The Apothecary Diaries (Manga)

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## Information

### Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Medical, Mystery, Romance, Slice of Life, Thriller

### Volumes

~11+ (~63+ Chapters)

**The Apothecary Diaries** (薬 (くすり) 屋 (や) のひとりごと, *Kusuriya no Hitorigoto*?) is the manga adaptation of the novel series of the same name. The story writer is Natsu Hyūga, the artist is Nekokurage, the compiler (adapted writing?) is Itsuki Nanao and the character designer is Touko Shino. It began publication in *Monthly Big Gangan* on May 25th, 2017.

## Plot

There is a certain large country in the central plains of the mainland. In the imperial court of its emperor, there is a girl. Her name is Maomao, a pharmacist from the pleasure district, currently working as a maidservant in the inner palace. The girl, surely not considered a beauty, is keeping a low-profile waiting for her contract to end. She was confident that she would not be 'visited" by the emperor. During that, she learned about the short lives of the children of the emperor. Maomao, hearing that the two surviving children are critically ill, begins her investigation for the cause—.

Set in the middle ages of the East, the “Food Taster” girl continues to solve difficult cases in the imperial court one after another.

## Volumes

### Volume 1

 1
 **Chapter list:*** 001. **The Curse of the Inner Court** (後宮の呪い, *Kōkyū no Noroi*?)
* 002. **The Mad Scientist** (狂科学者 (マッドサイエンティスト) , *Maddo Saientisuto*?)
* 003. **The Heavenly Maiden of the Court** (宮中の天女, *Kyūchū no Tennyo*?)
* 004. **The Moonlight Ghost** (月下の幽霊, *Gekka no Yūrei*?)
* English

### Volume 2

 2
 **Chapter list:*** 005. **Caring for the Consort** (看病, *Kanbyō*?)
* 006. **The Garden Banquet ①** (園遊会 (その①), *Enyūkai (Sono Ichi)*?)
* 007. **The Garden Banquet ②** (園遊会 (その②), *Enyūkai (Sono Ni)*?)
* 008. **The Garden Banquet ③** (園遊会 (その③), *Enyūkai (Sono San)*?)
* English

### Volume 3

 3
 **Chapter list:*** 009. **Maomao's Deductions** (猫猫 (マオマオ) の推理, *Maomao no Suri*?)
* 010. **The Meaning of the Hairpins** (簪の意味, *Kanzashi no Imi*?)
* 011. **Returning Home** (里帰り, *Satogaeri*?)
* 012. **Straw** (麦稈, *Mugiwara*?)
* 013. **Misunderstanding** (誤解, *Gokai*?)
* 014. **Alcohol** (酒, *Alcohol*?)
* English

### Volume 4

 4
 **Chapter list:*** 015. **A Request for Maomao** (猫猫 (マオマオ) への依頼, *Maomao e no Irai*?)
* 016. **Honey ①** (蜂蜜 その①, *Hachimitsu Sono Ichi*?)
* 017. **Honey ②** (蜂蜜 その①, *Hachimitsu Sono Ni*?)
* 018. **Consort Aduo** (阿多妃 (アードゥオ) , *Āduo*?)
* 019. **Miscommunication** (すれ違い, *Surechigai*?)
* 020. **The Eunuch and the Courtesan** (宦官と妓女, *Kangan to Gijo*?)
* 021. **Packing Up** (荷造り, *Nizukuri*?)
* English

### Volume 5

 5
 **Chapter list:*** 022. **Working in the Outer Court** (外廷勤務, *Gaitei Kinmu*?)
* 023. **The Inner Court Classroom** (後宮教室, *Kōkyū Kyōshitsu*?)
* 024. **The Smoking Pipe** (煙管, *Kiseru*?)
* 025. **A Dish of Raw Fish** (鱠, *Namasu*?)
* 026. **Lead** (鉛, *Namari*?)
* English

### Volume 6

 6
 **Chapter list:*** 027. **Makeup** (化粧, *Keshō*?)
* 028. **A Walk Through the City** (街歩き, *Machiaruki*?)
* 029. **Syphilis** (梅毒, *Baidoku*?)
* 030. **Suirei** (翆苓, *Suirei*?)
* 031. **Just a Coincidence?** (偶然か必然か, *Gūzen ka Hitsuzen ka*?)
* 032. **The Ritual** (中祀, *Chūshi*?)
* English

