Maomao - Blog Posts

No one would survive if they were friends

If they were friends they would get along well

They both give me the same energy

I want to put them in the room and study them like some kind of lab rats

My little keychains and pins collection. I needed a new place to hang my keychains/pins, and I don't like corkboards. So I put it in this jewelry holder/hanger. I was scared the plastic on it would cover some of the images and it does but it's ok. It actually looks way cuter in person lol. I'm still figuring it out and stuck some flowers to pretty it up lol. But overall happy with it.

Some of the artist

MK/RET Retquits | Neesawahh | Syrren/syrrensong | Liangart

One scene that i really adored throughout the series

i'm having jinmao withdrawals. i'm about to crash out like jinshi but not in a crazy hot way 😭

Okay, so spoilers for the apothecary diaries

Also, there are some heavy topics here, so be warned

Okay light context:

Old emperor :creep

Lady Anshi: dowager empress

Lady Ah Dou: concubine of current emperor

So I've been thinking about the implications of Lady Ah Dou and Anshi's babies being switched at birth.

Anshi understandably so could not love the baby she had later in life. The baby came as a result of her revenge on the old emperor. Honestly, I don't blame her for it. She took revenge on the man who sexually abused her since she was 9 or 10 years old, and while it is wrong, I completely understand where she came from. It was the culmination of years of abuse, then being ignored and forgotten entirely, while she had to live with the abuse that was done to her and live with the knowledge that countless other girls were actively suffering as a result of the emperor. And yes I do understand he suffered abuse at the hands of his mother, so it's likely a result of that. The show handles the cyclical nature of abuse very well, especially in the time period. Except we dont see Anshi going on to rape other men too. She rapes the man who raped her and as a result, becomes pregnant. The situation obviously traumatised the old emperor, too. He now had to live with seeing his rapist around and carry that trauma, the same way Anshi and the countless other little girls had to do for decades.

but back to my main point.

Ah Dou was concerned her son would not survive and she wanted him to. So they switched their babies it was a mutually beneficial thing to them. However the implications of it.

We know, mao mao is incredibly intelligent and has figured it out more or less. Could it be possible that another high-ranking government official has figured out that Jinshi is infact the heir to the throne. Considering that twice now he has had an attempt on his life. And a certain high ranking official who pushed for his daughter to become a concubine who also happens to look similar to Shisui, who happens to be the younger sister of Suirei, who orchestrated the first attempt on Jinshis life. Is it also not such a coincidence that there are foreign envoys present in the village that Suirei has taken MaoMao to. Western foreign envoys which coincidentally, the gun used in the second attempt on Jinshis life was western made. And another coincidence it happened at the father of Concubine Loulans retreat. Who looks suspiciously similar to Shisui, who's related to Suirei.

Lots of coincidences

And no, I haven't read the light novels or manga or seen spoilers, so this is purely speculative.

She's like on par with Ah Dou for me omfg

BEAUTIFUL BUTCH WOMAN

SPOILERS FOR APOTHECARY DIARIES S2 EP16/17

YOURE TELLING ME

I WAS FUCKING RIGHT?

I KNEW IT I KNEW ITTTTTT

If I'm right again, I'll be so happy. Because it can't be a coincidence that Suisi started to "work" there around the same time as concubine loulan came to the rear palace

ALSO ALSO ALSO

you're telling me (bangs table) YOURE FUCKING TELLING ME THEY BAITED US WITH THE SISTERLY TRIO AND IT WORKED??

I'm so like AGAGGAGAG because it feels as though Shisui does not want to do whatever they are doing

JINSHIS REACTION TOO? His real genuine self coming out? AGAHAGGAGA IM GNAWING AT THE BARS OF THIS CAGE IM IN. He's genuinely concerned and right to be because MAOMAO IS KIDNAPPED. I hope he figures out its related to the attempts on his life because is it not such a brilliant coincidence that there seems to be a foreign envoy in that village. What was foreign recently you ask? THE GUN USED TO SHOOT AT JINSHI IS WESTERN MADE

Ohhhhh MY GODDDDD

ALSO, Gyokuyou's pregnancy? Is she giving birth, and Maomao won't be there? Im stressed for her omfg a breach pregnancy back in those days were rough and haveing a cesarean meant the mothers life is at risk.

