الملخص
Maomao grew up in the pleasure district, raised by her apothecary grandfather with a passion for medicine and zero interest in palace intrigue. When she's kidnapped and sold as a servant in the Emperor's Inner Palace, she can't help noticing that the imperial consort's babies keep dying of symptoms she recognizes. She leaves an anonymous note with the solution. The wrong person reads it. Now Maomao is embedded in the highest tier of the palace's servant hierarchy, solving medical mysteries and navigating court politics she never wanted to understand, under the watchful eye of the unsettlingly perceptive imperial officer Jinshi. The Apothecary Diaries (Minoji Kurata, original novel by Natsu Minase) is a historical mystery that has been running in Big Gangan and is one of the most warmly received manga adaptations in years. The anime (Toho Animation, 2023–2024) ran 24 episodes to critical and audience acclaim. **Ongoing — new chapters monthly in Square Enix Big Gangan.**