The Apothecary Diaries
| The Apothecary Diaries | |
 First light novel volume cover, featuring Maomao | |
| 薬屋のひとりごと (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) | |
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| Genre | Drama, mystery, romance[1] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Natsu Hyūga |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | October 27, 2011 – present |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Natsu Hyūga |
| Illustrated by | Megumi Matsuda |
| Published by | Shufunotomo |
| Imprint | Ray Books |
| Demographic | Female |
| Published | September 26, 2012 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Natsu Hyūga |
| Illustrated by | Touko Shino |
| Published by | Shufunotomo |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Hero Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | August 29, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Manga | |
| Written by |
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| Illustrated by | Nekokurage |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 25, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō | |
| Written by | Natsu Hyūga |
| Illustrated by | Minoji Kurata |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Monthly Sunday Gene-X |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 19, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Norihiro Naganuma |
| Written by | Norihiro Naganuma |
| Music by |
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| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NNS (Nippon TV) |
| Original run | October 22, 2023 – present |
| Episodes | 5 |
The Apothecary Diaries (Japanese: 薬屋のひとりごと, Hepburn: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, "Apothecary's soliloquy") is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyūga and illustrated by Touko Shino. Since 2011, it has been serialized online since on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. In the following year, it was acquired by Shufunotomo, who initially published the series as a novel with a single volume in 2012 and then as a light novel series in 2014. The series is set in a fictional country modelled after ancient China.
It has been adapted into two manga series in 2017, with one published by Square Enix in Monthly Big Gangan, and another one published by Shogakukan in Monthly Sunday Gene-X. The light novel is licensed digitally in North America by J-Novel Club and in print by Square Enix, and the manga illustrated by Nekokurage is also licensed by Square Enix. An anime television series adaptation produced by Toho Animation Studio and OLM premiered in October 2023.
Premise
The series is set in a fictional country modelled after Ming-era China. Maomao, a young girl who works as an apothecary in the red-light district, is kidnapped and sold to the Imperial Palace as a servant. However, she still retains her curious and eccentric personality and plans to work there until her years of servitude are over, without drawing the attention of anyone. One day, after hearing the rumors that the emperor's children are critically ill, she begins to investigate the cause, using her experience as a pharmacist, and successfully solves the mystery of their illness. Even though she intends to remain anonymous, her actions eventually catch the attention of an influential eunuch, and soon finds herself solving various mysteries in the royal court.
Characters
- Maomao (猫猫)
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[2][3] (drama CD, anime) (Japanese); Emi Lo[4] (English)
- The plain-looking daughter of an apothecarist who lives on the outskirts of the city, she provides her services to a brothel in the capital and its courtesans. After being kidnapped by bandits who sell her to the Imperial Palace for profit, she is accidentally dragged into palace intrigue, using her knowledge of poisons, medicine, plants, and basic chemistry to become an unofficial forensic pathologist, in addition to becoming a lady-in-waiting and taste-tester for one of the Emperor's concubines. While Jinshi is attracted to her, she often looks at him with disgust and resents his ways of involving her in palace intrigue, preferring to spend her time testing out different poisons and medicines on herself. Even so, she often helps him solve whatever mystery he brings to her attention.
- Jinshi (壬氏)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[2] (drama CD), Takeo Ōtsuka[5] (anime) (Japanese); Kaiji Tang[4] (English)
- A surprisingly beautiful eunuch who runs most of the administration of the rear palace, where the Emperor's concubines and their respective staff reside. Both men and women alike are attracted to his visage, but Jinshi finds himself attracted to Maomao, the only person he's met who does not unconditionally love him. Behind his face lies a shrewd mind who tries to balance his duties to the Emperor while improving his own station within the Imperial Palace.
- Gaoshun (高順)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[2] (drama CD), Katsuyuki Konishi[6] (anime) (Japanese); Alex Hom[4] (English)
- Jinshi's loyal attendant, often supporting him and Maomao more quietly.
- Gyokuyō (玉葉)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[2] (drama CD), Atsumi Tanezaki[6] (anime) (Japanese); Molly Zhang[4] (English)
- One of the Emperor's concubines with bright red hair, and the mother of an infant daughter. She took Maomao as a Lady-in-waiting, as thanks for warning her about the poisoned makeup.
