunk of the book is purely illustrations of her other works such as Emma and Shirley so that's a nice little touch too.
I think it has nice collectors value and is a nice addition for Mori fans, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it on its own to new readers.
February 14, 2021
Kaoru Mori in a nutshell
If I had to describe this in one word, it would be decadent. This is a collection of the odds and ends of Kaoru Mori's work, and it really is whatever she was into at the moment. Definitely not the place to start reading her with, but a treat for any fan.
I enjoyed the stories, and I could spend hours enjoying Mori's artwork, so I'm glad I finally got the chance to read this.
If I had to describe this in one word, it would be decadent. This is a collection of the odds and ends of Kaoru Mori's work, and it really is whatever she was into at the moment. Definitely not the place to start reading her with, but a treat for any fan.
I enjoyed the stories, and I could spend hours enjoying Mori's artwork, so I'm glad I finally got the chance to read this.
October 13, 2016
Talenta bercerita dan menggambar yang bersinar terang di balik kumpulan kisah yang awalnya terkesan tidak beraturan dan kurang ‘jelas’.
Kalau buku ini murni dianggap sebagai ‘Kumpulan Cerita Pendek’, rasanya mungkin memang kurang memuaskan. Namun kalau dianggap sebagai ‘Kumpulan Cerita Iseng & Ocehan Kaoru Mori’, buku ini jadi terasa bagus dan istimewa.
Jadi.....
(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
.....mari pakai kacamata khusus.
Mayoritas cerita yang dipilih (secara asal) masuk ke buku ini rasanya lebih tepat dianggap sebagai abstraksi, ‘sketsa’, atau kepingan narasi, bukan cerita utuh dengan awal, akhir, dan konflik yang jelas. Gaya penceritaannya seringkali membuat saya merasa bahwa ceritanya memang dirancang untuk jumlah halaman yang terbatas, atau dalam rangka iseng seperti ‘ah ayo buat cerita 4 halaman yang setengah dari semua panelnya hanya close-up bokong tokohnya’. Saya pun kadang senang membuat dan membaca abstraksi iseng seperti ini, walau rasanya baru pertama kali melihat yang demikian dalam bentuk komik.
Dari cerita-cerita tersebut, yang terlihat jelas adalahfetish kegemaran Kaoru Mori terhadap hal-hal berikut:
1. Pelayan
2. Kacamata
3. Pelayan berkacamata
4. Lekuk-lekuk fitur badan wanita seperti bokong, dada dan pinggul
....dan sejujurnya, semua itu terasa menarik. Bukan karena hal-hal tersebut menarik, tapi karena cara penyampaiannya yang menarik. Hal ini juga berlaku untuk bagian ocehan lepas Mori-sensei; saya sama sekali tidak tertarik dengan korset dan perapian zaman kuno, tapi saat membaca penjelasan panjang-lebar (8 halaman!) Mori-sensei yang begitu antusias, entah bagaimana saya jadi tertarik. Sementara untuk cerita komiknya, setelah melepas ekspektasi akan keutuhan narasi, saya jadi dapat menikmati guratan line work, desain karakter, dan seni paneling yang amat sangat bagus.
Ada satu cerita (‘Jadi Terlihat’) yang dari awal sudah terasa bagus dan ketika dibaca lagi, jadi semakin bagus. Sejumlah cerita pada awalnya membuat saya berpikir ‘hm? Hanya segini?’, tapi setelah dibaca ulang dengan kacamata berbeda, jadi terasa menarik. Pada akhirnya, hanya ada satu cerita (‘Bunga Sumire’) yang rasanya benar-benar gagal untuk saya pahami ataupun apresiasi; ini yang memang terasa beda sendiri dalam buku ini, karena bentuknya yang paling berupa ‘narasi utuh’ dan ceritanya yang bukan dibuat oleh Mori-sensei.
“Jadi, apa kalian menyukai buku ini!? Lebih tepatnya, bagaimana? Apakah imejku di mata kalian masih baik-baik saja? (*terutama bagi yang hanya membaca Bride’s Story)..... Saat semuanya kujadikan satu buku.... (muncul perasaan) apaan nih? Apaan nih?”
Bagaimana ya.... saya sangat suka membaca karya-karya iseng dan ‘setengah matang’ dari seorang penulis. Jenis karya yang cenderung membuat si penulisnya merasa malu saat membacanya di masa depan, tapi mengandung ketulusan, keapaadaan, dan antusiasme yang belum tentu ada di karya-karya penulis tersebut yang lebih ‘bagus’. Buku ini pada dasarnya adalah ajakan untuk melihat karya-karya seperti itu dan ‘berkenalan’ dengan kreatornya.
