{"product_id":"ooku-the-inner-chambers-vol-19-19","title":"Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 19 by Yoshinaga, Fumi","description":"\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 \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\u003eThe 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fumi Yoshinaga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974726547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42082165293209,"sku":"9781974726547","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_85f91962-ee21-4ba2-a67f-c056d36a4d69.jpg?v=1724561760","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/ooku-the-inner-chambers-vol-19-19","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}