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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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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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