I suppose there’s a certain irony in Xiaomao being the one to instruct imperial consorts in the ways of seducing and pleasing men. Read more

The two big multi-cours of the moment are moving in lockstep, to an extent. Read more

My track record with LN adaptations is checkered to say the least, but it’s obvious that Kusuriya no Hitorigoto is no mass-produced model. Read more

Once again, we see that The Apothecary Diaries – and Maomao – have a very consequentialist moral compass. Read more

OK, that got complicated real fast. Read more

This entire series has a pretty flexible moral compass, which the protagonist personifies.  Read more

That episode totally clicked for me. Read more

The headline of course: the freckles are back. Read more

This post may set an LiA record for hyphens. Read more

The Apothecary Diaries is a bit of an unorthodox series to me in general, and not in an unappealing way. Read more