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Rihaku and Basen trying to keep Maomao out of trouble

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #maomao #the apothecary diaries #Youtube

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OH GOSH LOOK AT MAOMAO IN HER MAID OUTFIT I’M GONNA SCREAAAM!!! Also Butler Jinshi is super handsome but not very realistic like- MAYBE if he is a head-butler. Maybe. Otherwise I doubt he’d actually be able to serve to save his life.

Get your wallets ready because we have merch!!!

It seems to only be limited to Tsutaya and I am unsure if online orders will be open. If they are doing online orders then you can try proxying.

Now that we have one set of merch (able to be bought outside of a collab cafe or bundled with a volume release), hopefully there will be more to follow and available from other retailers too.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #maomao #jinshi #jinshi x maomao #the apothecary diaries

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There are also some Kusuriya goodies being bundled with Vol.11 of the GX manga + some photocards available in bookstores when you buy selected books. 

And Vol.7 of the Gangan manga is also coming with a freebie.

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Congratulations!!! Here’s to more awards and recognition for this masterpiece!🥂💕

The Babelio Manga Award aims to select the best books of the year, with the final winner being decided through votes. Congratulations to the manga, it just seems to be winning prize after prize!

I think it’s even greater that this was a French award, showing just how internationally loved and acclaimed the series is becoming!

You can check what Babelio had to say here

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Maomao: *she’s a runner 🏃‍♀️ She’s a track star ⭐️*

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #jinshi #maomao #jinshi x maomao #the apothecary diaries #jinshi-x-maomao

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*After the Emperor agrees with keeping the cat*

Gyokuyou: gasp! You know what would be so fucking funny-

Emperor: Oh, absolutely I do.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #maomao #the apothecary diaries

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Chapter 43

For everyone reading about the kitty being named Maomao! This is really interesting and explains how they differentiated between their names in the original, untranslated script!

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #maomao #the apothecary diaries

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A new drama CD is being released alongside Volume 11 of the novel, bringing voices to even more characters!

The voices are:

Maomao- Aoi, Yuuki Jinshi- Takahiro, Sakurai Gaoshun- Tsuda Kenjiro Rihaku- Yasuaki Takumi Rahan- Kobayashi Chiaki Quack Doctor- Ogata Mitsuru Infa- Kamijou Saeko Guien- Kyouka Moriya Airan- Kawano Mari Not sure who the last three characters listed in the description are. Perhaps some CD originals or maybe I’m just not getting it.

The first track is a conversation between the three of Gyoukuyou’s maids about the garden party.

The second and third are about the mystery of the broken sake bottle? (and I think it says she is no longer working for Gyoukuyou and is working for Jinshi at this point?)

If anyone has any more information, or buys the drama CD, do share the info/your thoughts!

And I hope the covid situations in your countries are better by this point too!

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Web Novel JinMao: Chill(?) crush, taking it easy, flirting(courting?) while respecting boundaries

Light Novel JinMao: Maomao HOW DARE YOU LOok at another man YOU WILL BECOME MY WIFE I SCARRED MYSELF SO THAT ONLY YOU CAN SEE ME NAKED I BECame a masochist FOR YOU PLEASE NOTICE ME

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Chapter 40

Take a shot every time these two acts like dumbasses towards each other. That is unless you can’t hold your liquor like Rakan. Then you’ll probably die from alcohol poisoning just a few pages in.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #jinshi #maomao #the apothecary diaries #jinshi x maomao

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Happy Valentines Day!

Hope you all have a wonderful day and that maybe some Maomao/Jinshi content may contribute to that, pffft.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #jinshi #maomao #jinshi x maomao #the apothecary diaries #jinshi-x-maomao

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Fenshen and mao mao look so much alike

You can really tell whose daughter she is. And at the same time they're not identical so it's good design!

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!!!Cat Mother vs Fox Father!!!

[from chapter 36.4 in the manga]

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #maomao #the apothecary diaries #rakan #Feng-Shen

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Look at that beauty!!! When I’m done buying all the gifts for the holidays- This is getting ordered ASAP!!

IT'S HERE!

The first volume of the Kusuriya manga has finally been released and it's great!

I really love the lettering on the cover. There's also a few extra 4-komas at the end and a lovely coloured first page.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries

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Congratulations to our beloved series for surpassing 11.5 million (yes, million!) copies in circulation!

The linked illustration was made by Nekokurage in honour of this achievement.

And now we can join in too in increasing these numbers by buying the manga and paying for the light novel.