Tanpa pernah membaca karya beliau sebelumnya, ini kesan pertama yang amat sangat jauh dari kata sempurna. Tapi pada akhirnya, saya tidak bisa untuk tidak menyukai Kaoru Mori.
Kalau buku ini murni dianggap sebagai ‘Kumpulan Cerita Pendek’, rasanya mungkin memang kurang memuaskan. Namun kalau dianggap sebagai ‘Kumpulan Cerita Iseng & Ocehan Kaoru Mori’, buku ini jadi terasa bagus dan istimewa.
Jadi.....
(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
.....mari pakai kacamata khusus.
Mayoritas cerita yang dipilih (secara asal) masuk ke buku ini rasanya lebih tepat dianggap sebagai abstraksi, ‘sketsa’, atau kepingan narasi, bukan cerita utuh dengan awal, akhir, dan konflik yang jelas. Gaya penceritaannya seringkali membuat saya merasa bahwa ceritanya memang dirancang untuk jumlah halaman yang terbatas, atau dalam rangka iseng seperti ‘ah ayo buat cerita 4 halaman yang setengah dari semua panelnya hanya close-up bokong tokohnya’. Saya pun kadang senang membuat dan membaca abstraksi iseng seperti ini, walau rasanya baru pertama kali melihat yang demikian dalam bentuk komik.
Dari cerita-cerita tersebut, yang terlihat jelas adalah
1. Pelayan
2. Kacamata
3. Pelayan berkacamata
4. Lekuk-lekuk fitur badan wanita seperti bokong, dada dan pinggul
....dan sejujurnya, semua itu terasa menarik. Bukan karena hal-hal tersebut menarik, tapi karena cara penyampaiannya yang menarik. Hal ini juga berlaku untuk bagian ocehan lepas Mori-sensei; saya sama sekali tidak tertarik dengan korset dan perapian zaman kuno, tapi saat membaca penjelasan panjang-lebar (8 halaman!) Mori-sensei yang begitu antusias, entah bagaimana saya jadi tertarik. Sementara untuk cerita komiknya, setelah melepas ekspektasi akan keutuhan narasi, saya jadi dapat menikmati guratan line work, desain karakter, dan seni paneling yang amat sangat bagus.
Ada satu cerita (‘Jadi Terlihat’) yang dari awal sudah terasa bagus dan ketika dibaca lagi, jadi semakin bagus. Sejumlah cerita pada awalnya membuat saya berpikir ‘hm? Hanya segini?’, tapi setelah dibaca ulang dengan kacamata berbeda, jadi terasa menarik. Pada akhirnya, hanya ada satu cerita (‘Bunga Sumire’) yang rasanya benar-benar gagal untuk saya pahami ataupun apresiasi; ini yang memang terasa beda sendiri dalam buku ini, karena bentuknya yang paling berupa ‘narasi utuh’ dan ceritanya yang bukan dibuat oleh Mori-sensei.
“Jadi, apa kalian menyukai buku ini!? Lebih tepatnya, bagaimana? Apakah imejku di mata kalian masih baik-baik saja? (*terutama bagi yang hanya membaca Bride’s Story)..... Saat semuanya kujadikan satu buku.... (muncul perasaan) apaan nih? Apaan nih?”
Bagaimana ya.... saya sangat suka membaca karya-karya iseng dan ‘setengah matang’ dari seorang penulis. Jenis karya yang cenderung membuat si penulisnya merasa malu saat membacanya di masa depan, tapi mengandung ketulusan, keapaadaan, dan antusiasme yang belum tentu ada di karya-karya penulis tersebut yang lebih ‘bagus’. Buku ini pada dasarnya adalah ajakan untuk melihat karya-karya seperti itu dan ‘berkenalan’ dengan kreatornya.
Tanpa pernah membaca karya beliau sebelumnya, ini kesan pertama yang amat sangat jauh dari kata sempurna. Tapi pada akhirnya, saya tidak bisa untuk tidak menyukai Kaoru Mori.
September 16, 2018
This was a fun read! I picked it up not knowing anything about Kaoru Mori, so I can really only blame myself for having no context at all for most of the stuff related to her other work, but even with that it was genuinely interesting and engrossing. She's a fun mangaka to just read the thoughts of, especially on silly things she's really interested in, like Victorian fireplaces. Yes, really.
The collection itself contains a lot of different things-- it's what it says on the package; a lot of work from the ten years she's been making manga. That made it diverse and fun, but easy to read as a collective, and I have to say, this book had me Googling things like "kaoru mori lesbian" and "kaoru mori wife" by the time I got to the third mention of how much she likes maids. And the story about the sexy bunny maid. And the sexy swimsuit lady. And the sexy maids. And the...
