We passed the point a while ago where Xiaomao’s cluelessness about all this stretches my credulity. Read more

If I’ve learned anything after 34 eps of this show it’s that the more “one-off” something seems, the more you should be paying attention. Read more

Much will be made of this story, surely. Read more

The big question is, how much has Anshi been driving events all along? Read more

When Maomao figured this out, it was such an aha moment that I actually shouted “Aha!”. Read more

I would say that was pretty atypical episode in a number of ways. Read more

Not for the first time, I’m struck by how unconventional this show is structurally. Read more

I’ve found that “there are no coincidences” is a pretty good working assumption where Kusuriya no Hitorigoto is concerned. Read more

Again, it’s Jinshi and Xiamao manoeuvring each other like chess pieces that provides the real interest. Read more

If I chose one word to describe this series’ narrative style it would be “languid”. Read more