The Apothecary Diaries · S1E25

Maomao and Maomao

January 10, 2025

The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels were typically considered low-class. But behind the scenes lies Jinshi and his goals as manager of the rear palace.

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Episode cast

Megumi Toyoguchi

Hongniang (voice)

Rie Hikisaka

Yinghua (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Narration (voice)

Takako Tanaka

Guiyuan (voice)

Misa Ishii

Ailan (voice)

Daichi Endo

Emperor (voice)

Yui Ishikawa

Lihua (voice)

Hina Kino

Lishu (voice)

Misaki Kuno

Xiaolan (voice)

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Mitsuaki Kanuka

Guen / Quack Doctor (voice)

Megumi Han

Meimei (voice)

Ami Koshimizu

Pairin (voice)

Hiroki Nanami

Joka (voice)

Kimiko Saito

Old Madam (voice)

Yoshiaki Hasegawa

Ukyou (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Gyokuyou (voice)

Asami Seto

Shisui (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Maomao (voice)

Takeo Otsuka

Jinshi (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Gaoshun (voice)