- Guen (虞淵)
- Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata[2] (drama CD), Mitsuaki Kanuka[6] (anime) (Japanese); Jim Foronda[4] (English)
- Jiaojiao (嬌嬌)
- Voiced by: Mari Hino[2] (drama CD)
- Lihua (梨花)
- Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[6] (Japanese); Trina Nishimura[4] (English)
- One of the Emperor's concubines with dark blue hair who gave birth to his heir. However, when she ignored Maomao's warning about her poisoned makeup, her infant son died and she herself nearly passed away. After Maomao later nursed her back to health, she became more friendly to her.
- Lishu (里樹)
- Voiced by: Hina Kino[6]
- Known as the Virtuous Consort, she is the youngest of the four leading concubines of the Emperor. Due to political reasons, she becomes the mother-in-law of the older Pure Consort.
- Ah-Duo (阿多)
- Voiced by: Yūko Kaida[6] (Japanese); Monica Rial[4] (English)
- Known as the Pure Consort, one of the four leading concubines of the Emperor.
- Meimei (梅梅)
- Voiced by: Megumi Han[6] (Japanese); Rebecca Danae[4] (English)
- Pairin (白鈴)
- Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu[6] (Japanese); Ciarán Strange[4] (English)
- The most popular courtesan of the brothel who acts like a sister to Maomao when she visits.
- Joka (女華)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Nanami[6] (Japanese); Monica Flatley[4] (English)
- Madam (やり手婆, Yarite Baba)
- Voiced by: Kimiko Saitō[6]
- An old woman who owns the Rokushoukan brothel and offered Maomao a place to work, treating her like a daughter.
- Luomen (羅門)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka[6] (Japanese); Stephen Miller[4] (English)
- Lihaku (李白)
- Voiced by: Kenji Akabane[6]
- Xiaolan (小蘭)
- Voiced by: Misaki Kuno[6] (Japanese); Bree Han[4] (English)
Media
Novel
Originally, the series was only published by Natsu Hyūga on the user-generated web novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2011. The publisher Shufunotomo acquired the series and then published it on their Ray Books imprint as a novel with a single volume on September 26, 2012.[7]
Light novel
In 2014, Shufunotomo began to publish the series again. This time, it was published as a light novel in their Hero Bunko imprint, which is mostly made of acquired Shōsetsuka ni Narō titles. Since then, the series continued to get more volumes with the story continuing, unlike the previous novel version which had just only one volume. J-Novel Club announced in November 2020 that it had licensed the light novel series.[8] In October 2023, Square Enix announced that it will release the light novels in print.[9]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | August 29, 2014[10] | 978-4-07-298198-6 | February 14, 2021 (ebook)[11] May 14, 2024 (print)[12] | 978-1-71-836118-8 (ebook) 978-1-64-609272-7 (print) | ||
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| 2 | January 31, 2015[13] | 978-4-07-410821-3 | June 3, 2021[14] | 978-1-71-836120-1 | ||
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| 3 | June 29, 2015[15] | 978-4-07-401176-6 | September 14, 2021[16] | 978-1-71-836122-5 | ||
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| 4 | September 30, 2015[17] | 978-4-07-403100-9 | January 5, 2022[18] | 978-1-71-836124-9 | ||
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| 5 | April 30, 2016[19] | 978-4-07-416947-4 | May 9, 2022[20] | 978-1-71-836126-3 | ||
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| 6 | November 30, 2016[21] | 978-4-07-420788-6 | October 10, 2022[22] | 978-1-71-836128-7 | ||
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| 7 | February 28, 2018[23] | 978-4-07-429772-6 | March 1, 2023[24] | 978-1-71-836130-0 | ||
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| 8 | February 28, 2019[25] | 978-4-07-436884-6 | May 29, 2023[26] | 978-1-71-836132-4 | ||
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| 9 | February 28, 2020[27][2] | 978-4-07-442420-7 978-4-07-441030-9 (LE) | October 9, 2023[28] | 978-1-71-836134-8 | ||
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| 10 | January 29, 2021[29] | 978-4-07-447215-4 | — | — | ||
| 11 | April 30, 2021[30][31] | 978-4-07-448226-9 978-4-07-448440-9 (LE) | — | — | ||
| 12 | July 29, 2022[32][33] | 978-4-07-452400-6 978-4-07-452386-3 (LE) | — | — | ||
| 13 | February 25, 2023[34] | 978-4-07-454379-3 | — | — | ||
| 14 | September 29, 2023[35] | 978-4-07-455775-2 | — | — | ||
Manga
A manga adaptation by Itsuki Nanao and illustrated by Nekokurage began in the 2017 6th issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan, released on May 25, 2017.[36] Square Enix has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 25, 2017.[37] As of September 29, 2023, twelve volumes have been published.[38]
