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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 18
Rating: A I was going to skip reviewing this one separately and just combine it with episode 19, rather than post a review this late. However, episode 18…
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The Apothecary Diaries Ep 18
This episode had a lot of secrets being unpacked, some fully out in the open, and others we simply got out first peek into.
The Apothecary Diaries #18 — Prostitute Soup
We've just given up on the entire mystery side after the mystery box episode, huh? Impressions: Another very dull and pretty pointless episode, driven home mainly by…
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The Apothecary Diaries – 18 – Garden of Secrets
When Jinshi finds the meeting place, Maomao prepares to leave, and he grabs her arm, almost out of panic, and asks why. She says she’d blow his cover…
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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…
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Manga First Impression – The Apothecary Diaries
The-Apothecary-Diaries is an interesting mix of classical medical drama, mystery and romance in the imperial palace.
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The Apothecary Diaries (Manga) Volume 2
Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 2 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga (Author), Nekokurage (Author), Itsuki Nanao (Com…
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The Apothecary Diaries (Manga) Volume 1
Title: The Apothecary Diaries Volume: 1 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga (Author), Nekokurage (Author), Itsuki Nanao (Compiler), Touco Shino (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher: Square…
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Anime Like The Apothecary Diaries
Learning to be an apothecary from her father, Maomao honed her skills in the brothels of her town. However, one day she is kidnapped and forced to work…
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Manga Review: The Apothecary Diaries (Manga) Volume 3
Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 3 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga (Author), Nekokurage …
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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
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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.
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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…
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The Apothecary Diaries episode 4
Rating: B+ Despite the ominous episode title (“The Threat”), this episode focuses almost entirely on dealing with the consequences of a previous mystery rather than initiating a new…
The Apothecary Diaries Episode 14
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The Apothecary Diaries episode 12
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…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 7
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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…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 9
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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…
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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…
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The Apothecary Diaries episode 5
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 8
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 6
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 7
Rating: B+ If last episode was the big showpiece of the garden party, this episode is the metaphorical side of the clean-up. It covers in efficient fashion a…
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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…
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 19
Rating: A+ This episode represents the biggest dramatic peak in this part of the story. It is the culmination of everything that has happened so far this season…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 11
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 13
Rating: B+ After a week off, the second half of the series begins, shifting the adaptation into the territory of the second light novel and the 5th manga…
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The Apothecary Diaries episode 11
Rating: A+ Barring a stunning collapse in the next couple of weeks, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is not going to be beat for best series of the season…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 5
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 14
Rating: A- Episode 14 contains the sequence that I was probably most looking forward to seeing animated from this part of the story: Maomao’s lessons to the four…
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 17
Rating: A There have been other strong episodes in this series, but this one is a microcosm of what makes this series stand apart from most other series…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 7
Man this felt like such a short episode, it was over before I knew it!
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The Apothecary Diaries – Episode 1
The series doesn’t provide easy answers, exploring the nuanced ways women try to survive under the patriarchy and, within their capacity, try to help others along the way.
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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…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 10
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 8
Rating: A- Maomao’s back home, so naturally she’s going to get involved in a brothel-related mystery while there. Actually, two arise, and both are left open-ended, though in…
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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…
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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…
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 20
Rating: A The Incident may be over, but the mysteries surrounding it aren’t, and as this great follow-up shows, they may not be for quite some time. Jinshi…
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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 6
Heh, Maomao is so popular! But Lady Gyokuyou isn’t going to be too happy about that.
The Apothecary Diaries Episode 4
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The Apothecary Diaries – 04 – Living for Him
Once the Emperor learns of the “famous apothecary”, he asks her to look after Lady Lihua. That is to say, he commands her to cure her of her…
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The Apothecary Diaries – 05 – Preparing for Battle
Only Gaoshun witnesses a shirtless, sweaty Jinshi elegantly sparring with a promising underling. If there were any women present they would surely faint from the hotness. But after…
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The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 1 Manga Review
Palace politics in medieval fantasy China.
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The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 2 Manga Review
The circle widens, the intrigue deepens.
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The Apothecary Diaries Manga Volume One Review
I almost completely forgot this series was coming out. I think I saw it come up on my Twitter feed from the publisher or someone who follows manga…
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Anime Tasting Testing: The Apothecary Diaries
This one’s a bit later than usual because I ended up watching all three (sigh) of the released episodes rather than only the first one. But yes, the…