{"product_id":"ooku-the-inner-chambers-vol-15-paperback","title":"Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 15 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFumi Yoshinaga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaneatsu'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!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFumi Yoshinaga is a Tokyo-born manga creator who debuted in 1994 with \u003ci\u003eTsuki to Sandaru\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Moon and the Sandals\u003c\/i\u003e). Yoshinaga has won numerous awards, including the 2009 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for \u003ci\u003eÔoku\u003c\/i\u003e, the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for her series \u003ci\u003eAntique Bakery\u003c\/i\u003e and the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award for \u003ci\u003eÔoku\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also nominated for the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Writer\/Artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725734416447,"sku":"9781974703166","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ffd9a6668f270d7f2b3ae5256a32c9f0.webp?v=1765107745","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ooku-the-inner-chambers-vol-15-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}