GUYS IM STRESSEDDDD

Spoilers for season 1 episode 23 of The apothecary diaries

SO YOURE FUCKING TELLING ME

YOURE FUCKING TELLING ME

LAKAN WAS A TYPICAL STUPID MAN AND THAT CAUSED MAOMAOS MOTHER TO LOSE HER STATUS AS A COURTESAN AND, FORCED TO TAKE REGULAR STINKY CUSTOMERS AND CONTRACT SYPHILIS AND BE BASICALLY INSANE

BECAUSE LAKAN IS A FUCKING MORON WHO CANT PICK UP CONTEXT CLUES.

IM GONNA FUCKING AHAKSGWJGS

OMFGGGGGGGG

WHAT IS THIS WHAT IS GOING ON IM GONNA PULL MY HAIR OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK THIS IS MY LIVE REACTION WHAT THE FUCKKKK

I finally watched the episode where MaoMao saves Jinshi's life. OMFGGGG.

HOW TENDERLY HE HOLDS HER FACE AFTER SHE SAVES HIM. HES HOLDING HER LIKE SHES THE MOST DELICATE THING IN THE WORLD AND THEN SHE GOES "can I get the Ox bezoar now" OMAGSGGSSG GUYS I CANT WITH THEM OMFGGG

LIKE, the first thing Maomao thought when she saw Jinshi was, what a beautiful woman. Then it was, what a shame he was castrated he'd make beautiful babies. I'd be surprised if the girl was entirely straight.

"Maomao isn't aware of the fact that Jinshi is into her"

Guys... the girl has trauma. She's hyperaware of male attention, no matter if it's negative or positive. To the point where she purposefully makes herself unattractive by their standards to avoid any attention. She grew up surrounded by poverty, crime, and desperation. She grew up watching women resort to having to become a SW to feed them self. And she watched men act in a brutal and disgusting way towards women. She will very likely rebuff Jinshis advances for a long time. Because in her mind, men often only see women as objects for two things. What im trying to say is she is aware. She's hyperaware of male attention due to her upbringing in a pleasure district.

APOTHECARY DIARIES MY POOKIES MAOMAO AND JINSHI AND PINK HAIRED CONCUBINE OMFGGGGG

Jishi, once he finally wears MaoMao down into marrying him: I’m gonna take things real slow to not rush MaoMao and allow her to become comfortable before we take the next step in any form of intimacy.

MaoMao: I know more than you.

Saturday Anime Line Up

I was watching my last anime before posting and a fucking spider showed up on my shoulder, crawled through my hair and went on my chair. I have arachnophobia and I screamed for my kids and froze in the middle of t he room and could not move. Ugh, it was so terrible! I was snotting like a five year old and crying and my son's boyfriend had to comfort me while he killed the spider and got it out the room. 😭

Okay i've calmed down now so let's get to the list...that's a lie i keep looking over my shoulder like a dead spider is gonna come back and get revenge on me.😖

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de

So it took a few more episodes but i am all in on this one now. I forgot how amusing Miyano-san is when he plays a fully dialed up character. i think the last one was from Zombieland Saga. It's been a while since i laughed like that.😄

Anne Shirley

So Anne of Green Gables was written in 1908 and Polly Anna was written in 1913. I can't help but to compare the two heroines since they have similar outlooks on life. Considering the time frames neither author probably knew of each other especially since one was in Canada and the other in the North East. Plus Polly Anna's author passed in 1920 so she was much older when published. Its just kind of fascinating though don't ya think?🤓

Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru

I don't know why people think this is a harem anime. Like yeah the Allucia and Surena are into him but the others just revere him like a father figure. He also clearly has no interest in anyone and Beryl is too busy giving life lessons any way to think of romance. Also what a surprise, the church sucks.🙄

Kowloon Generic Romance

Well now. That was interesting. I honestly thought the women in the film was Yomae and she got plastic surgery to look different so she didn't get recognized but it was a whole other reason! I also prefer the fake version of my birthstone, rose quartz, to the real one, opal, because I always thought it shone more.🤔

If you missed it go back and watch after the ED cause holy shit did we get some info and background story that I am still trying to process! Also Kujou B is really nothing like Reiko at all other than slight resemblance. You can tell especially in their personalities and when they smile so why the confusion. They really only share a name.😶

Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen

I love when Sebastian does Sebastian things! Also we got that ceiling scene from the manga and mirror!Ciel as it were. There is so much spoiler in that moment if you know what to look for. Oh and seeing the knight piece also reminded me of this figure that i have!🥰

