Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2023-06-29A boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2023-06-29While visiting Edo, a beautiful temple chief named Arikoto catches the eye of Lady Kasuga, who tries to force him into giving up the priesthood.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2023-06-29Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2023-06-29Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2023-06-29Iemitsu orders the men to dress in women's clothing and amuse her. She remembers how, when she was a child, Lady Kasuga had taken her from her family.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2023-06-29Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2023-06-29With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2023-06-29Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2023-06-29Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2023-06-29Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.