Monalisa J. de Asis
Author
Series
Water dragon's bride volume 11
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
183 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
"A modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!... Facing the gravity of his impending demise, the water dragon god vows that he will send Asahi back to her world before all his power disappears. As Asahi struggles to find a way to stay with him, she can't deny that the day when they must part is coming. Is it truly the end for these two star-crossed lovers?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
229 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
In Eisner-nominated Fumi Yoshinagas alternative history of Edo-era Japan, the men of Japan are dying out, and the women have taken up the reigns of power--including the shoguns seat! 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,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
216 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
"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 intrigues of the Inner Chambers, and the shogun himself, are pushing Gyokuei's patience and cunning to the breaking point"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
203 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.
Description
"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 the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber... Prince Kazu...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
235 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
"Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle of the Dying Day. In its pages Yoshimune discovers the coming of the Redface Pox, the death of the last male shogun, and the birth of a new Japan."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
205 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Red 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 the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chamber"--P. [4] of cover....
Author
Series
Water dragon's bride volume 10
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
179 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
"A modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god!... Asahi continues to fight the god of darkness and his minions with the help of the water dragon god, but the strain proves life-threatening for the water dragon god."--Provided...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
246 pages : illustrations (chiefly black & white) ; 21 cm.
Description
"The new government of Japan is determined to not only end the reign of the shoguns but erase any mention of the generations of women who once ruled the country. Try as they might to rewrite history, though, they cannot erase the memories of those who served in the Loku..."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
212 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
"Despite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, there is no male heir to take over the shogunate. As teh Redface Pox continues to ravage the country, it becomes increasingly clear within Edo Castle that Japan's continued existence relies on overturning the centuries of custom that define it!"--p.[1] of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
220 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Description
"With the death of her monstrous father, Iesada is finally assured that she can have a consort who will survive life in the Inner Chambers. And she is delighted that the new spouse chosen for her is intelligent, kind and considerate of her past trauma. But the consort Taneatsu comes to the court with a past of his own-- and an assignment from his liege lord that could pit him against his beloved shogun."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
250 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Description
"Yoshimune has secured her place in history as a cunning and capable ruler, but the time has come for her to officially declare an heir. Many in her court hope she will pass over her oafish older daughter Ieshige in favor of the urbane Munetake. Yoshimune has never been one to bow to convention, but this time the future of her country is at stake!"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.
Description
"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 the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber... Prince Kazu...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
227 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"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 the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber ... Tokugawa...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
227 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
The young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to conceive a male heir, but her lover Arikoto seems unable to give her a child. Meanwhile, the Redface Pox continues its ruthless progress through Japan, leaving famine, despair, and the threat of anarchy in its wake.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
216 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
"The aging Shogun Tsunayoshi must name an heir, but her senile father is blocking the ascendance of the most likely candidate in favor of a young, untried lord. But politics and the Shogun's own unpopularity may soon take the choice out of her hands."
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Description
"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 the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber... Young Iemochi's...
Author
Series
Water dragon's bride volume 8
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
179 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
Asahi is captured by a human who's using the god of darkness to take over the world! Trapped in the underworld, Asahi resolves to figure out the true intention of this ruthless boy while the water dragon god and Subaru tag team to try to save her!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
244 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Description
"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 the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber... Taneatsu's...
Author
Series
Water dragon's bride volume 9
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
163 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
Kurose and the god of darkness conspire to take control of the emperor of Naga's throne, and they have no qualms about using Asahi to do it! Worried for Asahi's safety, the water dragon god decides it's best to return her to her former world, but does Asahi want to go?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
228 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Description
A stunning alternative history from Eisner-nominated creator Fumi Yoshinaga. 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 the most beautiful...