Volume 10 of Kaoru Mori’s Emma.
Exciting news! Kurt Hassler announced that Yen Press will be re-issuing Kaoru Mori’s Emma, which was previously published by CMX Manga. The new edition will be released in five hardcover omnibus editions, making it perfect for libraries, collectors, and folks who missed this awesome Victorian melodrama the first time around. Yen also announced a number of new manga acquisitions, including Trinity Seven, A Certain Magical Index, Chaika: The Coffin Princess, and Prison School Manga, as well as a new project from Nightschool creator Svetlana Chmakova.
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Actually, there was an error in the press They are releasing Emma as five separate two-in-one hardcover omnibuses.
Thanks, Morgan—the post has been fixed.