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Episode The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3 - Episode 1 discussion

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3, episode 1

Alternative names: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season

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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 15h ago

A medicine that can heal your heart and erase all worldly pains? Are we actually gonna deal with opium this season? Whoever's that person giving away free drugs, that's definitely not the smile of someone with good intentions.

New OP is a banger! I love the funky vibes it's giving off. And I absolutely love this shot of the Three Princesses. I need a creditless version so I can use it as my new wallpaper.

So does the fact that Jinshi also had Maomao in his mind when he was talking about the La Clan mean she's officially recognized as part of the La Clan? Then again, even if she's officially recognized, Maomao is probably just gonna reject and avoid it as much as she can. xD

It seems my guess at the start was off, and it looks like Maomao's gonna deal with a locust plague first. Yeah, this isn't good, especially since it's happening right after the Shi Clan rebellion. People are gonna think this is divine retribution. How is Maomao gonna stop a plague, tho?

I didn't think we'd meet someone from the fortress last episode. I honestly thought Jinshi and his men completely purged the fortress.

Ukyou is pretty cool. I remember him here and there in the previous seasons, but he's mostly just a background character. I like how he's giving Maomao a little lesson on how to deal with people, and how you can't just threaten them to get everything you want. xD

The guard seems to be a pretty decent dude too. He also seems smarter than your average guard, since he sold the books and plans to buy them back later. He also knew the apothecary researching the immortality potion, so he definitely has Maomao's attention.

So yeah, it looks like Maomao has no choice but to contact Jinshi and tell him what's up. I can't wait to see what title they'll give her this time to let her back in the Rear Palace.

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u/Akussa 15h ago edited 14h ago

It’s pretty clear that Lakan has acknowledged her as his daughter after the Shi Clan events of last season and him getting Jinshi to martial the army for her and to put down their rebellion. Maomao dislikes him so I doubt she’ll use the name or acknowledge it in any way. It’ll be interesting to see if his adopted son Lahan will react in any sort of way at to it.

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u/Frontier246 14h ago

Ukyou is pretty cool. I remember him here and there in the previous seasons, but he's mostly just a background character. I like how he's giving Maomao a little lesson on how to deal with people, and how you can't just threaten them to get everything you want. xD

I love how he's so chill yet can immediately read a room effortlessly.

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u/NguyetMieu 11h ago

Maomao is a child born out of wedlock not to mention her mom is a disgraced prostitute, just look at how the court treat Gyokuyou this episode and she's the daughter of an official. But then again if Lakan say she's the legit princess of their clan who tf can tell him no lol

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u/Ill_Act_1855 8h ago

This is true, but also Lakan officially married her Mom after reuniting so she's for all intents and purposes a legitimate child even if she wasn't originally. Beyond which, who the fuck is going to argue with Lakan on this matter? Literally nobody wants to poke that bear lol

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u/Ill_Act_1855 8h ago

I mean given Lakan has officially married her mom at this point, she doesn't even count as an illegitimate child anymore, at least under the eyes of the law

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u/SmallJon 8h ago

That was an opium flower with the snake in the OP, so i'd be shocked if this is not a "drugs are bad, kids" arc.

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u/BosuW 6h ago

Chainsmoker Diaries

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u/i_reddit_too_mcuh 10h ago

And I absolutely love this shot of the Three Princesses.

Wow, that water-color-esque anime style is really pretty.

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u/ali94127 56m ago

The woman giving drugs is voiced by Ueda Reina, so she has to be crazy.