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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 14

Posted on January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 by Irina

Those consorts just can’t function without Maomao! I don’t blame them. I would also not be able to do anything without Maomao once I had a taste for her efficiency. She seems to make life a whole lot easier. Especially if you live in a palace and people are trying to assassinate you a lot….

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The Apothecary Diaries Episodes 12 and 13

Posted on January 13, 2024January 12, 2024 by Irina

I have two episodes to catch up on for this one. And I have to say, I loved being able to watch two episodes one after the other. I suspected it all along, but I really think that the Apothecary Diaries would be a very fun show to binge once enough episodes have aired. The…

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 11

Posted on December 21, 2023December 20, 2023 by Irina

The Apothecary Diaries are really moving along. I didn’t realize this story would come so soon. It felt like a long time before we got any insinuations about Jinshi’s background in the manga but maybe that’s just because I was reading as they came out and they had long breaks between volumes. I’m actually going…

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 10

Posted on December 14, 2023December 12, 2023 by Irina

I don’t know if you guys remember, but I had a few little reservations about the Apothecary Diaries animation when the season started. I didn’t dislike it at all, but I had been such a big fan of the manga that I couldn’t help but compare the two and in some ways preferred the latter….

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 9

Posted on December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 by Irina

Hmmm, does this count as a filler episode? It is in the manga but then again, a lot of episodes that are considered filler are also in the source material. That’s not something I can go by. It was a bit of an odd episode all things considered. I’m not sure how I’m going to…

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 8

Posted on November 30, 2023November 29, 2023 by Irina

I just love Maomao’s over-the-top dislike of Jinshi. I think I’ll use her shivers of disgust as a header gif whenever possible and build up a little collection of them. It’s going to be great.

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 7

Posted on November 23, 2023November 22, 2023 by Irina

I’m so glad the anime introduced a lot more people to the Apothecary Diaries. I remember that I never had much luck getting people to read the manga before the show was even announced but now those same folks are eager to talk about it with me and it makes my day. It’s a story…

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 6

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Irina

I just saw that the Apothecary Diaries is slated for 24 episodes and I’m a little stoked, I won’t lie. I did have some trouble adapting to the…adaptation… but now I really look forward to every new episode and the fact that I will get to see so many of them makes me pretty happy!

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 5

Posted on November 9, 2023November 6, 2023 by Irina

You have to pay attention! I must say watching the adaptation does have the added bonus that I’m picking up on little details that I might not have in a cold viewing. That’s what I’m choosing to call watching an anime without any knowledge of the source material. Essentially what I do 90% of the…

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The Apothecary Diaries Episode 4

Posted on November 2, 2023November 1, 2023 by Irina

I was talking with a friend about Apothecary Diaries (one I lent the manga to) and she brought up a good point. When watching the anime, you get the impression that they really put in a lot of effort designing Maomao but the rest of the characters where left by the sideline. And I agree….

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The Apothecary Diaries Episodes 1-3

Posted on October 26, 2023October 25, 2023 by Irina

I had almost lost hope for this one. I remembered it being announced for the 2023 winter season but as all the premiers came and went and I started on the third episodes of some of the shows I’m watching, I figured it had been pushed back to a future season. So imagine how delighted…

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An Ode to Carol – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

Posted on October 2, 2023September 29, 2023 by Irina

Tomo-chan is a girl. Sure she’s taller than most of the boys and can probably beat them all up if she wanted to. It doesn’t take much for her to want to… And she can’t exactly be described as demure or dainty… and she’s not allowed on the girls’ karate team anymore… but she’s clearly…

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Yuri is My Job – Sweet and Forgettable

Posted on August 10, 2023August 7, 2023 by Irina

There is no ZOM 100 this week, so how about an extra series review 😉 Hime is adorable, isn’t she? She might be the cutest girl you’ve ever seen. She’s always smiling, always nice, and super friendly with everyone. She’s pretty much perfect. And let me tell you, it’s exhausting pretending to be such a…

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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale – Nothing But Sweet

Posted on July 2, 2023June 30, 2023 by Irina

Ann is going to be a master sugar artisan. It’s her birthright, after all her mother was one of the best artisans in all the land. Granted this is not a title usually given to women. And now that her mother has passed away, Ann is nothing but a poor girl without any allies or…

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Suzume – The Classic Story of a Girl and Her Chair

Posted on June 28, 2023June 27, 2023 by Irina

I might have whined a bit on this site about how I didn’t get to see Suzume in theaters. Well…I lied…I did! I found one artsy theater that was still showing it in Montreal and even managed to convince a couple of friends to go with me. And check out this poetic turn of events….

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