### Volume 7

 7
 **Chapter list:*** 033. **Thorn Apple** (曼荼羅華, *Mandarake*?)
* 034. **Gao Shun** (高順 (ガオシュン) , *Gao Shun*?)
* 035. **To the Inner Court Once More** (後宮ふたたび, *Kōkyū Futatabi*?)
* 036. **Blue Roses and Red Nails** (青薔薇と爪紅, *Aosōbi to Tsumakurenai*?)
* English

### Volume 8

 8
 **Chapter list:*** 037. **Balsam and Wood Sorrel (Part 1)** (鳳仙花と片喰(前編), *Hōsenka to Katabami (Zenpen)*?)
* 038. **Balsam and Wood Sorrel (Part 2)** (鳳仙花と片喰(中編), *Hōsenka to Katabami (Chūhen)*?)
* 039. **Balsam and Wood Sorrel (Part 3)** (鳳仙花と片喰(後編), *Hōsenka to Katabami (Kōhen)*?)
* 040. **Sending Off** (見送り, *Miokuri*?)
* 041. **Book** (書, *Sho*?)
* 042. **Cat** (猫, *Neko*?)
* English

### Volume 9

 9
 **Chapter list:*** 043. **Caravan** (隊商 (キャラバン) , *Kyaraban*?)
* 044. **Human Cordyceps (Part 1)** (冬人夏草 (前編), *Fuyuhito Natsukusa (Zenpen)*?)
* 045. **Human Cordyceps (Part 2)** (冬人夏草 (後編), *Fuyuhito Natsukusa (Kōhen)*?)
* 046. **Mirror** (鏡, *Kagami*?)
* 047. **Moon Fairy (Part 1)** (月精 (前編), *Gessei (Zenpen)*?)
* English

### Volume 10

 10
 **Chapter list:*** 048. **Moon Fairy (Part 2)** (月精 (後編), *Gessei (Kōhen)*?)
* 049. **The Clinic** (診療所, *Shinryōsho*?)
* 050. **Third Time's The Charm (Part 1)** (みたび、水晶宮 (前編), *Mitabi, Suishōgū (Zenpen)*?)
* 051. **Third Time's The Charm (Part 2)** (みたび、水晶宮 (中編), *Mitabi, Suishōgū (Chūhen)*?)
* 052. **Third Time's The Charm (Part 3)** (みたび、水晶宮 (後編), *Mitabi, Suishōgū (Kōhen)*?)
* 053. **The Shrine of Choosing (Part 1)** (選択の廟 (前編), *Sentaku no Byō (Zenpen)*?)
* English

### Volume 11

 11
 **Chapter list:*** 054. **The Shrine of Choosing (Part 2)** (選択の廟 (後編), *Sentaku no Byō (Kōhen)*?)
* 055. **Empress Dowager** (皇太后, *Kōtaigō*?)
* 056. **His Former Majesty (Part 1)** (先帝 (前編), *Sentei (Zenpen)*?)
* 057. **His Former Majesty (Part 2)** (先帝 (中編), *Sentei (Chūhen)*?)
* 058. **His Former Majesty (Part 3)** (先帝 (後編), *Sentei (Kōhen)*?)
* English

### Volume 12

 12
* English

### Chapters not yet in Volume format

*Some of these belong in Volume 12...*
* 059. **Ghost Story (Part 1)** (怪談 (前編), *Kaidan (Zenpen)*?)
* 060. **Ghost Story (Part 2)** (怪談 (後編), *Kaidan (Kōhen)*?)
* 061. **Summer Retreat** (避暑地 (前編), *Hisochi*?)
* 062. **Summer Retreat (Part 2)** (避暑地 (後編), *Hisochi (Kōhen)*?)
* 063. **The Hunt (Part 1)-①** (狩り (前編), *Kari (Zenpen)-①*?)
* 064. **The Hunt (Part 1)-②** (狩り (前編), *Kari (Zenpen)-②*?)
* 065. **The Hunt (Part 2)** (狩り (後編), *Kari (Kōhen)*?)
* 066. **The Hunt (Part 2)-②** (狩り (後編), *Kari (Kōhen)-②*?)
* 067. **The Masked Lord** (覆面の御方, *Fukumen no Okata*?)

## "Monthly Big Gangan" Covers ft. "The Apothecary Diaries"

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## See also

* *The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Rear Palace Mystery-Solving Notebook*

## External Links

* Official manga introduction webpage (『)薬屋のひとりごと) at Big Gangan subsite (in Japanese)

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