Viewers, equally surprised at Maomao's failure, commented, "I thought she'd be okay, but she wasn't..." "She failed, lol, guess it wasn't her interest," and "She failed just like that, typical of Maomao, only interested in poisons and medicine."

The anime "The Apothecary Diaries" is based on a light novel by Hyuganatsu, which has surpassed 38 million copies in circulation, including comics. The protagonist is Maomao, a girl who was a pharmacist in the red-light district. She ends up working as a poison taster in the inner palace and solves mysteries with Jinshi in this mystery-solving entertainment. The second season has been airing since January 2025.

(C)Hyuganatsu, Imagica Infos/"The Apothecary Diaries"Project

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