(Read this book if you like girls, that's all I'm saying.)
The collection itself contains a lot of different things-- it's what it says on the package; a lot of work from the ten years she's been making manga. That made it diverse and fun, but easy to read as a collective, and I have to say, this book had me Googling things like "kaoru mori lesbian" and "kaoru mori wife" by the time I got to the third mention of how much she likes maids. And the story about the sexy bunny maid. And the sexy swimsuit lady. And the sexy maids. And the...
(Read this book if you like girls, that's all I'm saying.)
September 28, 2015
Aku cuma suka gambar-2 sketsanya + cerita-2nya tentang ini-itu, sementara kumpulan komiknya sendiri...aku suka cerita cewek berkacamata itu (^,^) ceritanya manis~
Tapi untuk yang lainnya, aku kurang suka sama ceritanya...
ε===(っ≧ω≦)っ
Tapi untuk yang lainnya, aku kurang suka sama ceritanya...
ε===(っ≧ω≦)っ
September 3, 2023
之前為了湊555買的
又是個雷坑，總是學不會不要亂買短篇集作品集之類的東西
不過說雷又不是很雷，裡面許多女僕和維多利亞時代小知識也是挺不錯
畫功也好，就是內容太駁雜感覺是出來騙錢的...
又是個雷坑，總是學不會不要亂買短篇集作品集之類的東西
不過說雷又不是很雷，裡面許多女僕和維多利亞時代小知識也是挺不錯
畫功也好，就是內容太駁雜感覺是出來騙錢的...
June 23, 2021
Gambarnya cantik khas Kaoru Mori, tapi ceritanya so so... Yah maklum lah ini kumpulan short story..
May 12, 2013
I was previously only familiar with Kaoru Mori from the first volume of A Bride's Story, which is incredible and has some of the most detailed and beautiful art I've ever seen. This collection gave an opportunity to check out more of her work and, since the contents were pulled from a ten year period, see how it has evolved.
Anything and Something is part short fiction, part artbook/sketchbook (125 pages and 75 pages, respectively). A major part of why I was interested in this is Mori's art and I enjoy side information and notes, so I was happy with this, but it is worth mentioning in case anyone is expecting a full 200 pages of shorts. The artbook portion contains a variety of designs, promotional materials and sketch comics.
I wasn't sure what to expect from Mori's stories once I saw the cover for this volume. Most prominent on the cover is an adult, regal looking maid. Then we have a provocatively posed bunny girl, and finally a young girl in formal school attire. It turns out the cover is quite representative - maids, fanservice and school are the subject matter of all the included stories (and combined in a couple).
The stories are very odd, in subject matter, pacing and approach. This isn't a criticism, as I found most of them interesting, but it does make it hard to describe them and it is worth noting that these are rather unique and might be too weird for some readers. The focus is very tight. For example - one story revolves simply around getting a pair of glasses for the first time. Another is about trying on an old swimsuit. A particularly amusing story is about growing into too-large formal school uniforms. And so on...
My favorite was the longest, titled Sumire's Flowers. This was a good four times the length of any other story and correspondingly more complex. While it still could've used a little more explanation in parts, it was a strong, emotional story about two competing art students.
The art is surprisingly different from story to story, even given the long time frame. Not only does Mori's style change over time, but her designs vary by subject matter. There is also a big difference to the art when she does her own screen tones (something she points out for certain stories in the afterward notes). Put together there's huge variety in the art here. And ALL of it is wonderful, which is extremely impressive.
Equally impressive is the deft touch everything is done with. Even in the stories that seem to be primarily for fanservice (and there are several) there is a sense of grace to the art and interesting emotional slants to the context. The Swimsuit Bought Long Ago is a good example, as despite being seven pages devoted to an attractive woman trying on a swimsuit it is a nicely done, complete story.
Anything and Something is a pretty good self description of this collection. Definitely off the beaten path and not for everyone, but very good stuff if you can take it for what it is. Recommended.
Anything and Something is part short fiction, part artbook/sketchbook (125 pages and 75 pages, respectively). A major part of why I was interested in this is Mori's art and I enjoy side information and notes, so I was happy with this, but it is worth mentioning in case anyone is expecting a full 200 pages of shorts. The artbook portion contains a variety of designs, promotional materials and sketch comics.
I wasn't sure what to expect from Mori's stories once I saw the cover for this volume. Most prominent on the cover is an adult, regal looking maid. Then we have a provocatively posed bunny girl, and finally a young girl in formal school attire. It turns out the cover is quite representative - maids, fanservice and school are the subject matter of all the included stories (and combined in a couple).
