oku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 5, Paperback/Fumi Yoshinaga

In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men. Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for M audiences. Gyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the Shogun Tsunayoshi's advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate the same way his mentor Arikoto once did. But the numerous intrigue of the Inner Chambers--and the shogun herself--are pushing Gyokuei's patience and cunning to the breaking point. About the Author: Fumi Yoshinaga is a Tokyo-born manga creator who debuted in 1994 with Tsuki to Sandaru (The Moon and the Sandals). Yoshinaga has won numerous awards, including the 2009 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for oku , the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for her series Antique Bakery , the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award for oku. She was also nominated for the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist.