Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 3
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1421527499 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Yoshinaga has won numerous awards, including the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for her series Antique Bakery, the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award for Ôoku. She was also nominated for the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist. Fumi Yoshinaga is a Tokyo-born manga creator who debuted in 1994 with Tsuki to Sand
. She was also nominated for the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist. About the Author 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 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for her series Antique Bakery, the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award for Ôoku
"The rich, intricate, and touching saga continues" according to lux. Lovers of richly detailed, intricately plotted, and touchingly romantic historical manga can find no better bet than "Ooku: the Inner Chambers". In Volume Three, the love between those two "cold, hurt, bedraggled chicks", the Shogun Iemitsu and ex-monk Arikoto, has taken deep root. Unfortunately, it has borne no fruit, i.e., an heir to continue the Tokugawa rulership of Japan. And so the search for a suitably virile sire among the noble estates, dojos, and increa. B. Wang said Made me cry so hard. All I have to say is, I don't think I have seen a better love story portrayed in any piece of fiction, whether it be book, movie, manga, comic, play, musicalMy other reviews on this site tend to be more calm, detailed, and analytical, and I'm really not given to superlatives, but this one just has to be gushy becausewow, the feels.. "Fujoshi heaven. If you don't know what that is" according to Panda R. Fujoshi heaven. If you don't know what that is then this is not the book for you. Then again, if you're looking up manga then you probably already know what a fujoshi is.carry on.
But her lover Arikoto seems unable to give her a child, and they must betray their hearts to save their country. In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a womanand the harem is full of men.R to L (Japanese Style). The tale told in the Chronicle of the Dying Day continues as the young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to conceive a male heir. In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a womanand the harem is full of men. Meanwhile, the Redface Pox continues its ruthless progress through Japan, leaving famine, despair, and the threat of anarchy in its wake.