Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1

I'll have to agree with a few other people, the English adaptations is really lacking. There large blocks of text make it almost unappealing but I read on anyways. The story is still great, but I still can't get over at how badly the text is done. Mind you, I could never do better, but I'm sure people who do these things for a job can.

I never knew Fumi Yoshinga was also the mangaka of Antique Bakery, wow. You learn something new everyday!

Personally, I'm a sucker for historical mangas like this series. The drawings are beautiful, the lines are nice and clean, and everything feels so... Oriental! Every was beautifully crafted. The characters had great personalities. It was a nice refresher. Definitely a must read.