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We stan a poison addicted alcaholic Sherlock Homes and her handsome over-qualified simp. But seriously, the balance between comedy, drama and suspense in this anime is MASTERFUL.

4:25 They are borderline a marriage proposal Definitely a sign "This person is under my protection" and "DO NOT TOUCH!"

By far one of the best things about the entirety of S1 (and beyond, really, having caught up on the EN release of the LNs) is Gyokuyou being endlessly entertained by the soap opera that is Maomao's and Jinshi's developing (or lack thereof) relationship - and how outright upset and unforgiving she became when he failed to save her from being laid off. Gyokuyou has so few people around her that she trusts (why she has so few ladies-in-waiting) that it's not just her entertainment that she's lost, but she's also lost a truly dependable and trustworthy servant - one that's responsible for saving her daughter's life.

Knowing where things are going having already watched, honestly rewatched multiple times, it does give me a chuckle when Anime Wins mentions something and me going "oh the foreshadowing without even meaning to"

It's amazing how warm and cheerful Gyokuyou's voice actress is here when she's so largely emotionless as the title character in Frieren.

My spouse has a lot of knowledge of flowering plants and is also blown away by the detail and beauty of their depictions in this anime. All the detail work on everything is so stunning. Also, a little late to mention, but during one of your wins for the first quarter, my jaw dropped when I realized that in the picture was an offhand reference to a huge part of the overall plot. The weaving of information is so seamless. Binge watch upcoming.

I would lie if I said I wasn't waiting for this 2nd part with anticipation.

What I really like about Maomao's deduction skills is that she's able to utilize every detail she had gathered and determine which is the best logical explanation. It's one thing to have all these knowledge and completely another to have the wisdom to put two and two together.... with the exception of Jinshi's true identity of course lol. It's obvsly been bothering her but she's wilfully, or unconsciously, choosing to ignore the facts about that part of Jinshi's life and honesty, who can blame her.

That thumbnail is a win! Maomao looks BEAUTIFUL ❤❤❤❤❤

We've finally found the next Sherlock Holmes. This show is so solid. Thanks as always for helping me remember the wins!

I'll say it again. A good anime is one that is worth rewatching. A great anime is one that gives even more when you see it again. And thank you Anime Wins, for all your insightful reviews.

Gorgeous visuals. The buildings, the flowers...the furniture.

Hurrah! The third appearance of Lihaku (he was the guy Jinshi was sparring against way back when), and it really highlights just how much depth of character everyone in this story has! Our first notable notice of him was the Garden Party where he was this goofy, shy, awkward guy trying to maybe get together with a pretty servant, and now he's this arrogant, confident, high-ranking soldier who's pissed that a lowly servant dares to interpret his pin as any kind of invitation. That 10 seconds of grumbling repaints the earlier episode as him being NICE to the servants (that are likely largely ignored at these kinds of events) because he was feeling good at that feel-good event and wanted to gift that kind of fleeting joy to the other lessers! It really shows how 3-dimensional he really is, and he's just a side-character used to push the plot forward. None of the characters are mere caricatures. Care was given to write and develop EVERYONE realistically, and that depth is even used directly in the plot at times!

Some extra information relevant to the series: The apprentice girl at the brothel, where Maomao saves a courtesan and her customer, tried to kill that man because he was a past client of her older sister. He offered to buy her out of the brothel only to break his promise, and her heart. Shortly afterwords the apprentice found that she no longer had an older sister. The animé only tells you that the older sister’s heart was broken, and omits the fact that she is no longer alive. Honey is considered dangerous to infants due to the fact that most honey contains botulinum bacteria. This bacteria produces toxic substances that the weak gut of a baby cannot break down. Not even pasteurized honey is safe since it will contain spores that will linger even if the bacteria is killed. This society is not advanced enough for them to know about bacteria, causing Maomao to misidentify the cause as being due to pollen from poisonous flowers. Fengming wasn’t captured and executed in the light novel. She was already dead when the guards burst into her room to arrest her. Ah Duo is a kind and caring woman who has the misfortune of being surrounded by people who will do awful things on her behalf and get themselves killed even though she never asked them to and would never want them to do those things to begin with. Maomao and Jinshi meeting at that party was no coincidence, Gaoshun orchestrated it after determining that Jinshi wasn’t going to cheer up otherwise. Loumen (Maomao’s adoptive father) is described as being “grandmotherly” in the light novel. The animé has managed to capture that vibe perfectly without ever needing to say it out loud. Maomao obviously inherited her “happy dance” and a fair few other odd mannerisms directly from the madame of the Verdegris House. Her outburst in episode 4 after discovering that Lihua’s attendant was still applying the toxic face powder was basically Maomao channeling the madame.

As usual thanks for the video. I'm really looking forward to see you winning the last part. I'll do my best waiting. Also I was scared this kind of dedication reward would be bad for the video or idk, but actually it's heartwarming and fits the tone very well. Cheers.

