Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma

Emma has been a maid for most of her life. Working for a retired governess—the strict but compassionate Kelly Stownar—Emma has grown to love her work and has long since accepted her place in society. Beautiful, hardworking, and exceptionally kind, Emma has captured the hearts of many of London's working men—but their feelings always remain unrequited. Emma is waiting for love, and she finds it in the most unlikely of places.

William is the eldest son of the wealthy Jones household—a family that has only recently been accepted into the gentry, securing their position in high society. He is also the former ward of Mrs. Stownar, and on his first visit in years, he falls madly in love with her maid. His earnest attempts to win her affection, coupled with his good nature and warm personality, have captured Emma's heart.

But the polite society of 19th century England does not take kindly to the rejection of tradition. As a result, Emma and William's relationship could not face more opposition. In a world where the class lines are as strongly defended as the borders of nations, does their love have the strength to survive?

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Emma Main

Touma, Yumi Japanese

Jones, William Main

Kawashima, Tokuyoshi Japanese

Atawari, Hakim Supporting

Ueda, Yuuji Japanese

Mölders, Dorothea Supporting

Takashima, Gara Japanese

Stownar, Kelly Supporting

Nakanishi, Taeko Japanese

Jones, Collin Supporting

Shitaya, Noriko Japanese

Campbell, Eleanor Supporting

Kobayashi, Sanae Japanese

Jones, Arthur Supporting

Miyata, Kouki Japanese

Al Supporting

Nishimura, Tomomichi Japanese

Jones, Richard Supporting

Nojima, Akio Japanese

Fukura, Kei Producer

Watanabe, Takashi Producer

Nakayama, Kako Producer

Kimura, Yasutaka Assistant Producer

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Aug 15, 2024

beeper2beeper

Recommended

This is a very relaxing watch. It doesn't take a lot of brain power to understand the plot but it also numb the mind with how little plot there is. The story is a slow burn from start to finish and explores the characters dynamics and feelings. Each episode there's progress with the MCs relationship; it doesn't tease the viewers or make things feel unrealistic.

With the setting taking place outside of Japan, i expected the characters to have more of a caricature of English people and Indian people, yet we don't get it at all. Everyone is portrayed as "normal" if you will (unlike ... many other anime that are weirdly racially motivated).

It's a simple historical romance. It's a good watch after a long day.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 4, 2023

Galletita

Recommended

Emma, A Victorian Romance is a series with a very simple yet classical romantic premise of lovers from different social classes. With a setting and characters more akin to a Jane Austen novel than to a typical shoujo manga, the first season of the Emma anime is a charming adaptation of the beginning of Kaoru Mori's beautiful manga.

Being very faithful to the manga, the anime follows the same beginnings. We are introduced to Emma, a beautiful and polite maid to the retired governess Kelly Stownar. Her introduction is slightly expanded upon in the anime, setting the mood and atmosphere of Emma's surroundings and lifestyle with ... Mrs. Stownar. Her first fated meeting with the enthusiastic yet naive William Jones is extremely charming and romantic, their subsequent interactions are also far better represented in the anime with some additional scenes and dialogue. With awkward yet heartwarming interactions, William's infatuation with Emma is very endearing.

The side characters, namely William's father, siblings and prince Hakim, are also given additional scenes and dialogue. Their peculiar personalities and character, especially of the eccentric Hakim, make the characters and their interactions with William fun and interesting. Their divergent opinions about Emma and William's romance also communicate the themes of classicism and social disparity that the main couple will start to encounter.

Eleanor, a young woman of aristocratic lineage who's romantically interested in William, is also introduced during the first half of the series and a key character to the main conflict in the relationship. Given that William's family hopes he will establish a relationship with Eleanor to upgrade their societal status, his love for Emma is immediately frowned upon. Unlike in other series and dramas with similar premises, Eleanor is portrayed as a sheltered and fragile woman with pure feelings, making her character and unrequited feelings relatable.

While Emma's and William's relationship is very charming, Emma's introverted personality and mysterious past makes her character and personality feel underdeveloped at times. The relationship doesn't feel forced but if Emma's personality was less dull, it might have been easier to understand William's strong feelings for her.

Regarding the technical aspects of the anime, Kaoru Mori's artstyle is faithfully reproduced, her attention for detail and historical accuracy of the era's aspect (clothes, transportation, technology) are represented within the animation. While sometimes the characters may look off model, the details are polished enough to convey the feeling and atmosphere of the original work. The wonderful English dub, with a cast of British voice actors, is full with brilliant performances with accurate accents and dialogue corresponding to Victorian England, immersing the viewer completely into the setting and plot. The music is also extremely fitting, with beautiful instrumental tracks according to the mood and scene.

The first half of Emma, A Victorian Romance is definitely a great watch for fans of period dramas and classic romantic stories alike. While the story is nothing groundbreaking, the endearing characters and great atmosphere will definitely pull the viewer to the story. Definitely recommend watching the English dub version if possible!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 6, 2024

Arichan66

Mixed Feelings

The visual section of this anime is very beautiful, very well set and detailed. My favorite places are the house of the lady where Emma works and the crystal palace.

I thought it was a nice romance between Emma and William, their meetings at Mrs. Sownar's house, the way they met, but as the story progresses it became repetitive and monotonous, it seems as if Emma was worried at all times about the social position between her and William, she barely lets herself be carried away by her love for him and that is very boring to me, I would have liked more displays of love ... between the two, plus the lady agreed on their relationship and even encouraged her. She felt paralyzed all the time, barely speaking with anyone, it was as if she had given up the battle from the beginning.

At first I thought that her serious and strict manner was due to Mrs. Sownar's upbringing, but I was wrong, Emma is like that.

I would also have liked to see a subplot, for example with Hakim, he seemed like a very charismatic character.

In short, I think the story had a lot of wasted potential.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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