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Ermat_46



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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 4:32 am Reply with quote
This looks like a garbage soulless ripoff of Apothecary Diaries.
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SinisterOracle
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 5:43 am Reply with quote
OH HELL YES!!!!! I absolutely ADORE this series!!!!
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ab2143



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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 5:55 am Reply with quote
Ermat_46 wrote:
This looks like a garbage soulless ripoff of Apothecary Diaries.


have you even read the series?
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mktn



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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 9:42 am Reply with quote
Koyou, my beloved little freak of a girl... how I look forward to seeing you animated!
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Jenog



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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 11:45 am Reply with quote
An anime about a girl who is exceptionally good at medicine and obsessed with muscles. It clearly follows in the footsteps of *Apothecary Diaries*, to the extent that the prince in this story could almost be Jinshi’s twin brother. The manga is fun, but it’s a miles away from *Apothecary Diaries*.
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OtomeGay



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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 12:42 pm Reply with quote
This is a really cute series! I've only read the first few volumes, but my library has more, so I guess that's my sign to pick them up!

It definitely does have similarities to Apothecary Diaries, but it's lighter in tone, and the focus is more Koyō's pursuits as a surgeon vs the royal court wanting to stick to older, traditional methods. Brushing it off without a chance based on a one-minute clip and a summary seems unfair.
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BrosefAmelion



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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2026 11:23 pm Reply with quote
Oh look another Maomao story.

Bookmarked.
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Jisu



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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2026 11:58 am Reply with quote
Oh, look, another instance of "obscure shoujo has surface similarities to popular seinen, it gets an anime, the forums are rushed with people who haven't seen it calling it a cheap knockoff." Sigh. Oh, my poor Acro Trip, you deserved better than being called a censored clone of Gushing Over Magical Girls.
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2026 10:31 pm Reply with quote
Okay, with all due respect to its fans, I will refrain from lambasting this anime until it airs and I can get the community's opinion on its quality. The knee-jerk urge to compare it unfavorably to The Apothecary Diaries is strong--clearly, as the comments section shows--but I also want to encourage more series to explore palace political drama coupled with women in medical positions. So, fingers crossed that this is an earnest work with just a different flavor.
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