May the series prosper even more

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Strange Tastes

[Just a short fic I wrote for the holidays which I hope you will enjoy! In which Jinshi really has to stop adapting traditions from the western merchants, For Maomao’s sake. This and more can be found on my AO3: Unphysicalling]

!!! Spoiler for those who are only reading the manga or haven’t read far into the Web Novel!!!

The pitter-patter of steps rang down the corridor. It was a high speed chase but Maomao knew the layout better than the assailant. By that logic, she snatched them up from the ground.

“Caught you!” A rare, triumphant smile settled on her lips. She was rather happy she didn’t have to chase it outside, where a layer of snow had gathered on the palace grounds. The thief mewled lowly as she stroked it in her arms. She carefully picked out the herbs from the cat’s mouth, which it had stolen from the drying-ladder in her room.

She was just about to release the stray when new steps thundered toward her. She knew who it was, how should she put it, she recognised their cadence.

“Good morning~!” That honeyed tone came from behind her. She reluctantly turned to face the Prince.

“Ah Jinshi-sama, Good Morning…” She stiffened a bit at his expression. Shining eyes, chin turned up and eyebrows high, such a smug look surely meant trouble for her.

“Say, I met with a merchant-head this morning and we spoke about holiday traditions and what not. Turns out, the westerners has this wonderful thing to spruce up the winter months…” She felt like he wasn’t getting to the point quick enough, the cat still stirring slightly in her arms as she cautiously listened.

“It’s said if you meet someone under a mistletoe-branch it’s an obligation that you, well-” his slight blush put her on edge, yet that smug expression stayed as he stepped closer to her. She backed accordingly further into the corridor. He stopped suddenly and the sleaziest of grins bloomed on the celestial maiden’s lips as he ended the sentence.

“- Kiss.” A pale finger was pointed upward and she understood the trap she had stepped in. In the closed off doorway above them, as though he had planned this encounter (which he most likely had) hung a branch of light green with white berries, tied with red string. So simple, yet here she was cornered under it by a man with strange taste.

“A-Ah… Well that’s quite an unsanitary practice, not to mention highly inappropriate.” She needed to keep her head cool, any sign of weakness and he would surely pounce. She knew the man’s core to be in truth very soft, yet that dominating aura of ambition couldn’t be denied either… Truly, his unpredictability made her nervous.

“Hm? I think of it as rather charming. And what is the harm if both parties are healthy and on good terms.” His smile was persistent. It gave her chills in a way, good or bad she couldn’t really place. Thrilling in more ways than one. She wouldn’t comply though, she still had work to do.

“Jinshi-sama should know what such actions could lead to. Should the occurrence only be so much as rumoured, one party might fall under the jealous hate of the public..” She stared right back, watching for any sign of reluctance. Sadly, he wore his mask tight that day.

“If it’s isolated and built specifically to keep out eavesdroppers and spies, wouldn’t it be safe?” This office building of his, of course, had been constructed just so. Her exits were getting fewer the more they bickered.

“If it’s the matter of will.. Then-“

“- Then I’ll ask for forgiveness later. By the way, did I tell you what the merchant brought with him in his cargo? It was all quite interesting, though I believe you’d find it more so…” He was leaning closer, hands resting on the door behind her, hair spilling forward over his shoulders. Impatience and desperation really reeked from his impending movements. She knew her time was nigh.

Let’s use another tactic then. Glancing meekly to the side, she softly placed her fingertips against his chest in a gesture to wait. Channeling her sisters’ false coyness, she lowered her voice to barely above a whisper.

“Then, Jinshi-sama needs to close his eyes…” She watched from the corner of her eye how the man bashfully blushed, fumbled a bit then let his eyelids slowly drop.

Jinshi’s heart felt like it was running away, skipping at the close proximity to her, in wait for the impact. Something soft soon planted itself on his lips, incredibly soft, so small and- fuzzy?

Something tickled his cheek, and the cold dampness pushing against his nose didn’t feel right either. His eyes shot open, meeting the slit pupils of a cat, soon realising what he was kissing. It finally got its paw up, pushing against his face as he stepped back.

An amused Maomao adjusted the cat in her arms again. This time, the smug grin had transferred to her own lips.

“You really do have strange tastes, Jinshi-sama.”

A defeated sigh escaped from his lungs, a hard blow to his ego but he was used to her rejections by now. He turned around to begin his solemn trekk back to the office, when something warm and plush caressed his cheek.

A scent of potent ointments invades his senses for just a moment.

He turned back in shock to see Maomao scurrying off in the other direction. His face felt like it was set on fire.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #jinshi #maomao #jinshi x maomao #the apothecary diaries

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I’m back at it again.

#kusuriya no hitorigoto #jinshi #maomao #rakan #Gaoshun #Roumen