The stories are very odd, in subject matter, pacing and approach. This isn't a criticism, as I found most of them interesting, but it does make it hard to describe them and it is worth noting that these are rather unique and might be too weird for some readers. The focus is very tight. For example - one story revolves simply around getting a pair of glasses for the first time. Another is about trying on an old swimsuit. A particularly amusing story is about growing into too-large formal school uniforms. And so on...
My favorite was the longest, titled Sumire's Flowers. This was a good four times the length of any other story and correspondingly more complex. While it still could've used a little more explanation in parts, it was a strong, emotional story about two competing art students.
The art is surprisingly different from story to story, even given the long time frame. Not only does Mori's style change over time, but her designs vary by subject matter. There is also a big difference to the art when she does her own screen tones (something she points out for certain stories in the afterward notes). Put together there's huge variety in the art here. And ALL of it is wonderful, which is extremely impressive.
Equally impressive is the deft touch everything is done with. Even in the stories that seem to be primarily for fanservice (and there are several) there is a sense of grace to the art and interesting emotional slants to the context. The Swimsuit Bought Long Ago is a good example, as despite being seven pages devoted to an attractive woman trying on a swimsuit it is a nicely done, complete story.
Anything and Something is a pretty good self description of this collection. Definitely off the beaten path and not for everyone, but very good stuff if you can take it for what it is. Recommended.
February 23, 2013
Well. I can't call it a guilty pleasure because I don't feel too guilty. But this collection of various odds and ends that Mori has drawn for the seinen magazine she works for does celebrate the female form first and foremost.
I like looking at Michelangelo's David, too - or the guy in da Vinci's anatomic drawing circle - whatever that is called. I appreciate looking at beautiful men and women, though I don't collect swimwear issues or magazines, etc.
What Mori brings to it for me is not just beauty but loving deliberation in her detailed shading of curves - and her female beauty is almost classic, if you see Marilyn Monroe as classic. While she does draw to please the eye, the women and girls that are drawn are always treated with respect.
Celebrating the power of their beauty - and in one blatant and subversively subtoned story about Playboy Bunnies that never seem to grow old, exploiting the power of their beauty. That story does play to the femme fatale trope, I'd say. Hmmm, but maybe the short about the wife wearing an old one-piece swimsuit in her own house to inveigle her husband into going on holiday with her shows the power even more so. She's just delectable and Mori leads the eye along the curves.
Mori also does moe her way, a girl getting her first glasses (and because she sees more clearly now, realising that a boy in her class is probably interested in her) just celebrates the opening of possibilities, much like the story about a girl whose mom buys her a high school uniform much too large for her, so she can grow into it - and she doesn't for years, and then she suddenly fits it perfectly.
While there's also truly tiny comedies about a mercenary butler and maid who basically force a young man into being their master, the most page time seems to go to a truly dark story of two outsider girls in high school, one a driven, unsuccessful artist and one who so far has successfully hidden her inner emptiness by being outrageous. They rub each other the wrong way and the story turns quite dark and dangerous, but in the end they find a strange sort of friendship, each giving something to the other that brings out some revelation. It's not a lesbian love story, no.
If you've read Mori before, you'll love the afterwords, well here are middlewords and explanations and bits she drew extra for the Emma DVD booklets, amongst them an incredibly detailed history of the female corset! There are four-koma bits about the Emma and Shirley universe, or one/two-page short vignettes which weren't in the manga or the anime. There's an ode to Agatha Christie and her characters, there are various drawings showing A Bride's Story details - among them the drawing of Amir that Mori did in 45 minutes real-time for a Japanese website (which I linked to her page here on GR).
And loads of Maid stuff.
I like looking at Michelangelo's David, too - or the guy in da Vinci's anatomic drawing circle - whatever that is called. I appreciate looking at beautiful men and women, though I don't collect swimwear issues or magazines, etc.
What Mori brings to it for me is not just beauty but loving deliberation in her detailed shading of curves - and her female beauty is almost classic, if you see Marilyn Monroe as classic. While she does draw to please the eye, the women and girls that are drawn are always treated with respect.
Celebrating the power of their beauty - and in one blatant and subversively subtoned story about Playboy Bunnies that never seem to grow old, exploiting the power of their beauty. That story does play to the femme fatale trope, I'd say. Hmmm, but maybe the short about the wife wearing an old one-piece swimsuit in her own house to inveigle her husband into going on holiday with her shows the power even more so. She's just delectable and Mori leads the eye along the curves.
Mori also does moe her way, a girl getting her first glasses (and because she sees more clearly now, realising that a boy in her class is probably interested in her) just celebrates the opening of possibilities, much like the story about a girl whose mom buys her a high school uniform much too large for her, so she can grow into it - and she doesn't for years, and then she suddenly fits it perfectly.
