Apothecary Diaries anime - airing 2023
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Oh snap, I've been so very busy I hadn't even noticed that season 2 was airing! I clicked on the thread expecting to find some promotional video had been released 😅
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The Moon Fairy - As I recall, that's an alternate translation of The Moon Spirit. ...I think Spirit was probably the better choice, if only to avoid implying something unintended about Jinshi.
Shisui on her first encounter with an enthusiastic Maomao: blank eyed stare
Emissary Ayla: Has the chest to attract the Emperor's attention, but seems to lack the manners!
"The Moon Fairy": If I have to go through with this, you're not escaping either, Maomao!
...Google tells me that Maomao did actually get the Italian pronunciation of Diana more or less correct (they say it closer to dee-anna than the English die-anna, apparently).. Plus she actually is a deity associated with the moon, so hey, bonus points for her knowledge of Roman Mythology!
...Looks like Ayla didn't take her 'loss' well...
What an overreaction. All I did was push them around a little. And assault one of them. Then assault several of them while sniffing at their outfits.
I really can't stand up to older women. They probably remind you of Grams too much!
I think Maomao not looking where she's going is now Jinshi's summoning ritual...
Jinshi: Why is she staring at my crotch and mumbling to herself...?
Anyway, this was another chapter-and-a-half episode, with the second half of The Moon Spirit and all of The Clinic covered. Next up is the two-part chapter Third Time's The Charm, which I'm guessing gets all of this week's episode. Nearly caught up now!
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The Crystal Pavilion, For the Third Time
I'm making a drug to make it grow back. Bet she hasn't given much thought to what Jinshi would do with it if she restored it...
Ahh, poor Quack, forced into the Crystal Pavillion just because Maomao needs an excuse to poke around...
Shin: "Naturally we take good care of her. We're of noble blood, which makes us inherently superior to those who couldn't save her or her child. That we were the ones poisoning them both is entirely beside the point!"
I love the little sweat drop on Shin's face as she recognises the clothes-sniffer herself 😇
A beautiful woman, clearly full of pride. That must be why she's the head lady-in-waiting.
Honestly, I think its just nepotism. She got to be the head 'cause she's the one that's of the same noble house as Lihua is. Even if her, ah, 'measurements' aren't quite as noble as Lihua's.
Shin: "You'd take the word of a feverish servant girl?"
Maomao: "I never said she was feverish..."There's a huge gap in breast size... I mean, caliber as a concubine.
I mean, knowing the current Emperor, those are more or less the same thing!
"Unhand me, you filthy eunuch!"
Filthy? Gaoshun? sigh Villainesses these days just have no taste...
Maomao: "Its just some small cuts."
Jinshi: "That's not the point! Don't you know what the guy in the monocle did to the last person that hit you?!"Aaaand caught up! 11 chapters done in 6 episodes. Still no sign of the Prologue, but we've followed the rest of the book pretty much in order.
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This makes me want to go back and reread the series. It’s been so long, but I remember enough that very little surprises me. I’m just enjoying the story on screen.
