Kaoru Mori (森 薫, Mori Kaoru, born 18 September 1978) 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 bride in Turkic Central Asia.

[5] The Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo features her and fellow manga artist Aki Irie in an exhibition between November 2024 and February 2025.

Her manga series are often published outside Japan in larger, hardbound editions to complement the heavy detail seen on every page.

Similar to authors such as Hiromu Arakawa, Mori often depicts herself in unflattering self-portraits with a simple outline for a body and a head full of wild hair, as she is very reluctant to show her face during public events or interviews.