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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (manga)

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Alternative title:
Le Pavillon des hommes (French)
Ohoku (Japanese)
Ooku - Le stanze proibite (Italian)
大奥 (Japanese)
Themes: historical, samurai
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: In an alternative timeline of feudal Japan, a strange disease that only affects men has caused a massive reduction of male population, thus women have to pick up men's jobs, changing the social structure. Now, after 80 years of the initial outbreak and current man:woman ratio of 1:4, Japan has become completely matriarchal, with women holding important political positions and men being their consort. Only the most powerful woman -- head of Tokugawa shogunate -- can keep a harem of handsome yet unproductive men, known as "Ohoku."
User Ratings: 43 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 8 votes (Eng:5, sub:2, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Excellent: 21 votes (Eng:18, dub:1, sub:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Very good: 9 votes (Eng:8, raw:1)
 Good: 5 votes (Eng:4, others:1
1 French
)
 Decent: -
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 103 users, rank: #812 (of 6736)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.744 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 0.8916, rank: #272 (of 7468)
Weighted mean: 8.757 (Excellent−), rank: #329 (of 7468) (seen all: 9.46 / seen some: 8.69 / won't finish: 7.00)
Bayesian estimate: 8.667 (Excellent−), rank: #35 (of 3489)
Number of tankoubon: 19
Number of pages: 208
Vintage: 2004-06-28 to 2020-12-28 (Melody, Aug 2004 - Feb 2021)
Release dates: We have 60
Official website:
Ōoku | Hakusensha (Japanese)
Comment:
Winner of Excellence Prize of Manga Division in 2006 [10th] Japan Media Arts Festival
Reviews:
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers GN 7 (Nov 10, 2012)
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers GN 6 (Aug 17, 2011)
Ōoku: The Inner Chamber GN 1 (Aug 12, 2009)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 1) 2009-08-18 (from $10.39)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 7) 2012-07-10 (from $10.39)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 8) 2013-09-17 (from $10.39)
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    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 11) 2015-11-17 (from $12.49)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 12) 2016-11-15 (from $12.99)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Fumi Yoshinaga
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Hakusensha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Akemi Wegmuller

Adaptation: Akemi Wegmuller
Design: Frances O Liddell
Editing: Pancha Diaz
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Monalisa DeAsis
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Kana
French cast
(none)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Translation: Massimo Soumaré
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Planet Manga
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sharp Point Press
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
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