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Bodhisattva and the Beast
Manga Review: 『大奥』（Ōoku：The Inner Chambers), Vol. 2 Image from Amazon.co.jp Read the review of Vol. 1 here. Sad to leave Yoshimune and Mizuno of vol. 1 behind for the next story arc, I reluctantly...
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Like Goldfish: The Sexual and Cultural Revolution in Ôoku, Vols. 3 and 4, Part 1
Part 1: The Sexual Revolution Within the Ôoku There’s a line in Volume 1 that really defines the larger work of Ôoku, where a character notes that the men there kept like goldfish: a luxury item to...
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Like Goldfish: The Sexual and Cultural Revolution in Ôoku, Vols. 3 & 4, Part 3
Part 3: The New Culture Image from Amazon.co.jp In the final installment of my look at the cultural revolution during Iemitsu’s reign in Yoshinaga Fumi’s manga 『大奥』 (Ôoku), I’d like to explore the...
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New Ôoku Movie and TV Drama Announced for 2012
Image from news.livedoor.com Followers of this blog know both how much I love Yoshinaga Fumi’s Ôoku (男女逆転大奥)–both the 2010 film version of vol. 1 (Yoshimune-Mizuno) and especially the Iemitsu-Arikoto...
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Promotional Pictures for Ôoku Drama and Movie (2012)
Finally! I’ve been waiting and waiting for some teaser photos from the new Ôoku TV series (Ôoku Tanjô, Oct. 2012) and film (Ôoku Eien, Dec. 2012), and here they are! TBS Drama. Ôoku: Tanjô...
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Ôoku: Tanjô, Episode 2
A run-down and thoughts on the drama Ôoku: Tanjô, episode 2 (aired 19 Oct. 2012 at 22:00 on TBS). Spoilers and trigger warning for rape and abuse. Episode 1 recap here. Manga review here. Plot: Vol. 2,...
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Ôoku: Tanjo, Episode 3
Ooku, Vol. 2, p. 205 Ooku, Ep. 3. Ain’t no party like an ooku drag party… Image via TBS Hello to my new readers from d-addicts, where my blog was linked on the Ôoku drama thread. I know I’m rather...
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Ôoku Tanjô, Episode 5
Aired Nov. 9, 2012 on TBS. This recap contains spoilers for the drama and the manga, including the Tsunayoshi story arc (vol. 4-6 and the film Ôoku: Eien). Episode 4 recap here; manga analysis here;...
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Ôoku Tanjô, Ep. 6
Have no fear–I didn’t forget about this project! Aired Nov. 14, 2012, on TBS. This recap contains spoilers for the drama and the manga. Episode 5 recap here; manga analysis here; Ôoku category (film,...
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Ôoku: Tanjô, Ep. 7
First of all, a bit of (old?) news from the entertainment world: Kanno Miho, who played Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in the film Ôoku: Eien, and Sakai Masato, who played Arikoto in the drama and...
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Ôoku: Tanjô: Episode 8
Aired Nov. 30, 2012, on TBS. This recap contains spoilers for the drama and the manga. Episode 7 recap here; manga analysis here; Ôoku category (film, manga, and drama) here. I am probably never going...
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Ôoku: Tanjô: Episode 9
Finally reunited with my manga and it feels so good! Image via TBS Aired Dec. 7, 2012, on TBS. This recap contains spoilers for the drama and the manga. Episode 8 recap here; manga analysis here; Ôoku...
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Ôoku: Tanjô: Episode 10 (Finale)
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you enjoy the final tragic episode of Ôoku: Tanjô, a.k.a. a preponderance of nope. This recap contains (major) spoilers for the drama and the manga. Episode 9 recap here;...
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History Lessons from the Tokugawa Matriarchy: Ôoku: The Inner Chambers
Vol. 8, p. 188. Yoshimune and Hisamichi I know most of my readers are familiar with Yoshinaga Fumi’s Ôoku, but in case you’re new here or would like to recommend the manga to a friend, I wrote a guest...
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New Page: Masterpost on Ôoku
First of all, many thanks to the audience member who attended Kathryn‘s and my Sakuracon panel “Cross-dressing for Fun and Profit in Anime and Manga”! You were all great, and we enjoyed your questions...
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Mandate of Heaven, Law of Compassion: Ôoku: Eien (Emonnosuke/Tsunayoshi)...
[Image: Kanno Miho as the Shogun Tsunayoshi; she is holding a fan] Credit: moviecollection.jpOKAY. IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS. LET’S DO THIS. Contains major spoilers for Ôoku: Eien (Emonnosuke/Tsunayoshi)...
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