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You've read the manga now watch the anime! Wait you haven't? The follow along with me to get my take on The Apothecary Diaries adaption!
The Apothecary Diaries
Story: Natsu Hyuuga Art: Nekokurage Complied: Itsuki Nanao Character Design: Touco Shino Disclaimer: This review is based on volumes 1-3 (chapters 1-14) Summary: Maomao, a young woman t…
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The Apothecary Diaries
Information for the light novel series The Apothecary Diaries. The official English release is by J-Novel Club.
The Apothecary Diaries Volume 1 Review
TheOASG reviews The Apothecary Diaries light novel, which introduces palace mysteries and Maomao's interest in all of sorts of poisons!
The Apothecary Diaries Vol 1 Review
Based on a novel series by Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries, a seinen manga by Nekokurage and Itsuki Nanao, piqued my interest the moment I read the title…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 22 and 23 Reviews
One of the reasons I started watching The Apothecary Diaries was the focus on plants and flowers. Although mammals were my area of study in college, I love…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 7 to 9 Reviews
Welcome back to Anime Rants with 7Mononoke. Besides restating that The Apothecary Diaries is the most visually pleasing anime of the season, I don’t have an interesting introduction.…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 16 to 18 Reviews
Today at Anime Rants, we have 7Mono’s notes for the last few weeks’ worth of episodes of The Apothecary Diaries. I’m now five weeks behind, but this post…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
The Apothecary Diaries is roughly based on the Ming Era of China. This era lasted about three centuries, from the 1300s to the 1600s. There were a number…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 10 to 12 Reviews
Welcome back to Anime Rants, where I’m catching up on recent episodes of The Apothecary Diaries. In the 12th episode, Maomao takes a temporary job entertaining men as…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 19 to 21 Reviews
As the clever and quirky protagonist of The Apothecary Diaries, Maomao is a great example of a well-written female character in anime. She has rapidly risen in the…
The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 1 Manga Review
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Books: The Apothecary Diaries
By Jonathan Clements. It is the ultimate in blood-sports – hundreds of the most beautiful women in the world, locked away in a palace where their sole chance…
The Apothecary Diaries Volumes 3 and 4 Review
Massive shake-ups occur for Maomao, Jinshi, & everyone else thanks to past events & what occurs in Volumes 3 and 4 of The Apothecary Diaries.
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This episode went from a ghost story to a love story.
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The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 1-2 LN Review
Worth a try for fans of political intrigue, or fans of female-led stories who are sick of reborn otome villainess tales.
The Apothecary Diaries, episode 23
Rating: A The Apothecary Diaries is undeniably Maomao’s series, though Jinshi has increasingly had his viewpoint represented of late. That makes episode 23 a major aberration, since not…
The Apothecary Diaries, episode 9
Rating: A- One of the major factors which makes this series a top-tier title for both the season and year is its effortless ability to mix its comedic…
The Apothecary Diaries episode 10
Rating: B+ Last episode began a narrative shift away from individual mysteries and more towards how certain mysteries may be connected into a bigger picture. This episode continues…
The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 9
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 15
Rating: A- If you’re an anime-only viewer, this episode is one you might want to bookmark to come back and watch again later on, as it drops a…
The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 7
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The Apothecary Diaries #05 — Frecklegate
What a mystery. Impressions: Back to the mystery of the week being absolutely nothing whatsoever. Oh no, I have something on my hands! I must be doomed! Actually, let…
The Apothecary Diaries, episode 22
Rating: A- Though he’s hardly one of the more likable characters in the series, Lakan is still an intriguing one. He’s ferociously smart and a superior judge of…
The Apothecary Diaries, episode 21
Rating: B+ Though The Apothecary Diaries has been set up almost from the beginning to ship Maomao with Jinshi (and Jinshi is clearly starting to see her romantically…
First Impression: The Apothecary Diaries
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The Apothecary Diaries Ep 22
This week Lakan has come with a new challenge to Jinshi and Maomao, and this time it’s preparing Blue Roses…
The Apothecary Diaries: Episode 16
Rating: A- Another episode, another mystery for Maomao, but this time it’s a longer one – taking up nearly the whole episode – and doesn’t involve the cause…
The Apothecary Diaries Episode 7
Man this felt like such a short episode, it was over before I knew it!
The Apothecary Diaries Episode 11
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The Apothecary Diaries #05 — Frecklegate
What a mystery. Impressions: Back to the mystery of the week being absolutely nothing whatsoever. Oh no, I have something on my hands! I must be doomed! Actually, let…
The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 5
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Rating: B+ The situation at the heart of this episode is one quite familiar to any fan of romances with class-based complications. The higher-ranked man wants to be…
The Apothecary Diaries, episode 6
Rating: A- More than any other, this particular shot strikes at the essence of how much of an adorable little freak Maomao is. It is the franchise’s signature…
The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 10
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The Apothecary Diaries #22 — Greenery
I'd rather be playing Unicorn Overlord. Impressions: With no actual mystery going on, and the episodic 'story' just being about Maomao setting up her own little greenhouse,…
The Apothecary Diaries Ep 21
As one would expect, Maomao failing to explain herself properly (as per usual) resulted comedic chaos this week!
The Apothecary Diaries Episode 8
Maomao is finally home again for a bit, but as expected there’s never a dull moment in the Pleasure District.
The Apothecary Diaries Ep 19
At last, each of the individual incidents that have occurred in these recent episodes have finally revealed the correlation they share with each other.