Ooku: The Beginning(2012)
Overview
During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women are reversed. Thus, “the women become the shogun, served by 3000 handsome men”
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10 episodes • 2012
Season 1
10 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shogun is a Girl?! The Reversal of Men/Women Roles Begins Here | Oct 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Here is the Garden of Men Where Jealousy Swirls | Oct 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | I Was Born to Save Only You.. | Oct 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Fruit That Will Not Grow; A Poisonous Snake Creeps In | Nov 2, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Night When His Beloved Woman Embraces Another Man | Nov 9, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Having Become a Mother, You Have Become Strong and Beautiful | Nov 16, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | My Other Self My Devotion | Nov 23, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kasuga no Tsubone Dies, Birth of the First Woman Shogun | Nov 30, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | You are My Heart and Soul | Dec 7, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | End | Dec 14, 2012 | 0.0 |
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