Set in Central Asia in a rural town near the Caspian Sea during the 19th century, the story revolves around a young woman, Amir, who arrives from a distant village across the mountains to marry Karluk, a boy eight years her junior. The story unfolds among details of everyday family and community life. However, the peaceful atmosphere is disturbed when Amir's family demands to take her back to their village.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 4th and 6th Manga Taisho. Won the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award in 2014 and the intergénérations prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012. <<less

Yet another maid-tastic manga from Kaoru Mori, "Shirley" is an evocative glimpse into the daily life of winsome, 13-year-old Shirley, a maid in turn-of-the-century England.... more>>

It has no connection with the other maid story of the author, also Emma is a Victorian Maid, but Shirley is a Edwardian Maid.

Volume 1 includes two other short stories:

1. An Afternoon with Nelly and Me

2. Mary Banks

"Mary Banks" tells about a maid with a Master who loved playing pranks on his servants. Frogs, spraying them with water, trip ropes and other forms of foolishness were all she could look forward to any day. But when her employer passes away unexpectedly, what will happen to Mary Banks?

Shirley or Shirley Medison/Madison?

Shirley and the oneshots in volume 1 were first published as fanzine (doujinshi) around 2000-2001, at that time the title was "Shirley Medison". In 2003 the first volume was released by Enterbrain publisher as just "Shirley", CMX later translated her name as "Shirley Madison". In 2006, the author decided to continue her work with Shirley and released two chapters under the title "Shirley Medison", these were followed by 2 more in 2010, then another 2 in 2013 and again 2 in 2014. Finally in 2014 all previous "Shirley Medison" chapters were released in "Shirley" volume 2. <<less

Short, often silent, stories that appeared in the beginning of most issues.... more>>

01 入江亜季 IRIE Aki (October 2008)

02 長澤真 NAGASAWA Shin (December 2008)

03 宮田紘次 MIYATA Kouji (February 2009)

04 森薫 MORI Kaoru (April 2009)

05 高田健一 TAKADA Kenichi (June 2009)

06 福島久美子 FUKUSHIMA Kumiko (August 2009)

07 吉元ますめ YOSHIMOTO Masume (October 2009)

08 富明仁 TOMI Akihito (December 2009)

09 高橋那津子 TAKAHASHI Natsuko (February 2010)

10A まさひこ Masahiko (April 2010)

10B RUMIKO (April 2010)

11A 真田順子 SANADA Junko (June 2010)

11B 犬童千絵 INUDOU Chie (June 2010)

12 梶谷志乃 KAJITANI Shino (August 2010)

13 菊池るち Kikuchi Ruchi (October 2010)

14 福島聡 FUKUSHIMA Satoshi (December 2010)

15 長野香子 NAGANO Kouko (February 2011)

16 黒須高嶺 Kurosu Takane (April-May 2011)

17 碧風羽 MIDORI Foo (June 2011)

18 宇島葉 UNOSHIMA Yoh (August 2011)

19 中川麻子 Nakagawa Asako(?) (October 2011)

QUIET 入江亜季 IRIE Aki (November 2011)

20 白浜鴎 SHIRAHAMA Kamome (December 2011)

21 牧田真希 Makita Maki (February 2012)

22 鳥羽雨 Toba Ame (?) (April 2012)

23 高橋拡那 TAKAHASHI Hirona (June 2012)

24 若槻久美子 Wakatsuki Kumiko (August 2012)

QED 樫木祐人 KASHIKI Takuto (September 2012)

25 薮内貴広 Yabuuchi Takahiro(?) (October 2012)

26 松本結樹 Matsumoto Yuki (December 2012) <<less

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has sponsored a 7-part short introducing several famous Central Asian dishes and how to prepare them.