While there's also truly tiny comedies about a mercenary butler and maid who basically force a young man into being their master, the most page time seems to go to a truly dark story of two outsider girls in high school, one a driven, unsuccessful artist and one who so far has successfully hidden her inner emptiness by being outrageous. They rub each other the wrong way and the story turns quite dark and dangerous, but in the end they find a strange sort of friendship, each giving something to the other that brings out some revelation. It's not a lesbian love story, no.
If you've read Mori before, you'll love the afterwords, well here are middlewords and explanations and bits she drew extra for the Emma DVD booklets, amongst them an incredibly detailed history of the female corset! There are four-koma bits about the Emma and Shirley universe, or one/two-page short vignettes which weren't in the manga or the anime. There's an ode to Agatha Christie and her characters, there are various drawings showing A Bride's Story details - among them the drawing of Amir that Mori did in 45 minutes real-time for a Japanese website (which I linked to her page here on GR).
And loads of Maid stuff.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 9, 2014
Prelim Review: I'm really glad that Yen Press decided to translate this little treasure trove of work from Kaoru Mori. Very few publishers deem collections like these to be worth translating since it doesn't fit in with established series. In fact though this collection of short comics, editorial notes, illustrations, sketches and whacky doodles is quite an insight into Mori.
Her trademark love of maids is ever-present in several tales, however there's also a comic about a woman explaining why she never got rid of a bathing suit she'll never wear again, a young girl's growing pains, a hostess assurance that things will never change, how to capture an elusive 'master' and much more.
Full review to be published at Poisoned Rationality
Her trademark love of maids is ever-present in several tales, however there's also a comic about a woman explaining why she never got rid of a bathing suit she'll never wear again, a young girl's growing pains, a hostess assurance that things will never change, how to capture an elusive 'master' and much more.
Full review to be published at Poisoned Rationality
May 4, 2021
Simple to the point of vanishing. There’s a whole genre of manga where nothing happens and everything is just nice, and some of it is good, but these are like shallow visual haiku - haiku without juxtaposition- and I don’t appreciate haiku.
June 14, 2014
I liked the demonstration of Kaoru's range of manga style talent. Book was a collection of short stories, snippets. And art samples. Nothing deep, but interesting.
June 8, 2015
Extremely pretty, as usual, this is Kaoru Mori's work after all. I particularly liked the swimsuit story and the information sections at the end. Definitely recommended.
March 23, 2024
A book of odds and ends: cheesecake pin-ups, short stories about maids, promotional art for Mori's Emma and A Bride's Story series, appreciations of corsets, fireplaces and Agatha Christie. It's all a little random, but Mori's beautiful artwork makes the quick flip through it quite worthwhile.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
• Foreword: So What is Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something?
• Welcome to the Mansion, Master! (Fellows! Vol. 16D)
• To Come to See (Megane Fellows!)
• Burrow Gentleman's Club (Bunny Fellows!)
• Baggy-chan (Costume Fellows! 2011)
• The Swimsuit Bought Long Ago (Swimsuit Fellows! 2009)
• Miss Claire's Ordinary Daily Life, Part 1 (Fellows! Combined Edition: Brides Story & Ran and the Gray World)
• Miss Claire's Ordinary Daily Life, Part 2 (Fellows! Combined Edition: Brides Story & Ran and the Gray World)
• Illustration for floating pen
• Cover Story (Fellows! Vol. 4)
• Maudlin Baker (Maid Fellows!)
• Fellows! and Me (Fellows! Vol. 17) [Collaborative story with Satoshi Fukushima, Aki Irie, and Kaoru Maruyama)
• Sumire's Flowers (Monthly Comic Beam September 2004 issue) [Script and layouts by Satoshi Fukushima]
• Middleword [Author commentary on the preceding stories]
• Book Cover for Fellows! Vol. 2
• (Untitled)
• A Brides Story & Ran and the Gray World [Illustration in collaboration with Aki Irie]
• Comic Natalie, Power Push
• Fellows! Retrospective
• POP [Point of Purchase] Slips of Amir, Emma, & Shirley for Kinokuniya Bookstore commemorating the publication of A Brides Story, Vol. 2
• Shirley & Emma Relief Plates
• Commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10, for Toranoana store
• Commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10, for Bunkyodo
• Commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10, for Melonbooks
• Shirley Cospa T-shirt
• Emma Cospa T-shirt
• Fellows! Vol. 9, Shirley preview
• Manga packaged with the Shirley figure
• British romance comics fair paper
• "Emma: A Victorian Romance" DVD booklet
• (Untitled)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 2, and Shirley (3/8/2003)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 5 (4/10/2005)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 7 (5/10/2006)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10 (4/29/2008)
• Fellows! Fiesta 2010 paper
• Comic Zin POP illustrations
• Illustration for Monthly Comic Beam's 10th anniversary celebration
• PR illustration for the launch of Monthly Comic Beam and Fellows!
