 The Netflix Anime Special Stage at AnimeJapan 2023 announced an anime adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga's Oooku (Ōoku: The Inner Chambers) manga on Saturday. The anime will premiere exclusively on Netflix in Summer 2023.Yoshinaga serialized the historical drama manga in Melody from June 2004 to December 2020. Hakusensha published it in 19 volumes between October 2005 and February 2021. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English and released the 19th and final volume last March. Oooku has a cumulative 7 million copies of its volumes in circulation. Staff Director: Noriyuki Abe (Arslan Senki (TV)) Series Composition, Script: Rika Nakase (number24) Character Design: Youko Satou (Koroshi Ai) Music: Kenji Kawai (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru) Studio: Studio Deen Planning, Production: Netflix Cast Arikoto Madenokoji: Mamoru Miyano (Bungou Stray Dogs) Iemitsu Tokugawa: Eriko Matsui (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) Gyokuei: Yuuki Kaji (Nanatsu no Taizai) Kasuga no Tsubone: Kikuko Inoue (Shinobi no Ittoki) Sutezou: Jun Fukuyama (Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu) Yunoshin Mizuno: Tomokazu Seki (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean) Onobu: Miyuki Satou Miyuki Satou Yoshimune Tokugawa: Sanae Kobayashi (Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor) Narrator: Hitoshi Kubota (Ousama Ranking) Synopsis In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected and the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chambers. (Source: VIZ Media) Source: PR Times Oooku on MAL |
VindstotOct 29, 2023 11:29 AM
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| this is very interesting drama series, hope the anime do manga justice, even tho it's unlikely. |
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| This one looks interesting. |
| Great news! I only hope that they make 24-26 episodes to adapt all the manga! I really would like the complete manga adaptation, the source work is amazing! |
MemoreMar 25, 2023 4:09 PM
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| I'm always a sucker for historical animes and this one take place in the Edo period. I didn't realize that this is a shojo series, so this might be interesting. |
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| Oh another Netflix production, let's see how it turns out... |
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| Hell yeah!!! Unbelievable! One of my favorite manga ever gets an anime adaptation. Never thought it would happen If done right this could be very good |
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| Studio Deen on its way to ruin another adaptation |
| HOLY SHIT this series of all shoujo???? I bet Colleen's Manga Recs and pals are very happy haha Dunno how I feel about Deen but one of these days I gotta read... guess that explains why I saw literally all 19 volumes on stock that one store recently @Crow_Black @Arashiiiii @AzureWeeb @Caschan02 @RomanceEnjoyer48 |
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| i never had any expectations for oooku to ever get any sort of anime adaptation, and the fact that it's coming so soon this year after getting announced leaves a lot to be excited for. but i do not trust studio deen nor netflix. preferably, i'd want it to stay far away from oooku in particular... but if all is well, they may get it 'right'... in some way. |
| Interesting! I've never read it but I'm glad that such a unique series is getting some love :) Maybe we'll be getting some more shoujo adaptations soon? |
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| I heard great things about Oooku but haven't read it yet. I really hope Netflix and studio deen doesn't screw this anime up, it has the potential to be something like shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu (also made by deen). Gonna check the manga out soon! It's on my 2023 ptr list |
First preview stills for the upcoming anime adaptation   download all images from website    align t rex 300x  |
| Just finished a live-action drama the other day! It must have been very, very well received for them to make an anime out of it... |
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Caschan02 said: Listen, if this ends up being anywhere near as good as that series I'll love this instantly lolI heard great things about Oooku but haven't read it yet. I really hope Netflix and studio deen doesn't screw this anime up, it has the potential to be something like shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu (also made by deen). Gonna check the manga out soon! It's on my 2023 ptr list I didn't know what to expect from this even after reading the synopsis, but given all of the praise that I'm seeing in here, I guess this one will be worth it and more |
| wtfff i been watching the live adaptation no way |
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