After these two videos now I do want to watch the rest of the show myself, been a while since I've was tempted by someone else gushing over a series. Thanks to you Animewins

Hurray for people sponsoring whole videos - TheElementalerWars sounds real nice^-^ Anyways, amazing video and I love your admiration of these stupidly beautiful flowers :D

I am once again so happy you like this series aaaaa, idk why I like it so much tbh but I do so!!! Thanks again for the great vid!! :D

More Apothicary Diaries content, let's go!! Love this so much

This is not the first time I'm watching this. As even watching Your videos over again still gives me joy. *_Can't get enough_*

Nice))) Thanks for the update, man)

So happy to see part 2, eagerly awaiting part 3 :D Also, if you want another beautiful, well-written mystery show with a great relationship between the leads, I recommend Undead Murder Farce. Sortof an amalgam of various turn-of-the-last-century fictions rolled into a fun adventure

I love how this anime took these small cases to add up for the finale

I need to watch this show! It was you who persuaded me to try out Jobless Reincanation, and that was amazing - I trust your judgement my friend :)

28:08 - Huge.... Tracks of land

oh you best of all anime wins channels the second part after only a week, I already know why you are the best :)

28:12 Mommy? Sorry, Mommy? Sorry, Mommy? Sorry, Mommy? Jokes aside, this might be one of the only anime I've seen you review that I hadn't already watched, but have developed an interest in. Thank you for bringing this to my attention, it's great.

I always love your commentary and it makes me enjoy the series I love in a whole new way. Especially the comedy here. I didn't really pay as much attention to it as I should have and because of you I have a whole new appreciation (and many more laughs) when watching this series.

I picked up this series because of the first video. So thank you I would have missed this gem otherwise.

I can not wait for the final two quarters to be out to watch this with my mom who loved watching the dub of this anime. Makes me wonder how many of the wins she will agree with. ^_^

Idk if anyone cares, but with the setting being inspired by ancient China, but when Gaoshun calls her “Xiaomao” the Xiao part is a term that would be used to mean “little sibling” in the context of nicknames.

that message at the end was so cute

I'm so worried about how you'll view lakan. His arc is my favorite arc but some fans are determined to continue seeing him in a different light. Also the lyrics of the second opening are precious

BEAUTIFUL

After first part I binged the wole thing almost in one night. I thought second season is close... IT IS NOT T.T So I am really happy that I got Your work to enjoy, before my Maomao addiction will go into hybernation for my mental health's sake. I just started video, but come on, not our first rodeo, we both know it's great content, as always ❤ Still grateful af for Your work!

Yay for more Apothecary wins. I keep hoping on that physical release for this anime here in Europe

can't wait for the next part

One thing about Maomao to add: I know she seems smart but in reality if You remember what time she is living in, she is a freaking Sherlock Holmes level genius! Even educated people in these times were kinda silly compared to her. Maomao proves all that extreme feminist shit about audience hating female leads is false: there are a lot of amazing, inspiring female leads in all of media, we just hate when character writing is done by a pre schooler with no talent ;/

I've really enjoyed this!

One thing I like about this show is how it actively shits on the loli trope and how the current emperor is into mature women but is still nice and respectful to the kid concubine despite not being attracted to her at all which certainly is not something that's expected of him as the emperor

Bro, if you post a part 2, please post a link to part 1 in the description! I want to give you more views easier.

Maomao NCIS (Not-China Investigation Servant) Peak!! Murder? Manslaughter? Myth? Mishap? Meow-meow is on the case!! (Neko Maomao is always welcome)

It's not a spoiler bc it's not related to the main plot and I'm not a LN reader I just share an information found on Wiki and own conclusion. There's a reason why the current Emperor isn't interrest in the young concubine alongside the age, it's bc of his dad behavior(already mention during the spring dinner) and bc of the Emperor grandmother mistreating her kid (current Emperor dad). The current Emperor's mom also did something. All that to say the current Emperor is a (not prefect) but isn't problematic and try his best to be good

Thank you

great video, I'm unable to support the channel on patreon, buti can at least help the algorithm and recommend it to my friends

25:00 Manga reader here with SPOILERS The reason Jinshi cried is because the concubine is 99%confirmed to be his mother. Long story short she exchange the babies, just recently born, because she know the other baby will be treated better because it was the then emperor son. Jinshi is the now emperor son with the concubine, but because of a bet he is working like an eunuch when he isnt

Great

maomao's va also did tanya degurechaff

Corpses are instinctively bad to be around. Whatever killed them is likely nearby, and able to target people. This is overcome by some form of repeated exposure or a severe miswiring in the brain. Also, tons of cultures believed that consuming corpses was a medicine. There are so few mummies because Europeans ate them all. I'm not even joking, look up grave wax. So maomao, living in a place and working with possible is used to death. The doctor, who works in the palace where death is more strict, a corpse is rarer and more likely to be someone you know. Plus wrong answers get you punished. It wasn't rare for people to have servants deliver news or perform tests that were risky so they couldn't be blamed

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