num_pages: 256
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!
language: English
title: Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 8
publisher: VIZ Media LLC