In November 2019, Square Enix announced the English language release of the manga in North America under the title The Apothecary Diaries, and began publishing it in December 2020.[39]
The manga is also licensed in Indonesia by M&C!.[40]
An alternative manga adaptation, titled Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō (薬屋のひとりごと～猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳～, lit. "The Apothecary Diaries: The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao"), illustrated by Minoji Kurata, began in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X on August 19, 2017.[41] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on February 19, 2018.[42] As of September 29, 2023, seventeen volume have been published.[43]
The Apothecary Diaries
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | September 25, 2017[37] | 978-4-06-388690-0 | December 8, 2020[44] | 978-1-64609-070-9 | ||
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| 2 | February 24, 2018[45] | 978-4-7575-5640-9 | February 9, 2021[46] | 978-1-64609-071-6 | ||
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| 3 | July 25, 2018[47] | 978-4-7575-5794-9 | September 21, 2021[48] | 978-1-64609-072-3 | ||
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| 4 | February 25, 2019[49] | 978-4-7575-5963-9 | December 28, 2021[50] | 978-1-64609-073-0 | ||
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| 5 | July 25, 2019[51] | 978-4-7575-6216-5 | July 12, 2022[52] | 978-1-64609-074-7 | ||
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| 6 | March 25, 2020[53] | 978-4-7575-6581-4 | September 13, 2022[54] | 978-1-64609-086-0 | ||
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| 7 | November 25, 2020[55] | 978-4-7575-6856-3 | December 13, 2022[56] | 978-1-6460-9120-1 | ||
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| 8 | May 25, 2021[57] | 978-4-7575-7271-3 | July 11, 2023[58] | 978-1-6460-9134-8 | ||
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| 9 | November 25, 2021[59] | 978-4-7575-7586-8 | August 15, 2023[60] | 978-1-6460-9135-5 | ||
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| 10 | June 23, 2022[61] | 978-4-7575-7985-9 | November 28, 2023[62] | 978-1-6460-9136-2 | ||
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| 11 | February 25, 2023[63] | 978-4-7575-8324-5 | March 5, 2024[64] | 978-1-6460-9252-9 | ||
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| 12 | September 29, 2023[38] | 978-4-7575-8813-4 | — | — | ||
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Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | February 19, 2018[42] | 978-4-09-157515-9 |
| 2 | July 19, 2018[65] | 978-4-09-157533-3 |
| 3 | September 19, 2018[66] | 978-4-09-157543-2 |
| 4 | February 19, 2019[67] | 978-4-09-157560-9 |
| 5 | June 19, 2019[68] | 978-4-09-157564-7 |
| 6 | November 19, 2019[69] | 978-4-09-157580-7 |
| 7 | February 19, 2020[70] | 978-4-09-157586-9 |
| 8 | June 19, 2020[71] | 978-4-09-157597-5 |
| 9 | October 16, 2020[72] | 978-4-09-157608-8 |
| 10 | February 19, 2021[73] | 978-4-09-157622-4 |
| 11 | June 18, 2021[74] | 978-4-09-157639-2 |
| 12 | October 19, 2021[75] | 978-4-09-157652-1 |
| 13 | February 18, 2022[76] | 978-4-09-157668-2 |
| 14 | June 17, 2022[77] | 978-4-09-157680-4 |
| 15 | November 17, 2022[78] | 97-8-40-9157692-7 |
| 16 | February 25, 2023[79] | 978-4-09-157731-3 |
| 17 | September 29, 2023[43] | 978-4-09-157783-2 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 16, 2023. It is produced by Toho Animation Studio and OLM, with Norihiro Naganuma directing and supervising the scripts, and Akinori Fudesaka serving as assistant director. Yukiko Nakatani designed the characters, and Satoru Kōsaki, Kevin Penkin, and Alisa Okehazama composed the music.[80][3] The series premiered on October 22, 2023, on Nippon TV and its affiliates, and will run for two cours.[5][81][b] The opening theme song is "Hana ni Natte" (花になって, "Become a Flower") by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, while the ending theme song is "Aikotoba" (アイコトバ, "The Spell") by Aina the End.[6] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside Asia, but included Middle East, CIS, and South Asia.[82][83][84] Netflix has licensed the series for streaming in select regions of Asia.[85]
Episodes
| No. | Title [86][87] | Directed by [c] | Written by [c] | Storyboarded by [c] | Original air date [88] | |
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| 1 | "Maomao" Transliteration: "Maomao" (Japanese: 猫猫) | Akinori Fudesaka | Yūko Kakihara | Norihiro Naganuma | October 22, 2023 | |
