大奥 / Ōoku Series by Fumi Yoshinaga, よしながふみ, 吉永史

4.10 · 103 ratings
  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1 (大奥 / Ōoku #1)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1 (大奥 / Ōoku #1)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2005

    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...

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 2 (大奥 / Ōoku #2)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 2 (大奥 / Ōoku #2)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2006

    In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men. R to L (Japanese Style). Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the Shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle of the Dying Day... more

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 3 (大奥 / Ōoku #3)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 3 (大奥 / Ōoku #3)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2007

    In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman... and the harem is full of men. The tale told in the Chronicle of the Dying Day continues as the young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to conceive a male heir. But her lover Arikoto seems unable to give her a child, and they must betray their hearts to save their country. Meanwhile, the Redface Pox continues its ruthless progress through Japan, leaving famine, despair, and the threat of anarchy in its wake.

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 4 (大奥 / Ōoku #4)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 4 (大奥 / Ōoku #4)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2008

    Reads R to L (Japanese Style). In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men. Despite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, there is no male heir to take over the shogunate. As the Redface Pox continues to ravage the country, it becomes increasingly clear within Edo Castle that Japan's continued existence relies on overturning the centuries of custom that define it!

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 5 (大奥 / Ōoku #5)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 5 (大奥 / Ōoku #5)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2009

    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 intrigue of the Inner Chambers—and the shogun herself—are pushing Gyokuei’s patience and cunning to the breaking point.

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 6 (大奥 / Ōoku #6)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 6 (大奥 / Ōoku #6)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2010

    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... more

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 7 (大奥 / Ōoku #7)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 7 (大奥 / Ōoku #7)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2011

    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... more

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 8 (大奥 / Ōoku #8)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 8 (大奥 / Ōoku #8)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2012

    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!

  • Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9 (大奥 / Ōoku #9)
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    Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9 (大奥 / Ōoku #9)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2012

    For the English paperback, see ISBN13: 9781421558776.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!

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 10 (大奥 / Ōoku #10)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 10 (大奥 / Ōoku #10)

    Fumi Yoshinaga, 吉永史

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2013

    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!

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 11 (大奥 / Ōoku #11)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 11 (大奥 / Ōoku #11)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2014

    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... more

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 12 (大奥 / Ōoku #12)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 12 (大奥 / Ōoku #12)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2015

    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... more

  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 13 (大奥 / Ōoku #13)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 13 (大奥 / Ōoku #13)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2016

    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... more

  • Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 15 (大奥 / Ōoku #15)
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    Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 15 (大奥 / Ōoku #15)

    Fumi Yoshinaga, よしながふみ

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2017

    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!

  • Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 16 (大奥 / Ōoku #16)
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    Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 16 (大奥 / Ōoku #16)

    Fumi Yoshinaga, よしながふみ

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2018

    Young Iemochi’s new consort harbors a secret so scandalous that the shogunate must become involved in the deception or risk a further erosion of power. And with the dual threats of foreign incursion and imperial obstruction, Iemochi and her closest advisers have no choice but to play the dangerous new game set before them.

  • Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 17 (大奥 / Ōoku #17)
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    Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 17 (大奥 / Ōoku #17)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2019

    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... more

  • Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 18 (大奥 / Ōoku #18)
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    Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 18 (大奥 / Ōoku #18)

    Fumi Yoshinaga

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2020

    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... more

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