• Signing paper for Machi☆Asobi, Vol. 7
• Karasawa-san's Manga and Me (Naoki Karasawa, Kasumi-den collected edition)
• Corsets of the Victorian Era (Emma Animation Guide, Vol. 3)
• Fireplace (Emma Animation Guide, Vol. 2)
• A Guide to the British Servants Found in Christie (A guide to Agatha Christie's Passenger to Frankfurt)
• Princess Festival (Fellows! Vol. 15)
• Afterword: A Milestone on the Maid's Journey
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
• Foreword: So What is Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something?
• Welcome to the Mansion, Master! (Fellows! Vol. 16D)
• To Come to See (Megane Fellows!)
• Burrow Gentleman's Club (Bunny Fellows!)
• Baggy-chan (Costume Fellows! 2011)
• The Swimsuit Bought Long Ago (Swimsuit Fellows! 2009)
• Miss Claire's Ordinary Daily Life, Part 1 (Fellows! Combined Edition: Brides Story & Ran and the Gray World)
• Miss Claire's Ordinary Daily Life, Part 2 (Fellows! Combined Edition: Brides Story & Ran and the Gray World)
• Illustration for floating pen
• Cover Story (Fellows! Vol. 4)
• Maudlin Baker (Maid Fellows!)
• Fellows! and Me (Fellows! Vol. 17) [Collaborative story with Satoshi Fukushima, Aki Irie, and Kaoru Maruyama)
• Sumire's Flowers (Monthly Comic Beam September 2004 issue) [Script and layouts by Satoshi Fukushima]
• Middleword [Author commentary on the preceding stories]
• Book Cover for Fellows! Vol. 2
• (Untitled)
• A Brides Story & Ran and the Gray World [Illustration in collaboration with Aki Irie]
• Comic Natalie, Power Push
• Fellows! Retrospective
• POP [Point of Purchase] Slips of Amir, Emma, & Shirley for Kinokuniya Bookstore commemorating the publication of A Brides Story, Vol. 2
• Shirley & Emma Relief Plates
• Commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10, for Toranoana store
• Commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10, for Bunkyodo
• Commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10, for Melonbooks
• Shirley Cospa T-shirt
• Emma Cospa T-shirt
• Fellows! Vol. 9, Shirley preview
• Manga packaged with the Shirley figure
• British romance comics fair paper
• "Emma: A Victorian Romance" DVD booklet
• (Untitled)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 2, and Shirley (3/8/2003)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 5 (4/10/2005)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 7 (5/10/2006)
• Illustrated signing sheet commemorating the publication of Emma, Vol. 10 (4/29/2008)
• Fellows! Fiesta 2010 paper
• Comic Zin POP illustrations
• Illustration for Monthly Comic Beam's 10th anniversary celebration
• PR illustration for the launch of Monthly Comic Beam and Fellows!
• Signing paper for Machi☆Asobi, Vol. 7
• Karasawa-san's Manga and Me (Naoki Karasawa, Kasumi-den collected edition)
• Corsets of the Victorian Era (Emma Animation Guide, Vol. 3)
• Fireplace (Emma Animation Guide, Vol. 2)
• A Guide to the British Servants Found in Christie (A guide to Agatha Christie's Passenger to Frankfurt)
• Princess Festival (Fellows! Vol. 15)
• Afterword: A Milestone on the Maid's Journey
January 28, 2020
Honestly, this is really good, especially if you're a fan of Mori Kaoru. It's probably not good if this is your first introduction to get.
This is a collection of anything and something in the most literal way: there's short essays, one-shot, and a whole lot of bunny girls and single page illustrations from the comic magazine Fellows!.
Definitely nice for fans who want to have a bit more of her work in their lives, but not what I'd recommend to a newcomer. Go with Emma or A Bride's Story, then enjoy this treat!
It's always nice to have more content from Mori Kaoru!
This is a collection of anything and something in the most literal way: there's short essays, one-shot, and a whole lot of bunny girls and single page illustrations from the comic magazine Fellows!.
Definitely nice for fans who want to have a bit more of her work in their lives, but not what I'd recommend to a newcomer. Go with Emma or A Bride's Story, then enjoy this treat!
It's always nice to have more content from Mori Kaoru!
August 18, 2021
Che noia!
