Ooku

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781448716548
Category : Epidemics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Red 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"--Page 4 of cover.

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 7

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421594137
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
Ienobu's heir is still just a child, and with few official functions to perform, the men of the Inner Chamber find themselves with much time on their hands. Some find ways to make the most of their rare trips outside the palace, while others turn their minds to bloody intrigue... -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 19

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 197473174X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
The new government of Japan is determined to not only end the reign of the shoguns but erase any mention of the generations of women who once ruled the country. Try as they might to rewrite history, though, they cannot erase the memories of those who served in the Ōoku... -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 14

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974707644
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
With the death of her monstrous father, Iesada is finally assured that she can have a consort who will survive life in the Inner Chambers. And she is delighted that the new spouse chosen for her is intelligent, kind and considerate of her past trauma. But the consort Taneatsu comes to the court with a past of his own—and an assignment from his liege lord that could pit him against his beloved shogun. -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 142159384X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
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... -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 15

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 197471151X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Taneatsu’s shogun Iesada has died, but unlike previous bereaved consorts, he has been denied the refuge of taking Buddhist vows. Stuck in the Inner Chambers, he has instead thrown himself into supporting the new shogun, Iemochi. But salacious rumors about the nature of their relationship and the arrival of Iemochi’s new consort threaten to make a mockery of his noble intentions! -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421594153
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Yoshimune brought many changes to the inner chambers in her time as shogun, and now even after death she brings another: the men of the Inner Chambers must study Western learning and discover a cure for the Redface Pox. For if Japan can’t increase the male population, it’s only a matter of time before a foreign power discovers their secret and invades! -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 8

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421594145
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
Yoshimune has secured her place in history as a cunning and capable ruler, but the time has come for her to officially declare an heir. Many in her court hope she will pass over her oafish older daughter Ieshige in favor of the urbane Munetake. Yoshimune has never been one to bow to convention, but this time the future of her country is at stake! -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 11

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 142159417X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Tokugawa Harusada connived for years to place her son in the shogun’s seat, and now she’s enjoying holding all the reins of power while Ienari is relegated to breeding duties. But although his mother sees him as nothing but a mindless studhorse, Ienari has been reading The Chronicle of a Dying Day and dreaming of a better future for his country—one free of his mother’s increasingly cruel control. -- VIZ Media

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 10

Author: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421594161
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Aonuma and his disciples in Holland studies are closer than ever to finding a way to prevent the spread of the Redface Pox. But even as they work ceaselessly for salvation for their country, shadowy political machinations threaten their endeavors....and their lives! -- VIZ Media