This is very realistic and captivating. It's a time without Google to search for symptoms and the traps are subtle. A mine in every word and gesture. But our Maomao shows who is the best for these people!

4:24 Maomao is 17 now There's a important detail: the character's names, like Maomao貓貓, Jinshi壬氏 are Chinese. Some foreshadowing you can only understand by this detail.

Looks like Maomao has a crush on Jinshi

I'm glad you mentioned *"and the music"* in the end. Yes, this level of impact would not have been possible to achieve if the music wasn't spot on. Kensuke Ushio proved once again why he's a genius in capturing the true essence of an anime or a particular episode in his work. The bg music was really the coup de grace, had me crying ugly and at the same time made Acrobatic Silky unforgettable. This track is called 'Love Theme' and is the official soundtrack for AcroSilky's past.

Jami omg! I didn't expect to see this from you, but I am so pleasantly surprised, because Apothecary Diaries is genuinely one of my favourite animes ever. You are going to LOVE Maomao, Jinshi, and the entire cast of characters. They are so fun and interact with each other naturally.

Ive been waiting for this!!!

Notes on this animation 1) Understand the strict class society of this period. 2) Understand the imperial court system. (Male prohibition, the institution of marriage in the royal family, succession, etc.). 3) Understand eunuchs (officials who had their male genitalia removed). The above is easy to understand this story.

In Europe during the 17th and the 18th century, ladies used powder made with lead to have a pale skin. It had awefull side effects. In the 16th century, the mistress of Henri II of France Diane de Poitiers swalloded gold dust « to keep her youth ». In was still in her body 4 centuries later. In the 19th century, there was a fashion for a flashy green dye made with Arsenic. It killed many people, starting with Napoleon. « You need to suffer to be beautiful ».

Today, I added a new type of junk thanks to your contribution. Please know if there's only one dislike of this video, that's me.

Lihua wasnt the one who threw away the flower with the warning, it was one of the girls who worked for her A lot of people misunderstand that scene

I literally just started this series yesterday on Mother's Basement's recommendation, what a crazy coincidence lol

Yes! Discovered this anime after it aired and binged it in 2 days. Whitening powder (lighter skin in Chinese culture is thought of as better tho its less racist and more classist as darker skin meant more manual labor) could contain substances like mercury, heavy metals, etc. Also def watch the intro at some point. One of the most beautifully animated intro I've ever seen.

So some things while watching: Maomao is like 16/17 at this point in the story. (It goes by) The lady who tossed the warning message flower to Lihua wasn't Lihua herself, it was one of her staff. Yes they look similar and it throw me off too. <_<

YOOOO!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO WATCH THIS! It's such a great series and Maomao is such a great MC lol

One of the symptoms of lead poisoning is hyperactivity or irritability, combined with a culture that very much believes Curses are real, the threat of assassination from poison and the child being male and therefore the most likely candidate to become the next emperor and you begin to understand Lady Lihua

I didn't request it, but I'm glad it's up. :P

Great video! Here's a fun fact: The Japanese VA for Maomao, Aoi Yuuki, is also the Va for Madoka Kaname from Madoka Magica, Tsuyu Asui from MHA, Futaba Sakura from Persona 5, and Clementine from Overlord. Goes to show just how much range she has!

I see a MaoMao or Jinshi, I click.

15:42 kaido may be a bad dad but he ain't transphobic

The face powder was made with white lead; inhaling or ingesting lead will give you lead poisoning, which isn't good for anyone but is especially harmful to young children. And yeah, makeup made from white lead is definitely a real thing.

7:57 i love your reaction to this scene

I'm so excited for the apothecary diaries reactions. I love apothecary diaries so much 😆

Finally! She reacted to this series at last....! T~T Enjoy the ride, dear! This is gonna be so much fun....! :)

People with medical knowledge have said that this show is very accurate about different poisons and their medical effects.

There are many facets to this show. Maomao is 17, Btw. It's House MD (Ming Dynasty) in some ways.

Did you watch Solo Leveling season 2 trailer ?

I was recommended this anime, I wonder if it's good 🤔

And Dr.Stone?

I got obssessed with this anime that i ended up reading the manga & then the light novels after 😂 The world building, mystery, & chemistry (scientific & romantic) is just so good

Oh i remember this. Its finna get toxic lol

To defend Lihau, it was one of her ladies in waiting that tossed the flower from the window sill, so she never saw the message. When Gyoukou told her about the powder, due to the rivalry among the top consorts, she had no reason to believe it. Some old cosmetics used white lead in it. So they were suffering lead poisoning.

Waiting the next part of chainsaw man soooooo bad since the end of season 1, it feels like years

OMG. What an amazing holiday present! Thank you for starting this great series!

This is a great anime. It hits a bunch of different emotions throughout the story. Glad you picked it up. You won't be disappointed.

I just started watching this 2 days ago, crazy timing. Maomao is so cool

Not Jami instantly swooning over Jinshi just as much as the women in universe do, lol.

No all of them are kidnapped. Families may sell their children to be servants for a few years for money. In that time, you belong to your parents, so they don't know if you were kidnapped or not since you may not want work, but your parent still throw you there. They'll believe what the adult said and not the child.

11:04 yep, that’s a real thing. Hell, there was a time where Radium, which a highly radioactive element, was used as cosmetics back when radioactivity was not understood. And that had DISASTROUS results (lookup the “Radium Girls”)

Finally xD

Yes! Finally time for the adventures of CatCat

Yes Apothecary Diaries: also known as Mayuri Kurotsuchi Origins

Maomao the best!

yesss you're watching catcat

YESSSS JAMIIII !!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

you have to watch Oregairu, how have people not recommended this to you yet? I want to see you react to it very much and probably a lot of people do... right.. everyone?

2:23 If only you knew what obstacles that she had to go through. This series almost has a Dr. Stone & Vinland Saga feel except it’s historically inaccurate. 4:46 Seriously when did you actually start this anime? Maomao & Jinshi are truly one of a kind. 9:59 Can you guess which female was voiced by Anya’s va?

Maomao is literally her but I thought you already watched 'the apothecary diaries' but I guess I'm wrong

Historically people have used lead in makeup and paint until it was made illegal in the 1900's. it produces a very vibrant white color, was cheap to buy, and people didnt generally know it was poisonous. much like mercury.

You are correct, many forms of makeup in the past were full of poisons. Most of the whitest face powders were made with oxides of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic, which would build up in the body and cause what was depicted here. Congratulations on choosing this series to watch. I hope you find it as much of an amazing ride as I have. Maomao is one of the all time best female characters, and Jinshi is... Jinshi. (づ￣ ³￣)づ