Last month, I debuted the Manga Marching Orders feature, in which I invite readers to help me decide what to read next. The results were very close, but, in the end, Antique Bakery came out on top. On the surface, Antique Bakery is the story of four men who work together at a bakery, providing delicious cakes for their customers. What that simplified summary fails to mention, … [Read more...] about Antique Bakery 1-4 by Fumi Yoshinaga: A
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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga: A
From the back cover: In Edo Period Japan, 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 by seventy-five percent. 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 … [Read more...] about Ōoku: The Inner Chambers 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga: A