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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 07:08:57 UTC Bernie

   I started watching The Apothecary Diaries today, and it's already my favorite #anime series for this season.

   I initially thought it was set in the Forbidden City, the palace of the emperor of China in Beijing, but it's actually a fictional country with strong similarities.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 07:16:59 UTC Bernie

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     The story follows Maomao, a young pharmacist who works at the Imperial Palace.

     She's a very likable #anime protagonist: intelligent, but goofy and a bit insecure. In the first episodes, at least...

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 07:25:20 UTC Bernie

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     The original title is Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (薬屋のひとりごと).

     薬 (kusuri) = drug, medicine
     屋 (ya) = shop
     ひとり (hitori) = alone
     言 (koto) = speech

     Together: pharmacy soliloquy.

     #japanese #anime

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 07:27:26 UTC Bernie

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     There is no "diaries" in the original title, which would have been 日記 (nikki) = day writing

     https://jisho.org/word/%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 01:26:11 UTC Bernie

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     Wow, Maomao _really_ hates Jinshi! 😆

     ...or perhaps all makes? Or just eunuchs? Hopefully we'll find out...

     #kusuriya #anime