Le qualità artistiche di Kaoru Mori non si discutono, ma le storie brevi non hanno molto senso. Troppo brevi ed evanescenti. La galleria di pin-up... non ne ho mai visto l'utilità. Inoltre parlava di cose riguardanti le edizioni giapponesi che hanno poco interesse per un lettore italiano.
La parte più interessante, quella per cui si merita due stelline, sono le tavole finali dedicate rispettivamente a corsetti e camini vittoriani. Non avrei mai pensato ma possono essere un interessante argomento di conversazione.
Le qualità artistiche di Kaoru Mori non si discutono, ma le storie brevi non hanno molto senso. Troppo brevi ed evanescenti. La galleria di pin-up... non ne ho mai visto l'utilità. Inoltre parlava di cose riguardanti le edizioni giapponesi che hanno poco interesse per un lettore italiano.
La parte più interessante, quella per cui si merita due stelline, sono le tavole finali dedicate rispettivamente a corsetti e camini vittoriani. Non avrei mai pensato ma possono essere un interessante argomento di conversazione.
June 2, 2020
Bellissima antologia di storie brevi (brevissime) e tanti extra: disegni, curiosità, approfondimenti strepitosi sul mondo di Emma e cenni biografici.
Se amate le opere della Mori e le sue postfazioni la lettura è super consigliata!
Merita davvero avere tutte queste pagine extra sulle sue magnifiche opere in un volume.
Non la consiglio però a chi non conosce l’autrice o chi vorrebbe provare a leggere una sua opera. È una raccolta che può incuriosire il lettore ma è rivolta soprattutto al fan di vecchia data!
Se amate le opere della Mori e le sue postfazioni la lettura è super consigliata!
Merita davvero avere tutte queste pagine extra sulle sue magnifiche opere in un volume.
Non la consiglio però a chi non conosce l’autrice o chi vorrebbe provare a leggere una sua opera. È una raccolta che può incuriosire il lettore ma è rivolta soprattutto al fan di vecchia data!
July 26, 2020
I enjoyed the story stories at the beginning with the maids and the bunny suit club. There was a nice history of corsets bit at the end too. However, this is mostly for Kaoru Mori super fans and it's skippable for casual readers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 17, 2017
An eclectic mix of stories and research all steeped in the lush detail of Kaoru Mori and her appreciation of ladies. Loved a couple of the stories, enjoyed most of the rest.
January 12, 2022
好喜歡看森薰老師暴走的那六頁喔XD
真的很喜歡他畫各種細節的細緻度，如果可以邀請他畫博物館手冊有多好XD
真的很喜歡他畫各種細節的細緻度，如果可以邀請他畫博物館手冊有多好XD
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June 22, 2025Lots of fun clothes-themed short stories and sexy lady art. Im becoming more and more of a Mori fan. I do kinda wish I’d finished Emma before I read this but oh well.
January 5, 2026
Kaoru Mori's art is beautiful as always, and some of these stories were very amusing.
December 16, 2019
An unexpected delight! I am not sure how I first read about Mori's multi-volume masterwork Emma, but I wanted to check it out - but neither the library nor my manga-mad colleague happened to have volume 1 available. What the library DID have was this compliation of short bits and detritus from Mori-san's career, and it's a great way to explore both the complex storytelling, excellent character work, exhaustively researched period detail, and frankly amazing line work that is Mori-san's stock in trade. What's more, the more personal Mori-san gets, the more adorable, hilarious, and relatable the material is - she is a passionate fan of things, gets embarrassed easily, likes to roll around on the floor when she gets excited, and often substitutes a drawing of a fish, frog, or lobster (?) for a cartoon self-portrait. I am officially a fan now! (And Emma volume 2 is great - review to come.)
April 5, 2013
If you're looking for anything other than a rather pleasant mish-mash of various materials, then you'll probably be disappointed with this collection. Rather than have one linear story or several meaty one-shots, this collection is made up of several stories that are only a few pages long and dozens of various illustrations and notes from Mori. If I had to describe it, I'd say it was the "and the kitchen sink" of her work. It's basically all of the things that wouldn't cleanly fit with any other collection, but were interesting enough to warrant releasing. For some this will be a must have, while others will want to skip this or borrow someone else's copy.
That said, this was a charming collection. I wish there was a little more to some of the stories, as some of them felt a little too brief for the story they were trying to tell while others flourished under the short length. I have to say that the description of the bunny girl waitress is pretty far off from what the story is actually about, which is a mysterious waitress going through a daily routine of clients, one of which swears that she's far older than what she seems to be. It's one of the tales that I wish I could read more of, as there's a lot of potential there.
