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A review by misssusan
Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 10, Volume 10 by Fumi Yoshinaga
4.0
you want to know what i like about ooku?
(everything)
that fumi yoshinaga is incredibly smart about history. there's this misconception i see often -- that history is about progress, that we are always improving upon what we had before -- that fails to recognize the complexity of people, how their values change, and that people will often opt for short term reward over long term gain since the present generally seems more pressing then the future.
as of this volume i think she's going the 'so this is a secret history of japan that might have been, not an alt history' route and i think she's done a really good job of setting up a matriarchy that could and does still return to male primogeniture
i mean i'm here in the corner being like 'you fools! the patriarchy is resilient as heck, once you hand over the power it's going to be a never ending struggle to get any of it back' but i can't pretend this isn't a well done narrative choice
also so many feels about gennai and aonuma this volume. on top of doing fantastic sociology and politics ooku is chock full of a+ level babes. y'all do working for a better future really well, congrats on your noble demeanours. 4 stars
(everything)
that fumi yoshinaga is incredibly smart about history. there's this misconception i see often -- that history is about progress, that we are always improving upon what we had before -- that fails to recognize the complexity of people, how their values change, and that people will often opt for short term reward over long term gain since the present generally seems more pressing then the future.
as of this volume i think she's going the 'so this is a secret history of japan that might have been, not an alt history' route and i think she's done a really good job of setting up a matriarchy that could and does still return to male primogeniture
i mean i'm here in the corner being like 'you fools! the patriarchy is resilient as heck, once you hand over the power it's going to be a never ending struggle to get any of it back' but i can't pretend this isn't a well done narrative choice
also so many feels about gennai and aonuma this volume. on top of doing fantastic sociology and politics ooku is chock full of a+ level babes. y'all do working for a better future really well, congrats on your noble demeanours. 4 stars