Kaoru Mori
Kaoru Mori (森 薫, Mori Kaoru, born 18 September 1978) is a manga artist that writes mainly historical slice-of-life manga. She has a fascination with Britain and maids and used to write doujinshi about them under the penname Agata Fumio, as a member of doujinshi circle Lady Maid. Some of the characters from her doujinshi (such as Shirley and Mary Banks) were later used in her manga. Mori is loved by the fans and critics for the amount of research that goes in her works and her gorgeous art with an incredible amound of detail.
Works written by Kaoru Mori include:
- Victorian Romance Emma
- Shirley
- Shirley Madison, a continuation.
- A Bride's Story
- Violet Blossoms (art only)
- Cover Story (short story)
- Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something (a collection of short stories, research notes, and sketches)
She is also credited as having done background artwork for two anime: Gokudo and Saber Marionette J to X.