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uwanosorade · 10 months

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one thing i really like about ooku is that far from being about female rulers magically making some kind of feminist utopia one of its central themes is that a system of power that is tied completely to bloodline inheritance is inherently humiliating and dehumanizing even for the person supposedly in power. that’s obviously one of the biggest parts of the next arc but there’s glimpses of it here as well

#her little よいっこらせっと as she sits down is so cute. wife #ooku #ooku: the inner chambers #god forbid shoguns do anything

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yonae · 10 months

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#ooku #ooku the inner chambers #anisource #animangaboys #fyanimegifs #fyeahanimegifs #dailyanimatedgifs #netflixedit #usersophies #useradrienne #animeedit #cats #anime gifs #anime #animangahive #shoujoedit #Shoujo-net #merygifs

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talesofedo · 1 year

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Netflix has announced an anime adaptation of "Ooku: The Inner Chambers", produced by Studio Deen and directed by Abe Noriyuki.

I hope it's true to the books.

#random things #anime #Ooku #Ooku: The Inner Chambers #shared

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takosan · 9 months

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What happens to Arikoto is so tragic I had to stop watching Ooku for a bit. It was just too hard to watch.

Spoilers below; TW rape

Eventually I did finish watching Ooku and have too many thoughts buzzing in my head.

First of all, Arikoto is voiced to perfection by Mamoru Miyano in the Japanese version. Just the softest and most gentle intonations reflecting Arikoto’s personality so well. (The voice was so familiar and when I looked him up, I realized he’d also done Chrollo in Hunter x Hunter - another favorite character!)

Throughout the series, other men in the Ooku constantly remark on Arikoto’s shining presence and his dignified mien. There is a divine light about him in the ugly world of the ooku, court politics, and the threat of the plague. Even though he is forced to renounce his vows as a monk, he remains a caregiver at heart. We see this when he tends carefully and alone to Kasuga in her last days (despite everything she put him through). He is also the only one who takes care of the men dying of the red face pox inside the Ooku. He takes care of those who have been abandoned. But I also think this caregiving is a form of penance for the guilt he carries (the monk, sexworkers and others who were killed because of him).

It is his kindness that first draws him to Chie (pretending to be Iemitsu) despite her cruelty (more on that in another post). Arikoto’s love for Chie was such a tragic romance. He is forced into the Ooku after confinement and rape. He is forced to renounce his vows by Kasuga so that he can father Chie’s children. He ends up falling in love with Chie and wants to be with her - in more ways than one. And after all that violence, it turns out that he is …infertile. The universe is an unfair one and this was just a devastating blow. Arikoto is a changed man by the end of the show but his kindness and regard for life and people remains true. He can no longer wear the clothing of a monk but it was his calling to tend to those who needed him and he stays true to that calling to the end.

Although he is forced into the Ooku, in the end, he is chained to the Ooku not out of duress but due to the bonds of love. He stays in the Ooku to be with Chie, and later to fulfill her dying wish to be a father figure to her daughter. In trying to give the men in the Ooku purpose and some measure of joy, he actually ends up formalizing the system that we see as harmful in the first episode of the show.

Personally I found it hard to tell what Arikoto is feeling by the end of the show. His grief over Chie’s death (at a very young age) may be tempered by the fact that she is now free of the roles she was forced into. In the end they can’t keep their promise to die together. Does he care for Chie’s daughter out of filial love, or to fulfill Chie’s wish, or out of his inherent desire to be there for those who need him? Does he find meaning in becoming the chief administrator for the Ooku because he can now create structure and purpose for the other men? Is he at peace with his decision to stay in the Ooku? Is he numbed by everything he has faced in his life? In the end his gentle smile and calm demeanor reveal nothing of his true emotions.

Buckle in if you want to watch this show. The story is well told and heart rending in every episode.

#ooku: the inner chambers #ooku #madenokoji arikoto #mamoru miyano #anime recommendation #fumi yoshinaga #anime romance #historical anime #tokugawa

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nichiirawberryy · 10 months

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lol I'm enjoying ooku a lot

#ooku: the inner chambers #ooku

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sword-in-a-hoard · 2 months

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Netflix animated stuff i think you should watch pt. 3

(Part 1, Part 2)

Blue eye samurai

Pluto

Pokemon concierge

Ooku the inner chambers

Dungeon meshi

Blue period

Tekken bloodline

Lost song

Carole and Tuesday

Centaurworld

BNA

Great pretender

Nimona

Bastard!! Heavy metal dark fantasy

#netflix #bna #centaurworld #pluto #pokemon concierge #nimona #blue period #great pretender #carole and tuesday #carole & tuesday #lost song #dungeon meshi #blue eye samurai #tekken bloodline #ooku: the inner chambers #ooku #bastard netflix #bastard heavy metal dark fantasy

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t-e-n-s-e-i-g-a · 10 months

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#Ooku: The Inner Chambers #ooku #ooku the inner chambers #Yoshinaga fumi #shoujo #mature #Drama #reverse harem #historical #romance #samurai #slice of life #manga #mangacap #wt.upload✞

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animefeminist · 6 months

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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2023

Our latest recs are a grab bag of Summer shows, carryovers, and endearing oddballs you might have missed.

How did we choose our recs?

