{"product_id":"ooku-the-inner-chambers-vol-12-paperback","title":"Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 12 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFumi Yoshinaga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003eIenari is determined to see his country safe from the scourge of the Redface Pox, but his mother's cruel grasp on the reigns of the power of the shogunate means he must act in the shadows to achieve his lofty goals. And now that he has finally convinced the banished Inner Chambers scholars that he is sincere in his aims, perhaps a cure is finally within reach!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151648329863,"sku":"9781421586434","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b73838db4bef34f134086f12bf530bd8.webp?v=1733208599","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ooku-the-inner-chambers-vol-12-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}