Ōoku: The Inner Chambers(Viz Sig­na­ture 2009) is writ­ten & illus­trated by Fumi Yoshi­naga, 205 pages, paper­back, rated M for mature audi­ences (18+ for explicit con­tent). Fact: the author has been nom­i­nated for the Eis­ner award in 2008 for best writer and artist. This review cov­ers vol­ume 1 in a planned 10 vol­ume series.
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