Participating staff members can nominate up to three titles and can also co-sign other nominated shows. Rather than categorizing titles as “feminist-friendly” or “problematic,” they are simply listed in alphabetical order with relevant content warnings; doing otherwise ran the risk of folks seeing these staff recommendations as rubber stamps of unilateral “Feminist Approval,” which is something we try our hardest to avoid here.

The titles below are organized alphabetically. As a reminder, ongoing shows are NOT eligible for these lists. We’d rather wait until the series (or season) has finished up before recommending it to others, that way we can give you a more complete picture. This means we also leave out any unfinished split-cour shows, which we define as shows that air their second half within a year of the first.

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead will not be eligible for recommendation until it returns from its indefinite hiatus.

Here’s what the team thought—let us know your picks in the comments!

Read it at Anime Feminist!

#bang dream #bandori #bang dream it's mygo #its mygo #ooku the inner chambers #ooku #fumi yoshinaga #my happy marriage #reborn as a vending machine i now wander the dungeon #reborn as a vending machine #undead murder farce #sacrificial princess and the king of beasts #niehime to kemono no ou #articles

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redsamuraiii · 4 months

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Koshiba Fūka in Ooku (2024) by J-Dramania+ VN

She stars as Isonomiya Tomoko and her political marriage to the 10th shogun, Tokugawa Ieharu, in the drama Ooku which is about the women linked to the Tokugawa shogun line.

#koshiba fuka #fuka koshiba #ooku #taiga drama #historical drama #japanese drama #j drama #jdrama #dorama #japan #asian drama #japanese culture #2024 drama

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uwanosorade · 10 months

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yoshimune voice if you’re hot get the fuck out of my sight

#shes so funny i love her sm #i forgot that she and sugishita become buddies im so glad #ooku #ooku: the inner chambers #god forbid shoguns do anything

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hikikomoriheadphonegirl · 4 months

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#Oooku #Ooku #Tokugawa Yoshimune (Oooku)#Tokugawa Ieshige (Oooku)#shogi #Yoshinaga Fumi #Oooku 31

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ladyloveandjustice · 7 months

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Summer 2023 Anime Overview: Ooku

Ooku: The Inner Chambers

Premise: The story of Ooku: The Inner Chambers is an alternate history taking place during Japan’s Edo period. After a mysterious plague starts wiping out most of the men in Japan, social upheaval occurs and female shogun take the reigns. Meanwhile there's the Ooku, a group of attractive young men who must stay in Edo castle and serve the shogun, often in the bedroom. Some men in unfortunate circumstances get involved with the Ooku and all the upheaval within...

Ooku: The Inner Chambers is a fascinating take on alternate history where women are supposedly in power, because it show how even when the male population declines, misogyny still persists and things don’t get any easier for women. The misogynist systems are still in place, and some men become even more highly valued because of their scarcity, even as their roles change. Even the women thrust into power still suffer and face limitations due to their gender. It feels more true to life compared to other role-reversal stories, much like how simply putting a woman in charge of a company won't necessarily make it a better place for other women. Historical events in Ooku still unfold similarly to how they did in our timeline, but the context around them heavily changes.

If you’re interested in history, political drama and/or examination of gender roles and toxic systems, I really encourage you to check out Ooku because there’s a ton to chew on. There’s also some well-developed but fraught romance to appreciate as well. The characters are complicated and at times detestable, but you can always see the humanity beneath.

Some might struggle a bit with the story because of how dark it can be (there’s rape, death and abuse aplenty), but it doesn’t really revel in the darkness, and presents it very straightforwardly. Also, while while you don’t need a great understanding of Japanese imperial history to appreciate it, it greatly enhances it. The animation is also pretty limited, which makes some of the kissing scenes incredibly awkward, but mostly the anime does a decent job hiding how limited it’s resources are with detailed character designs that do a lot of talking anyway. (The art in the manga is much better; I prefer putting up with stiff animation rather than dealing with the official English manga’s faux-Shakespearean translation, but that’s very YMMV).

Still, Ooku is a great story for those who like complex characters, sociological themes, and tantalizing what-ifs. As it's a dense, historical josei show without amazing production values, it’s likely to be overlooked, but you owe it to yourself to give it (or the manga) a shot.

#ooku: the inner chambers #ooku #summer 2023 anime #anime #anime overview #my reviews

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takosan · 10 months

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I started watching Ooku: The Inner Chambers on Netflix. The premise of the story is quite interesting: how might Edo era Japanese society look if the population of men was decimated by plague? The first minutes detail some of the changes: only rich women can take a husband, women take over positions held by men including at the highest levels of government, men are seen as seed stock, etc.

I was quite fascinated by the gender dynamics introduced in the pilot episode. Yoshimune (the new shogun) begins to wonder why she has to take a man’s name in order to be respected. And despite this new society becoming matriarchal (where women should hold considerable power), the social construct of a woman’s virginity remains. A major tension in the first episode is that the male concubine who will “take” the shogun’s virginity must be slain after because he has “wounded” her pure body. (I won’t say how this is resolved to avoid spoilers…) At the end of the episode, Yoshimune seeks out the castle archivist who has maintained records of how the Ooku (the harem) came into being so she can resolve some of her own questions and presumably start reforming the Ooku system.