A-Rank Party wo Ridatsu shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu wo Mezasu

I was soooo confused in the beginning of the episode cause I don't remember anything happening to Yuki last ep. I even went back to check if I missed after the credits stuff. It was just a weird way to start the ep honestly.😵

I do have to give a big W to the prince though. I thought he was a piece of shit but he kept his promise to Raine and let her go and punished the count for lying to him. That was some simple but tasty revenge.😌

Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi

I have a question as to how that pork was cooked for the sandwiches cause it was a little too pink for my taste but that Slovaki recipe? You can bet i'm gonna try that one for sure!😋

Okay so after all that excitement I need to go watch something else. Maybe some reaction vids will calm me down. Anyway haz a good one and hope it's spider free. Mata ne!😣

Fri-Saturday Anime Line Up

It has been a productive Spring Vacation so far! We got the whole dining room done except for my desk and figure shelves AND half the back porch which is a really big job! I am exhausted but it is a good exhausted. 😁

Squeee another character voiced by Sakurai-san! *ahem* My bad. Anyway, also went out to lunch with my Sis in law as I mentioned in another post, got treated too which was a surprise. We went thrifting after too and even though I was a bust, my daughter landed three binder like sports bras and a pair of basketball shorts for less that $40 for everything!🤯

Then since I was treated to lunch, I treated frozen coffee from Ready Coffee which is 10 times better than Dunkin crap as well as a better price. Now relaxing after I turned a $12 chuck roast into steaks for everyone with curry rice, spinach, and sautéed onions and mushrooms...I watch my last anime while eating too, it is time for my anime watch list for the day!😋

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

Technically I watch this on Friday, but I don't have another anime that day so I'm popping it in here. Speaking of popping...Jinshi is popping off with Maomao a lot more. He is super excited that she needs him and just beams when she has to ask him for help. In the end though, he just wants her to wear the hair pin he gave her in S1.🤭

Since the Precious Concubine is my best girl I am worried about her right now but with Maomao bringing in her personal GOAT I feel so much better.😌

Anne Shirley

Falsehoods, friends, and school...well maybe no school were crammed into this 23 min ep and I was shocked that is flowed so well! We all knew that Anne was not guilty and I was waiting to see how that was going to unfold. Then she finally made friends and established herself as intelligent only to have an upstart possibly ruin it for her...well Anne is a bit of a drama llama but we get you Anne and it is frustrating.😫

Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru

I'll be honest I was doing several things at once while watching this ep so I know I missed a lot, but for the most part it was the background of another one of Beryl's students that became semi famous becasue of his teachings. I at least remembered it was the busty red head.😆

Kowloon Generic Romance

After today this made the 3 ep cut cause I laughed so hard at this ep! Between sanitizing eyes, forked tongue, same room but two different personalities, and wait...he kissed her but he has him? Yeah this one is in like Flynn.😲

Oh and can I just say how much Sugita-san's voice gives me chills when he speaks cause he can be a fool one second and seductive the next! I feel for Reiko so much.😳

Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc

As A reader of this manga I know things...yeah I did that, but no I do and I forgot that part of what I know, and the others that read too, showed up in today's ep but seeing it animated made it so much more real than it is at the volume 33!🧐

A-Rank Party wo Ridatsu shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu wo Mezasu

Why are creepy dudes even creepier in fantasy anime when they think that they can tell women what to do when clearly the only way they would get a women in if they paid for them and even then I would put a bag over this man's face.😒

Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi

I mean its a food anime so it makes the cut but the first ep I wasn't sure if there would be food. Fortunately the second ep the food was established so I have my dinner anime on Sat now.😄

So that's it for me and man that is enough! Well I am still short from last season on Thursday but there is still one that could make the cut but it needs a push over the 3 ep cause I am still on the fence. Anyway, I'm done for today! Oyasuminasai mina! Mata ne!😘

Friday Anime Wrap Up!

