Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga, Akemi Wegmüller

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers / 大奥 #1

Fumi Yoshinaga, Akemi Wegmüller

203 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical manga speculative fiction adventurous medium-paced

Description

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Red 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 traditionall...

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Community Reviews Summary of 307 reviews

Moods

emotional 57%
challenging 42%
reflective 42%
adventurous 28%
dark 28%
informative 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 77%
slow 11%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 62% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

3.97

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