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A review by afreema3
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga
4.0
There is something about this manga that is just so good, and I can't name what it is exactly. This is probably one of, if not the only, more adult manga I have read and it is scratching an itch I never thought I had. It is really interesting to see this look at gender and sexuality in a different way, and how even in a female ruled Japan men still have this almost unspoken power.
I think the only thing that puts me off is the translation, the use of an older form of English is interesting, but I'm not a big fan of it. I understand the use of it as a way to portray to the reader a bygone era that would almost be speaking a different language from the present day, but any humor or tense scenes fall flat for me. Maybe I should read more Shakespeare.
I think the only thing that puts me off is the translation, the use of an older form of English is interesting, but I'm not a big fan of it. I understand the use of it as a way to portray to the reader a bygone era that would almost be speaking a different language from the present day, but any humor or tense scenes fall flat for me. Maybe I should read more Shakespeare.