Ōoku. the inner chambers / Vol. 13
(Graphic Novel)
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Author
Contributors
Wegmüller, Akemi, translator.
Asis, Monalisa J. de, artist.
Whitley, Yukiko, designer.
Diaz, Pancha, editor.
Asis, Monalisa J. de, artist.
Whitley, Yukiko, designer.
Diaz, Pancha, editor.
Published
San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, 2017., San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, 2017, ©2016.
Format
Graphic Novel
Edition
VIZ Signature edition.
ISBN
9781421592152, 1421592150
Physical Desc
242 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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Published
San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, 2017., San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, 2017, ©2016.
Edition
VIZ Signature edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781421592152, 1421592150
Notes
General Note
Reads manga-style, right to left and back to front.
General Note
"First published in Japan in 2009 by Hakusensha, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.
Description
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. 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... After the discovery of the Redface Pox vaccine, the male population of Japan has nearly recovered, and men have become used to being in public life and government again. So as the first female shogun in over 60 years, Iesada has many challenges to overcome, such as an Inner Chamber unused to a woman's needs. But the greatest threat she faces is her own father's unhealthy interest in her...
Target Audience
Parental advisory explicit content.
Target Audience
Rated M for mature.
Language
Translated from the Japanese.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Randolph Township Library - Teen/YA Fiction - Graphic | YA GRAPHIC YOSHINAGA | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Yoshinaga, F., Wegmüller, A., Asis, M. J. d., Whitley, Y., & Diaz, P. (2017). Ōoku: the inner chambers (VIZ Signature edition.). VIZ Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fumi Yoshinaga et al.. 2017. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers. VIZ Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fumi Yoshinaga et al.. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers VIZ Media, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Yoshinaga, Fumi, et al. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers VIZ Signature edition., VIZ Media, 2017.
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