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Maomao, the daughter of an apothecary on the outskirts of the city, is kidnapped by bandits and sold to the Imperial Palace as a laundry woman, serving the Emperor's concubines, eunuchs, and respective staff in the Outer Palace. Three months later, Maomao notices a fight between two of the Emperor's concubines, Lihua and Gyokuyou, as rumors swirl around that both of their children are getting sick and dying from a curse. Maomao deduces the cause from the alleged symptoms, and tries to leave an anonymous message on the windowsill of each concubine to stop using their face-powder. Lihua ignores the message, and her son later dies. Gyokuyou reads the message, and her daughter lives. Jinshi, an attractive eunuch, finds out that Maomao was the savior, as she is the only one of the servant girls who is able to read his writing. Jinshi introduces Maomao to Gyokuyou to explain how the face powder was linked to why her daughter became sickly, and Gyokuyou thanks her by making her a lady-in-waiting. | ||||||
| 2 | "Chilly Apothecary" Transliteration: "Buaisō na Kusushi" (Japanese: 無愛想な薬師) | Kentarō Fujita | Misuzu Chiba | Norihiro Naganuma | October 22, 2023 | |
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Soldiers trying to pacify an outside village get poisoned while they eat and Jinshi is asked to help decide the fate of the village headman suspected of poisoning them. Maomao begins her new role as lady-in-waiting by meeting the others currently working for Gyokuyou, who take extra pity on Maomao for her bandaged arm and for being given the job of Taste Tester. Maomao takes to the task quickly, but gets bored after the other ladies pity her and do her share of the chores. Jinshi later asks Maomao to solve the question of the poisoned soldiers, and from the context, Maomao deduces that the type of wood the soldiers burned for kindling gave off poisonous fumes, not the food. Later, Maomao is tasked by Jinshi with designing an aphrodisiac, gaining access to the court doctor's stock of medicines and ingredients. Maomao creates cocoa-based aphrodisiacs, but gets distracted collecting medicinal herbs in the garden only to find that other ladies have eaten the chocolates ahead of time. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit" Transliteration: "Yūrei Sōdō" (Japanese: 幽霊騒動) | Kyohei Yamamoto | Hitomi Ogawa | Norihiro Naganuma | October 22, 2023 | |
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Rumors swirl of a mad ghostly woman attacking others in the Outer Palace. Jinshi's attendant, Gaoshun, shows Maomao a mid-level concubine named Fuyou who appears to be dancing on the Eastern wall in the moonlight. She was originally brought before the Emperor, but then failed to impress him and lost his favor, and was then pledged to a General in the Emperor's army. Afterwards, she went mad and began dancing in the moonlight. The next day, Maomao relates a similar story to Gyokuyou and Jinshi, of a courtesan she knew who was about to be purchased by a wealthy client, but the deal fell through, leading to the woman becoming so stressed she began sleepwalking and having no memory of her actions the following day. The day Fuyou is to be sold off to the General, Maomao tells Gyokuyou the rest of the story: the courtesan pretended to be mentally ill so she could lower her own price and be sold to a different man who she actually wanted to marry. Fuyou discovered that the General she was pledged to was a man she loved from her hometown, so she did something similar to fall out of favor with the Emperor and be sold to the General instead. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Threat" Transliteration: "Dōkatsu" (Japanese: 恫喝) | ChiiNa | Yūko Kakihara | ChiiNa | October 29, 2023 | |
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The Emperor made a direct request for Maomao to take care of Lady Lihua, but repeated attempts to treat her are thwarted by her ladies-in-waiting and kicks her out of her room repeatedly. Jinshi notices Maomao's problem and had to intervene, allowing Maomao to treat Lihua, starting with a special diet which aims to purge her body of the poison caused by the beauty powder her lead lady-in-waiting was secretly using. The lead lady-in-waiting was punished, albeit lightly and is able to return to her position (Maomao took over for that duration); while the eunuch ordered to recover the banned powder got whipped as punishment. Maomao asks Jinshi to build a sauna, as she adds regular steam baths to Lihua's treatment regimen. Lihua fully recovers in two months. When Maomao is set to return back to Lady Gyokuyou, she taught Lihua a technique her brothel sisters taught her to gain back the Emperor's favors, as she has the "assets" to do it. As a result, the Emperor began to less frequently visit Gyokuyou, allowing her to take it easy. | ||||||
