is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

Kaoru Mori 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 brid ...

. Originally written as , it was later published by

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in February 2003. Since 2006, Mori has continued to irregularly publish new chapters of the series in '' Harta'' and ''Aokishi''. A second volume was released in September 2014.

Publication

Written and illustrated by

, the series originated as , which was subsequently published by

in form on February 24, 2003. Beginning in 2006, Mori has been irregularly publishing new chapters in Enterbrain's '' Harta'' magazine. In 2021, Mori began publishing the chapters in Enterbrain's ''Aokishi'' magazine instead. In April 2023, Mori released a chapter with only five pages completed due to her health. A second volume was released in September 2014. At

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2007, CMX announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

Reception

A columnist for ''Manga News'' felt the artwork was not as good as that in Mori's next work '' Emma'' but was still satisfactory. They also praised the characters, while also describing the story as "uneven". Katherine Dacey of ''Manga Critic'' praised the artwork and overall story, though she felt some of the chapters were unfinished. In the 2015 edition of the ''

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'' guidebook's list of the top 20 manga for male readers, the series ranked eighth.

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* {{Harta Anime and manga set in the United Kingdom CMX (comics) titles Enterbrain manga Fictional maids Seinen manga Slice of life anime and manga