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The Apothecary Diariesmight be a historical mystery anime/manga, but it also focuses on romance. In fact, it portrays romance in such a refreshing manner that fans of different genres are bound to get attracted to it. Hence improving its popularity even more.
The romance subplot between Maomao and Jinshi is extremely realistic. The series might be about the old times when Emperors used to have multiple consorts, but the love blossoming in it can even rival modern romance stories. The relationship between the two lovebirds is realistically awkward and palpable.
Jinshi’s love for Maomao is extremely refreshing
Jinshi is in charge of the inner court of the royal palace, which is swarmed with beautiful consorts of the Emperor. Most of the other side characters get carried away by the beauty and leer at the women or attempt to get too cozy, but not Jinshi. Despite getting too much attention from the women, he falls forMaomao, whose apathyhe finds refreshing and amusing. Since Maomao is so different from others, he has almost a childlike curiosity about her, which later develops into love.
Everyone that Jinshi deals with needs something or the other from him. The consorts as well as some palace men, flirt with him due to his beauty. Otherwise, he is needed for his position and power, but not Maomao. Not only does she want to stay miles away from him, she even tries to ignore his existence at times.
The Apothecary Diaries Used Maomao’s Subtle Confession to Jinshi to Change What Fans Hated About Her Character
To Jinshi, it was extremely refreshing to meet someone who wanted absolutely nothing from him. Around Maomao, Jinshi can exist as his normal self. In fact, he has never been treated with such open hostility before. This caused Jinshi to trust Maomao since she would never manipulate him for her own gain. She is perfectly capable of achieving everything she needs by herself.
Why does Jinshi love Maomao inThe Apothecary Diaries?
The first time Maomao caught Jinshi’s attention, it was due to her ability to write. She was just a lowly servant, yet possessedan unnaturally high level of intelligence. Soon, he found out that she is also a talented apothecary with a flair for dangerous herbs. Her maniacal love for experiments and poisons might weird out others, but Jinshi finds it intriguing. She is also the only person who can solve the toughest mysteries, and Jinshi slowly trusts her with her apothecary and deductive skills.
Maomao’s Concerningly Obsessive Behavior in the Apothecary Diaries Is Similar to a Certain Elf in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Maomao does not give a damn about Jinshi’s beauty. In fact, every time he tries to captivate her with a smile, she is beyond disgusted and cringed. Jinshi has set up a fake personality to go with his eunuch disguise, but Maomao acts properly around him only when he is his normal self. And who doesn’t want a partner who can accept their true self?
Of course, Maomao is a beautiful girl. She hides her beauty with freckles and makeup, the complete opposite of what the consorts use it for. But Jinshi fell for her way before he found out about her looks.The relationship between the twoforces both characters to go throughfurther development.Maomao becomes a little less aggressive and callous towards Jinshi as time goes on, and Jinshi learns to accept himself in front of her. Both of these characters with wild personalities are a perfect fit for each other.
The Apothecary Diariesanime is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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The Apothecary Diaries