So only two of my anime ended for this day so I will not do any spoilers for Kusuriya so don't worry if you are still watching.😉

Tasokare Hotel

This was a really good anime and it wrapped up nicely at the end of the season. it would have been easy to drag it on with more people needing to figure out the mystery behind their death or near death experience but I rather enjoyed the second half of the series more with the triangle of Neko-chan, Atori senpai, and their involvement with Ōsoto-san. The ability to turn back time in order to save Atori senpai might have been a little bit of plot armor but it didn't seem too far fetched to me so I was fine and it made me smile seeing a PoS like Ōsoto-san end up right where he belonged.😈

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

Why did this week ep remind of second season of Mushoku Tensei? Like the elephant in the room is that Jinshi still has his...trunk. Oh and yes that he is actual the younger prince but we been knew that for a while. Maomao doing everything to avoid finding out what Jinshi is trying so hard to tell her is priceless and I feel for him, but at the same time i am laughing so hard here! 🤣

Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

Another dark horse anime that I hope gets a second season. I felt for Alina so much the whole season. Taking a job that should have been a simple 9-5 that turned into a mess of over time. Sadly many of us have been there in the adult world at least once and if I could just beat the shit out of someone in order to go home early that would have been number one on my list. 😠

That being said I am happy that it went even further with jade and the Silver Sword party and solving mysteries that not only affected Alina's over time, but threatened their world. Very important point there. We just found out there is an even nastier person behind all the monsters, new dungeons, as well as trying to revive the Dark God(s). Can we also talk about the ED although sometimes they played it as the OP which is honestly genius cause people will skip the ED at times so they would get to hear it. it was so adorable it made honorable mention in my Top Five OP/ED of this season!😊

That's it for my Friday Anime! I expect to have more this coming season since Friday is usually a day I get lambasted with anime, but who knows it might be like this season was too! Jaa ne!🤭

Friday Anime Line Up!🥧

Happy Pi Day ya'll! For those not in the know today is March 14th aka 3/14. Pi's equation is 3.14 so today is Pi Day! My husband taught me this and I used it as a way to cope with my father's birthday which is also on the 14th. He passed away when I was 13 at 47. Sadly since David has passed both the 13th and 14th are hard for me to get through but with Pi Day and anime I work it out.😉🥧

Yes this includes pizza too by the way! Any pie is on the table for Pi Day! We usually start with quiche and then have pizza for dinner and traditional pie for dessert. Speaking of dessert, let's get to the sweetest part of my day, my Friday anime!🤭🥧

Tasokare Hotel

Between last week and this week some serious stuff happened! If I didn't like Ōsoto-san before i damn sure don't like him now! Same with that creepy monkey looking dude. Ugh, so much went down these past wo episodes and of course we get a cliff hanger.🙄

The Apothecary Diaries 2nd Season

Last episode we found out more history about the late PDF emperor and what a real piece of shit he was. We also found out about the Empress Dowager and Jinshi Yet Maomao is a bit behind which is a surprise. This week felt like a filler honestly although we did get a real mystery to solve by the end and a mystery to keep us guessing just before the end of the episode.🧐

Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

We knew the stalemate between Jade and Alina was not going to last let's get real, but i was surprised who caved first. Now the more important thing is who is the Black Cloak and it the one trying to do the same thing as the archvillain i am reading about currently with his deceased loved one. 🤔

Friday Anime Line Up!

Tasokare Hotel

This was the first ep where we saw a lot of the guests getting involved in the moment. Also I think this was the most guests we have seen as well. I did not expect that face reveal though. That was a nice touch.🧐

The Apothecary Diaries 2nd Season

This episode was rough to stomach cause man the old Emperor was a nasty PDF. I mean hearing how the Empress was not even mature enough to have a kid yet? Dude, that bastard needed to be locked up!😠

Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

There was so much going on in this ep that I got whiplash! Between watching Between watching Lulu trying to heal Ailna and Jade clashing with the twins, plus Lowe saving that piece of garbage Aiden just so the twin could not eat him and get stronger...ugh, my neck hurts and my eyeballs need a rest! 😲

Friday Anime Line Up!

I realized yesterday that I was rushing to watch my anime so that I could post my reactions and it was making me annoyed cause I was also rushing the rest of my day. I think it is easier to just post the next day about my anime watch the day before and I feel so dumb that I was trying so hard and ruining my fun!😵

So that I decided to use common sense, imagine that, let's start with a bonus episode to the day because Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte was delayed so it came out yesterday instead of its normal scheduled day.😁

I'm going to do a little rant about this anime separately cause I am sick of a comparison theory, if you know you know, but man I was on point with this episode! I mean its kind of bad I was cause it means I watch waaaay too much True Crime, but yeah I knew exactly the diagnosis and I'm kind of proud...or disturbed, not really sure which.😶

Tasokare Hotel

I like that we are actually getting more in depth into the main characters this ep rather than just solving the Who Are You spot light of the new guest of the hotel.🤭

The Apothecary Diaries 2nd Season

FINALLY! The elephant in the room that so many should have figured out by now is out for everyone to know...well except for Maomao of course. As smart as she is I can't believe she didn't figure out something I figured out the first quarter of first season.😓

Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

I love how we went from light hearted moments at the festival and one of the darkest that I think we've seen this season so far in less than 15 min. 😲

Friday Anime Line Up!

