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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 2 (2006)

by Fumi Yoshinaga(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1421527480 (ISBN13: 9781421527482)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

series

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers / 大奥

review 1: So, in the second volume we go back 80 years (from the first volume) to get some broader historical background, so this is a kind of prequel to volume one, and further evidence of Yoshinago's storytelling abilities. Complex, rich, sad, brutal, murderous, turning the idea of the female harem on its head, with lots of exploration of gender and sexuality and identity, generally. The central love story is powerful and moving. There's beauty in the artistic rendering of a lot of compelling and anguishing brutality.
review 2: Series continues to be great. The main male character in this volume (which takes place at the beginning of the outbreak) is a Buddhist monk forced to break his vows and join the inner chamber. It's based on a true story, except in real life, i... moret was a woman with religious vows that was imprisoned. The Shogun has taken her father's place, and has been very broken by having this responsibility forced on her, by having to leave her lady-ness behind. The character development is very good. I can't wait to read the next one. less

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