| 5 | "Covert Operations" Transliteration: "Anyaku" (Japanese: 暗躍) | Gaku Shiga | Misuzu Chiba | Akinori Fudesaka | November 6, 2023 | |
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As Maomao and the court doctor enjoy some grilled matsutake mushrooms, someone comes into the clinic asking for a cure to a "curse." Maomao gives the patient some ointment to heal the rashes on the patient's arms. Jinshi calls her to ask her opinion on a few substances, as he is also on the hunt for what caused the "curse." The day of the garden party is fast approaching, and, this time, all of the Emperor's top-tier consorts will be attending, including Concubines Lihua and Gyokuyou. That also means Maomao has to attend as Gyokuyou's lady-in-waiting. When applying her makeup, which is something she tried to avoid, the other ladies-in-waiting reveals a secret, and Jinshi finds out: her freckles are her makeup, as a camouflage and deterrent against would-be rapists, since she did work around a brothel. He is also able to find more about Maomao's background. Jinshi is so enthralled by her looks that he even gives her one of his hairpins, which made Gyokuyou, who "marked" her earlier with a necklace, a bit jealous as "she is no longer hers alone." The garden party begins, but, unknown to everyone, a sinister force is lurking in the background. | ||||||
| 6 | "The Garden Party" Transliteration: "Enyūkai" (Japanese: 園遊会) | Wataru Nakagawa | Hitomi Ogawa | Wataru Nakagawa | November 12, 2023 | |
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Amidst the hubbub of the garden party, Maomao is caught in the proxy wars between the concubines' ladies-in-waiting, with one of Lihua's ladies talking smack about her, not knowing she's just infront of her. She also experiences getting two more hairpins, one of them is from Lady Lihua herself. She also learns of the rift between the consorts Ah-Duo and Lishu, where, due to politics, the very young Virtuous Consort becomes mother-in-law to the way-older Pure Consort. Things rear its ugly head when Maomao finds Gyokuyou's soup poisoned, and a minister later falls due to the same poison. Jinshi sees her coughing up the poison and takes her to the infirmary. Asking about the poisoning, Maomao asks Jinshi for Lishu, where she finds that she is allergic to mackerel. Knowing that the rear palace prepared the food, the vinegar used in Lishu's dish may have gotten swapped with that of Gyokuyou's by accident. Maomao knows Lishu's lead lady-in-waiting may have had a hand, but preferred not to magnify it, giving her a list of the foods Lishu can't eat instead. Jinshi notices it, though, and asks Maomao if Lishu is the target of the poisoning. | ||||||
| 7 | "Homecoming" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 19, 2023 | |
Reception
Sales
The Apothecary Diaries was the sixth best-selling light novel series in 2019, with 461,024 copies sold;[89] the fifth best-selling light novel series in 2020, with 527,950 copies sold;[90] and the third best-selling light novel series in 2021, with 496,626 copies sold.[91]
Critical response
In her review of the first novel for Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave it an overall grade of B, writing: "It's an enjoyable read, one that gets better as it goes on, and if its pacing is a little too fast, it makes up for it in the way the characters interact and the story unfolds", though she criticized it for lacking in mystery elements despite being of the mystery genre.[92] Silverman also gave the second novel a B grade, describing it as being "still an engaging read" and writing: "Maomao is a wonderful, if at times abrasive, heroine who takes no garbage from anyone, and watching her become more and more involved in the life of the court is interesting."[93]
In his review of the first volume of the manga adaptation for Anime News Network, Theron Martin gave it an overall grade of B+. He praised the art, characters and use of historical details, and noted several similarities with The Story of Saiunkoku.[94] Silverman gave the second manga volume an overall grade of A−, writing: "The Apothecary Diaries' manga adaptation continues to be an excellent read. The art is beautiful, Maomao's the sort of female character who's actually strong rather than just being a Strong Female Character, and the story has nice continuity."[95]
In 2019, the manga adaptation won the Next Manga Award in the print category.[96] The manga adaptation also ranked fifth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020".[97] In 2020, it ranked ninth in the AnimeJapan Most Wanted Anime Adaptation poll.[98]
Notes
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