The illustrations and artwork in general are gorgeous. It's Kaoru Mori, so you know you're going to get good quality, but some of these are stunning even by her standards. Emma fans will probably want to get this book in particular, as there are quite a few illustrations that are specifically Emma oriented. They were nice and made me long to re-read the series as a whole, which I suppose is part of the reason they were included.
I can't say that I'd recommend this for every reader. I enjoyed it and will probably flip through it again enough in the future to justify its purchase, but for some this will be something that they'll only read once. I recommend it, but with caution.
That said, this was a charming collection. I wish there was a little more to some of the stories, as some of them felt a little too brief for the story they were trying to tell while others flourished under the short length. I have to say that the description of the bunny girl waitress is pretty far off from what the story is actually about, which is a mysterious waitress going through a daily routine of clients, one of which swears that she's far older than what she seems to be. It's one of the tales that I wish I could read more of, as there's a lot of potential there.
The illustrations and artwork in general are gorgeous. It's Kaoru Mori, so you know you're going to get good quality, but some of these are stunning even by her standards. Emma fans will probably want to get this book in particular, as there are quite a few illustrations that are specifically Emma oriented. They were nice and made me long to re-read the series as a whole, which I suppose is part of the reason they were included.
I can't say that I'd recommend this for every reader. I enjoyed it and will probably flip through it again enough in the future to justify its purchase, but for some this will be something that they'll only read once. I recommend it, but with caution.
April 4, 2013
My introduction to Kaoru Mori was through A Bride's Story, which is the book I recommend to people who say they can't get into manga (I was one of those people). This collection of short pieces and ephemera from 10 years of her career so far convinced me that I'd like to read her previous work as well. And it made me wish I knew more about manga magazines. Some of the stories are just cute, some are silly, some fun informative pieces on the history of fireplaces and corsets, and some are really short everyday scenes that are weirdly sexually charged (like a wife trying on an old swimsuit from her honeymoon - nothing explicit, but with a tinge of desire shot through it.) And of course there are the pieces where the author/artist speaks to her audience, and we learn more about her, and how she rolls on the floor when something is too good and she can't take it, which made me more fond of her authorial persona than ever.
December 15, 2012
Kaoru Mori is one of the few authors I know capable of drawing fanservice that doesn't alienate me. I just find myself really charmed by how enthusiastic she is about it. I can't summon up feminist frowns in the face of so much maid love. It comes off as more sweet than gross somehow? Idk. I'm rambling because this book isn't actually a full story I can assess, it's bits and pieces of Mori's work collected from all over. The only real unifying theme is her love of drawing sexy women, particularly maids. xD Basically if you like the glimpses of Mori's personality you get in the afterwards to Emma and A Bride's Story you'll probably enjoy this too. 3.5 stars
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July 23, 2014A very random lil collection of one-shots. Some are incredibly sexy, others just bits of comedy covered in usual maid dresses. Most were done for Fellows! mag themed collections, so outta context it seems even more random
Most of the book tho - rambling notes on her works and travels, Emma/Bride's Story illustrations & sketches and suddenly pages on Victorian corsets and fireplaces! With very detailed (some tiny!) illustrations crammed into every inch of the page
For what you get content-wise, the book is needlessly harcover & overpriced... but for a Mori-fangirl like myself, it was still worth it
Most of the book tho - rambling notes on her works and travels, Emma/Bride's Story illustrations & sketches and suddenly pages on Victorian corsets and fireplaces! With very detailed (some tiny!) illustrations crammed into every inch of the page
For what you get content-wise, the book is needlessly harcover & overpriced... but for a Mori-fangirl like myself, it was still worth it
January 28, 2013
One half short story collection, the other half art book Anything and Something is a wonder collection. The art is outstanding, and the stories have a variety of styles and range in tone. I would give it another star, but the short length of the stories and the fact that a great deal of this book is just artwork rather then story (though very excellent and well researched art)prevents me from doing so. 4.5 stars
February 8, 2013
This compilation of short stories by one of my favorite manga-ka emphasizes one main thing about her: she really loves the female body. The stories are all quite short and rarely have much lasting impact, but all of them feature females that you can adore in some way. The story that had the strongest impact on me was written by someone else and illustrated by Mori, while everything else is cute and fluffy. I'm still glad I have this, but it's not required reading for fans of hers.
August 10, 2013
It's a little uneven in parts due to the nature of the book ("Anything and Something" is a pretty accurate description), but Mori's humor is there throughout to make the rougher transitions easier to swallow. The short stories are a lot of fun, and best of all, there is plenty of Mori's beautiful art. This is definitely something for established fans of Mori though--it will not have any real meaning to anyone who isn't already familiar with at least one of her works.
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