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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (manga)

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[ serialized in [Melody] ]

Related anime:
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (live-action movie) (adaptation)
      Ōoku: Tanjō - Arikoto・Iemitsu Hen (live-action TV) (prequel)
        Ōoku: Eien - Emonnosuke・Tsunayoshi Hen (live-action movie) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Le Pavillon des hommes (French) 
Ohoku (Japanese) 
大奥 (Japanese) 
Genres: drama , science fiction 
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: 35 ratings have been given [details]
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Seen in part or in whole by 84 users, rank: #858 (of 4132)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.771 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 0.831, rank: #303 (of 4135)
Weighted mean: 8.770 (Excellent−), rank: #277 (of 4135) (seen all: 9.44 / seen some: 8.74)
Bayesian estimate: 8.673 (Excellent−), rank: #43 (of 2591)
Number of pages: 208 
Vintage: 2005-09-29
Release dates: We have 29
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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Graphic novel
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 1) 2009-08-18 (from $8.85)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 2) 2009-12-15 (from $8.70)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 3) 2010-04-20 (from $8.70)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 4) 2010-08-17 (from $8.85)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 5) 2010-12-21 (from $8.70)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 6) 2011-07-19 (from $8.85)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 7) 2012-07-10 (from $8.12)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 8) 2013-09-17 (from $8.12)
    Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (GN 9) 2014-01-21 (from $11.69)

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)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sharp Point Press 
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
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