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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto/ Seasons 1 and 2

Review by @actioncats · 368d · of The Apothecary Diaries

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In previous posts, I've mentioned that I'm not a fan of romance anime, but when you see so many references to an anime that in theory isn't your style, it still piques your curiosity, so I ventured to watch one that was apparently just romance, but I discovered that it also has historical drama and mystery, as well as a dose of humor that gives it an incredible balance.

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto in English: The Apothecary's Diaries, originally a series of Japanese light novels written by Natsu Hyūga and illustrated by Touko Shino. Its success led to subsequent manga adaptations and then a TV anime adaptation.

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The Apothecary's Diaries tells the story of a young woman who lives with her father, a famous apothecary in the red-light district. One day, Maomao goes out to find medicinal herbs for her father and his experiments, but is kidnapped and sold by her captors to become a servant in the imperial palace.

Being an educated young woman thanks to her father, who taught her to read and write, and having a curious nature, she becomes involved in the investigation of the death of one of the emperor's newborn sons, leaving a note with her deductions, but she is soon discovered and ends up as a lady-in-waiting to one of the high-ranking concubines in the inner palace.

There, in addition to the concubines, she meets their ladies-in-waiting and a handsome eunuch named Jhinsi, who is in charge of the inner palace. Thus begins a series of adventures for Maomao, who, as a rule, solves mysteries on the orders of Master Jinshi.

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Now, what is so charming about this anime is, first of all, its excellent animation, which is detailed, polished, and fluid. The details that stand out about each character differentiate them by the color of their eyes, hair, clothes, and even the details around them.

On the other hand, its historical setting which is something I love, since I am a fan of period series and seeing how they sought to recreate what the Tang dynasty was like, but instead of recreating the historical events exactly as they were, they created, let's say, an alternative reality and filled it with what is never lacking in any court: intrigue, betrayal, the desire for succession, and a touch of apothecary medicine to give it another nuance.

It also has an engaging narrative. With many mysteries to solve, some of which pop up out of nowhere, I was glued to the screen, trying to solve them by observing every detail.

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Another strong point is its deep characters. As the anime progresses, we discover a little about each character's life, their pasts, their relationships with each other, and the decisions that led them to where they are.

Another highlight is its music. Both the opening and ending themes are excellent and complement the charming animations.

I can't leave out the moments when the detailed animation gives way to humor to express the reactions of some characters in a very graphic way, mainly those of Maomao and Jinshi in moments where they express emotion, joy, or disgust. You can't help but laugh, because sometimes that type of animation appears where you least expect it.

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So after watching the 24 episodes of each of its two seasons, I now understand why so many people love this anime, as it is truly a gem that I give a 9 out of 10.

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En anteriores publicaciones, he mencionado que no soy fan del anime de romance, pero cuando uno ve tantas referencias de un anime que en teoría no es de tu estilo igual causa curiosidad, por lo que me aventure a ver uno que aparentemente era solo romance, pero descubrí que también posee drama histórico y misterio, además de una dosis de humor que le da un increíble equilibrio.

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto en español: Los diarios de la boticaria, originalmente una serie de novelas ligeras japonesas escritas por Natsu Hyūga e ilustradas por Touko Shino. Su éxito llevó a que posteriormente se realizaran adaptaciones en manga y luego una adaptación para TV en anime.

Los diarios de la boticaria nos narran la historia de una joven que vive junto a su padre, un famoso boticario del barrio rojo, Maomao un día sale a buscar hierbas medicinales para su padre y sus experimentos, pero es secuestrada y vendida por sus captores para convertirse en sirvienta en el palacio imperial.

Al ser una joven con instrucción gracias a que su padre, quien le enseño a leer y escribir y al tener una naturaleza curiosa, se involucra en las investigaciones de la muerte de uno de los hijos recién nacidos del emperador, dejando una nota con lo que ella deduce, pero no tardan en descubrirla y termina como dama de honor de una de las concubinas de alto rango en el palacio interior.

Allí conoce, además de a las concubinas, a las damas de cada una de ellas y a un guapísimo eunuco de nombre Jhinsi, quien está a cargo del palacio interior. Así comienzan una serie de aventuras para Maomao, quien, por lo regular, por órdenes del Maestro Jinshi resuelve misterios.

Ahora bien, que es lo encantador de este anime, primero su excelente animación es detallada, pulida y fluida. Los detalles que destacan de cada personaje los diferencia el colorido de ojos, cabello, ropa y hasta de los detalles a su alrededor.

Por otro lado, su ambientación histórica, esto es algo que me encanta, puesto que soy amante de las series de época y ver como buscaron recrear a lo que fue la dinastía Tang, pero en lugar de recrear exactamente los eventos históricos como tal, crearon digamos que una realidad alternativa y la llenaron de lo que nunca falta en ninguna corte intrigas, traiciones, el afán por la sucesión y un toque de medicina boticaria para darle otro matiz.

También posee una narrativa envolvente. Al tener muchos misterios por resolver y los que saltan a veces de la nada, me mantuvieron frente a la pantalla y hasta intentando resolverlos observando cada detalle.

Otro fuerte son sus personajes profundos. A medida que avanza el anime, vamos descubriendo un poco de la vida de cada personaje, de sus pasados, de las relaciones de unos con otros y de las decisiones que los llevaron a donde están.

Otro punto que destaca es su música. Los temas tanto de opening como de endings son excelentes y los complementan las animaciones encantadoras.

No puedo dejar por fuera los momentos en los que la animación tan detallada da paso a lo jocoso para expresar de manera muy gráfica las reacciones de algunos personajes principalmente los de Maomao y Jinshi en momentos donde expresan emoción, alegría o disgusto, uno no puede evitar reírse, pues a veces ese tipo de animación aparece donde uno menos se lo espera.

Así que después de ver los 24 capítulos de cada una de sus dos temporadas, ahora comprendo porque tantos aman este anime, ya que es de verdad una joya la que yo le doy un 9 de 10.

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Comments · 6

  • @yasmarit(73)· 367d

    este anime para mi ha sido uno de los mejores, en todo, historia, animación, personajes, no me aburro para nada, excelente post!


    this anime for me has been one of the best, in everything, story, animation, characters, I'm not bored at all, excellent post!

  • @mandysmoon(71)· 367d

    As soon as I saw the cover of your post I thought "someone talking about my favorite telenovela, great!" 😂. I absolutely love this anime that yes, it reminds me of a telenovela because it's the perfect combination of romance and mystery, with the huge plus of the historical elements. Honestly it's very easy to watch and entertaining. Soon I'll be doing my own review about it, but you definitely pointed out the best points about this story.

    Great post ✨

  • @theanimerealm(70)· 368d

    Hello @actioncats! The Anime Realm team here 😊.

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  • @naturaluttom(71)· 368d

    Great analysis, I really like it.

  • @redditposh(88)· 368d

    https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeEspanol/comments/1lsriyw/kusuriya_no_hitorigoto_seasons_1_and_2/ This post has been shared on Reddit by @actioncats through the HivePosh initiative.