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Sign-up date: 2011 September 26th to October 8th, 9 p.m. Pacific Time (U.S.A.).
Due date: 2011 November 12th, 9 p.m. Pacific Time (U.S.A.).
Posting date: 2011 November 19th Pacific Time (U.S.A.).

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 6 will be released on July 19, 2011 in Trade Paperback.

VIZ Media LLC, July 2011
Trade Paperback, 224 pages
ISBN-10: 1421539616
ISBN-13: 9781421539614

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers 05
VIZ Media LLC, December 2010
Trade Paperback, 200 pages
ISBN-10: 1421536692
ISBN-13: 9781421536699


Ooku @ Viz series home

Description: Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for M audiences. Gyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the Shogun Tsunayoshi’s advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate the same way his mentor Arikoto once did. But the numerous intrigue of the Inner Chambers—and the shogun herself—are pushing Gyokuei’s patience and cunning to the breaking point.

Poll #1730106 Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, volume 05 poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 25

Have you read volume 05 of Ooku yet?

If you have read this volume, what did you think of it?

I was check my email and I noticed that Rightstuf had sent me an email that my order had been declined. I didn't know what it meant so I made some calls and it seemed Rightstuf was trying to get the money for the Antique Bakery DVD. So I guess for those who have preordered it may be getting it early? I don't want to say this is a fact yet but if anyone who has preordered it, did you receive a shipping confirmation email that it has been shipped out? Thanks.

Rightstuf.com is currently having a sale on titles from its own Nozomi entertainment. So until 11:59 pm CST tonight, you can preorder Antique Bakery complete collection for $29.99

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/XGp44nmZcKXIqA23ZA/browse/item/90891/4/0/0

The site for the anime has been updated with a trailer for the anime, interviews with professional chefs and recipes.

http://antique.rightstuf.com/

We hope cosplay is allowed here? If not, please feel free to delete ^^

We did a cosplay for Antique Bakery recently and would like to share the pics with you guys ♥



Harmony/myself as Chikage | lunarfish as Tachibana | rayfy_chan as Eiji | moonblader as Ono
Photography by Bubby

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS

PLEASE BE WARNED that there are two photoshoots in that entry - there's also an Only the Ring Finger Knows (another yaoi series) cosplay we did, but you can scroll past those photos if you don't want to look at them! :D


Thanks for letting us share!
~ Harmony

antique.rightstuf.com

Yep, Rightstuf has announced the North American release for the Antique Bakery anime scheduled to be released on Apr 5, 2011. The price at Rightstuf is $37.49 It's subbed so no English track.

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/003fvF-mxtbrlpiUFr/browse/item/90891/4/0/0

Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga)



Description from Yen Press: There is a Japanese saying that goes, “Hana yori dango,” or “dumplings over flowers.” And no one is more of an advocate of this adage than mangaka Y-naga, a woman whose life revolves around her intense work and equally intense sleep schedule. The only thing that can rouse her out of this infernal cycle of deadlines and being dead to the world? Food. As Y-naga and her friends visit restaurants around Tokyo to satisfy their appetites, their individual approaches to food add an extra dimension to their witty and comical interactions. Friendships are explored and lifestyle choices revealed, all over exquisite culinary creations that prove that variety on an empty and open-minded stomach is, indeed, the spice of life.

Acclaimed mangaka and Eisner Award nominee Fumi Yoshinaga (Antique Bakery, Ooku) brings a quirky cast of characters and a delectable assortment of actual Tokyo restaurants to life in this homage to two of the greatest things life has to offer: friendship and food!

Coming December 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3187-1 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5.75″x 8.25″ | Older Teen

To contact the author via Yen Press:
[name of the author]
c/o Author Mail
Yen Press / Hachette Book Group USA
237 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

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Would anyone be up for a book ring for this title?
I am already doing a BookCrossing bookring but wouldn't mind doing an LJ one too.

Ooku 6 comes out with a special guidebook - review of the guidebook

Ooku - Eiga & Gensaku Official Guide Book
Product Type: Book
Manufacturer: Hakusensha
Release date: Aug 1, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-4-592-14800-5