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Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 5
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 5
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Fumi Yoshinaga
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Series | Ooku: The Inner Chambers |
Series part Volume No. |
5
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 146 |
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Category/Genre | Fantasy Graphic novels: Manga |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781421536699
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Classifications | Dewey:741.5 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
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Imprint |
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
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Publication Date |
21 December 2010 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In Eisner-nominated Fumi Yoshinaga's alternative history of Edo-era Japan, the men of Japan are dying out, and the women have taken up the reigns of power-including the shogun's seat! In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber... Gyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the shogun Tsunayoshi's advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate the same way his mentor Arikoto once did. But the numerous intrigues of the Inner Chambers-and the shogun herself-are pushing Gyokuei's patience and cunning to the breaking point.
Author Biography
Fumi Yoshinaga is a Tokyo-born manga creator who debuted in 1994 with Tsuki to Sandaru (The Moon and the Sandals). Yoshinaga has won numerous awards, including the 2009 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Ooku, the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for her series Antique Bakery and the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award for Ooku. She was also nominated for the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist.
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