So these next three posts are going to be one after another cause I need to catch up three days of anime which is not easy to do in one day, but I did it dammit so here we go!😵

Tasokare Hotel

This underrated anime just keeps getting better and better as the season goes on and the guests get more and more interesting as we go! Finding out more about the main characters is really my fav moment in each ep though.🤭

The Apothecary Diaries 2nd Season

So I saw someone complaining that all they ever do in this anime is try to kill the higher concubines and Maomao and Jinshi just figure out how and why. Um...yeah cause that how it was back then. Not the figuring out part cause honestly no one was worried about that as much, but it was that cut throat and honestly the Emperor could not give a shit like he kind of does in this one. That's why they had so many concubines cause there was always another one to take their place.😓

Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

Okay back to the fun after that last mini rant. Our poor girl Alina can't catch a damn break no matter how hard she tries. Last ep was pretty serious so I love that this one was more light hearted and back to the comedy moments.😎

Maybe i should watch the anime after all?

It’s incredibly important to me that the anime decided to include this scene that wasn’t in the manga. In the manga, Maomao does pass out in Jinshi’s lap after saving him from what was obviously an assassination attempt.

HOWEVER, the manga cuts off at this point, keeping strictly in Maomao’s perspective, and cuts straight to when she regains consciousness in bed after being treated for her injuries. The manga doesn’t show how she got back. They SAY how, and she briefly mentions, “wow that must have been embarrassing; he carried me back,” but we don’t SEE it. We don’t get to feel the true impact of what that means. But the anime DID show us, and holy shit.

They SHOW us how taboo this is. They show Jinshi carrying her out of the temple, after a public attempt on his life.

They show us the shock and horror on Lakan’s face as Jinshi silently walks past him. Horror at the state his daughter is in, horror at another man—a man with a status he could never dare to question—staking such a public claim over his child, horror at the fact that he could never have this level of closeness with her (as Maomao would never allow it).

Everyone hides their gazes, as is their custom when someone of his rank passes by, but the air is different this time. Jinshi is furious, he’s terrified, and he could not give a single shit about how inappropriate it looks to these palace officials.

The shot that slowly follows her trail of blood—even though it’s a small detail—that in particular leaves such a intense impression of how poignant this is for him.

Maomao talked about this scene in the manga like it was nothing to her. She did what she set out to do: she saved the person who was targeted by the attack. She didn’t even know the target would be someone she knew. But she has no idea that this happened afterwards as a result of her bravery. To her, it likely wasn’t even an act of bravery at all. She acted on impulse; she did what she knew was the right thing to do.

The anime didn’t need to include this, because the manga didn’t show it. But damn, I’m so glad they did.

Credit to @_jelly05_ on Tiktok.

🍄Apothecary in Wonderland 🌿💊

Warnings: arson, ooc

Please do not copy, repost or plagiarize, my fic. If you want to translate it, you must contact me first and also credit me.

Synopsis: The mysterious apothecary falls victim to the dark carriage in the midst of her visit to her elderly father. Now stuck in this bizarre world, she must survive and make it back to her world before the darkness consumes her.

Cat in the rabbit hole (prologue-1)

Inferno (prologue-2)

Taglist: @kittycat246 @wutap @coffee-or-hot-cocoa @boredselkie @krysthalina

jinshi you useless little slut you're breasting boobily around the place moping about telling your crush your identity all the while getting heat stroke literally no one is doing it like you i love you so much

Modern AU Jinshi x Maomao fancomic! I like to think Gyo loves teasing Jinshi about his feelings for Maomao, but Jinshi keeps denying it (tsundere Jinshi!)… until Maomao overhears them one day.

maomao is so fucking funny like almost every inner dialogue she has about jinshi is "this man is for the BISEXUALS and he is a SLUT"

Maomao: Not to worry. I have a permit.

Court lady: This just says, "Maomao can do what she wants" with master Jinshi signature.

most annoying man vs. world's strongest idgafker!! who will win!!