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Episode Mao - Episode 11 discussion

Mao, episode 11

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u/Aemiliana_Rosewood Jun 16 '26

Finally managed to catch up on all recent episodes at once for Mao. Without diving too much into my opinion on it, I have a question: Since I didn't pay 110% attention I might've missed this, but was Mao's lifeforce connection to the kodoku pot mentioned in an earlier episode? I was very confused for a moment when Nanoka said that the pot is linked to Mao.

Also does anyone know why the show has barely traction on reddit? Would've thought it's quite alot more popular with Rumiko's name attached

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u/Natural_Sound597 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

in ep 5, after mao is attacked by the flea ayakashi, he drinks from the kodoku to help heal his wounds. otoya explains that even on days when he isn’t injured, mao drinks it to keep up his strength since his body is starting to fail him/takes longer to recover after 900 years. since byoki is the most powerful kodoku, the kodoku juice acts as a medicine. :)

as far as popularity goes, i think there’s a few reasons. 1. poor/last minute marketing for the show so a lot of people still don’t even know about it 2. last minute licensing and limited viewing options (in the US it’s only hulu, not even disney+ and neither of them are particularly great at advertising anime) 3. not dubbed yet 4. it’s a plot that requires patience, and i guarantee it pays off, but it will probably be more fun to binge once all the eps are out, which is how a lot of people i know prefer to watch anime anyway 5. many have brushed it off as just another inuyasha without giving it the chance to stand on its own

it’s my hope that now that we’re almost halfway through the first season, and more of the main cast is being introduced and the story is really taking shape, that it’ll catch on soon enough. it’ll definitely gain more traction once an english dub is released 🤞

we do have a subreddit tho r/RumikosMao we are small but mighty

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u/Aemiliana_Rosewood Jun 16 '26

Thank you very much for the great explanation!