Rating: B+ If last episode was the big showpiece of the garden party, this episode is the metaphorical side of the clean-up. It covers in efficient fashion a number of matters brought up last episode, providing the smoothest and clearest sense of plot progression seen so far in the series. Few details from last episodeContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries, episode 7”
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The Apothecary Diaries, episode 6
Rating: A- More than any other, this particular shot strikes at the essence of how much of an adorable little freak Maomao is. It is the franchise’s signature moment, the one that any fan of the LN and/or manga versions was eagerly waiting to see, and the anime production has executed it well enough thatContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries, episode 6”
The Apothecary Diaries episode 5
My apologies; the (rather long) content of this post seems to have vanished on me. Unfortunately, I didn’t back this one up, so I’ll see if I can reconstruct it.
The Apothecary Diaries episode 4
Rating: B+ Despite the ominous episode title (“The Threat”), this episode focuses almost entirely on dealing with the consequences of a previous mystery rather than initiating a new one. This provides a welcome rounding-out to a matter which felt like it got dealt with too quickly given that it was literally a life-or-death situation. ThisContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries episode 4”
Debut: The Apothecary Diaries episodes 1-3
Streams: Crunchyroll on Saturdays Rating: A- (overall) Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and The Eminence in Shadow looked to be the early front-runners for the season’s best series. With the belated debut of this series (with three episodes, no less!), they have some serious new competition. This was my most-anticipated debut of the season, and IContinue reading “Debut: The Apothecary Diaries episodes 1-3”
